new grower seeking advice (photos)

nedguy

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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.


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).
IMG_0601.jpgIMG_0609.jpg IMG_0600.jpg


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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 and 26c I assume it reaches 29/30 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




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.


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
IMG_0602.jpg the ones near the broken toothpicks are 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
 

Budist

Well-Known Member
to many plants to close. start over 1 to 2 plants per pot 2 max. there is absolutely no way to even assume gender right now def just on the fact your steams are stretching is no way to ever do it. really need to start over..... sorry
 

nedguy

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thanks Budist , but what if I separate them in their individual pots by tomorrow would that hurt them ? i mean they arent touching or encumbering each other yet.
 

Budist

Well-Known Member
thanks Budist , but what if I separate them in their individual pots by tomorrow would that hurt them ? i mean they arent touching or encumbering each other yet.
I would try if you really dont want to start over. they dont have much root right now so its your only chance to separate them. yes it could even kill them but I bet you could get it... might lose a few
 

hyltonsown

Active Member
yea i would never plant more than one seed per cup do to the fact it is really hard to transplant them w/o killin them but i would transplant all then hope four of them make it
 

Itoland

Active Member
ys the roots are gunna be tangled and u need a pot thts not see thru. roots cant get anylight. start over man.
 

nedguy

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ys the roots are gunna be tangled and u need a pot thts not see thru. roots cant get anylib0. start over man.
thanks for the replies guys,
Itoland : i just plucked one of them out (coz I'm only keeping 4), and found that the roots are starting to develop secondary roots but each one of seedlings is in a zone of its own and cant tell if its alone or not, I will carefully scoop them out with a semi-cylindrical spade and place them in much larger pots tonight, since its weed it should be fine no ?
 

delvite

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.


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 and 26c I assume it reaches 29/30 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




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.


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,
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 are 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
ok....................
1. if they arent showing signs of stress ( wilting/bleaching ) just leave them. sunlight is best ;)
2. mj seedlings can take 24hr light ;)
3. yes air in the container is good but it looks like your past that stage.
4. repot at once before the roots properly form and tangle ( careful with the tap roots )
5. i start feeding after the third set of true leaves ( these are the leaves after the seedleaves/first )
6. do the other growers suggested into cups then into bigger pots once the have started feed, i suggest all at once - tip... put the smaller plants in the middle of the others :)

hope you find this helpful.................................keep it green :)
 

GidgetGrows

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If you try to transplant while they are small I would take a couple per pot to be sure they survive the transplant, then you will probably have to cull it down to 1 per pot.

Since this is your first grow. Just enjoy and see how the plants grow and you'll learn more from this grow than any other. Good Luck!
 

Itoland

Active Member
ya theyll survive just get them outta there ASAP and ull be good man..HAPPY GROWING :joint:

keep the updates im gunna stay on this see how they doo
 

beecee

Active Member
just want you to know i made the same mistake with having all my seedlings in one pot. They all turned out ok. Even the one that i had to cut the roots out of the bottom of the pot that had gone down into the reservoir in the pot. some of them in the very end didn't turn out ok but that was a guy thing.
 

nedguy

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@beece, thanks man, ur right I did the transplant 12 hours ago, and they all seem ok, i followed on eof the advice from the previous page about planting two in each pot and pulling out one of them once i know they wont die, also like you said one of them (the tallest)had its root cut but looks healthy, will post pictures and updates tomorrow once i know for sure they'll make it.
 

nedguy

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how about putting them under a 540w halogenic tube bulb (once sun is down )? of course i'm keeping distance so the seedlings dont get too hot,

update ! its been 18 hours since I transplanted them and they didn't show any any negative signs so I assume it was successful !
 
how about putting them under a 540w halogenic tube bulb (once sun is down )? of course i'm keeping distance so the seedlings dont get too hot,

update ! its been 18 hours since I transplanted them and they didn't show any any negative signs so I assume it was successful !
You need something man.. I'm kinda surprised 40w of incandescent lighting grows anything at all... lol
 

Zoltan44x

Active Member
Excuse me for being a dick but if I'm growing illegal plants, I'd like to be sure about their strains and try to give them exactly what they need.
Otherwise I'd be still doing something illegal but the trouble would not worth to it.

Life is hope.
Happy growing.
 
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