Having some trouble with pics today so... no pics butt they are pretty cute though (my sprouts)!
Ok, so.. Yesterday I went driving all ov'a in an attempt to the find the next few items I will be needing. It's only been 5 days since I put those beauties in the j-pucks but as of this morning ALL 20 have sprouted and most have their first pair of true leaves:holysheep:!! Seriously? All 20? They took instantly to the T5's and got super
GREEN in moments!
Anyway... I read that @ about 1 week old they could receive a lil bit of nutrition, I was thinking 1/4 - 1/8 strength? However, after driving for hours yesterday with multiple stops @ Lowe's, Home Depot, Garden Center, etc., it has become clear to me that there isn't an adequate selection of organic nutes to choose from in those hyper-commercial establishments geared more for the ppl planting trees and flowers and tomatoes. Or.. more likely, I don't know enough yet to pick and choose the correct ingredients :doh:!
I read that Sea Kelp is good for the lil ones and for vegging and purchased MaxiCrop Liquid Sea Kelp to use super mildly???
Also, I'm trying to wrap my lil brain around a great Organic soil mixture that isn't too complex, yet bio-diverse enough to give them what they need now and adjust it as their nutritional needs change. Those MP Grow Vids are great and give as one suggestion something like:
Peat moss
Vermiculite
Perlite (sp?)
Lime/Dolomite Powder for PH
Fruit bat Guano (is this mix considered "soil" or soilless?)
I wanna try to go completely organic for taste and so the search continues. None of the 5 or 6 stores I drove to yesterday had PH meters except one, I bought it and it sucks... when I tested it in water it said it was dry:confused2:?? I'll get a better one today.
I will try to submit a few pics later after more coffee. I know YOU know what sprouts look like, but I'm not so sure that these just aren't the most beautiful ones eve'a, js!