i have a honeywell that doesnt oscillate. i bought three of them at target yesterday. is it critical that they oscillate?put a small oscillating fan on them early so the stalks get strong and don't stretch.
also make sure they have enough light or they will get long and lanky.
looking clean bud!
thanks for your input brotha. I let my seedlings rest for the first time by starting 18 6 this morning. I turned off the light at around 11 and had the timer turn it back on around 430pm. I came home from work and it seems all my shorter seedlings stretched about an inch while i was at work! Wondering if its because i turned the light off?? If so, does that mean they gonna keep stretching every time i turn the light off? I also lowered my light to 24" today not sure if i need to go lower. is it normal for my babies to stretch as much as they did while i was at work? here's a pic of them i took as soon as i got home75-80 is just fine and 18/6 can't be beat I believe.When babies stretch it's because of lack of light or no light.Sometimes you have to take a pair of tweezers and help that seedshell meet its ultimate fate at the base of the baby or you could end up with deformed or twisted leafs.Occasionaly mother nature needs a skosh of help
weird. i dont see an image. did you post one? yet, when i click on reply i see it says VIEW IMAGE at the end of your post. But i dont see the image you meant to postthese seedlings have a twin 2 ft flouro 8to6 inch above there heads, stop's stretch and gets them building body n roots, raise it up to suit.View Image
Sweet! Planning to get GB BX4 when it drops yeah i know im on my first grow and im already eyeing my next pack, im retarded like that lol Lowering my COB LEDs lower now. Wonder if i should get twin T5s for vegthese seedlings have a twin 2 ft flouro 8to6 inch above there heads, stop's stretch and gets them building body n roots, raise it up to suit.View Image
thanks for the tip man. Yeah, i had it lowered to 18" last night, went to a friends for a few hours, came home and it seemed my seedlings were kind of in a hook shape. I read that this means they are trying to protect themselves from intense lighting. so i raised it back up to 20" inches or so. Then i read later on that just about all seedlings will hook when freshly sprouted? So im thinking about trying to lower it again and see if they hook again. if they do, that probably means my lights are too low, correct?I have no experience with LED's but hear there is not much heat to speak of,it's always best to avoid stretch by keeping the lamps physically as close as possible heat withstanding.I start my plants with 4 lamp T-8 fixtures.I literally keep them 1/4 inch above the seedling canopy after they sprout.Its also a good idea to leave 1/2 to 1 inch space free of soil or medium on top of the containers so a few days after they sprout,you can fill the medium to the top supporting the baby stems and helps to change the appearance of stretch.I have had babies grow into touching the flo lamps before without damage although its best to raise the lamps 1/8 inch or so daily keeping the tops literally 1/8 to 1/4 inch above the tops.Like I said before,I have no experience with LED's but I bet you can get them very close to the tops from what I hear.I just noticed noyd has a good pic of leaving space in the container for "filling in'after they sprout.I leave a bit more space than that but you get the picture
...if they do, that probably means my lights are too low, correct?
Fuck! Almost all males. Such a bummer. Oh well at least you've got one pheno. That goji is supposed to be pretty legit. I bought $700 in bodhi gear about a year ago and everything that popped was male, worst luck I've ever had.
I'm interested in your grow and would like to watch and follow along.
How are you mixing your jacks?
Looking really nice! Can you put all your lights over the one plant for this run, veg it for a couple weeks longer maybe?