2nd grow

[spongebobsmokepants]

Looking good so far. This is the stage that many of us will tend to love our seedlings to death by overwatering. I let mine get really dry before watering. allowing it to dry out encourages the roots to grow more to search for moisture.

[FireTheft]

do NOT use clear plastic cups....light is very bad for roots

[rnichilo]

how they coming? :rastasmoke:

[cwesto]

Looking good so far. This is the stage that many of us will tend to love our seedlings to death by overwatering. I let mine get really dry before watering. allowing it to dry out encourages the roots to grow more to search for moisture.

Its funny u say that, i was just looking at the soil starting to dry about 2 minutes ago. But, yes ive heard about roots going deeper in search of moisture, hopefully i can reserve myself from watering until it is really needed.

do NOT use clear plastic cups....light is very bad for roots

Yea, ive never heard anyone say anything against it, but it just doesnt sound like a good idea to me. Roots are naturally in the dark their whole lives anyway.

how they coming? :rastasmoke:

Good so far, i think. I got em about 3-4" under my 2 CFL's. Temps are around 65-70 with the CFL's on 24hrs, they will probably go up closer to 80-85 when i put the 400w on it. I plan on having them under CFL's for about 1 to 1&1/2 weeks until breaking out the MH on them.

PS. rnichilo, i saw URBANGROWER on ur sig., Hell Yea.

[cwesto]

Pic 1 - YEAAAAAAA, last seed pop'd today and is now in the soil. Will put under CFL's as soon as she shows face. :clap::clap::clap:

Pic 2 - Look at em bending inwards towads the CFL's, how cute.

Pic 3 - Just another pic, look how the leaves have grown in just 1 day :thumbsup:

[nosaj]

Wow my seeds are not sprouting that high at all, i wonder why. One has seemed to open up and has 4 leaves but isnt more than 1/2 inch tall.

[cwesto]

yea i dont kno nosaj. 6 of mine are big bud, so im hoping it is part of their strains characteristics. Its either that or stretching, i think im going to lower my 400w CMH tonight, its is currently at 4' over the plants. I think mine stretched b/c i had them on my kitchen counter top for the firts day they sprouted out of the ground, so it strectched toward the ceiling light I think it will still be ok for them to be that long at this age. Wont it??

[cwesto]

Wow, ok so i get back from class tonight at 9 to find my loset completely dark, as in lights out and exaust fan turned off. It is starnge tho because they are both on the same digital timer which was still on, it son batteries so its always on. Also the room fan was still on which goes to the same extension cord as my light ans exaust..... hopefully this does not happen again.

[afghooey]

looks like those seedlings are stretching out pretty badly. Lower those lights (or raise the cups) so that the plants are no more than 2 inches away from the lights. Don't want them to stretch too much or they'll flop over.

[cwesto]

looks like those seedlings are stretching out pretty badly. Lower those lights (or raise the cups) so that the plants are no more than 2 inches away from the lights. Don't want them to stretch too much or they'll flop over.

i dont think 2" with the 400 MH isnt gonna work. im pretty sure it will fry those little guys. Yea the lights r 45" away right now, i am trying to move them clsoser and closer gradually, since they r still so young.