First time actually TRYING to grow...

OK, this is my first attempt at growing......Ive been reading stuff online, and im pretty sure i have the basics down. I have 6 widow/haze hybrid(that came from bags) that are 8 days in the soil now. Im starting them with an organic soil mix with seedling starter... They are under 6k daylight fluorescent 18/6 cycle for now. on the 1st i will be ordering a 400w switchable hid...but until then the fluorescents will have to do. I have a tent on its way, should be here on wed...If there is any pointers or recomendations, im happy to listen....

looks good so far, make sure you keep the fluoro's very close until you get the HID, they should be about 2 inches away but that can vary depedning on wattage, if they are 42 watt or higher go for 3-4 inches, it really depends on the watts.

I have them about 2-3 inches away. And that sucks that your girl destroyed your shit...i feel your pain...lol

How's it goin Solo? I see you just started your first grow about the same time i did. Ill follow your grow, maybe we can swap ideas. id like to see a few soil grows. the one time i grew before i did bubbleponics.

what kind of soil are you using atm. do you plan to use a nuterient/water solution to feed your plants? what is the size and style of your grow room? sound like you have some good lightage to take car of the as babies. i would recomend looking into a 600w HID setup. most efficient and you ca get a complete kit but with open air reflectors for $185 on ebay.

stop by and check out my grow. ill keep in touch

I actually just ordered(layaway for a couple weeks) the Sun System 2 400w switchable with the glass pane. I started with Miracle Gro organic garden mix, and when i transplanted i used that along with seed starting mix to help the roots catch a little better. The grow room is 4x4x6.5 I have organic ferterlizer high in N for the veg period, and i was going to switch to a blossoming fert for flowering when that time came. And im definetly intersested in your grow as well....this is my first actual attempt at growing...so im sure im going to make mistakes..lol.

ya i just got some earthworm castings and top dressed 2 of my 6 plants to see if it makes a diff. just a FYI, once you get the tent all set up and the light in it you will most likely need a fan to suck the hot humid air out of the tent and if you are concerned about smell, a carbon filter to take care of that. the very first time i grew which i mention in my journal, i had this problem, fried 2 of my 3 plants. when to local hydro shop got a vortex and a filter and saved the 3rd plant. thought i would point out that this may be an issue so you can look at ressolving it b4 it happens. G'luck my friend. stay medicated

Yeah...lol....ive been starting smell control when i started my babies. Its my girls job to grow a bunch of herbs, she has 8 or 9 going so far. i also have essential oil burner in the room my grow tent will be, and ozium. hopefully that will mask most of it....and i did plan on buying a carbon filter for the vent. I live in a apartment complex in the midwest, so smell control is kinda important...lol.

Aye, know what u mean. I live in an Apartment myself but I do have the permission of my landlord to cultivate cannabis on his property(in my apt), so smell is deff a factor.