Dealing with sprouts

[crazypumpkin]

As soon as I checked the seeds after my post I saw that one sprouted..sorry bout polluting the board, but now that I have my sprout, my jiffy pot, and my gro light, and my soil, how deeply should i plant the sprout and how should I water it? And how much light should I give it?

Thanks
~Rich

crazypumpkin Reviewed by crazypumpkin on 12-29-2006. Dealing with sprouts As soon as I checked the seeds after my post I saw that one sprouted..sorry bout polluting the board, but now that I have my sprout, my jiffy pot, and my gro light, and my soil, how deeply should i plant the sprout and how should I water it? And how much light should I give it? Thanks ~Rich Rating: 5

[crazypumpkin]

This is the setup I made after I planted my sprout. What do you guys think?

[dutch.lover]

don't plant the sprout very deep at all, basically just put the sprout on top of the soil and lightly sprinkle it with some more soil just so that it's covered. it will need lots of light once it has broken the soil, to prevent stretching. what kind of light are you using?

[crazypumpkin]

I'm not sure exactly what the wattage is on the light I'm using. I was originally going for a GRO-LUX VHO but the gardening store didn't have them. This was the strongest light they told me they had so I went ahead and got it. Any specific type of light I should be using? Will the one I have do the job?

~CP

[mc-blaze21]

all right fella just abit of advice i would take up that carpet in there as well a carpet hide's all sorts of bacteria and pest's that can hurt ur baby and cause u seriouse problems down the line.as for the light thats ok for now i guess it all depends on how much money ur wanting to spend at the end of the day. there are some good mh and hps units out there but if not the just get some cfl's and some more of them strip light's highest wattage you can find. but for right at this minute your ok.

[crazypumpkin]

Yo where can I order an HPS? Any specific one or store you recommend?

[mc-blaze21]

www.1-hydroponics.co.uk is a really good shop. are u in england?? you could always try ebay if you want a gd but cheap hps. have you lifted that carpet up yet man just wondering keep us updated i'll follow this thread now cant wait to see how she go's laters man peace!

[mc-blaze21]

oh yh sorry man didnt read all that properly if you only have the one baby you should be all right with a 400w hps. also whats your ventalation like in there? sorry if im rambleing on abit lol

[crazypumpkin]

Hey, MC, thanks for the info so far. Here's a pic of my new grow room sans carpet. The ventilation is good...I've put a fan in there and have a bigger one just outside. I also got a 150 watt gro lite bulb in the meantime...I got a lot of guff from ppl in the gardening store...they def knew what I was using these lights for...lol. Whatever

Anyway, the light I had was a T5 florescent light...it was only like 30 watts or something like that, so the fixture above isthe light i added on with it. An agrosun 150 watt grolight. It says to hang it roughly 18 inches from the plant so I took care of that.

How long does it take for a sprout to...sprout? Should I not worry bout the 12-16 hour light cycles till it does? And how do I know if I'm putting in enough water?

thanks for the help
~CP

[mc-blaze21]

all right mate can i ask has the seed actually popped out of the soil? coz i cant see it in the picture probably just my eyes too stoned to be on here lol