Mr.Unsleep
Under the Zion Curtain
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Well, this is my 1st serious attempt at a grow. So far I'll give a run down of my set up. I did the paper moist paper towel sprout method to get the root and tops. Enough have something to soak up the light. I'm not a fan of dropping an unsprouted seed in a hole, and hoping for the best.
I have a 400w MH light and it's putting out alot of heat. I made a mistake with the 1st batch I tried and cooked the delicate seedlings when I put the light about 2 feet away from them. Obviously they fried pretty fast.
Right now I have them sprouting in 16oz plastic solo cups with alot of holes in the bottom for drainage. I plan to transplant to 3 gallon pots when they develope more and reach maybe 2-3 feet in height. My closet grow space isnt entirely that big, so I plan on topping or branching to keep them wider than taller. Dimensions of my grow space are roughly 2 feet, by 4 feet- with a height of roughly 5 feet. I have my grow light and reflector hanging off the clothes rod, suspending by a chain which can be raised or lowered by the links in the chain. So far the MH light is about 3.5 feet from the tops of the cups till they develope 4-5 sets of leaves and maybe I will lower it some more. I just don't want to fry them again.
Soil:
2 parts MG moisture control (Could of swore I bought Organic MG)
1 part Perlite
1 part Vermiculite
I didn't add any nutes so far- I want them to grow a little before I toss in more variables. I bought a Tomatoe fert as close to 20-20-20 as I could get.
MG tomato fert is 18-18-21. Yet to apply yet. I don't have any ventilation yet, or CO2, but will work those in later as things develope.
My bagseeds are of varying qualities, since I've been stashing seeds for a few years, I have no idea what is growing atm. But you can already tell there are different plants. One is very broad, slick, shiny leaves, where others are more slender with little hairs on the leaves already. I have 8 cups atm. I plan on at least 1/2 being males, so I want at least 3-4 females in the end.
Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated. For now, here is some pics of my progress.
I have a 400w MH light and it's putting out alot of heat. I made a mistake with the 1st batch I tried and cooked the delicate seedlings when I put the light about 2 feet away from them. Obviously they fried pretty fast.
Right now I have them sprouting in 16oz plastic solo cups with alot of holes in the bottom for drainage. I plan to transplant to 3 gallon pots when they develope more and reach maybe 2-3 feet in height. My closet grow space isnt entirely that big, so I plan on topping or branching to keep them wider than taller. Dimensions of my grow space are roughly 2 feet, by 4 feet- with a height of roughly 5 feet. I have my grow light and reflector hanging off the clothes rod, suspending by a chain which can be raised or lowered by the links in the chain. So far the MH light is about 3.5 feet from the tops of the cups till they develope 4-5 sets of leaves and maybe I will lower it some more. I just don't want to fry them again.
Soil:
2 parts MG moisture control (Could of swore I bought Organic MG)
1 part Perlite
1 part Vermiculite
I didn't add any nutes so far- I want them to grow a little before I toss in more variables. I bought a Tomatoe fert as close to 20-20-20 as I could get.
MG tomato fert is 18-18-21. Yet to apply yet. I don't have any ventilation yet, or CO2, but will work those in later as things develope.
My bagseeds are of varying qualities, since I've been stashing seeds for a few years, I have no idea what is growing atm. But you can already tell there are different plants. One is very broad, slick, shiny leaves, where others are more slender with little hairs on the leaves already. I have 8 cups atm. I plan on at least 1/2 being males, so I want at least 3-4 females in the end.
Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated. For now, here is some pics of my progress.