Your soil only has about enough of the proper nutrients in the proper amounts for about 3 weeks. After that you do need to feed them to keep then on track. They need a quality NPK base nutrient mix. By using HSP lights on seedlings you are increasing the chance of your seedling being male. The proper light and the proper nutrients in balance will increase the chance of your plant being female. Even feminizied seeds can turn hermie if the environment is not correct.

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Zandor Reviewed by Zandor on . My new rig and a few questions Hey everyone! Its been great finding a new home here at cannabis.com ever since overgrow got shut down (may the site R.I.P). This is my first post here so I thought I would give specs for my first grow and ask a few questions. The cabinet: Im using a C13 cabinet thatâ??s been modified for ventilation. My light is a 250w HPS with a home made cool tube using a Pyrex bake a round tube, and my vent fan is a 265cfm squirrel cage fan. Nutrients and soil: Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil. Rating: 5