need some pointers a little help

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

Howz it. My plant is 3 weeks and 4 days old. Looking online and other ppl's plants are not growing to fast, more like taking there sweet time. I use blood meal and bone meal. Bone Meal is 6-9-0 and then Blood meal is 12-0-0. and i have been using half the dosage it says on the back for both. I have only fed them once though and that was maybe 6-7 days ago. then water the plants every other day and i water them till some water comes out the bottom is that to much? and my PH level is at 7 i just put stuff to help lower it but the blood meal or bone meal increases the PH levels it seems. my schedule is 21/3 and 4 cfl bulbs 6500k (they are bunched up hanging above the plant. and i think they are 18 watts each, which are 75 watt equivalent. Do i need a bigger pot? do i need more blood meal? ALso curious i would say my grow box is about 2 and half feet long and 2 and half feet tall and then about 1 foot wide. how long till i start the flowering stage. how tall should i have the plant before i change to 12/12.

lrod1516 · Apr 19, 2010

Wat kind of lights are you using bro? It does look lyke its time for them to be transplanted tho cuz they do look a little small but keep at it brutha n they'll catch right up

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

lrod1516 said:
Wat kind of lights are you using bro? It does look lyke its time for them to be transplanted tho cuz they do look a little small but keep at it brutha n they'll catch right up

I am using CFL that are 18 watt and have 4 of them over it at 6500K and well i have 2 more in the box that i can move on either side or place on top . I just raised the cfls around 3 inches above the plant (use to be about 1 1/2 -2 inches) thinking might make them grow more towards the light. and should i add more blood meal for Nitrogen?

robert 14617 · Apr 19, 2010

MM put that thing into a gal container and watch it start to take off

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

robert 14617 said:
MM put that thing into a gal container and watch it start to take off

This is my grow box could i put a 1 gal in there and do i need to add some bone meal and blood meal in the mix for the one gal?

lrod1516 · Apr 19, 2010

So you have 6 18 watters?
n yea youcan try raising tha lights but not to much cuz wen they stretch they sumtimes get real lanky with weak stems so juss be careful

robert 14617 · Apr 19, 2010

no just your favorite potting soil mix get both those things into one gallon containers a plant nursery will have them cheap , the black plastic throwaway type new plants come in, ask if they have any used ,i get my 3 gallon for about 75 cents ea

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

lrod1516 said:
So you have 6 18 watters?
n yea youcan try raising tha lights but not to much cuz wen they stretch they sumtimes get real lanky with weak stems so juss be careful

Yea at the moment i have 4 above and the other 2 are just laying down i can move them to be on the sides or above the plant, when i get back to them i will take a pic to show what my grow box looks right now. I shall be leaving probably in a few to get that 1 gal and some more potting soil and mix it with some bone meal and blood meal

robert 14617 · Apr 19, 2010

i wouldn't do the bone or blood meal you take a chance of making the soil too hot and burning the roots

robert 14617 · Apr 19, 2010

the meals have a tendency of swinging the PH levels ,the foliage on your one plant looks fine just give it room for the roots to grow

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

robert 14617 said:
i wouldn't do the bone or blood meal you take a chance of making the soil too hot and burning the roots

mmkay so dont even put a little bit in because i read 3a few places saying it is good as long as not to much and if i do how often should i put bone and blood meal right now i put like 1/4 tsp of each in thats about it i thought maybe putting 1/2 tsp of each in the gal bucket mix it together and put a little water. or should i find some other nuts

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

Well THANX for all the help people. I will be buying a gal from lowes and will transplant it. Should i keep the bone and blood meal and how often should i give the plant it. and then also how tall till i should switch it to flowering stage?

robert 14617 · Apr 19, 2010

have to do what works for you MM no one can tell you from outside

mikmike · Apr 19, 2010

Thanx alot Robert and Irod , u have been a great help i will keep pictures coming on how my plant is doing. Thanx alot

mikmike · Apr 21, 2010

Transplanted about 20 hours ago into a new pot. Plant is looking a bit sad but should start looking better in a couple days. When i took it out of the old pot, the entire pot was filled with roots.

mikmike · Apr 21, 2010

okay my plants are still looking quite sad is this normal, should they have not perked up a bit. do i need to change my light schedule a little to help it is about 21/3 right now

lrod1516 · Apr 21, 2010

theyll look a lil off for a day or two but they perk up once tha roots catch on
juss give it a day or 2 brutha

mikmike · Apr 21, 2010

thanx man, and this is my last question i think i will have. when should i start the flowering cycle because i here when flowering the plant doubles in size (friend told me)

mikmike · Apr 21, 2010

i got 2 23watt (100 watt) CFLs and now have them hanging above the plant with 4 18 wat (75 watt) CFLs on the side. So a total of 118 Watts of CFL bulbs hope that is good enough. Do i need to add more?

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