a newb Grower On way - Day1

[babystarbud]

what i did was keep mine on a window sill for a week or so unltill they have a few good sized leaves, and then put them under the light, worked really well.

4-8 plants under that light will be fine, ive got a 400w with six plants under it.

the thing with your set-up as it is....is that a 400w with those small pots will dry out faster. saying that, overwatering is probably your biggest danger in a small pot. as long as the pots have good drainage you should be ok.

the top layer of soil will dry out quite quick in those pots and that light. but that dosent mean they need to be flooded at this early stage.
you can stick your finger into the soil or buy a cheap moisture probe from a garden shop, if its damp underneath then its ok.

youll get a good feel for it as the plants grow, and youll notice that they need a bit more water a bit more often.

[Dutch Pimp]

ain't nothing ...but a thang......comprende?

[MegaOctane12]

Get your pots under a propagator ASAP, the soil will dry out within the hour under that light, I'm suprised nobody has even mentioned this. Once they pop the soil, take the pot out of the proagator and place it under the light. You want to keep the soil moist consistantly until the place shows itself.

[MegaOctane12]

No, you are already off to a bad start. Your seedlings are already stretching and you're gonna make them stretch even more by raising the light. You need to turn off the light right now. I understand you want big buds with that light, but that light is not helping you get big buds right now. Give them some regular light for now if you don't want to go to Wal Mart or Home Depot and get some cool CFL's. Make sure you get the blue packaged ones with the color temp of 6500K for veg. You can put those lights very close to the plants without making them hot and you will see those leaves grow out. They screw in to any light fixture. Since your seedlings are already suffering from overstretching, keep the CFL's very close on them for 24hrs and you will see how much healthier they will look. Good Luck

They haven't poped yet, look again

[Pass That Shit]

They haven't poped yet, look again

LOL, MY FAULT :thumbsup:

Disregard my post above

[UMrocksmysocks]

LOL, MY FAULT :thumbsup:

Disregard my post above

hahahah, good advice tho.... hahahha :rasta:

[latewood]

and...keep in mind that you probably want to re-pot in a week...pot roots grow out extremely fast, and there is no need to keep them stunted in small pots...good job everybody, Thanks lw

[Pass That Shit]

"Another thing, people have been telling me about the concept of stretching and is not suppose to be good, and i cant comprehend this. what the hell is stretching and how do i prevent it, if it aint good."

Stretching is caused by the light being too far from the plant. It tries to stretch to reach the light. The way you defeat stretching is by putting the light close to the plant. If the light is close to the plant, you will get way more side growth which is a good thing. The problem you will run into by putting your light close to your plants will be high temps.

Being low on cash flow is not an excuse for not getting some CFL's for veg from Wal Mart or any other box store cause they only cost a few dollars literally. If you DON'T have a couple of bucks, I don't think you should be growing your own WEED. I'm not knocking you for being broke, I just feel that you can spring for the bulbs.

[OmegaVermelho]

The only thing i can add is ... KEEP THAT SOIL MOIST, the HPS can dry it faster that u can smoke a spliff ... and later on if u can and have the bucks for it get a MH conversion bulb, it will be well worth the $$$...happy grow m8

[stoned raiders]

everyone thanks for all the input so far they have been very helpful. True- i will get those floros soon, but for now, after some advice here, i think i am going to put a dome over the plants to keep in the moisture. Well heres day 3- i think things are going well so far, so i am gonna start germinating some more seeds and see how they do in a day. so far i believe the plants look healthy and i hope they keep doing well. tell me what u guys think i will post some more pics in a week or so... take care keep it safe