First time grower using fluorescent bulbs..take a look .>.>

mikeylutz

Active Member
Hey really first post here..now that I been looking at this sight im not really afraid to ask questions cause from the looks of it theres alot of first time growers out there with lots of questions..so i wont take shit personal...
So it all just started out with a couple of seeds sitting in the bottom of a bag and said..shit I'll try to see if I can get a plant or 2 going...well I took the seeds and stuck them between 2 wet paper towels..I really forgot them for a few days up in the pantry..when I finnaly looked all 6 seeds were sprouting...I wasnt prepared what to do next...so I just bought a couple of flower pots..nothing big..im not even sure what size...maybe a gallon each or so...well with the weather being cool here in florida I figured i'd put them under a dual 4 foot flouresent lamp..that worked pretty good...it all started on Nov 30th that i planted them...they grew pretty good in plain ol' potting soil..not that miracle grow crap...some other crap im sure...didnt feed them but plain old water for about the first 3 weeks...then I added another dual 4 foot flouresent shop light and switched the bulbs to 2 5500k and 2 plant 2500k bulbs..they been doing pretty good I think so far..its been about 5 weeks and 3 days since planting...I was on a 18 on and 8 off light timer...today I switched to 12 on and 12 off...I been using miracle grow plant food for the last 2 weeks and doesnt seem to be burning them from what I see...I add 1 teaspoon to 1 gallon...im going to switch to a lower nitrogen soulotion next feeding...From what I can tell..correct me if im wrong..but it looks like I have all females..can I be so lucky?? My questions are...first..can I use these 4-4 foot flouresent bulbs still? and I really dont want to switch the plants out of these pots..I assume they still will grow..not so big I would guess...this is just a stepping stone for me to see if I enjoy growing..which I do...take a look and let me know what you guys think..these are all from today..5 weeks 3 days..thanks!
 

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missaslady420

Active Member
you cant tell yet if those are male or female...one of them is female...the first pic i think...but im very new to this so take any other opinions above mine. !
 

captain792000

New Member
you should pick up some cfls for added light....id start feeding them mollasses with every water, 1 tlbs per gallon....they look good ......good luck with flowering.....
 

chazel

Well-Known Member
id liek to think female man , buuut i never even knew about the whoke herm thing till ic ame on here , im still hopin mine doesnt get sexually confused .. keep it at 12/12 n it will all come to light , im a pun punter, i appologise
 

bud2befree

Well-Known Member
alot of plants show preflowers , but it usually dosent happen for 4 to 6 weeks. it looks like all of those are just vegin , ypull know when u flower them! they look good! ive got 8 different strains in the start of there 6th week of flower! im already smokin it!! fuk it!! good buzz!! good luck. talk about lucky i started with 9 seeds and 8 turned out to be female!! talk about lucky!
 

ChuckNorris

Well-Known Member
i started November 22nd but my plant is about twice as large as yours. invest in some additional CFLs, i was using tubes like you until about mid-december. I then put the plant into a white cabinet with two 23W CFLs and a 40W CFL and it has grown tremendously. Good luck
 
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