umm... from the pictures I think you should be ok. Use your hand and place it right by the sprout, and see how hot it is. If it feels like its to warm then back the lights off a bit.

Also 85 degrees is not good. You want your grow rom usually below 80. Like in the 75 degree range. 85 is a bit to hot.

You should try and cool the whole room down, that will help keep the area by the lights cooler.


Also I wouldnt do 50/50 earthworm castings and perlite. Do you have access to Foxfarm ocean forest or something like that? MG Organic is fine by the way, and personally I would just stick with that for whole grow, changing mediums can shock plants.

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cool thanks for the info. Ill see about doing something about the heat too, i just dont know if i could fit anymore fans in there its kinda small. Im gunna try buying a couple water bottles and freezing the water, then put it in the fans trajectory maybe thatll do something... only thing is thats a pain, ill have to switch them out all day. whatever to get her going i guess...

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I dont think fans are going to actually cool the room down much, they will just exchange the warm air around. Frozen water might do a little bit, but its going to also raise humidity. Are you growing in an attic or something? Anyway to get like one of those air cooling fans?

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like a 3-sided box. I know you think it'll be too hot, but this way, you can regulate exactly how and where the fan's breeze will be directed. it may help to make these box walls white (copy paper stapled to them works in a pinch!) put a wall on either side of your fan to channel the air onto the plant, and back off the lights just a tad. Try going for 1 bigger bulbs (like 75w), rather than three little ones cooking that poor plant. Cfl's if at all possible...

cool. im doing a lil modification ill post manana

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Day 7 from germ
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Healthy dark green leafs

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im going to post todays pic in a lil, but i gotta question about my soil moisture. I got that peat moss cup, i know roots grow through it but am I supposed to put holes in it since there arent any? And it seems like I almost have to water daily, I watered early this afternoon, and my rapidtest is showing a 1 out of four.

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day 9 from germ
when should i throw on the 3rd 26 watt cfl?
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