New Grower Getting started on my first indoor grow!

[roadsidevendor1]

good call with the towels
wish i thought of that earlier
when i had to flush the MG
ferts from my pots.
i flushed them outside in the dark
of night ,but let them finish draining
in the bathtub on milk crates..
you shouldve heard the missus howl
about soil in the tub and dirty run-off
glad thats over.
ill take your towel idea with me next time.
+rep for a clever idea

 

[gtron]

you shouldve heard the missus howl
about soil in the tub and dirty run-off
glad thats over.
ill take your towel idea with me next time.
+rep for a clever idea

Oh we heard her! We were just being polite & trying not to embarass you by saying anything.
Now warn before you go using her nice towels on your plants, earplugs might be helpful.

 

[roadsidevendor1]

nah i got plenty of those red shop rags
collecting dust since i can't turn wrenches
or burn rods anymore.
but thanks for the warning...
o btw i'm almost elevated to good guy
status now that im totally off the pain meds
and anti-depressants....that crap made me
a total butt wipe.

 

[RollerofDoobs]

Now warn before you go using her nice towels on your plants, earplugs might be helpful.

Thats funny you say that, because the whole time I was doing this I was trying to "sneak" the towels past my girlfriend to avoid the same bashing. The bad thing is...I bought the towels .

I was wondering how my seedlings manage to survive 50+ hours of being in very saturated soil, it was so wet that when I dug my finger in to check for moisture, water actually began to pool up in the hole I made. I think it was all do to FD's recommendation on bubbling my water. I guess the added oxygen gave me a little extra time to remove the excess water.

---------- Post added 09-28-2011 at 12:09 PM ----------

now that im totally off the pain meds
and anti-depressants....

:clap: I commend you for that! My mom is struggling with an addiction to opiate based pain killers, which is a major reason I am a medicinal mj advocate. Her mood swings can be unbelievable, but I know its all the meds...she was so happy before them.

 

[Mellow Yellow]

Looking good bro... Nice save as well!

 

[RollerofDoobs]

Day 8 Update

As I expected with my first grow I am progressing from one noob mistake to another lol. I think I left my lights a bit too close to my seedlings which cause thier leaves to bend a little bit. My panel was 10''-12'' above each plant, this morning I adjusted it to 14''-16''above each. Hopefully they will straiten out soon. But besides the leaves being bent and droopy from the close light exposure, I think they are pretty healthy and are making good progress.

 

[L]

I'm more inclined to say a hot soil mix instead of the light to close (your running leds right) but they will be fine you havn't been feeding them anything yet?

 

[RollerofDoobs]

Nope I haven't used any nutes yet. I added kangaroots to the soil. Maybe some of the OF nutes leeched into the LW when I watered it in. And yes I am running leds, temps staying around 81. My RH is low though, 47%.

 

[L]

I'm sure it was the OF you will be fine.

 

[RollerofDoobs]

Hmm...now I'm wondering if I should lower my lights back to 10"-12"