Here it goes... my first grow...

[knifetish]

Yea I know they are gorwing like weeds .

Anyways I just woke up and measured. THEY ARE NOW OVER 14 INCHES.

Seriously guys wtf is going on. I don't have enough light for a 20 inch plant, I wanted it to be this tall AFTER budding, I have only had them on 12/12 for THREE days.

Looks like I am in for a lot of small, cotton ball buds. I was going to concentrate the light on them but when they are this size thats impossible. Well I guess its just one thing learned to start the 12/12 when they are 7 inches instead of 11 next time. I'll have more pics soon.

[knifetish]

Ok guys. They ahve been flkowering for one week and I am in BIG trouble. Not only are they over 22 inches (see new pics), but I think they are ALL male. This really pisses me off. They have buches of ball like bud like thingys. They all do. Now do female AND male have these or just the male. I tried to get a picture of them. There are more than two thought there are like 8 all packed together. Other than them being male they are flowering quite nicley considering they are under flos.

Also another question. I want to gorw again, but now with the HPS. At MAX I only want 4 plants, but mostly will be gorwing 2-3. My space only allows that especially if they get to be 22 inches. Now I saw this 150 Watt HPS light. I figure if a 400 Watt can light up to 9-10 plants, then a 150 would be efficiant for 3 plants. Plus there wont be needing any ventilation other than a few fans and the door open, which is what I need.

I could add a couple flos too, but wouldn't a 150 watt HPS be O-K? I would go with the 250 watt, but I want to keep the watt usage the same as teh flos which are now around 180. There is also a 175 I could get...

I know some of you guys don't like to respond but any help would be appriciated.

Anyways, here are the new pics with the flowering. Let me know if any are female I am highly considering order some seeds, the new light, and better soil to start all over again. I already have the earth juice bloom and veg ferts.

All my "males" set up together. Over 22 inches. (took some light away for pic):

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010042.jpg

One Plant:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010043.jpg

Flowering from two different plants (one isnt doign as good as others) ARE TEHSE MALES??? NOOOOO!!:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010044.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010051.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010050.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010045.jpg

Measurements:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102 ... 010054.jpg


If anything please respond the the 150 lighting theory (read above) or if whether I should start over because these are males.

Sigh I guess I am a shitty gorwer I dunno. I tried.

[jackel]

infortunatly they are males.. need to start over.. its unfortunate.... yea a 150hps would work well.. (dont get it from home depot or none of that shit).. get it from somewhre like insidesun.com or discount-hydro

[POTActiveJ2]

Yeah man those are def males all podded out those will unfold into little yellow flowers..

[knifetish]

Man I can't believe this. With 3 plants I was expecting AT LEAST one female. What gives?

Sigh... I have cut them all down. Can I make bubble hash with the leaves or what? Wishful thinking but damn this sux. One month down the drain.

Man I am so depressed. Is there anything, and I mean ANYTHING I can do to help with the sex. While I wait for my lights and new seeds I seriously need to do something if possible to help the sex.

Is it the way I gorw them, or what...

I'll be starting a new thread in about a week when my stuff arives. Thanks for your help guys.

[jackel]

well u can risk it and use those horrid (i think their horrid) femenized seeds. people say they work..

[knifetish]

^ yea but here is the thing.

4 fem seeds around= $45 (and that is the cheapest strain, usually 60-70$)

10 standard= 15$

Ration of female and male I hear is USUALLY 50%. But even if it is 60% (4 out of ten are female), then either way I get 4 fems. just one is cheaper.

Plus I don't know about you jak, but I don't trust the fem seeds, it seems... impractical.

I got the White Rhino, I heard it is a good all rounds growing. It needs a little more humidity, but like I said I heard it does well with yeild, ease of gorwin... etc. Considering I most likeley had blue berries, WR should be a breeze.

In any case, a new post will be up in about 1.5 week(s)

[A_A_68]

Plus I don't know about you jak, but I don't trust the fem seeds, it seems... impractical.

well u can risk it and use those horrid (i think their horrid) femenized seeds. people say they work..

I don't think he likes them either.

[d4rpa.]

Males, bah, sorry man .

It's usually 50% chance of mail each seed or so.

[knifetish]

Thanks darpa. Yea it is pretty crappy.

But I ordered the seeds, and the 150 HPS light (going to use two blue light flos with it veg and four red light flos when 12/12 with it), and soil. So this better set up will be a lot better. Plus I know I am growing KB, where as before for all I know it could have been a crappy weak strain.

I know many of you could care less and a lot of you haven't really been keeping up with my grows but I swear to you I WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AND DECENT YEILD. <3

oh, and males are satan.

that is all .

[d4rpa.]

I tried to keep up ^_^, just got inactive for a while is all. Your going to learn from experience and falls.

My Advice: Grow a Mother plant and get clones off of her so your guarantee'd females.

[knifetish]

yea I wish I could. The only prob is I only have one room, and don't have a divider that is light sealable. So my clones would be on a 12/12 after about 2 weeks.

What I might do is cut off most the buds, and have the plant go back into veg, then get a clipping... I don't even know if that would work but I don't see why not. after I get my clippings I would probably just kill the other plant becaue with the lighting switching on it so many times i would end up with a hermie or something bad.

Thanks though, I will try it.