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OutkastSlug
Musician/Performer

Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 228
Loc: B.C., Canada
Last seen: 19 years, 4 months
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Beginner Grower
#2309237 - 02/06/04 03:54 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey, My "friend" has just started growing som eherb, and he's got a few questions. I'll start by telling you how he got going first.
First, he started germinating 4 seeds in the closet. One sprouted after a day, and one more the next day, and the other 2 failed. So he tooks the ones that sprouted and planted them in some dirt pellets. As soon as he planted them, he put a flourecent light in a desklamp directly over top of them (no more than half an inch away), and put a small fan right beside them. After about 3 or 4 more days they were about 3/4 inch tall, so he transpanted them into bigger pots. Now, he's wondering what to do. Being a full time student with a part time job, making less than both his rent and bills combined, he's on a tight budget. He will be obtaining a good number of more seeds today, to start germinating again. He has another friend who is planning on setting up some hydro equipment, so he'll most likely just continue sprouting plants and passing them on to his other friend.
But, what sort of things can you do on a low budget to grow some good herb? Also, shortly after the seeds sprouted out of the soil (each sprouted with 4 leaves. 2 look potish, the other 2 look roundish), 1 of them looked brown and dried up on the end. This has since spread to the point where that one leaf is almost dead and the one on the oposite side looks like it's getting it too. These are the round leaves on one plant. One of the pot-like leaves on the other plant also is turning light brown just on the edges. They've been very well watered (though not too much), so I don't think that's the cause. He checks thouroughly for bugs and parasites every day. Could this be a disease? What should he do?! Any tips or suggestions woud be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Shea.
I do not condone the growing, ownership, or use of any illegal drugs and/or plants.
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OutkastSlug
Musician/Performer

Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 228
Loc: B.C., Canada
Last seen: 19 years, 4 months
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First off, I want to thank you guys for your great info and quick response (especially you, geokills. that book has already helped alot). I'll fill in a few more details. The other leaves (not the round ones) are fine now. I guess I was just paranoid. When I transplanted, I simply cut off the small sacks they were in, and stuck them into larger pots, then filled in the space around and under them with more dirt. So I didn't actually take away any dirt from around the root system. Although, I did take a small peek at the root system and was rather amazed at how large and solid the roots were. I should also note that at this point, no nutrients have been added to the soil. Should this be done soon? Judging from what I've learned from "the bible", both plants look like sativa, and appear to be doing quite well. They have a tendancy to lean or curve towards the light, even though it's already really close. Should I use a small wodden stake (like half a chopstick) and some small string to brace each of them up? That's all I have to ask for now. I look forward to enjoying this great learning process. Thanks again for your help.
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OutkastSlug
Musician/Performer

Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 228
Loc: B.C., Canada
Last seen: 19 years, 4 months
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Re: Beginner Grower [Re: llamaboy]
#2313303 - 02/07/04 11:46 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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thanks again you guys. My friend just obtained 50 more seeds. He was told they were tiger-stripe. So I imigine I'll be learning alot in the near future.
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