thanks dude! I need to throw up some new pics. Charlie mentioned previously about a deficiency due to the purple stems. Last night when i flipped the lights on, i noticed it is spreading quite a bit, and the main stem itself is starting to turn kind of purple. I know I need to feed them a bit, but I'm really strapped for cash right now. Do you guys know any cheap flowering nutes I can use that work decently? I only have a couple of weeks left, so I want to make sure they get through to the end safely.
The buds and plants aren't really getting too much bigger. They haven't really grown much in flower at all, but I'm sure thats due to my poor lighting setup.. Man, i really need to get an HPS. I've been thinking of looking into a 400W so I can get it a bit sooner, but I know I will outgrow it fairly quickly. the 400 is $224 shipped for a digital ballast and outputs 60k lums, its switchable between MH and HPS too, so I don't know, I should be able to flower 5-6 plants under the 400 as long as I keep them trained under the light.
Anyway, the buds are looking very nice. My yield won't be too good, I'll be lucky to get an oz combined dry, but I knew that going in that I wouldn't reach full potential with these lights. I'll probably throw some pics up tonight or tomorrow. I want to attack this deficiency before it turns into a problem. I pruned them a lot yesterday and took off all the dying and dead leaves, so hopefully it helps them to focus on the bud sites.
I have been reading up on making homemade nutes also, do you guys have any experience in that area?
My seedlings are growing very slowly, probably due to the soil and 12/12 light schedule. I don't think I'm going to keep them going since these plants aren't turning out that well. I need to focus on getting better equipment before I start another grow. I learned a ton from this grow and I feel I'm ready to step it up and play with the big dogs
