1st grow: DP Blueberry indoor/soil -Any feedback or advice appreciated!

LAVAFLO · #1 10-03-2007, 01:06 AM

Hello Everyone,
I have been wanting to grow for some time now and had been reading about growing on overgrow until it shut down, was bummed out until I stumbled upon this message board which rekindled my old interest to grow. So I finally decided to start my first grow and would like to do the best I can my first time around. Any advice or comments are welcome as I am full of questions and appreciate any help.

Currently I am on my 3rd week since germinating 5 feminized dutch passion blueberry seeds in solo cups filled w/happy frog soil, 4 seeds made it and for the first week I had them under 250w hps 18/6 until I realized my mistake and switched the lamps to 2-40w/48" florecent light and a 17w floro grow light 18/6. The roots were peeking through the drain holes on the cups so I transplanted them into larger pots 2 days ago. I sprayed them w/some dilutted superthrive solution and water them with 6.0-6.5ph water and temps run around 75-82* and 45-55% humidity. Below are pictures I took today, 2 of the seedlings leaves are curling inward, any idea why?

I plan on posting in this journal through out my girls plant life and will keep everyone updated on their progress. Thanks for stopping by!

LAVAFLO · #2 10-03-2007, 01:01 PM

My babies seem to continue growing very slowly even after my attempt to improve conditions by changing to floros and tranplanting w/superthrive. Am I being impatient or is there anything else I can do to speed things up. They are on the third week and look like their a couple of days old. Is it the strain or what?

D3adH3ad · #3 10-03-2007, 06:09 PM

It's those damn pots...Stay away from them.

mazda420 · #4 10-06-2007, 11:15 AM

i dont know much about growing but i would atleast try to give the babies some sunlight lol...

nongreenthumb · #5 10-06-2007, 11:17 AM

I've just started a grow journal with 5 feminized dp blueberry also.

http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal...ite-widow.html

LAVAFLO · #6 10-06-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mazda420

i dont know much about growing but i would atleast try to give the babies some sunlight lol...

Really? Even if I am growing indoors and don't plan on switching to an outdoor grow? I put them outside at night once but it was sprinkling and I wanted the rain water the water them. But I didnt think I would have to put them out in sunlight

JonnyBlunt88 · #7 10-06-2007, 12:41 PM

There fine where they are...your gonna love that
BB, got some clones flowering right now myself...
Stinky and very resinous.

LAVAFLO · #8 10-12-2007, 01:45 AM

It has been a little over a week since my last post and my seedling (32 days old) have gone from bad to worst, they have not grown much and are starting to look yellow. Two of the four also have purplish shadows (pic 4) on large leafs and I dont think it has to do with the strain. The smallest plant larger leafs are drying/rotting up, I think its time to toss it out. One of them is doing well, still growing slow but looks healthy.

nongreen- I am sure your journal will be informative to me since we are growing the same strain, I will continue to read it and learn from your grow. Did you run into any similar problems, any suggestions?

johnnyb- your words give me hope to be patient with these girls, I have decided to germinate a couple of more seeds, hopefully they will do better and catch up to my girlies. I planted the seed directly in soil last time, should I germinate using a papertowel this time? Or whats the best way to start them off as I did horribly bad the first time

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Below are new pics that I took this morning, havnt changed much yet.

LAVAFLO · #9 10-12-2007, 01:47 AM

Pic of more shading and small one drying up.

JonnyBlunt88 · #10 10-12-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LAVAFLO

I planted the seed directly in soil last time, should I germinate using a papertowel this time? Or whats the best way to start them off as I did horribly bad the first time

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Yes, the beginning of their lives is important. Paper towels kept moist,
dark, and WARM...I wouldn't think wet cold soil would stimulate growth
so much. I made the same mistake with rock wool my first time.

Sorry to hear about your other girls...what are you feeding them?