Do my plants look ok for 2weeks old?

SuzeeQ · Feb 11, 2018

hi there, I am a first time grower and just popped some seeds in soil about two weeks ago. I bought a miniature grow tent and cfl lights. Just wanting to know if they are healthy or not?

Tx-Peanutt · Feb 11, 2018

U need perlite in there .. What kind of soil is that looks like it has a lot of wood chips

SuzeeQ · Feb 11, 2018

Tx-Peanutt said:
U need perlite in there .. What kind of soil is that looks like it has a lot of wood chips

I’m in NZ and I have used the below garden booster.

SuzeeQ · Feb 11, 2018

SuzeeQ said:
I’m in NZ and I have used the below garden booster.

If I purchase perlite can I just add some to the top or would I need to replant all?

Tx-Peanutt · Feb 11, 2018

I’m not a 100% sure if your just putting it over the top would only work to keep away nats for overwatering purposes i usually mix it in my soil ... If I’m not mistaken U want 25-35 % aeration in your soil for proper drainage..... They look healthy at the moment but when u transplant to a bigger pot put u some perlite and in my opinion get u a smart pot “cloth” to prevent root issues..On my first grow I used plastic pots and had a ton of issues in flower the smart pots helped me a lot when I switched .... Also in your second pic it looks to be stretching a bit u might wanna get your lights a little closer to prevent them from stretching too much....How many watts of cfl’s do u have????

SuzeeQ · Feb 11, 2018

Thanks for all the tips. I have gone a purchased a potting mix and pertile. I was advised to put plants in potting mix and sprinkle pertile on the top which I have now done. The stretched one was from different lights I first had but that’s all sorted now

Dynamo626 · Feb 12, 2018

yes it is healthy, yes perlite needs mixed with the soil to reap its drainage benefits
smart pots will not prevent root rot. they do make it harder to overwater because they do dry out faster, however it is still very possible to get the rot

Nutty sKunK · Feb 12, 2018

Need more light if you can manage it. More light = more plant.

For example this plant is 2 weeks old under a 250w cfl.

Other than that it’s healthy!

Dynamo626 · Feb 12, 2018

Nutty sKunK said:
Need more light if you can manage it. More light = more plant.

For example this plant is 2 weeks old under a 250w cfl.

Other than that it’s healthy!

Yep under a 315 cmh at 2 weeks its already been toped

john wishmyer · Feb 14, 2018

10 days from seed, you need more light and swap the soil, my first plany looked like that was using shit soil no perlite, this grow i added all that along with worm castings and mycorrhiza to the roots and boom boom things just working 24/7

Do my plants look ok for 2weeks old?

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