First time grower

[Guest]

Hi i am a first time grower and i have a few qustions.
I have a grow space of approx 174x60x60 i will be using a 400w sodium, growing in bio nova soil, using bio bizz bloom and grow and topmax. I have started to germinate some seeds in peat pots in 3days 5 out of 10 have started to sprout i have them in a sankey heated propagater i have been giving them approx 5ml water/root juice for last 2 days, is this sufficient or to much? now that some have sprouted do i need to take the top off or should i just keep vents open? At what stage should i transplant, to what size container? i have 4" pots which i was thinking of using and then transpalnting them to 10" pots, would this be ok, or to much stress for them? Thanx i appreciate all the help and advice

 

[GMT]

forget anything but water for now. Watch your temps, 60x60 is a tight space. Keep em moist but not water logged. Transplant when the roots are touching the outside of the pot they are in, into something a bit bigger. 4 to 10 is ok, watch you dont overwater them though after first transplanting as there will be a lot of soil with no roots in.

 

[Dr. D]

Hi RJ....if your seedlings have poked their heads up then i would take the lid off the propagator make sure its not too hot in there just nice and warm..i only have mine turned on for clones not seedlings i find heat and moisture of the dome being on causes problems.
Give them water one day root juice the next while the seedlings are small.
4 inch pots should be fine for a few weeks...transplant when you think they are well established in those pots.
What strain(s) will you be growing?
Also go easy on the nutes for starters im not sure how hot that soil is..is it pre-ferted soil?

 

[Guest]

thx

thx

Thx gmt and dr. d. i am using BN Soilmix A-quality which is pre fertalized. u say i should now take the lid off, even though not all have sprouted? i put 1ml of rootjuice in 500ml water and ph'd to 5.8. my grow room space should be up and running tomoz, would i be able to put them str8 under the light? if so should i put them under 18/6, or would 12/12 do as im limited to space? my first grow is afghani from nirvana, all 10 seeds popped within 24hrs. so, so far so good. 4 have the tongue leaves and are about 1" in height, and another 4 have just broke soil. nice one

 

[Dr. D]

Hi RJ, wait till they all have popped their heads then take the lid off..and also get your ph up towards 7 at this early stage, theres no need to have it that low at the moment...keep you Root Juice strength the same too...peace
btw you can put em straight under the hps but i wouldnt recommend it..flouros would be your best bet at this stage.

 

[Guest]

thx again dr. d, could u tell me what btw is? will keep root juice same, is 5ml per time ok per pot at this time? becuz im feedin manually do u suggest i make up only what i need, or enough for the week?

 

[Guest]

btw by the way god im slow lol

 

[Dr. D]

Is the soil in your pots moist?...if not id give them a moderate watering so the soil is nice and moist then you wont have to worry about giving them little bits of water everyday...keep themm reasonably wet and but by no means waterlogged or soaking, just nice and moist..have you got a cam to upload any pics?

 

[Guest]

how do i upload my pics?

 

[Guest]

first pics of first grow

first pics of first grow

 

[Guest]

let me know what u think

 

[Dr. D]

They are lookin fine so far..just dont over water..keep em moist rather than wet in those pots, i dont like using i had probs...just remember to take the lid off when they all have there heads up...peace

 

[Guest]

thx dr.d im only giving them 5ml when i think required, do i keep lid off during night our does it go back on at night? i havnt got any flouro's, but i have a 400w sodium light can i put them under the lamp as soon as all have there heads above soil? i have got jiffy pellets but heard bad things about them, would i be better using 16oz plastic cups in future, or even putting str8 into soil? many thanx Dr

 

[Dr. D]

Keep the lid off all the time once its off.
You can use the 400hps but you need to keep it a good distance away or it will fry your seedlings..and yes id use the 16 oz plastic cups i had probwith mould wen i used pots similar to yours.

 

[Guest]

thx Dr. D, the way things are looking the lid might be coming off in next couple hours. I will make sure my lamp is a good distance away. i think next time im going to use the plastic cups, its all trial and error

 

[Guest]

the lid came off this mornin, all 10 have broke soil, all but 1 look healthy that 1 has minor strangulation of the stem. going to put them under a lamp later, fed them 5mls this morning, when would be the best time to transplant them into bigger pots? should i wait till they established? hopefully i will post some more pics later, keep up with all the gr8 feedeback....thx all

 

[Dr. D]

Hey id wait until they are well established in those pots before you transplant.

 

[Guest]

ok dr.d will take ur advice, i started them on the 400w sodium last night i have them on 18/6 with the light about 30" above them, 9 out the 10 are lookin fine i think 1 hasnt made it. i got a couple of fans and a carbon filter on do these need to be on the timer like the light or are they on all the time? im still feeding them 5ml of water/root juice but it looks like they gonna need more now light is on, should i start to give them say 5mls twice daily, what do u suggest? many thx

 

[Dr. D]

Id water em once daily just dont let em get to dry...iv never used a hps over seedlings but id prolly move it a bit further away just to be sure and yeh i always keep my fans running non stop.

 

[Guest]

ok i will move light further away and i will kepp fans on all the time. shall i stick to 5ml per plant or would u suggest i feed from bottom in the tray so it allows peat pots to soak it up? when should i start to see root growth? hopefully i will post some pics later of my set up