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[HemperFi]

send her my way hemperfi... I've long wished for my very own stalker...:rofl:

I told her all about you Hick -- she's terribly interested -- no, really -- and she's on her way -- good luck with that. lol.

 

[HemperFi]

Thanks Sol -- bho, see, not everything I'm doing is wrong.

Your right Sol. I've tucked that power strip back into the tube -- I was careful tho.

 

[HemperFi]

unless you've been growing constant at least 5 years, they never look like the mock up pic in advertisement. that plant you asked bout whats up with looks root bound to me. wp?

the others look great. nice and tight like any good ship is ran.

Not root bound Irish, just strange -- I call it my "Alien." She has been strange from the get go -- some kind of genetic thing I believe.

Thanks for looking in.

 

[HemperFi]

I planted 9 more beens today. I have one seedling already, so I will have 5, Mountain Bud and 5 Something Special. All it said about the genetics was that they are a Sativa/Indica/cross -- Don'y know the breeder -- could be Kindseeds.com. I have them under the CFLs where they will sprout. I will order a T5 HO 4bulb light Friday -- For some reason I feel better about these than I did the last seeds I tried to start -- only one of them popped -- I'm pretty sure these will sprout -- *fingers crossed* I put them in MG seed starter potting soil, and I just dropped them in the hole and covered them up. Point up, point down, whatever -- most of them are on their side. We will see.

I hope my cloning goes better than my seed planting. I have Rapid rooters and the dome. I'm looking forward to the experience with slight trepidation.

Oh, and Irish -- WP stands for "White Power" -- I got the clone in the mail from my cousin in Oregon -- it's also a Sativa/Indica/mix -- don't know the breeder. Northern lights and white widow, I believe. The other clone is an AK-47.

I'm trying to decide the best time to keep the light on when I turn them to 12/12 -- been thinking on it for weeks and can't figure it out. My AC likes to freeze up in the early morning hours, so I was thinking I'd run the lights from say, 2AM until 2PM, but it will be winter. I don't know if I'll need the AC. It has me stumped. I have another month or so to figure it out tho.

Peace -- and please feel free to comment

 

[HemperFi]

Here is my new technique for germinating seeds -- and one baby picture.

 

[HemperFi]

I will pull off the clear cups when they show green, and I will burp them twice a day until then. Those clear cups fit perfectly into the tops of the red cups. The baby is called "Something Special," Only to be found on Kindseeds.com -- at least I haven't seen it anywhere else. Indica/Sativa/cross. 4 of the seeds are also SS, and 5 are called "Mountain Bud," another Indica/Sativa/cross.

 

[HemperFi]

I think I will be able to make room for the females to vedge when I pick up the T5 next week. They can stay there until then. I'm thinking I have room in the tent for 12 pots. I know it will be crowded and probably a pain in the arse, but I will deal with it. I have some room down in my bedroom... I will end up camped out in the salon with weed growing all over the boat. Like a horder, lol.

 

[HemperFi]

So do you put the pot right in the soil, or do you transplant them? The ones I have in the tent were all sprouted in 5" Jiffy pots that I just put in the soil when I moved them up. I couldn't find any Jiffy pots, so I went with these cups which I read about in here. But now I will have to tramatize them and get all into their roots and transplant them. Is it better to have them damp or dry when you take them out of the cups and put them in their new home?

 

[Sol]

When i used those cups before, i got them slightly moist, so the soil sticks together, then just take some scissors and nick the rim all along the outer rim(where you drink from). Then it just peels like a banana, real gentle just cup the whole cup in your hand so as you expose the soil ,by peeling the cup flaps down and supporting the whole thing in your hand as you 'unpeel' it. You should then have the whole root mass in your hand without disturding the roots at all. When i did it , not even a grain of dirt fell off,then just make a hole in the larger pot and insert it like a plug.
Some ppl might suggest to tease a few roots out ,so it will 'catch' faster after the transplant, buy either way works well when removing from those type cups.

 

[Hick]

Dont stress the transplant hf, once you've done a few dozen, you won't even think twice about it. As long as they are allowed time to fill the cup w/ roots, It's a "no-brainer"
"I" don't care for those 'peat pots'. I've had them restrict root development.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Seedlings do not need or want humidity domes. I really would forget them altogether--they simply cannot be doing any good. I find domed seedlings much more prone to damping off.

I often plant regular plants in peat pots, and have found the same thing with the roots. I now make slices in the peat pots before I plant them, giving the roots a place to grow through.

 

[HemperFi]

Okay, The domes come off -- they fit on there so nice though, Thank you THG.
Hick, thanks, I needed to hear those words from you. I'll let the roots get nice and thick before re-potting.

Sol, that sounds like the way to go about it. Peel em like a banana.

I never even thought about root restriction in those peat pots -- slicing the sides sounds like a real good idea. What is "damping off?"

 

[Sol]

Mostly the cause is over watering or the fungi was present in the grow medium to start with and the humidity is too high for young seedlings. Most people have this problem because they use a tent over their seedlings to raise the humidity (and they need that sort of). The problem comes from not heating the grow medium to proper temperature (65-75 f) in the first place. Then you raise the humidity and there you go, perfect conditions for Pythium wilt (Damping off). The key is prevention with products like Polygragron granules added to your soil or Bak Pak, & Intercept work in the soil too. Try to avoid the ones you soak the soil with because over watering is a major cause in the first place.

found by google damp off

 

[HemperFi]

Thanks Sol -- enlightening

I just ordered a 530CFM fan and filter -- will I need a fan speed controler?

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

As far as I am concerned, yes, a speed controller is a must.

I have seen damping off with hydro, so there is more to it than the soil. Humid conditions really contribute to it.

 

[HemperFi]

Okay, I will order one tomorrow -- AND, I have been thinking hard about buying a T5, but after looking into it, I can get another 600w kit for about the same money. I can hang another HID where the CFLS are now and have enough penetration to keep mothers and vedge clones. What do you think? I can also put the CFLs down in my bedroom and use it for seeds and clones. Seems like a no-brainer to me, besides, a 4ft T5 fixture is going to cramp my style by eliminating a place for me to sit in there as I sing to my plants. Advice is totally welcome.

Peace

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

The T5 and the HPS have different uses. Are you planning on running a 600w MH for moms and vegging? If so, this may be overkill. Remember it is not just initial cost you should be looking at--you need to look to what things cost to operate every month. The T5 gets a little better lumen to watt ratio than the MH with far less heat. UI found that I could get about the same veggy growth from 216W (20,000 lumens) of t% as 400W (36000 lumensw) of MH with far less heat. maybe you should look at that 2' double (4 tube) PLL that HTG puts out--20,000 lumens with 4 2' double tubes.

 

[Roddy]

:yeahthat: T5's are the way to go!

 

[HemperFi]

Hmmmmmm, What I was thinking about was the penetration I would get from an HID -- the one I am looking at is variable and can be "turned down." If that's the right way to put it. Also, I don't pay for electricity it comes with the slip -- for now anyway. They keep talking about putting meters at every slip, but until then it isn't a worry. I DO worry about heat, but winter is coming. Two footers sound like the way to go if I'm gonna do T5's, but .... damn

 

[HemperFi]

I could vent the vedge light into the tent -- the girls are going to need to stay warm anyway. Didn't I read a thread where you were planning to do this very thing? AND, even if they don't need the warmth, the new 530CFM fan and scrubber can deal with the extra heat -- and smell. I already have a fan -- I will have two extra bulbs -- and I can still use the CFLs for seeds and cloning. They work fine for that. I wonder what Hammy thinks. I know he has a 600w and a 400w HID -- bet he wishes he had 2 600 watters.