How are my ten day old seedlings looking??

[Senseimilla]

Looking good... not much you can do about the nute burn once it's been done except treat them well and give them time. Doesn't look too bad as far as nute burn goes.

 

[gedbhoy]

thanks senseimila +rep....did u c my post b4 that abt lighting??......any suggestions

 

[fir3dragon]

lol thanks bproof im a newbee too bt they were very stretchy so repotted then not concerned about stretch more concerned about lack of stretch​

they are fine bro, if you want the to raise a little just raise the light up high lol.

 

[gedbhoy]

ive lifted in now so hopefully start growing upward....plants meant to grow to around 60cm myne is about 3 inches lol and roughly halfway through vegging

 

[fir3dragon]

ive lifted in now so hopefully start growing upward....plants meant to grow to around 60cm myne is about 3 inches lol and roughly halfway through vegging

just remember they get about twice or three times length during flowering

 

[gedbhoy]

if that is the case they should reach that height no probs

 

[Senseimilla]

Yes they will stretch in flower... also, IMO you are just at the starting stages of vegetative growth where it really takes off. Those plants are going to get BIG real quick just you watch. Once they get into the second month of life and sexualy maturity the growth rate just about doubles. First month you're really still in seedling stage. Second month they get the big rootball in the pot, start sucking down water and nutes and just grow like beasts if you treat'em right. If you grow them one more month they will grow 2x in all directions at least I'm sure. Second month of veg is so fun even tho I tend to rush through it to get to flower Wait til we see them in two weeks. I can't wait til mine get even to where yours are they are still little babies in comparison.

 

[ShLUbY]

thanks senseimila +rep....did u c my post b4 that abt lighting??......any suggestions

Hey just wanted to answer your lighting question... you did a nice job saving those seedlings!!! and now that you've bent them over they're taking off!! KUDOS to those on here who contributed good information! glad to see the community working together

So i dont know if i confused how i read the lighting that you have currently... but I would use the 400 HPS for flower the whole time, then youll save yourself the hassle of changing out a hood and ballast at 2 weeks into flowering If i read correctly... and you have one 400 watt MH and one 400 watt HPS... i would use the MH for vegging and the HPS for flower (but if you just have the interchangeable 400 use it as HPS for flower!). if i read right and you have the MH as well, Though 400 watts is gonna be a little overkill for vegging a small amount of plants... its gonna raise those girls up nice and fast and bushy!!! nonetheless, a 4-6 bulb bank of fluoros (t5s-better or t8s are fine) works great for vegging as well... just depends on the space you have to grow in! how big is your vegging and flowering rooms?

 

[gedbhoy]

yes shLubY +rep and thanks to everyone who helped me out.........i have an area of 66 inches in height 33 wide and 20 breadth and currently using a 23w daylight cfl above each plant and plan to use the HPS for flowering but was concerned this would create too much heat for such a small space

 

[ShLUbY]

yes shLubY +rep and thanks to everyone who helped me out.........i have an area of 66 inches in height 33 wide and 20 breadth and currently using a 23w daylight cfl above each plant and plan to use the HPS for flowering but was concerned this would create too much heat for such a small space

so you only have one room... you're going to need to hang up that 400 watt MH to continue vegging your girls... those CFLs are going to run out of energy for them... they're going to need a lot more light. Soooooo good news for you, you have the MH already. I would hang it up ASAP...

as for ventilation... you're going to need two of the oscillating fans i saw in your picture, one blowing at the top canopy of your plants (when they get bigger) and one blowing around the bottom portion of your grow to keep air flow mixed well, as those fans are kind of small... but adequate for the size of your room as it's only 66"h x 33"w x 20"d. How about the hood of your MH lamp? is there a 4 or 6 inch duct hole off the hood to pull heat away from it? You're gonna need an inline fan of at least 180+ CFM rating and some flexible ducting so you can keep your lights cool, and your room temperatures down... anything over 80 degrees is unacceptable for your girls, and they wont tolerate it.

 

[gedbhoy]

theres no hood on MH lamp it is just a reflector bt have a 4" extractor fan on 24/7 connected to a carbon filter which is housed ootside the wardrobe

 

[ShLUbY]

im not sure what you mean by "extractor"... can you post a pic of it? how many CFM does it move

 

[Clonex]

im not sure what you mean by "extractor"... can you post a pic of it? how many CFM does it move

A fan that extracts hot air from his grow area ????

 

[gedbhoy]

yeah thats it just as clonex said its a fan that u would have in your bathroom extracting air from your room....not sure how many CFM it moves....CFM???

 

[Clonex]

yeah thats it just as clonex said its a fan that u would have in your bathroom extracting air from your room....not sure how many CFM it moves....CFM???

The household fan type extractors are not really up to the job Gedbhoy tbh....

 

[gedbhoy]

any suggestions that i can buy to replace extractor (not too expensive) ill get a pic of my grow area on tonight and yous can get a batter look and see what i can do to improve my set up....Thanks

 

[Clonex]

any suggestions(not too expensive) ill get a pic of my grow area on tonight and yous can get a batter look and see what i can do to improve my set up....Thanks

Yeah do that and i will help , you may be able to get a cheap but powerful 1 , i know some good stockists , and maybe use the other to draw fresh air in....What country are you in ?

 

[gedbhoy]

The U.K clonex...and thanks again ill have pics on in 3 hours or so

 

[Clonex]

The U.K clonex...and thanks again ill have pics on in 3 hours or so

Ok cool , Uk is good ...... will check back later.....

 

[gedbhoy]

i have an area of 66 inches in height 33 wide and 20 breadth have took out 3 cfls and put MH on about half an hour ago goin to go and check temp humidity in 20 mins or so