New at growing.

[Rusty Trichome]

Hey guys what sort of light should I be giving my newly planted seed.

None. Does no good till the seedling breaks-ground and sheds the seed cover.

[420izm]

cheers for the advice. still all new to me. love to get high. just not very good at this. should it still need warmth tho?

[Rusty Trichome]

Room temp is fine, as long as the room is somewhere between 70ish and 85ish.

[BudE714]

Listen to Rusty well! He be a guru!!!:hippy:

[420izm]

haha good shit. so woke up this morning and its grown a little. the outer shell has mostly cracked off. still hanging on by a thread. ive moved it into some sun light and hope that she'll start growing.

Im thinking of going to the store today and buy a beginners light system. Any that I should ask them for. Kinda on a budget so not looking for the best light system but somethign that will last and do the job. Also what do I tell them the lights are for??haha

[Rusty Trichome]

If they ask, tell 'em your wife went 'green', and insists on replacing all the bulbs in your house with CFL's.

[purplekush989]

buy T12 or T5 flourescent shoplights, or you can go with regular old CFLs. it would be wise to buy fixtures with reflectors on them, but you can make homemade ones out of tin foil or mylar.

[Rusty Trichome]

Technically, you have to count the distance from the bulb to the reflective surface, then add the distance back to the plant.
Basically, reflectivity makes no real difference when the effective light range is around 4 to 6 inches. Definitely not enough of a difference to spend extra cash on Mylar or Panda film and such.

[420izm]

hey guys plant has sprouted up nicely. got a little light set up going now aswell. just curious on when I should plant the sprout into soil. its still in the little root starter thingy. pleet pod or whatever its called. Also should I be giving it 24hour light? Thats what ive been doing. One more thing. How often do I water it. I hear its very easy to drown the plant. Cheers

[Rusty Trichome]

When the roots start showing through the sides or bottom of the peat puck, ok to transplant.

18 to 24 hours of light, but on a steady schedule. Don't switch back-n-forth. I use 18/6 from seedling to flower, but some don't.

Do not let the seedling dry-out, but don't let it sit in water, either. A happy in-between will do. Don't forget 'em. They dry quickly.