First Grow, Giving it a shot!

[iambuterdtoast]

I'm almost wondering if my method of gauging temperatures in my box is inaccurate. I placed a Mercury thermometer inside my case, up underneath as far away from the lights as i could get it, and it is sitting at exactly 80F. Is this an inaccurate method of judging temp?

My budget constraints are almost breaking me to the limit, I have an irate girlfriend that although enjoys her portions, is not for all the effort I am "wasting" thus far.

[StickyBuds1987]

ah man a lil advice to avoid this problem germ your seeds and let them pop before putting in soil i mean if you waiting a week for a seed to pop and its a bad one then you have just wasted the week waiting on a seed that was never going to come up anyways

just when you germ your seed make sure your paper towel stays damp place in a warm place and they should pop within 2 days

[rattlingdags]

Youv'e done everything for them, now its just a matter of time and patience. Always hard when your waiting with expectations

[poker2]

the super secret to a successful grow is...

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PATIENCE
and another good thing for beginner growers - DO NOT be so CARING :thumbsup:.... at least that's what I learned LOL (that does not mean ignore your girls either )

Give it some time... i'm sure if within a few days the seedling do not sprout you can do something else BUT when I germinated my seeds... it took about 5 or 6 days (In paper-towel) so just wait a little, I'm sure it'll come out sooner or later

[iambuterdtoast]

Hey poker! Good news guys! One of them has sprouted out a tiny bit, and the other 2 have taken root, the fourth is a dud. 3/4 is great! Will update with pics probably tomorrow or once i get some foliage.

[StickyBuds1987]

Hey poker! Good news guys! One of them has sprouted out a tiny bit, and the other 2 have taken root, the fourth is a dud. 3/4 is great! Will update with pics probably tomorrow or once i get some foliage.

ah now just watch them grow man and like poker said dont care for them to much just dude the stuff that has to be done and leave them alone and let them grow but keep a check on stuff to make sure you can catch a problem when it starts or before it starts to effect your babies

[rattlingdags]

Congrats I'm very pleased for you! See didn't take so long eh?!

[iambuterdtoast]

UPDATE We have sproutage. After keeping them warm enough and letting them be, they took root and seem to be coming along nicely.

I also changed my setup just a little bit, they will probably be in here for another 2 weeks until i can afford my official box. Until then, this is what I am working with:

Currently running 3 26watt/1650lumen Soft White bulbs. I will be replacing one of the ones connected to the "Y" Splitter with a 30watt/2100lumen Bright White bulb for vegging.

Plans for moving them to a larger container should begin within 2 weeks or less.

Comments always welcome

[tikiroom]

You need to get the plants closer to the light or they are going to stretch on you.

[rattlingdags]

Also perhaps you may want to cover the sides of those clear bottles with something - tape, black plastic etc. Roots don't need to see the light and the darker you can make your pots the better.