first time grow snaps

[sitjaspliff]

hi this is my first grow does this look ok..?

sitjaspliff Reviewed by sitjaspliff on 05-04-2009. first time grow snaps hi this is my first grow does this look ok..? Rating: 5

[justanotherbozo]

you might want to add some perlite to your soil for drainage, otherwise, your
soil will become compacted over time, nor will it allow for normal drainage even
now.

i'd suggest you spend some time reading the FAQs and the 'sticky's' to give yourself
a headstart on educating yourself also.

there are many, many good people here that are gifted growers and actively
go out of their way to help newcomers who show a willingness to help themselves.

good luck and don't give up.

[fluid69]

i agree with bozo, but your plants are looking happy and healthy. I'm assuming the plants in the pots are the one from the cups? if not they'll need transplant. but all in all, your looking good. keep up the good work.

[syde00]

just a quick tip, next time put more soil into the pot, you can pretty much put it right to the brim.. the soil will compact down probably about an inch over time as you add water to it... you don;t want the soil level to get too low, otherwise stale air can get stuck in the top of the pot.

you can add more to the top of the pot now, but don;t bury the cotyledons.

looks good so far though

[sitjaspliff]

thanks for replies guys.. how much perlite do i add to soil. an can this be done with the plant still in pot??

[syde00]

you probably can still at it at this point... you'd need to dig out the plant being careful to get all of the roots.

remove all of the dirt where the roots have not already grown... do not remove dirt from the roots!

then mix up your soil with the added perlite and re-pot. basically exactly what you'd do for a normal transplant, except your just putting it back into the same size pot.

you can really only do this if the roots have not expanded heavly into the pots already though.

as for how much perlite to add... i have seen some people here say they do up to 50% perlite... personally i did a ratio around 2:1:1 - soilerlite:vermiculite which seems to be working for me so far.