Hey im a new grower using a closet and my plats are very small. this is a picture after 24 days since put in soil. what am i doing wrong or maybe its just a slow growing strain? its called snow queen, i had never heard of it. im using soil with an NPK of 1-0.5-0.5 maybe i should add some perlite. like a fool i first planted them in clear cups maybe they became root bound early on??? im getting a little impatient because i see other grows that are huge after only 14 days. thanks for the helping me out in advance.
Plant Height Problem
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Doobie Doo
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What kind of cool white flourescent are you using? 4ft ones or CFL
Doobie Doo
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Your Lighting is your problem. You want CFL those are the spiral florecent lights that screw in to a standard light socket. The kind that are energy savers, there is lots of info on CFL lighting on this sight. Go to the GrowF&Q link at the top left hand side of this sight.
silk
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In general weeds grow like a mofo. That includes the weed we like to talk here at rollitup.
sum0 said it best "give us something to work with."
My guess is you don't have proper lighting; but again, we need you to help us to help you.
Cheers!https://www.rollitup.org/../members/sum0.html
sum0 said it best "give us something to work with."
My guess is you don't have proper lighting; but again, we need you to help us to help you.
Cheers!https://www.rollitup.org/../members/sum0.html
i will try to keep you posted i plan on going to the store and making a little 6 socket CFL rig, do you think this would be sufficient for a closet. i didnt think that light during veg was that big an issue. i saw other growers use cool white flouresents. its kinda discouraging after 24 days and such minimal growth. im trying to keep my hopes up and all your posts are really helping me stay positive i really appreciate it. i hope one day i can use the knowledge i gain from this to help other inexperienced growers like myself.
keep tokin'
keep tokin'
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
I personally wouldnt use the cfl lights as they seem from the pictures I have seen people who do use them not to be ver effective and not so cheap. I prefer getting a $8 florescrent shop light.The plain old 48 inch 2 tube kind from wal-mart.I have used these for many grows and love them. Get them right on top of the plant almost touching the leaves maybe like an 1 inch away at the most is fine. Then you will need a hps for flower if you want any kind of real return as cfls give you fluffy airy buds which is a waste of time. I figure if you gonna use moths of time make it worth while. Go to ebay I just saw bunch of 400 watt and 1000 watt hps ballast from 14 bucks to 59 bucks.Just get that a bulb and your good.
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
No I used 2 sets of the 4 foots florescent shop lights and usually have a foot plant in about 30-40 days from seed and a foot plant from clone in about 2 weeks with those. I use moisture control miracle grow in 5 gallon buckets.
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
and you started from a germanated seed right?
Ganjagod85
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i wouldn't recommend shop lights flouros to veg.........you are much better off going with CFLs.......even better with MH/HPS of course
