My First Ever Grow (Advice more than Welcome)

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

cool.
ok then from Day 1 in the soil how logn until you water agin?? did you wait until the soil was dry and immediatly water? or did you water ass soon as the pots were geting lighter so to keep moister in the soil?

oh and im using the same pots you have from the dollor stor (wasn't knocking themwas shocked to see some else using them too :P)

[soccergal]

Yeah those pots aren't bad. I think it's a decent idea to start them off in the smaller pots so they can establish a strong rootball.

As for watering, I'm gonna say I probably end up doing it every other day or so. I go by the moisture of the soil. Same method as most...kinda poke the soil and if it's still moist give it a bit. But be careful not to let it dry out.

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

so i should probably water tommarow then huh? being that would be day 2 in the soil?

[yabatab]

Id start to cut back on the water a tad you dont want your root
systems getting root rot. Once you cut back on the water the
root system will grow out cause the roots will be trying to find
new places they can access water. Just dont let them dry out.

[soccergal]

Thanks Yabatab!

That's a good idea. I'm suprised at how fast one of the plants root system is growing. I can see the roots at the bottom already...but the other, I don't think it's doing to much. That may be part of the reason. Maybe I'll start going every 3 days.

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

So keeping the soil moist = ????

just to the water passes the seedling?
until the water comes out the drain holes??

[jamstigator]

For seedlings, I use a spray bottle and just keep the top inch of the soil moist. Once they have grown beyond the first set of little leaves, I start watering more, and gradually increase the amount I spritz for the first week, then start watering normally (e.g. infrequently) until water seeps from the bottom. That's what works for me.

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

awsome answer thx.

[SiXFeEtDeEp]

ok next question.

so basicly every day spray em?

[jamstigator]

The first couple or three days, I spritz lightly, but frequently, every four or six hours or so, so the soil gets neither too wet nor too dry. Those first few days are when the babies are their most vulnerable, so I give 'em a little extra care.