New Grow. 7 Days since sprout. Check it out!

Space: 3'x2'x6.5' (WxDxH)
Lighting: (4) 26w Daylight CFLs (for now, I have a 150w hps ordered)
Medium: 50/50 Potting soil/Perlite mix
Nutes: Fox Farm Advanced; Grow Big, Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom
Strain: BAGSEED!!!:stoned:

3 Plants; hoping for 1 female. One of the plants isn't growing nearly as fast as the other 2 for some reason. Any thoughts?

Monday morning they sprouted, so a little less than 7 days old. How do they look? Looking for some expert opinions =D

Right now I have them in small Styrofoam coffee cups, but I plan on transplanting to 6" clay planters in a few days. I have already started them on their first dose of Big Bloom trying to follow the FF feeding schedule, but I did cut it down to like 1/8th of the dose to start. They took it very well and seemed to grow quite a bit in 1 day.

Here are a few pics. More updates soon. Please comment etc

Do these look normal for 7 days? I'm not very experienced. I'm thinking about adding 2 more cfl's when I transplant... any thoughts?

Update:

Added (4) more 26w 6500K cfl's for a total of 8. I think that is enough to veg for a month or so; then to HPS.

Couple of pics too... I think they are about ready to be transplanted. Tomorrow night maybe.. anyone have an opinion?

They are doing fine.

Its never really a bad idea to add more light unless it makes it too hot in your grow space. Especially with CFLs since they lack penetrating power. Im sure you will find that more than 8 as the plants get bigger is a good idea. Also try placing the bulbs around the sides of the plants as well to make them bushier!

You can even leave them in there as side lighting even after adding the HPS.


Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the comments. I creamed over your grow already =P

Day 8

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Originally Posted by emcnpk

Thanks for the comments. I creamed over your grow already =P

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Damn... didnt even take me out to dinner or anything... I feel cheated!!

:stoned:


Thanks for the compliment lol

How often are you watering them? They look a tad bit over watered...

right now, once a day 2oz of water per plant... i think i have too much perlite in my mix because they are drying out really fast; gonna do 70/30 PS to perlite when i go to 6inch pots in a couple days

when i took that pic i had just watered them; prolly why they look droopy

the new leaves growing look kinda yellowish-green but the veins are deep green; think that is an over-watering problem or ph?

Let them dry out all the way for a couple days and keep an eye on them. Seedlings are very susceptible to a myriad of issues that can stem from overwatering, it's one of the top noob mistakes I see here.

Make sure they are DRY when you stick your finger in down an inch or so before you water again. Container weight can tell you a lot about water in the medium. Fill an empty cup with dry soil and feel it. Then compare it to your grow containers. It should feel oddly light when you need water.

Just a stupid question here, did you make a bunch of holes in the bottom of those cups? Please answer yes, if not that's likely the culprit. Cannabis roots need plenty of oxygen in addition to water. If you don't have proper drainage then it will get stagnant in the bottom of the container and starve roots of oxygen or start to rot them.

Also, sometimes when plants grow quickly the new growth will often come in much lighter than the older growth. The chlorophyll hasn't had time to react to light yet, it will darken in a day or 2. Observation I have noticed that is sometimes confused for a problem.

Just thought it was worth mentioning.