help needed

[dr-green-thumb]

hmmm darn didnt think soo,would topping help it at all in this stage?

[BaronS]

my pissed and rather somewhat melancholy head suggests that if you tipped that thing there'd be little left to grow.

 

Leave it alone, let it spring its wings, it actually looks rather happy and contented where it is.

[mistyville]

BaronS... you sound sad. Chill put and know that you are always loved by ....someone! I mean...have you got a pet animal?

[BaronS]

me and my cat are going to bed.

 

When I wished 'to sleep with a big black pussy' the genie took advantage of my lack of specification, I got what I asked for.

[mistyville]

It's all good. Goodnight. Peace and Love. Light and Grace. ....Mistyville

[BaronS]

Don't forget the mung beans!

 

Peace, Love, and mung beans. (if you don't remember mung beans you probably weren't at Woodstock. Neither was I)

[ConvexConepiece]

Your tellin me that pathetic thing is 2mnths old? with a 600hps? I know you havn't kept good light hours - even still - that's 1 stunted plant. It looks somewhat healthy, it's screaming for nutrients though and there must be another reason it's so stunted and im thinking the light is way too high?

[dr-green-thumb]

will it actually sits 6 inches under the light now,i dnt really want to go any closer az temps in that area of the light are around 87.yea iv been told it needs more nutes but no one is suggesting anything.... im sure your 1st grow wasnt to shit hot either mate!

[Girus]

hey guys

im New to the growing indoors thing and i was just wondering if i could get some tips for my first grow

It started life as a seedling in my closet,growing under a 600w hps light with no fresh air and temps were up around 90+ the light was inconsistant due to having to turn it of wen we had visitors,witch also only allowed me to have it on 12/12 it was like this for the first month and a bit

 

i have since learned a few things ,i think .

-I have moved it to a place that has fresh air circulated with a fan temps are down to about 78-85 with light on

-still using the 600w hps light at about 9 inches above the plant

-water wenever the soil looks a lil dry,try not to over water mayb bowt 250ml every 2 days

-not sure on the soil but it was brought from the shop just not sure wat it was now,wasnt anything special

-also jst introduced yates seaweed booster to my plant,use bowt every 2 weeks now to the bottle specs

-still have my plant on 12/12 lighting

 

Az you could imagine theys plants started life very slowly,And i was just wondering if its stll worth growing??

Also after anymore tips to help me owt to keep it growing strong n healthy

An was wondering if i should be able to tell the sex of the plant yet?

 

Plant is now 2 months old from seed

 

First thing your doing wrong is the type of light you have, HPS 600W is a great and powerful light but for vegetive growth isnt that good since its light spectrum is for flowering you need a metal halide which is a blue spectrum perfect for vegetive growth.

Second thing is dont let anybody tell you that a light/dark period of 12/12 will put your plants into flowering, it wont. When you start a plant on 12/12 it will think this is the longest part of the day, the only reason peoples plants go into flower when they put it on 12/12 is because they had there plants set to a higher light period (usually 18/6) and now make the plant think its changing seasons.

Its bad to have youre plants confused it will stress them out and you will have stunted growth like you are experiencing.

So never turn on and off your lights have them set to a proper light cycle or you will continue having problems

[ConvexConepiece]

Sorry I didn't imply it as a personal attack.

 

Ok well 6" is too close for a 600hps unless perhaps in a cooltube. Also that soil looks like pine bark? Perhaps ditch that when you transplant into bigger pot and get some coco and hydro nutrients. Or maybe just do that ASAP

 

Unless that is if you want to go organic, in which case you will need a compost bin/etc and do the dirty and really prepare your soil with everything it needs.

 

Goodluck

Edited June 24, 2009 by Gibbo