First time grow KC Brains Skunk #1 & White KC

[JackHerer]

Hi All

This is my first grow seems to be going alright. I did also have some NL during germination & propogation but they all failled to make it to seedlings. WIll have to do a dedicated NL grow with the rest of my seeds as I reckon I know where I made mistakes.

These seedlings are about two weeks old and as I say it seems to be going ok but a couple have started to droop a bit since being put in the larger rockwool cubes & te NFT tank.

They are under a 250W MH bulb by Solarburst which seems to give good light. I have backed the light off a bit as the temps were getting a bit high & I thought this might be whats causing the droop. The PH in the res is 5.7 - 5.8 although when I test the PH in the tray where the plants sit it is 6.2. Not sure about my tester pen tried calibrating it but not sure if I did it correctly as I bought the most of the kit secondhand with no instructions. SO I also test the PH using a liquid test kit and it shows a nice yello equal to 6.0 on the scale.

Is it possible the plants are adjusting to the new surroundings so to speak. The whole system is on 18/6 at the moment I even switch the air & water pump of with the light. However as said the plants have just been put intot he larger cubes so the roots won't yet be in the water so if this could be a problem later due to drowning in non moving water I'll adjust that but if I can get them used to 18 hours of moving water and 6 hours still I'll get to sleep easier than with the pumps running.

Thanks for all the tips on these forums and anymore are welcomed.
JH :rastasmoke:





P.S. I added the saucer of water today to try to increase the humidity.

JackHerer Reviewed by JackHerer on 05-03-2007. First time grow KC Brains Skunk #1 & White KC Hi All This is my first grow seems to be going alright. I did also have some NL during germination & propogation but they all failled to make it to seedlings. WIll have to do a dedicated NL grow with the rest of my seeds as I reckon I know where I made mistakes. These seedlings are about two weeks old and as I say it seems to be going ok but a couple have started to droop a bit since being put in the larger rockwool cubes & te NFT tank. They are under a 250W MH bulb by Solarburst Rating: 5

[dusto2k3]

you should get that light closer, thats why they are stretching soooooo much.

[JackHerer]

I just backed the light off. Actually the ones that are stretched happened when in the propogator in indirect light. This stopped after they were put under the MH bulb the shortest one broke throug to the surface while the light was a far away from the propogater as possible almost touching the shelf above. They haven\'t stretched much since.

However I did have the light closer about 2 foot above the tallest plant and the temp from the probe you can see on the mylar cover with the fan at max got to 85 - 90 with the door open. Thats why I backed it off last night and I was going to bring the bulb back closer in stages once the leaves started perking up a bit again..

[dusto2k3]

word, sounds good. LoL, maybe you know best eh?

[JackHerer]

Nah certainly don't think I know best, just giving you the score but I can see why you thought the taller ones stretched after being put under the light. One thing I'm sorting is a proper nursery cloner for propogation using standard florescents as the heat from the MH is what killed one of the NL that actually popped through.

[dusto2k3]

no no no, i only say that cuz they are your plants and you do know "best" i was just giving a suggestion, but with that new info, i said "i guess you know best" cuz you do and i didn't!!!

floros are the way to go for seedies.

[JackHerer]

No worries thanks for the comments. Hope you keep popping in and giving tips throughout the grow.

[dusto2k3]

word. i'll try to keep up to date here. good luck

[Weedhound]

jack keep a close eye on your ph. It may well be rising in response to the stress of the heat or something. It is important to keep where the plants are down to the 5.8-6.0 level....along there. I just lost some brand new seedlings I put in my setup and feel I could have changed that if I had paid more attention to my ph's quick rising. It can be sign of tissue destruction....burn....etc...

Seedlings are frigging wimps at that age.

[JackHerer]

Welcome to my log Weedhound thanks for stopping by :thumbsup:

Just checked the PH level and in the tray its bang on 5.8

As I'm trying to follow the no nutes till 5 sets of leaves checking the PH is about the most fussing I get to do on the seedlings along with panicking over the temps . Just keeping my fingers crossed as many as possible make it through to become decent plants.

If I get one female out of the lot I'll be satisfied, one from each strain I'll be happy & anymore will be a bonus. I'll take clones from them and set up a decent little clone / nursery for seedlings using the information in the FAQ's.