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StokeBloke

StokeBloke

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Hiya. This is my first try at growing. I'm on about week 5 I think. I had an issue with the bottom set of leaves developing spots when I re-potted but this stopped spreading after a day or two. I aren't really using special equipment - a wardrobe with the back pulled slightly away with a fan placed outside to push air through the gap, a decent bulb that cost me £20, some better soil (after following advice from here (thank you)) and then treated the soil with a soil big killer and hung up fly paper. I've got some pretty basic nitrogen plant food and add to all that a big bucket full of hope and that's what I'm working with
 

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It looks better than my first try at growing! I do have some questions/suggestions. First, what light are you using? It looks to me that either the light is too far away or not strong enough just because the plants are a little tall. When you switch to flower they will double or triple in height so that is why indoor growers try to grow short bushy plants. For reference, the pic attached is my plants at 5 weeks (except the center plant. That was a cloning experiment i ran a couple weeks ago). They are only about 6-10 inches tall at this point thanks to lst and topping. Second, you say you have a nitrogen plant food, well that wont cut it in the flowering stage. Cannabis plants like lower nitrogen and higher phosphorous in flowering. There are many different nutrients that can be used with soil, although i have no experience with soil so i cant recommend one. Lastly, how big are your pots? I cant really tell in those pics. you may want to think about getting a bigger pot or go ahead and switch to 12/12. If it gets any bigger it may have problems with being rootbound. They look healthy, although maybe a little over or under watered.
 

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Hi. Thanks for your reply. They are a bit stretched cause for their first 2 weeks they were on my window so reached for light. I've got some different food for when I put them to veg. There is a good grow shop near me but my Mrs is worried about me setting up a sophisticated grow so we compromised on the wardrobe set up. I'm looking at changing to 12/12 in about 3 weeks. I've another couple of feet height I can play with, and I'll try to tie the tips round to give them room to grow outwards.
 
Oh yeah, the reason for the droopy leaves which I'm guessing is what lead you to under/over watering comment, I took that picture in the morning and cause the wardrobe is in my bedroom, I sometimes turn the fan off if it keeps me awake and they droop a little over night but soon perk up once the fan is back on.
 
I know the hesitation on a sophisticated grow setup. I was the same way at first. I found that i was not happy with the quality and yield with my first couple grows so eventually i decided to get a tent setup and now i have two tents! There are some who can build their own DIY setup out of whatever is around the house, i'm not one of those. I would look at different ways to train a plant cause a couple feet is not a whole lot. https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-training
 
I live in England in a ground floor apartment and the laws here are archaic so I'm hoping people won't think a wardrobe strange where they would if they looked through my window and saw a huge grow tent in my bedroom
 
Ahh gotcha. My laws in my state are probably not much better so i understand. I'm sure you can make it work! It may take a bit of tweaking so dont get discouraged! There is a wealth of information on this site and we're here if you have any questions but ultimately you have to decide what is best for you and your situation.

Have you given any thought to humidity and odor control? that is my main reason for the tent. Some varieties get pretty stinky when they flower so if you are trying to be stealthy you might want to consider how you are going to address that. Also the bushier the plant gets the more humidity increases, especially in an enclosed space, and in flower you can get bud rot or powdery mildew so airflow and ventilation is crucial. Also you may want to make sure your wardrobe is lightproof so your plants dont re-veg. I only mention these things because i didn't think of these when i first started growing and find them to be important now.
 
I'm banking on hiding in plain site. The lad who lives in the top floor apartment sells and smokes weed so the communal hallway already has a heady aroma.
I recently went Greece for 2 weeks and you can buy half Oz of fairly shit weed in the supermarket for $7 so about $5, it's sold as tea leaves. I tried it like that and it tasted pouse so I tried smoking it and it was better than not smoking it. It was full of seeds so I bought loads home, but I think they'd been irradiated so I only got a few to break root. I had no intention of growing them to completion (like i said, shit weed) but it gave me the chance to mess about and try the best conditions under the stringent constraints. Then I paid €35 for 4 good quality seeds from Amsterdam, then proceeded to quite quickly murder them by not learning from my initial effort. I then took on 3 seedlings from a mate, one of which he broke in transport, so I now have these 2 which to be honest, if I get one good afternoon from them I'll be happy cause I'm enjoying growing them anyway. They've got some tomatoes and peas keeping them company and its just good to watch them all grow.
Oh yeah, another reason for the wardrobe is its cat proof cause they're bad enough trying to get into my tub of personal I buy at the beginning of each month instead of pissing about with grams, so the last thing I need is to get to in the morning to 2 sticks and a lot of sleepy cats
 
Out of interest, how much is an Oz of good weed where you're at? In England I'm paying up to £200 ($250) for good good stuff, down to about £160 for low grade crap that I don't bother with.
 
I think it's about the same here, i never buy that much at a time tho. A wardrobe will work fine as long as temps and humidity dont get too bad.
 
Haha i wish i could like your reply about the dog and cat. I used to have cats. 15 years ago it would have been a cat pic instead of a dog lol
 
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