"first grow" howz it look

Hey everyone, well after multiple closet grows failing (about 10 different attempts) I figured it was a temp issue and prob a soil issue so now i have 3 seedlings all sprouted with different soil combinations..the main one that has taken the lead is a top soil, perlite vermiculite mix. Just had a quick question on my main seedling. She looks a bit short and I was wondering if it was normal for them to be this way when the 2nd leaves are appearing (heard females grow shorter). Any insight on this is greatly appreciated and thoughts (just excited they haven't died yet lol).
Also heard that you want the roots to stretch to find water? Is there a way to get water toward the bottom rather than just pouring some in? Been giving them small amount of water once a day every day as i feel about 1inch down. This ones about 5-6days old.

looks small like a seedling dont stress just grow

k sounds good!

drizzlej said:

View attachment 2435693 Also heard that you want the roots to stretch to find water? Is there a way to get water toward the bottom rather than just pouring some in? Been giving them small amount of water once a day every day as i feel about 1inch down. This ones about 5-6days old.

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Poke some holes in the bottom of the cup, place it in a dish and try and feed from the bottom would be my thought

get yourself a better soil mix how old is the plant in the pic

about 5 days or so from sprouting... was the last to sprout but is the fastest growing now it seems, ya wanted to get some fox farm, but closest place is about 35mins away ...

well i would figure out a way to get there by the time they need transplanting would suck for you to fail again. is this gonna be a cfl grow or do you have a hid system

CFL grow.. have 6 24w cfls 6400k a 85w cfl full spec i hvnt put in yet since its huge and these guys are also under a t5 2ft 2bulb HO. Wasn't going to upgrade lighting system till I had a successful grow or 2 under my belt.

by chance do u know a decent range i could put my t5 at so i could get the 85w under there lol its ridiculously big..

sweet man i just did my first cfl grow gonna be moving up to a 600 hid this time cfls did decent got about 5 ozs all 2gether 2 plants 400 actual watts lots of lst in an old dresser

wow that looks sweet man, for ur veg how many cfls u used guessin that was cfl watts not the equivalent and were they all around 6400ks? and for flowering did u go to 3000k n under ones?

Ya tried my closet but instead my wife got me a early xmas present .... 4x4x6.5 grow tent and a 240cfm inline fan with a o2 purifier

I have had the best results by putting little holes in the bottom of the cup and watering once at the begining when i plant the seed.When the soil is pretty much dry at the top i water again.The seedling wont grow above the soil much as the first week or so its trying to grow roots so it can take up water and nutrients. also i suggest you stop poking your finger in the dirt , you will upset or damage whatever roots are trying to develope its a tiny plant in a tiny cup.if the soil is obviously dry at the top give it a little water.The roots will naturally stretch toward the bottom of the cup no matter what.Watering from the top is totally cool but you can just put water in a tray at the bottom if you want either way the drain holes will do what they do.after you notice roots or after the first week if all goes well then you wont have to water until the whole cup is fairly dry. You can tell when the cup is dry by the obvious weight difference wet/dry.I do not suggest feeding them until they have filled the cups half way with roots or close to it, but if the plant wants it (lighter than normal leaves and severley purple stems and slower growth combined).I had grown in plastic cups with perlite vermiculite and soil most of my teenage years with results comparable to hydroponics. every thing i just told you is the simplest and the most effective information I think I can give without digging up years of old notes. Cheers PS. stop poking the soil, Im serious......

Great info man... appreciate it ... ill stop poking it have holes already tested each to make sure they could drain effectively

for the first few weeks i only used about 7 26 watters then i hit it with all i had. i also added a few more 26 watters to the bottom so in all 9 26 watters 4 55 watters mixed spectrum

Good luck! Some of my best memories involve dixie cups filled with semi soil...

k sounds good have to grab a couple more... now to worry about x-mas since i prob am going out of town ... sigh dang holidays

Hey bro what is the strain? Do you know?

Not sure was from a collection of good bag seeds .can't wait till I successfully grow than ill probably actually buy some