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k cool. i gave them a good soaking (tell water came out the holes) so im goin to leave for em alone for a couple days(as far as watering) and let the soil dry out a lil. then ill spray with water till it starts collecting then stop. sound good or should i adjust somthing?
That sounds good Six! Thanks so much for all the input Jamstigator!
Heres a little picture update of the ladies! (Hopefully) I've still had them on 24 hr. light. Aged water. I've taken Yabatab's advice and it seems to have worked because I can definitly see roots going on! YAY!
As you can see, my Skywalker, which sprouted AFTER the C99 has taken a lead. In the pics I posted on the 6th you could see a few little leaves beginning to grow, well now there are more. It has 8 and has more starting in the middle. My plants really haven't grown upward very much. I'm trying to limit the stretching, however I do wonder if I'm gonna need to let them stretch some to get alternating nodes, or if that will just happen on its own? Any thoughts on that?
Here are the pics! This is day 9th of growth.
These are the Skywalker, I'll post the C99 next.
Ok...C99!
Here she be!
So...how am I doing 9 days in?
Lookin' good so far! :thumbsup:
Do you have air movement over the plants? :confused:
It could strengthen those stems, they look a little weak. :stoned:
k couple questions.
is there such thing as to much perlite for soil mediums? cuz i water but when i let the cups rest the top layer of soil is almost 80% perlite. now im worried that the seeds and staying moist due to to much perlite. is this a possable problem?
also i use a 120 mm fan in a 2 30gal rubbermaids. my room is an avg 70degrees somteims cooler. now should i even use a fan? using about 200+w CFLs and i got the fan right on top of the box so im worried that im not even allowing the box to get warm enough? is it possble?
Sounds like a good idea. I don't currently have much going in the way of airflow, but plan to construct my intake out take here shortly. That should provide enough air movement.
No one wants weak stems!!!
It's great how this thread has turned into a Q & A for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiXFeEtDeEp
As for their being too much perlite, I'm sure it's possible. I believe that you should probably have at most a 1:1 ratio. So, maybe half your medium should be perlite, but not 80%. I also already shared with you some of the different mixes you could try. Just go to like the second page of this thread and you'll see where we already had that conversation. Hope this helps!
first-sry didn't mean to hijack your thread :(
second-when i spoke about the 80% perlite. i mean just the top quarter inch of the top is mostly perlite. as if when i water it makes all the soil sink to the bottom and the seed is just surronded by perlite and no soil. at least thats what im worried about.
agin sorry
Thanks Omega!
Six, I had a problem with a few of mine like that. Because the soil did that when watered, they ended up much deeper than I would have liked them to be. Maybe this is why some people only put small amounts of perlite in the actual soil, but put a layer at the bottom. Hmmm...something to think about. Also, vermiculite retains moisture. Right? I know one is for drainage and one retains moisture but it's like...6 something a.m. I don't function at this hour. LOL. That said, I'd look into that. If you added some vermiculite then maybe you wouldn't have to worry so much about your seed not getting water. Just some thoughts.
As for hijacking my thread. We all need a hijacking once in awhile. Keeps us on our toes. Plus, try to answer your questions is beneficial to this whole learning process. Which is exactly what it is. I'd assume that whether you're new or old to this there are always new things to learn.
So yes...hijacker you are, but I don't mind! I kind of like that someone is keeping regular tabs on this thread, so hijack away, and hopefully I'll continue to see you on here.