i just came across some seeds about two weeks ago(not sure what strain they are) and thought i would give growing a try well heres the info

closet size
length- 6 ft
width- 2.5 ft
height-7.5 ft

estimated actual grow area
length- 2.5 ft
width- 2.5 ft
height-7.5 ft

equipment-
250 watt hps/mh system with 4 sides horizontal reflectore
mylar on walls
6 inch clip on fan
hygrometer
ocean forest potting soil

environment
temps- 80 degrees when light is on 70 degrees when off
humidity-around 40 percent


i just planted the germinated seeds in the cups last night they havent poked through the top(how long before they should?)

any suggestions are appreciated as im new at this

thanks

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alright its been about 3 days and all of the seeds have sprouted the pic is of my best one, temps are around 86 degrees when lights are on and 74-78 when off(is this the range im looking for?). im thinking of moving them into bigger pots in about a week or when i see the roots at the bottom(good idea or sooner?)

all suggestions are appreciated
thanks

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alright its been a week since i planted the germinated seeds. they all seem to be growing well as you can see. i plan on transplanting them into 3 gallon pots in about 3 days. how long before should i see the roots at the bottom of the 16 oz cups? any anwsers are helpful

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i would put some tape around those cups. i was using the same kind that are see through, and i was told that any light getting to the roots is bad. also, i just transplanted mine today, and they had a pretty good rootball at just under two weeks. hope that helps.

Juat a few suggestions, Your mylar should be nice and flat, or eventuely your going to get hot spots and burn your plants. If you can't get all those wrinckles out of it, just use flat white paint.
Lower your light down as close as you can without burning the leafs, otherwise you'll probably start getting some pretty bad streach.
Transplant the sprouts in to regular black pots. Like sombody allready mentioned, the roots don't like light.

Get some better ventelation in the grow space. Your temps are abit high. You should keep them at 70f to 80f. Figure when you get into spring and summer your really gona have problems.

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definitely lower the light a bit (not to much though as new plants are easily burned) and temps seem good but not amazing, i think you could get away with not adding any more ventilation.

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yea as far as the ventilation goes i added another fans and temps are at about 81 82 now so is that good? the idea behind the clear cups was to see the roots but i guess thats bad ill just put some tape around the sides and see the roots through the bottom. i was thinking about lowering the lights to will that raise temps a lot tho?

yo i just wana let you know 86 isnt that bad man, my shit sits at abou 95 and my plants are doin alright, if you dont mind the smell you could try the sugar,yeast,water thing for c02 to help it maintain at high temps, and when i was using my 400W M/H i had it about 8". good luck with your grow, may you first crop be a masculint one

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i lowered my lights from 18 in to a little under 11 to we will see how it goes thanks for the responses

alright its been about 10 days and i just transplanted them into 6 three gallon pots. I know they won't start smelling for another few weeks but does anyone have any ideas on odor control? also im moving in about 2 and half months so i was wondering if i could get them done by then? i was thinking 4 weeks vegging and 8 weeks flowering. i know every strain is different but is there any kind of average on how long it takes to flower, 8 weeks enough? thanks for the help guys

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