Hi all, My name is Mark and Im from the back end of nowhere J
This is my first post, and I did search for an answer on the forum first before writing this request for advice. This is my very first grow, so nervous about getting it right.
Anyways, I have 9 young little seedlings (2 weeks) that have been living in peat plugs for the best part of two weeks now. Ive got them in a tent. Temp set to 25 and humidity 80 and a CFL unit 6-8cm from the top of them.
Ive just been giving them water with a PH of about 7ish and no nutrients at all as the peat plugs have more than enough to get them going.
I intend to have them in a Hydroponic Autopot system with a 100lt tank (already purchased). I will be using high grade coco and perlite with Ionic Coco Grow nutrients.
Today I set up 9 larger pots (see photos) with coco/perlite mix. I flushed the coco/perlite mixture with ph5.5 water, then let it drain for a couple of hours. I then re-potted the plants into them. They are by no means the final pot, but plenty roomier. There were plenty roots poking out of the plugs when I placed them in the new pots.
Once they were all potted, I placed them back in the tent on a heat mat, then watered them with my newly mixed nutrient enriched water (50% strength, used an EC Meter and a PH meter until we got it perfect at ph5.5).
This was all completed about 9 hours ago. Ive been to check on them just now and they seem fine.
1. Have I been doing the right thing here?
2. Is putting a peat plug into a coco/perlite mixture ok?
3. Do I persist with the CFL for a little while longer, or do I use my 135w Evader Full Spectrum LED now? Are they ready to handle it? (when they get bigger I will be getting another LED.) Basically, are they ready for going into full veg state?
4. Do I need any other try of drugs to help them along at this early stage?
Thanks for any help advice you pros can offer
Mark
PS. The first image is the plugs, the second is after the repot.
This is my first post, and I did search for an answer on the forum first before writing this request for advice. This is my very first grow, so nervous about getting it right.
Anyways, I have 9 young little seedlings (2 weeks) that have been living in peat plugs for the best part of two weeks now. Ive got them in a tent. Temp set to 25 and humidity 80 and a CFL unit 6-8cm from the top of them.
Ive just been giving them water with a PH of about 7ish and no nutrients at all as the peat plugs have more than enough to get them going.
I intend to have them in a Hydroponic Autopot system with a 100lt tank (already purchased). I will be using high grade coco and perlite with Ionic Coco Grow nutrients.
Today I set up 9 larger pots (see photos) with coco/perlite mix. I flushed the coco/perlite mixture with ph5.5 water, then let it drain for a couple of hours. I then re-potted the plants into them. They are by no means the final pot, but plenty roomier. There were plenty roots poking out of the plugs when I placed them in the new pots.
Once they were all potted, I placed them back in the tent on a heat mat, then watered them with my newly mixed nutrient enriched water (50% strength, used an EC Meter and a PH meter until we got it perfect at ph5.5).
This was all completed about 9 hours ago. Ive been to check on them just now and they seem fine.
1. Have I been doing the right thing here?
2. Is putting a peat plug into a coco/perlite mixture ok?
3. Do I persist with the CFL for a little while longer, or do I use my 135w Evader Full Spectrum LED now? Are they ready to handle it? (when they get bigger I will be getting another LED.) Basically, are they ready for going into full veg state?
4. Do I need any other try of drugs to help them along at this early stage?
Thanks for any help advice you pros can offer
Mark
PS. The first image is the plugs, the second is after the repot.
