Second grow

[thedonofchronic]

This is the start to my GL for the clones i just got. recap i got 3 clones, about 7 inches tall, ones about 10. getting another small one and one thats around a foot high. all fems of course. vegging all of them under two 40 watt cfls and a 14watt cfl coil light just for now until friday till i grab my 400watt HPS. ill use the 400 when i start flowering them hopefully this is right. at the moment using small small amount of miracle grow till i can get other stuff. no pictures tonight but tell me if it sounds like things may go alright and what not. pictures tomorrow hopefully.
thanks

 

[iClown]

Gl man, I'll subscribe to this thread.

 

[thedonofchronic]

Heres my pics of the clones. 2 more coming in about a week. id appreciate all the help and tips i can get thanks.

 

[thedonofchronic]

their weak looking clones for sure. alot of the leaves are turnin yellow and ****.. im hoping its only because their trying to grow roots...

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Turning yellow? Eek, maybe nutrient deficiency? From the look of it, you have a few scrawny clones. But then, I think they look a lot like sativa, so they naturally have very thin leaves and grow taller in general. The one on the far right looks like it's got a looooong stem and no leaves or anything on the bottom half. Never seen anything like that before on clones....

 

[thedonofchronic]

thanks man im gonna try a few things see what happens with em...
they do look whack haha but the guy who gave em too me isnt an expert. so whatever. and also i got 2 more coming so well see what happens im this to learn as much as i can

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Are your lights far away by any chance? I'd bring 'em in nice and close and promote some nice shoots. They like being sprayed too.

 

[thedonofchronic]

their about a bit more than a foot away. the guy i got em from grew them with a bunch of others and the lights were up higher but he had alot of side lighting too. i put em there with lesser bulbs by far, and at that distance so it would get used to it... how far away do you think i should place them? and i spray them a few times a day. and theyre growing some dope pistils outta them too. i just want them to be healthy..

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

I'd put them as close as I can without burning the plants. You want those lights concentrated on those plants as much as possible. Are there any nutrients in your soil?

 

[thedonofchronic]

ya he was giving them something, god knows what i cant know at the moment(maybe he wasnt), but when i got them 2 were dry so i watered em and gave them a small amount of miracle grow. its all i have till friday when i go to the store and get the 400 also. theres a bus strike in our city see... so one is just starting now to get dry so im going to give it just water to see if theres a difference. and ill put the lights closer. thanks for all the help by the way

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

No prob, anything to help a fellowr grower . If they start going super crazy yellow, you're going to really want to give them some nitrogen I believe. Good luck and have fun man.

 

[thedonofchronic]

ok well everyone time for a little freakshow... take a look at all my weak clones. still trying to nab if its cause their making roots that their leaves are yellowing, or if its because it needs nitrogen. not sure i need help...

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Just give them some time and they'll grow stronger. At least they're alive eh? Keep up the good work thus far bro.

 

[thedonofchronic]

this is where im at right now. quick update, got some gnat traps in my soil haha. topped my taller plant. got some more cfls in there, i only put in one 20 watt one for now can i throw another one in or will if hurt it?? and i bought some shultz liquid for flowering, and i got some new soil and some blood and bone meal. im going to re pot the smaller 2 of my plants in the new soil with some blood and bone meal mix. help? comments?

 

[thedonofchronic]

moved lights closer.
im going to re pot the 2 plants tomorrow morning how should i distribute the bone and blood meal mix throughout the soi?

 

[Waspfire]

u still need those lights closer like within a few inches of them JMO

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Id ditch the reading lamps and get some worklight reflectors for your lights. Everything looks cool.

 

[thedonofchronic]

OKAY so here the deal. my plants havnt grown at all since i got them. i just bought a 400w HPS. its all setup ive got the light 2 feet from my plants cause of the change. im hoping that theyll take off. any suggestions?

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Now they should really take off. Congrats on getting a bigger light. My best bet would be that they might still be growing some roots and need a better establishment. Or the genetics in the strain/plant the guy cut the clones off of had very low vigor. Everythings lookin great don.

 

[thedonofchronic]

i really hope so, theyre definitly a wierd strain. the stem grows really like strong and brown/red/purple. the big ones he had at his place were huge and the stems were like a broomhandle. i dunno i hope it goes well from now. should i lower the light in a few days way closer or what? i have NO experience with HID. or anything really for that matter lol. so all the help will be appreciated.
thanks mental.