Quote Originally Posted by Veterror
I agree it is not looking good. The wHite widow is not looking good, The afghan isn't either, but the blueberry seems to be taking off. So, After thinking about it, and hearing advice i would like to set a Veg room up, and keep a mother, the strongest of the blueberry. and clone from there for a good and successful batch. I did presoak the rockwool in pH adjusted water, i am aware they come naturally with hig pH Value. When you say you would use any additives as a beginner, do you mean just do it all naturally until it is in the bubbleflow Buckets then just use boost bloom and growth and dont bother with sugar daddy, b1 vitamins, magical, root 66 or any other additive? I always kept them damp when they were in the propagator, and only watered with pH balanced water every once in a while. From what i know, the Dry/Wet routine will help with root developement? I did not manually pull seed husks off, they fell off on their own. Used Sterile equipment when dealing with seeds. Tried doing everything by the book. Another question. When the roots are developing, one root comes straight to the bottom, but root developement went to a standstill for about a week. I did not see much more roots other than the one protruding from the bottom, and they got real long. couple inches at least. So I am told that I should wait for the second node before transplanting. Would that be the second set of "True Leaves"? would that be considered the second node? I hope to be able to start a successful veg and flowering room, and yes, I am finding that doing Hydro for the first time from seeds is VERY confusing.
P.S. Any help on how to build my veg room would be appreciated. or links to some good threads for building veg room.
There is a chance they might all bounce back in time. It depends if the tip is damaged/mutated or not. Manually removing the seed husk can cause that and is why I asked the question.
I'd advise only growing one strain for your first time for a more likely success. Some strains might show signs of nutrient burn and others of under feeding. Some may stretch up really high and others stay short and squat. Getting the best from your lighting is then more difficult also.
I mentioned not using additives on top of your part A and B grow or bloom because they could potentially cause problems you don't need on a first run. Dial it in first then experiment with the extras later.
I've never used rock wool so I can't really help with how to best manage it during seedling stage. I do know that is a great medium when used correctly but can easily be water logged.
That single long root is the tap root. It will tend to search downwards significantly by itself before it starts to branch out. Clone roots will branch out more quickly. Damage to the tap root in it's early stages is not good for the plant. That's why seedling trays/pots tend to be a lot taller than they are wide.
Yes I'd wait for the 2nd set of true leaves to fill out before transplanting.. maybe even longer. Your roots should be busting out of the cube so they are ready to punch straight in to the hydroton. I use 100% perlite and don't risk transplant until the stem is fibrous and strong enough to handle.
As I mentioned hydro from seed isn't simple for a beginner. After you do it a couple of times and get confident with what works it becomes easy. I prefer cloning because it's faster and there is less dicking around. Clones can take a fairly solid feed as soon as roots show up.