following in fathers footsteps

To start off this thread i have to tell my story. My father recently died about 7 months ago due to a drunk driver. He was a very large pot grower. He has left me with some very nice supplys and decided to try and continue on the traditon. I have not had very much experience with growing except from what i saw him and his buddies do. He has left me with 7 1000watt sodium lights, all with timers, heat controls, and reflectors. So my question is, he has a bag of about 15 seeds labeld white widow and another with about 5 labeld AK. i have 5 white widows and 2 ak's germinating right now. (second day and showing signs of sprouting) do you guys think i should use the 1000watt lights to start growing with? or should i get some CFL's for the first 15-20 days till second leaf's kick in? and then use the big lights? and if i get CFL's what wattage should i be looking for, and how many per plant. ill keep posting as i go on and adding pictures of set up soon. and if anybody as any other information to add for a new grower (knowing that this is first time and just throwing it all out there for fun, not looking for anything huge.) would be greatly apprecated. Thank you all for reading thru my long boreing post.

CFL's for seedlings.. especially if you are new...
keep a close eys on the plants..

for people who bond with their plants...
the answers are always right in front of them..

some people go as far as to say the plants talk to them...
that's just personification... and what I did is JUST LABLING...

LOL

but in a short time with a lot of attention and awareness dedicated to your plants...
you will beging to "hear" them...

It takes a bit longer to figure out what they are "saying"

I look forward to giving you my 2 cents...

love

: )

thank you so very much gn i have read much of your posts and i am looking VERY forward to useing your 2 cents! ill be sure to keep you posted on what i do, and what my plants will look like! ill be sure to send them love from you.

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Originally Posted by fat possum2

Was your dad working on a new strain of any kind?

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i really have no idea... i have seen some funky ass weed come from him, and seeds with black lines streching from front to back of seed. he has bags of seeds in his um.. little safe thing i would like to say. i dont know how old or good they would be to use, but i will deff. get some pics to you guys maybe you can help me out!!

Hey exotic, Cfl's are definately the way to go for seedlings. I have 1 42w CFL per 4 plants and that is perfect. Cfl's dont get hot so you can put them right up next to the leaves. If you goto homedepot then look for the bigger 100w-200w. Those are your best bet if you plan to grow a large garden. Email me if you need Advice [email protected] .... I am a member of the NAACP.... NAtional Assoication of the advancment of cannabis plants :)

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Originally Posted by Seymour

psshh...

don't listen to Garden Knowm, he knows nothing

the plants DO talk to me! you just dont listen to yours!

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LmAo!

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I am a member of the NAACP.... NAtional Assoication of the advancment of cannabis plants

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thats good. where can i sign up?

I use HID's for seedling but I just hang the lights 4 or 5 feet above them. The light is not very intense on the young seedlings at that height and they do get some warmth from them. I leave the lights at this height till I see the second set of true leaves and then I drop the light to 16 inches above them and get the growing started.

CFL's would be fine but if you're not into buying anything extra then I'm just letting you know that you can work with what you have.

Really sorry to hear about your dad.

Laterz

sry about your father! if he had no other lights then obviously he used his hps on the seedling, why not you it will work if you keep the plants far enough away there first couple days, give them like 4 mabe five feet. i put seedlings under a 400 watt mh with air cooled hood about 3-4 feet away and had no problem, just watch the heat! keep them watered

Thank you all on your posts. and im sure he's havein fun up there pry walkin thru a garden full of pot just like he did down here!! just gettin fried with with some rock stars now. but yeah, i went and check on some cfl's today, and i got 3 so far.. and i will have pics up either tonight, or tomorrow afternoon of my set up and some seeds... maybe somebody can tell me if they know what strain they are.. or if they are new? thanks all.

hey anybody, got a question... im am germinating the seeds, and a few to seem to have grown some.. um... hair?? could this be mold maybe? does it happend alot? was just useing paper towel methode. so i switched my better seeds and tried with the paper towel and put it in a zip lock baggy and blew some air in to them. the ones are on their 4th day and still havent sprouted.. so i grabed 3 more and gunna start some more maybe it was just a bad batch? thanks all.

I could never get the paper towel method to work either...just drop them into a glass of water and put it in a cupboard. Check every 12 hours until you can just see the root through the cracked seed casing. Should take no more than a day or two.

Here is a link to a more in depth explanation of how to do it :

http://kindseed.com/tips.asp

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Originally Posted by indicloset

I could never get the paper towel method to work either...just drop them into a glass of water and put it in a cupboard. Check every 12 hours until you can just see the root through the cracked seed casing. Should take no more than a day or two.

Here is a link to a more in depth explanation of how to do it :

http://kindseed.com/tips.asp

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hey man, thanks alot, hopefully this will help :thumbsup: ill let ya know how long it takes for it to work.

When germinating seeds just put a cloth in a plate. Fold it in half and keep it moist. The warmer it stays the faster the seeds will grow (heat activates growth). Dont let it get above 95* though. Let dry seeds soak in glass of water and swirl them around hourly. I let mine soak for 3-5 hours and they open up within 48 hours. Some seeds are no good and there is nothing you can do... accept it. That hair you see isn't mold, Its normal. I have 9 2"-5" seedlings that have the same hairs.

Thanks for the info Earthy. Im glad im not the only one with hairy seeds.. :p ill give the glass of water thing a try and let ya know how it works for me.

I'd be interested in seeing pics. If the hairs are coming straight of the seed case then it actually may be mold. Get a gallon of water and put a cap full of bleach in there. That'll stop/kill mold if you DO have a problem. Good luck bud