First Grow Ever with CFL's and T5's

cant wait to see some break through!

radeonDEUS said:

cant wait to see some break through!

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me too, me too

I had to post a picture lol

lol yup those are solo cups.

soon there will be living things to see!

Better be some living things in there Now its just a waiting game to see some sprouting going on...radeon should I be misting the top of the soil like once a day or once evry other day? I dont want to drown my seeds in there lol, the temps are staying put at 80F but the humidity is low only 20% and I see the top layer of the soil is drying out a lil bit so how often should I mist the top layer of the soil with out rotting the seeds? Thx.

If it bothers you put some mist on it. Just don't get carried away. Remember a watched pot doesn't boil.lol. It come up hang in there...rw

roofwayne said:

If it bothers you put some mist on it. Just don't get carried away. Remember a watched pot doesn't boil.lol. It come up hang in there...rw

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Maan I know exactly what you mean

Just a lil update nothing as of yet above the ground, my only worries is that my water maybe too high in ph I, I just got a ph test and the water I was using was like 7.6 close to 8 so I got it down to around 6.8-7, so I will keep an eye on it..you guys think I made some booboo to my seed because of using that water high in ph?

Oo and another thing, is the humidity ok when it stays at 20% at all times? I know I would want those numbers when I'm in flowering but is it ok for seeds that just got into soil to be at constant 20%?

The humidity should be higher, put a pan of water in there. I think you will be okay with ph that high for only a couple days. You want to watch that ph especially when you start adding nutes in three weeks. Hang in there...rw

yeah youll be fine man. i wouldnt mist at all. you actually want the top soil to be crusty dry and the cups SUPER light before watering again. i honestly didnt water until i transplanted at like 2 and a half weeks! although you should keep the soil moist til they pop...

you will see growth soon. the pH is a lil high, but nutes will fix that when you start feeding anyway...or at least help

RW Thank you very much.

I took a picture of the soil and can you guys tell me if it looks ok? lol sorry for all those questions..

radeonDEUS said:

yeah youll be fine man. i wouldnt mist at all. you actually want the top soil to be crusty dry and the cups SUPER light before watering again. i honestly didnt water until i transplanted at like 2 and a half weeks! although you should keep the soil moist til they pop...

you will see growth soon. the pH is a lil high, but nutes will fix that when you start feeding anyway...or at least help

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I would know about that ph issue sooner, but only today I got a ph test kit with up and down solutions, so I fixed the ph issue and it's between 6.8-7 so I think I should be good till I start adding nutes in like 2-3weeks.

sounds like a plan. rootin for the lil ladies! hope they pop soon!

Hey guys, juts a lil question should I keep the lights on 24/0 or 18/6 bcuz rite now I have them 24/0 would that make a change if I switched the lights to 18/6? and they haven't sprouted yet, so just a lil question about the light. Thx guys.

Some people like 24/0, some like 18/6. I like to save on power, also the more light more chance of males. Actually 14/10 would cause more females...rw

Thank you RW, I'm keeping my lights on 24/0 until they sprout above the soil and then I'll switch the lights to 18/6. I'm keeping the lights on 24/0 for heat until they sprout, bcuz when the lights go off the temps are droping down to around 68F-72F and I know thats a lil to cold for seeds to sprout nicely so I'm keeping the themps at 85F. The top layer of the soil is getting kinda dry and crumbly, I sticked my finger in about 1.5in down and the soil feels warm and kinda moist, the seeds are about 1/4in deep so I'm just lil bit worried that the seed will dry out or something bcuz of the top layer being lil bit on the dry side.

Put a little water on it if you are worried...rw

moisten the topsoil every day with a spray bottle and put seran wrap on the top of the cups or put a ziplock on them to keep the humidity way up!