Sk8orDie
02-14-2007, 02:28 AM
Hey,
My friend finally decided to give growing a shot. Did a lot of reading and prep work and now finally has a little something to show for it. Had 32 seeds total: 10 California Orange, 10 Ice, 10 Bubblicious and 2 Sour Diesel Seeds (found in a bag of sour diesel's... he'll keep an eye on these).
Anyway, he planted the seeds in rockwool almost 6 days ago. The rockwool was soaked in tap water for 15 minutes. Since then he found out you're supposed to soak it for 24 hours in a pH adjust, nutrient enriched water. So, he's been misting them a few times a day with water with a pH between 6-6.5 and .25/.25/.25 nutrient enriched with General Hydroponics nutrients (.25 teaspoons of FloraBloom, FloraMicro, FloraGrow per gallon, adjusted to the size of the spray bottle). The rockwool is very damp, but there's no water pooling underneath or in the tracks of the tray. He has slowed the misting to only a small amount (2-4 sprays) once or twice a day.
2 days ago the first seedling broke the surface and within the next 24 hours 21 more broke the surface. They grew fast for the first 24 hours and got to almost the size in the picture. At that point they were placed about 4.5 feet below a 1000w MH lamp.
During the next 24 hours (yesterday until now) their vertical growth seemed to slow down a lot, almost to the point of stopping. He thinks that it might be because they stopped stretching when they were moved from the 100w Halogen to the 1000w MH, which obviously puts out a lot more lumens). However, the first two leaves (which will, from his understanding, turn into the first node) have fanned outward and are growing slowly.
The temperature is around 70 degrees, not sure on the humidity. He has a thing to measure it but it's reading is --% right now, gotta figure it out.
I have a few questions (if you'd like any additional information or pictures he'd be more than happy to provide them)...
How do they look?
He just got a heating pad for terrariums to attached under the tray. On the package it says it heats a terrariums 5-10 degrees fahrenheit. He read this was a good way to raise the temperature if the grow room is too cold. Should he attach it directly to the bottom or place something in between? He said it doesn't feel like it's strong enough to heat through much, it's only slightly warm to the touch.
Is the slowed growth normal until the first leaves get bigger and, if so, when can he expect growth to accelerate?
Is the nutrient enriched misting okay, being I know you shouldn't give nutes for the first 3 weeks or so? He was just worried because he didn't initially soak the rockwool properly.
When should he transplant the seedlings into soil? The soil is ~60% Miracle Gro (he know the stories, but he already has it and a lot of people seem to say it's okay) 20% perlite and 20% vermiculite, just in case your wondering.
Images are attached below and this thread will be updated as they grow... hopefully! The first two were taken yesterday, the rest were taken an hour or two ago and the last one is of a seedling that didn't look so hot.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Sk8
My friend finally decided to give growing a shot. Did a lot of reading and prep work and now finally has a little something to show for it. Had 32 seeds total: 10 California Orange, 10 Ice, 10 Bubblicious and 2 Sour Diesel Seeds (found in a bag of sour diesel's... he'll keep an eye on these).
Anyway, he planted the seeds in rockwool almost 6 days ago. The rockwool was soaked in tap water for 15 minutes. Since then he found out you're supposed to soak it for 24 hours in a pH adjust, nutrient enriched water. So, he's been misting them a few times a day with water with a pH between 6-6.5 and .25/.25/.25 nutrient enriched with General Hydroponics nutrients (.25 teaspoons of FloraBloom, FloraMicro, FloraGrow per gallon, adjusted to the size of the spray bottle). The rockwool is very damp, but there's no water pooling underneath or in the tracks of the tray. He has slowed the misting to only a small amount (2-4 sprays) once or twice a day.
2 days ago the first seedling broke the surface and within the next 24 hours 21 more broke the surface. They grew fast for the first 24 hours and got to almost the size in the picture. At that point they were placed about 4.5 feet below a 1000w MH lamp.
During the next 24 hours (yesterday until now) their vertical growth seemed to slow down a lot, almost to the point of stopping. He thinks that it might be because they stopped stretching when they were moved from the 100w Halogen to the 1000w MH, which obviously puts out a lot more lumens). However, the first two leaves (which will, from his understanding, turn into the first node) have fanned outward and are growing slowly.
The temperature is around 70 degrees, not sure on the humidity. He has a thing to measure it but it's reading is --% right now, gotta figure it out.
I have a few questions (if you'd like any additional information or pictures he'd be more than happy to provide them)...
How do they look?
He just got a heating pad for terrariums to attached under the tray. On the package it says it heats a terrariums 5-10 degrees fahrenheit. He read this was a good way to raise the temperature if the grow room is too cold. Should he attach it directly to the bottom or place something in between? He said it doesn't feel like it's strong enough to heat through much, it's only slightly warm to the touch.
Is the slowed growth normal until the first leaves get bigger and, if so, when can he expect growth to accelerate?
Is the nutrient enriched misting okay, being I know you shouldn't give nutes for the first 3 weeks or so? He was just worried because he didn't initially soak the rockwool properly.
When should he transplant the seedlings into soil? The soil is ~60% Miracle Gro (he know the stories, but he already has it and a lot of people seem to say it's okay) 20% perlite and 20% vermiculite, just in case your wondering.
Images are attached below and this thread will be updated as they grow... hopefully! The first two were taken yesterday, the rest were taken an hour or two ago and the last one is of a seedling that didn't look so hot.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Sk8