sm0ke's 2nd Grow: Cheese in Ebb & Flow

Hey guys, update!

Also, I'd just like to remind everyone who reads my thread that you are welcome to post comments, ideas, suggestions etc. in this thread. every post is appreciated. constructive criticism only please!

on with the show

here we are at day 2 of germination, seeing some little bitty leaves:




day 3, stretching a bit more. sprouting it's first true leaves:


day 5, getting there.


Day 6!
They are all looking great. There are a couple that are showing their white root outside of the cube. I tried to tuck it in a but but only ended up scaring myself after bending the root, it's now kinda curved to the side, im interested how this will effect it over time. I'm just hoping they will grow strong and it will work itself out. There's also one that got a bit dried out after it sprouted and you can tell it's very stunted. I'm just gonna let it roll and see what happens. As of now i have a 100% germination rate with the cheese seeds and a 0% germ rate with the freebies that came with them(seed boutique). I'm very satisfied.





Stunted one:


This one i tried to tuck the root back in(it was poking out at the base and it ended up bending it slightly. at least it's not dead.


Pics of the roots, they are looking pretty good!!!

looking good im going to watch this 1 out as i want to buy the same cheese seeds

Are you doing soil?

If so, your tallest and thinnest plants, dont be scared to bury some more of the stem up to soil, some of the stem that was above ground will beging to emit roots and become thicker, plus its just better to not have such long seedlings.

Originally Posted by zilluz

looking good im going to watch this 1 out as i want to buy the same cheese seeds

welcome to the thread! thanks for posting. I am pretty diligent about my journal, check out my last grow if you like. I have a great camera and I love to share. stick around!

Originally Posted by whoreable

Are you doing soil?

If so, your tallest and thinnest plants, dont be scared to bury some more of the stem up to soil, some of the stem that was above ground will beging to emit roots and become thicker, plus its just better to not have such long seedlings.

This will be a 100% hydro grow. I plan to bury it a bit in hydroton when that time comes, but i'm just worried about collapse until then.

Transplanted them today into bigger cubes. They are looking good.
Right now i'm just running straight water ph'd to 5.7. watering 3x a day and filling the tub for 2 mins. which gets about a 1/2 inch up the cube before turning off and draining.

Any advice on went to start feeding? as this is my first time with seedlings, im not sure. i just gave my clones food right off the bat last time.

I'm also planning on topping these plants possibly several times.

Here we are at day 14. I've changed the reservoir once already. I've got about 7 healthly plants. 2 Runts and one thats almost dead. I'm going to top them with the FIM technique in about 5 days.

Any idea on when I should start feeding them ? and at what strength?

Hey guys. doing pretty good. Plants are at day 17. I gave them about 20% nutes. They are doing pretty well. The runts have gotten started and they are picking up.

Yesterday they reached their 4th node and I decided to top them. (thanks natmoon). I didn't have my camera so no pics of that. I'm not sure if i did it right, but they are starting to grow again. I think i cut too much and I will only get 2 branches, but in time we shall see.

Random facts:
Day 17
20% nutes (Dyna-Gro)
18 Gal Reservoir
Watering once a day for 3 minutes.
PH 6

Pics:

So they are doing quite well after topping.

I've had some hang ups, I can't figure out wether it's under or overwatering. Also my temps have been getting upwards of 90F. The edges of the leaves are showing a bit of cupping, from which I assume is the light burn.

Also a couple days ago, decided to let the pump run for 2 minutes in stead of 3. coincidentally the next day my plant has pretty much collapsed. It's very limp. It has not recovered.

Any advice?
Watering once a day for 6 minutes(water hits bottom of cubes about 1/4 inch up the bottom of the cube.)
Ph is stable @ 5.8
Nutes at 1/5 strength(day 20)
18/6 light schedule.
84F

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Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. As always anyone is welcome to post in my journal. Thanks for reading