Should I put her in the big lights now ?

I was wondering should I put her in the big light now 600 watts mh or should I wait, she was out of the soil since Friday, didn't water yet cause soil still wet and don't wanna dry out yet my first water was Wednesday when I put the seed in the wet soil

Seedlings wont utilize the full 600 watt, but if you want to put her under a 600 watt go for it. Just place it 2-3 feet away from the seedling

itzGucci said:

Seedlings wont utilize the full 600 watt, but if you want to put her under a 600 watt go for it. Just place it 2-3 feet away from the seedling

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Like Gucci said, just keep the lamp nice and high for a week or so, and slowly lower it down. If you see any sign of trouble, raise it back up.

Also, good job on the watering... overwatering is one of the biggest mistakes newbies make.

Welcome to RIU, and happy growing!

-spek

Well, since it only needs a 23w CFL for the next week or 2, you would be wasting 577w...lol...

Thanks guy you really help me a lot I'm gonna put the cfl 2 inches away I will be updating my picture the strain that I'm experimenting is killawatt, since I didn't wanna mess the critical kush and the y griega seeds

Pinguino said:

Thanks guy you really help me a lot I'm gonna put the cfl 2 inches away I will be updating my picture the strain that I'm experimenting is killawatt, since I didn't wanna mess the critical kush and the y griega seeds

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You're welcome, and yep that sounds about right 2inches or so...depending on what wattage you actually have for CFLs, you can put your hand on top of the plant and if the back of your hand is hot, raise the light, if your hand feels fine, you can bring the light closer until the back of your hand is "warm" not hot...good luck and welcome to RIU

Day 5
7 days with no water seed was sprouted directly from dirt... I may put 25 ml of water tomorrow any suggestion will be appreciate. And Happy Thanksgiving to all in RIU

Day 7 today

Finally feed her with AN lines, diluted in a 1 liter of water. I put 1/2 ml of perfect Ph sensi grow A and B, voodoo juice, piranha and tarantula I got the whole collection I just decide to give some of this to start up on top Of that I put her on the tent with the 400 watt mh at 2 feet high... She look happy so far

Good job

Now, they're young, so instead of following labels, let the plants talk to you and tell you what they need. Underfeeding can easily be corrected. Overfeeding can cause problems that can't be repaired for current growth.

Keep up the great work.

-spek

ps. I find it easier to be more accurate with my measurements with 2L. I bought a water pitcher from the dollar store that is quite tall, and marked 2L line with a sharpie. When I had feed left over, I poured it into a 4L milk container that I cleaned thoroughly, and next feed (didn't feed every water) I quickly re-pH'd.

Notice to all you other noob's with seedlings. Look at how healthy his looks, and look at when he watered. With the size of the pot he has (or a solo cup or small container) whatever, if you water the medium thoroughly before you plant the seed, you DO NOT need to water it for about a week. (depending on conditions)

Nice job Pinguino!

LESS IS MORE!

RIKNSTEIN said:

Well, since it only needs a 23w CFL for the next week or 2, you would be wasting 577w...lol...

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This time of year HPS and MH make excellent heaters LOL
i think they save me a little money, i sit in my grow room and keep warm no need to turn on the heating
if i were growing with cfls or something i think i would need about 1kw of electric fires to keep the room at 80f in the winter
shame electric fires don't grow weed too lol

peace

Thank you spek9 I rather let her starve than overfeeding I only gave her 25 ml of that diluted formula and then 10 ml of straight 6.5 ph water. For measurement I use a blender, and for smaller ml from 1 to 5 ml I use a kid medicine needle that you can get at any pharmacy

plaguedog said:

Notice to all you other noob's with seedlings. Look at how healthy his looks, and look at when he watered. With the size of the pot he has (or a solo cup or small container) whatever, if you water the medium thoroughly before you plant the seed, you DO NOT need to water it for about a week. (depending on conditions)

Nice job Pinguino!

LESS IS MORE!

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Thank you,

skunkd0c said:

This time of year HPS and MH make excellent heaters LOL
i think they save me a little money, i sit in my grow room and keep warm no need to turn on the heating
if i were growing with cfls or something i think i would need about 1kw of electric fires to keep the room at 80f in the winter
shame electric fires don't grow weed too lol

peace

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Lol that what me and my wife be doing!!!

These are my latest seed plants which broke ground 9 days ago. I am a big believer in HID from the outset as these already have fully formed sets of third true leaves and are compact and sturdy. As has been stated before, place your hand at the top of your plant palm down and if it is too warm for you it is too warm for your plant. These were kept about 24" below a 1000w HID. Also as stated above DO NOT OVER FERTILIZE!!! Seeds contain all of the nutrients needed for initial growth inside the seed pod and elements needed for initial growth after the cotyledons break ground are available in whatever medium you have planted into. I use Miracle Grow seed starting mix and as you can clearly see, it supplied everything needed to get them this far as they were just transplanted from 12oz cups yesterday. CFLs will work, I just believe from my own experience that HID gives them the best start and that will reap dividends down the road. Happy Growing



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Day 10

Getting ready for 30 ml of water

And my line of nutrient

Day 14

i believe she is very healthy and once I put a lil bit of nutes at 260 ppm, she got way big for 14 days old, I love the way she is growing and decide to germinate some more that way she doesn't feel alone anymore the other strain are Critical Kush, Y Griega, Ak-48 and Burmese Kush I'm still have a lot more seed to do after this first grow I have over 40 more strain to try thanks guy for watching

If you post the updates in grow journal section, I'm sure you will get more responses.