nedguy
Well-Known Member
Good day peeps i'm new to indoor homegrowing, and thus new to the forum, I need a little advice here and there to make it through a successful 1st grow.my main concern is about wether or not i should avoind selecting the blazing fast seedlings as they might likely be males, you could skip all that take a look at the pic and tell me your opinion, or answer any of the questions asked down below,
I've done a lot of reading a lot , but i somehow always feels like i need to ask , since opinions and advice vary so much that you sorta realize that each grow is unique to a certain extent, however the end deduction from all those opinions (concerning germination, light, watering, pot sizes , etc ) is that taking their mean average should be the best bet !
let me break it for you,
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I had a bunch of seeds (unknown specie, but I think its Indica ) ----> germinated ---> obtained regular planting soil with a little pearlite as medium (see pictures) ---> placed in a 1 gallon dome shaped container (tupper ware) for seedling stage, ----> day 1-2 successful sprouting ---> day 5 they sprouted with 3 / 4 seedlings growing out really tall and 3 times faster than the rest . also roots started to reach and show at the bottom yesterday (see pictures).
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light condition : i choose the 24/0 cycle about 9h sunlight (through closed window on 50th floor) and the rest regular incandescent light bulb 40w. I'm currently in Istanbul Turkey then sun is getting stronger/longer everyday, and cant install growers light.
watering: them once daily, no soaking because soil layer isn't deep and no bottom drainage, just enough to keep's moist.
temperature : temp is always between 24c- 26c (77f) I assume it reaches 29/30c (89f) under the sun.
Humidity :I cannot control it, I bought a little vapor dispenser that shows only 22% ! i place the container slightly near its vapor ejection to get cooled down during the after noon
I am not putting large hopes, but would like to avoid the disappointment of a miscarriage
, the seedlings are looking really healthy and growing at a nice pace. however
MY ONLY COMPLICATION IS THAT I CAN ONLY TAKE 4 PLANTS FURTHER TO CONTINUE WITH due to lack of privacy !
here are my questions answer what you want and what u have experience with but all answer are well appreciated:
1- seedlings seem used to sun exposure, should i reduced it thought (feels a little violent),
2- is the off-sun lightning okay given the good sun light they are getting ?
3- should i pierce the dome ASAP for aeration ?
4 - when should i re-pot them ? I will only transplant once and the space only allows me 3 pots same as in this picture (the orange one )+ the seedling pot which I will be growing in one of the seedlings after toping it with more soil, and removing the others.
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5- should i start giving them fertilizers after week 3 ?
6- the most debatable one : should I avoid transplanting the fastest ones? they might probably be males as i've extensively read
View attachment 2104064 the ones near the broken toothpicks grew much much faster in the first 2 days the rest just caught up with them in day 3/4
thanks a lot for reading this and thanks even more for your valued input !
nedguy
I've done a lot of reading a lot , but i somehow always feels like i need to ask , since opinions and advice vary so much that you sorta realize that each grow is unique to a certain extent, however the end deduction from all those opinions (concerning germination, light, watering, pot sizes , etc ) is that taking their mean average should be the best bet !
let me break it for you,
---------------------------------
I had a bunch of seeds (unknown specie, but I think its Indica ) ----> germinated ---> obtained regular planting soil with a little pearlite as medium (see pictures) ---> placed in a 1 gallon dome shaped container (tupper ware) for seedling stage, ----> day 1-2 successful sprouting ---> day 5 they sprouted with 3 / 4 seedlings growing out really tall and 3 times faster than the rest . also roots started to reach and show at the bottom yesterday (see pictures).
View attachment 2104066View attachment 2104065 View attachment 2104068
end of timeline.
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light condition : i choose the 24/0 cycle about 9h sunlight (through closed window on 50th floor) and the rest regular incandescent light bulb 40w. I'm currently in Istanbul Turkey then sun is getting stronger/longer everyday, and cant install growers light.
watering: them once daily, no soaking because soil layer isn't deep and no bottom drainage, just enough to keep's moist.
temperature : temp is always between 24c- 26c (77f) I assume it reaches 29/30c (89f) under the sun.
Humidity :I cannot control it, I bought a little vapor dispenser that shows only 22% ! i place the container slightly near its vapor ejection to get cooled down during the after noon
I am not putting large hopes, but would like to avoid the disappointment of a miscarriage
, the seedlings are looking really healthy and growing at a nice pace. howeverMY ONLY COMPLICATION IS THAT I CAN ONLY TAKE 4 PLANTS FURTHER TO CONTINUE WITH due to lack of privacy !
here are my questions answer what you want and what u have experience with but all answer are well appreciated:
1- seedlings seem used to sun exposure, should i reduced it thought (feels a little violent),
2- is the off-sun lightning okay given the good sun light they are getting ?
3- should i pierce the dome ASAP for aeration ?
4 - when should i re-pot them ? I will only transplant once and the space only allows me 3 pots same as in this picture (the orange one )+ the seedling pot which I will be growing in one of the seedlings after toping it with more soil, and removing the others.
View attachment 2104063
5- should i start giving them fertilizers after week 3 ?
6- the most debatable one : should I avoid transplanting the fastest ones? they might probably be males as i've extensively read
View attachment 2104064 the ones near the broken toothpicks grew much much faster in the first 2 days the rest just caught up with them in day 3/4
thanks a lot for reading this and thanks even more for your valued input !
nedguy
