Hey folks.
I've been around here for a few weeks now, and I have finally decided to put my grow up here in a journal. I've had several trials and tribulations along the way with these seedlings but I think I've now got things mostly under control.
First off, I got 10 seeds but for some reason only 5 of them germed. Not sure why I had the horrible germ rate. I did everything suggested (used paper towel and plate in a plastic bag on top of the fridge) but couldn't get more than 5 to pop. Oh well, let's just hope at least a couple are female.
During the initial two weeks I had these babies in Peat Pots (Jiffy Pots) in a Vermiculite, Perlite and Peat Moss mixture that was pH corrected with lime. They grew fine for the first week and then just stopped growing and started to turn yellow. Thanks to the help of a few peeps over in the problems section I decided to try transplanting them into different soil. Ever since then they have been growing like champs! I would warn anyone against using those Jiffy pots they leach moisture away and dry out waaay too fast.
I'm now growing them in 4" plastic pots in a combination of two soils that I had around the house comprised of Perlite, Peat Moss, Humus, Compost and Sand. Also I'm watering with bottled spring water. They seem to be loving life for the most part.
Lighting is 4 x 27w daylight, and 2 x 23w warm CFLs. I am actually starting to think that they like the warm CFLs better. I've read the same thing from a few other people on this site. Doesn't seem to make sense, but the proof is in the growth!
It's pretty dry in my place so I have left some water open in the grow cabinet to evaporate and increase the humidity level.
I killed one seedling by experimenting with a MG soil that dried up literally overnight and left the thing dead. Won't do that again. Now I'm down to four pretty healthy plants.
Question: The plant in the back on the right (labelled N00b, also appears in the LAST picture) seems to be drooping a bit in comparison to the rest of them. I am watering them all the same amount about once every two days. This guy seems to retain a bit more water, so I suspect it's over-watering. I am not sure though and wanted to run it by you experts here for some feedback. What do you think?
Question 2: Should I start giving them nutes?
In general I am extremely happy with how these plants are staying short and really bushy. I can't believe it actually, they aren't growing up much at all--just getting all fat and wide. Yay.
Would love to hear any feedback!
I've been around here for a few weeks now, and I have finally decided to put my grow up here in a journal. I've had several trials and tribulations along the way with these seedlings but I think I've now got things mostly under control.
First off, I got 10 seeds but for some reason only 5 of them germed. Not sure why I had the horrible germ rate. I did everything suggested (used paper towel and plate in a plastic bag on top of the fridge) but couldn't get more than 5 to pop. Oh well, let's just hope at least a couple are female.
During the initial two weeks I had these babies in Peat Pots (Jiffy Pots) in a Vermiculite, Perlite and Peat Moss mixture that was pH corrected with lime. They grew fine for the first week and then just stopped growing and started to turn yellow. Thanks to the help of a few peeps over in the problems section I decided to try transplanting them into different soil. Ever since then they have been growing like champs! I would warn anyone against using those Jiffy pots they leach moisture away and dry out waaay too fast.
I'm now growing them in 4" plastic pots in a combination of two soils that I had around the house comprised of Perlite, Peat Moss, Humus, Compost and Sand. Also I'm watering with bottled spring water. They seem to be loving life for the most part.
Lighting is 4 x 27w daylight, and 2 x 23w warm CFLs. I am actually starting to think that they like the warm CFLs better. I've read the same thing from a few other people on this site. Doesn't seem to make sense, but the proof is in the growth!
It's pretty dry in my place so I have left some water open in the grow cabinet to evaporate and increase the humidity level.
I killed one seedling by experimenting with a MG soil that dried up literally overnight and left the thing dead. Won't do that again. Now I'm down to four pretty healthy plants.
Question: The plant in the back on the right (labelled N00b, also appears in the LAST picture) seems to be drooping a bit in comparison to the rest of them. I am watering them all the same amount about once every two days. This guy seems to retain a bit more water, so I suspect it's over-watering. I am not sure though and wanted to run it by you experts here for some feedback. What do you think?
Question 2: Should I start giving them nutes?
In general I am extremely happy with how these plants are staying short and really bushy. I can't believe it actually, they aren't growing up much at all--just getting all fat and wide. Yay.
Would love to hear any feedback!
