Help!! first try AF not going very well

[crags82]

I just have to say it amazes me how much leaf growth these things gain in one day. Comparing my pic from yesterday to today.

Sorry, my first ever grow...can you tell it excites me a bit? Lol

 

[Discretepete2676]

I just have to say it amazes me how much leaf growth these things gain in one day. Comparing my pic from yesterday to today.

Sorry, my first ever grow...can you tell it excites me a bit? Lol

It's a great feeling man! Glad things are going good for you bro

 

[JoeP157]

you need 8 23w 100weq 6500k cfl bulbs get (4)plug adapters and (4) Y adapters and power strip assemble and you got light for one plant! some heat too in a small space will do well 62-82 degrees F. water around on inside rim of pot to make root search for the water. no nutes for 2 weeks lite on the water3/4 cup a day max only when top soil looks dry. check ph of water 5.5-6.5. check back in two weeks.

 

[crags82]

So it may be too late for this but I'm now wondering if my pot I am using is too small. It's a 6 litre(1.5 gallon?). I keep hearing how Autos don't like to be transplanted. My box is also not very big so the size im using now fit in there great.

She will be going outside once the weather up here allows me to. Does anyone have any experience with pots size 6litre? Or any suggestions if transplanting to a bigger one?

That's her this morning...

 

[crags82]

Just showing the siz of the pot(pic taken before I started the grow). There is an additonal 42w CFL I there now

 

[crags82]

Any advice if the plant is leaning slightly to one side? It's hard to see in the pic but she Is leaning slightly. I have been rotating the pot everyday so I don't think it's a lighting issue. Also been pushing the soil up to the stem for support.

Also hard to see but the very bottom leaves are a much darker than the others and tipping downwards(almost touching the soil). Th other biggest ones are also starting to point downwards slightly.

Other than these concerns I'd say she's pretty healthy looking for a week and a half old?

Any tips/comments?

 

[crags82]

This pic shows the lean. Help guys!! Not sure what to do to correct this. I'm worried it's only going to get worse the heavier the leaves get.

 

[Waira]

stick a toothpick or skewer next to her for temporary support,... she'll be fine!

 

[Discretepete2676]

Or use a pipe cleaner to pull her back straight and tie off to the edge of pot. Well bend into the lip of the pot. She will b fine. No worries. Just extras light to your lowers now lol

 

[crags82]

I used a piece of a popsicle stick to straighten her out and seems to be working so far. Also added a 4th 42 watt CFL so now I have a total of 10,000 + lumens with just under 200 total actual watts.

Thanks guys.