A few tips for a rookie weed grow please!

[asd3reff]

I'm a first timer so i'll need some advices. I know a lot of my answers are posted in this forum and i just need to search for it, but i'll preffer to hear from you.
First of all i have some questions, and i'll continue with my plan as long as i'll receive answers from you.
I'm about to buy some seeds for growing a plant of marijuana, and as far as i can see there are a lot of types of seeds out there. I want to mention that i'm gonna grow my first plant indoor. So i'll need some seeds, now i have some issues, first is how many seeds i need to put there for germinate, if i only want a single plant for the start? I saw that they are usually 10 in a pack. How the plant is feminized? If i buy seeds which are already feminized, it's a bit simple to grow it? What are the advantages of the feminized seeds and of the regular seeds?
For only a plant of weed, what type of light you recommend? I read on the internet that some light are incandescent light, fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge (HID) and a few more. I don't know which will be better for my "little plant" but i also need to know where to buy those bulbs, do you guys know some store from Amsterdam which sale this kind of bulbs? I'm gonna be there in a few weeks and i may buy from there. Regarding the light i figured out that the plant needs about 10-12 hours of light/day. What about the organic nutrients? Are they neccesary? Can the plant grow without those organic nutrients? Please reply, thanks.

 

[Guest]

Organic nutes are great,but certainly not necessary.5 years ago I would have told you not to go with feminized seeds,and there are still bad fem seed companies out there.However for your particular situation,I think I have the perfect answer.You dont want or need 10 seeds and you want quality female plants,you dont want to mess with the possibility of males.The company Female Seeds NL is just what the doctor ordered,they have most excellent strains quality wise I man I can nearly guarantee you the plants will be all female.These people know what they are doing.And the best thing is you can order 4 Paks,thats 4 seeds at a time instead of 10 and they will be female.I just finished a female seeds nl grow,I couldnt be mnore impressed and surprised actually.I grew their white widow,Ice,and grapefruit strains.Great germination rates and all plants were 100% female,not a nanner in the bunch.And the quality!I'd delete serious seeds AK47 and soma NYCD which both I've grown to make room for Ice and white widow in a heartbeat,thats how good these strains/pheno's are.I wouldnt normally mother or perpetuate a pheno from a fem seed,I have no problem doing it with these thats my intention.So in closing try female seeds nl 4 paks,ice is so strong its virtually unsmokable until after a couple week cure lol,white widow is white with trichs from top to bottom,grapefruit smells and tastes like that citrus to a tee.Consider this seriously.

 

[fallenangel]

these are very basic questions that have been asked a million times over ,, alot of it depends on what your space that you intend to grow in is like ,, there is a serch option at the top of the page ,, use it to find your answers

 

[jojajico]

you should get a book or something man. your questions are so very basic that its hard to answer them without giveing you an assload of background info. one thing though you cannot grow sucessfully with incandecent lights period. your choiced are HID and flourecent lights. thats it. the HID are better but flourecent are great for your starting out. they are cheap and easy to get. but after your frist grow you will probably want to upgrade to an HID as the results will be much better.

 

[Guest]

Yea I forgot completely about lighting,get a simple 4 ft 2 lamp shoplight and grow your plants to 4 or 5 inches in small 4 inch pots or beercups,keep the lamps literally 1/4 to 1/2 inch above the tops of the plants at all times,this means you must adjust the fixture up a tiny bit daily or every other day.Like I said you cant grow a better 4 or 5 inch plant with any other fixture in my opinion,after 4 or 5 inches though you need more light.I'd suggest a 250 watt metal halide to both veg and flower with,you could also go with HPS 250 watts its up to you,the HPS will give you more lumens,the MH will give you more UVB which is great for both veg and flower.Just starting out I'd go with a shoplight and a 250,after you get experience a 400W is basically the beginning of serious growing wattage although with talent,I've seen people do remarkable things with a 150 for that matter.Get a 250 though

 

[Frozenguy]

First off, if you can fit it into your budget, i would get a 250watt HID.. weather an HPS or MH thats your choice. I would get an hps bulb, but anyways.. that will be a little more then needed for one plant at a time but i think we can all agree once you get the "bug".. you'll plant a couple more of those beans next time around

SO.. with that said.. i would NOT go with feminized seeds.. thats only my opinion.. feminized seeds MAY be getting better, but they can cause more problems then one person needs.. i would rather find a male 3/4 through veg then find a hermi on my fifth week of flowering..

just get standard seeds, experiment with the feminized when you dont have everything else about the grow to worry about.. you know what i mean? you have to worry about SO MUCH especially on a new grow.. just take it slow.. thats all i can say..

also, list your questions in a list mannor
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so we can make sure to answer them all and answer them accuratly.. search is GREAT but i know what you mean about getting updated experience..

also, marijuana needs atleast 18 hours of LIGHT a day to grow. then switch to no more then 12 hours of light a day (12 hours dark) to start the flowering period..

 

[Guest]

Thats not entirely true my friend,MJ needs 12 hours of dark in a 24 hour period to flower but it surely doesnt need 18 hours of light to veg,thats just become pretty much the standard.You could just as easily veg 16/8 or even 15/9,14/10 would veg most plants but giving a plant 10 hours of dark is getting a little too close for comfort lol.13/11 would be totally out of the question.Vegging times can be changed during the grow also,many times I start at 18/6 then I want to slow a little and may go 16/8 or even 15/9.Then if I slowed too much I could throw them into 24/0.Just making a point here bro,adjusting vegtimes wont affect the plants negatively in any way that I've seen but of course its always best just to have a set veg schedule

 

[asd3reff]

I don't know why but 50% said that they don't use feminized seeds, the other 50% that are more better the standard ones. What should i do?? I opted for High Pressure Sodium lighting for my first grow, that will be the 400W for one light bulb. Please decide and think which are better to use, feminized or not.

 

[jojajico]

in your case you will want female seeds period. and get them from "female seeds co." the company ballastman was talking about. as he said they have low to no incedence on hermis and the strains are amazing. usually u want to get standard seeds and "female seeds" are the only fem seeds i would consider buying, but because you want to grow only one plant you need to insure that its fem. so go with ballastmans reccomendation. when you expand you can try some standard seeds but you may be amazed at how good the genetics are from "female seeds"

 

[Guest]

The only way you're going to affect a female seeds nl strain in a negative way is ti interrupt the 12 dark hours with light 3 or more days in a row,thats can be said for any strain though lol.You never want to interrupt the 12 dark hours or have light leaks,thats where your plants run into sexual deviancy problems lol(herms).I have absolute faith in female seeds nl strains that I mentioned,not only because of my personal experiences but the experiences of so many others.Check out the female seeds nl forum for yourself.If you're growing 1 plant or two,why order a 10 pak of mixed seeds when you can order 4 female seeds of most excellentquaity.Thats my thought anyway,of course after awhile you'll buy regular seeds we all do but for your immediate plan,any of the 3 ice white widow or grapefruit will probably freak you out a bit in reality.

 

[thekannibuskid]

what are you a cop? this kid is LEO.......

 

[Mackawber]

You ask too many questions!

1)first is how many seeds i need to put there for germinate, if i only want a single plant for the start? Hello, one seed is one plant! You do the math! The answers starts with "it starts with a seed".

2)How the plant is feminized? If i buy seeds which are already feminized, it's a bit simple to grow it? What are the advantages of the feminized seeds and of the regular seeds? Good questions! The plant is feminized by special technique turning the lights on when it is night. The only advantage is you get more female but you also get hermaphrodites (male-female) seeds which make seeds which is bad. Feminized seeds cost more money so I don't use it.

3)For only a plant of weed, what type of light you recommend? I read on the internet that some light are incandescent light, fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge (HID) and a few more. I don't know which will be better for my "little plant" but i also need to know where to buy those bulbs, do you guys know some store from Amsterdam which sale this kind of bulbs? I'm gonna be there in a few weeks and i may buy from there. Regarding the light i figured out that the plant needs about 10-12 hours of light/day.The best light is a HPS HID light. If you are going to Amsterdam go to seeds direct on Singel Strasse. They can sell you seed and probably tell you which shops have lights and nutrients.

What about the organic nutrients? Are they neccesary? Can the plant grow without those organic nutrients? The plant can grow with your choice of fertilizer but organic is the best one. Always remember your plants will use only a little of the nutrients. Dont give them too much!

 

[InNOut]

what are you a cop? this kid is LEO.......

i second that

 

[mrgrowmez]

why would he be LEO? im quite sure LEO would just look this shit up, i cant see them gaining anything from asking on a forum about shit thats written all over the place

 

[Maj.PotHead]

what are you a cop? this kid is LEO.......

by the way he write's english i would venture to say that isnt his native tounge

 

[mrgrowmez]

 

[Guest]

Anyway officer,I strongly suggest you take my advice and get a 4 ft 2 lamp shoplight to start your baby plant off,you can do it with a 250,at 4 or 5 inches it'll look about half as good as if you started it 1/4 inch under the tube lamps of a shoplight.Why people think you are leo I dont understand,and if you are I just gave you some great advice on this thread so use it and pass it on to others that protect and serve.I'm all about law and order and thats the truth I swear it,laws that do so much more harm than good however should never be a part of the law and order theme

 

[asd3reff]

i went there, buy some Skunk #1 seeds, (not feminized), and one Philips MASTER SON-T PIA Plus 400W HPS light. i just put the seeds to germinate (4 for the start), now 24 hours ago, nothing yet, and i bought 2 x 120W CFL, which i'll use them for the veg, and switch to HPS 400W when needed. I'll put the seeds in some little pots (soil) after germination, and as i read over the internet and on forums, i'll keep them in dark place till the sprout will show up, and intend to put those on the two CFL's, i don't know the intervals which i'll must keep the light on and off for the veg period (CFL period). I read many variants, and some says to keep the light 24/7! What you advice me?

 

[asd3reff]

updates... i guess it's not time yet to move them in to small pots

 

[Guest]

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