seedling and week 1-2 conditions - help

im going through some issues over here with my baby girls. the real problem is ive only grew a few times, 2 plants at a time and im not keen to optimum grow conditions for new borns. i would really appreciate if someone could post ideal conditions for seedlings and week 1-2 plants. temp? humidity? light intensity? and when is the right time to take them out of the humidity dome? what sort of medium have you found to work best for seedlings? and finally.. when do u begin feeding nutes?


thank you so much in advance, any advice/feedback is VERY VERY much appreciated. i have already lost 2 babies (blue cheese, sensi star) and they werent even 3 days old yet :' (


only ones still left are tangerine dream (hasnt sprouted) and caramelo (>1 in.) so any advice on keeping these ones alive is greatly apprecaited!!! PEACE

99% humidity, I just spray my babies 2 times a day. (mist)
Temp between 65-70
Lights I use 2 t5s 54w at 4" above plant
Take em out of dome when ready to transplant. (usually 2-4 weeks)
And I'd nute when I transplant.

Don't give up hope!!!
And good luck

Nothingreallymatters said:

99% humidity, I just spray my babies 2 times a day. (mist)
Temp between 65-70
Lights I use 2 t5s 54w at 4" above plant
Take em out of dome when ready to transplant. (usually 2-4 weeks)
And I'd nute when I transplant.

Don't give up hope!!!
And good luck

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shit man. thanks alot. i wish i could get my temps that low. i have a huge temp problem in my closet tho. temps are between 90-100 w lights on and 78-85 w the lights off. its a smaller sized space. bout 2x4x5 (deep,wide,tall) so not many cubic feet. im using a 400w MH and im ATTEMPTING to vent w a 80 CFM intake and 160 CFM outtake but its clearly not working well. im very frustrated at this point actually. but the reason i mention this is because this is where i have my babies. they're under 3 CFL's 24w(100w equiv.) in the corner of the closet ... should i pull them out of there? its 94 currently. i really have nowhere else to put them but i dont want them to die :' (

i dont understand why my vent system i set up isnt working efficiently as it should. its only 50 degrees outside right now! (12am) .. im running 80 CFM intake through the bottom of the room, and 160 CFM out through the top. the actual vent duct that is out-taking air is even hanging right by the lamp. i know these arnt the most powerful in line fans but my grown room is only 2x4x5 ?? 40 cubic feet. i also have a small fan blowing in the room as well. BUT ITS STILL OVER 90!!! WTF?? how is this possible? is 400w MH just TOO MUCH HEAT for my space? or ANY other suggestions at all ???

I would move them, or take the MH and replace it was a t5 fixture. It just gives off way to much heat. For that small of plants no it's not ideal. BUT, you could move the little ones out. Maybe a cubbord or something? Idk you're circumstances.. Maybe an AC instead of the fan might be possible.

But atleast you know the problem is heat, which is common with hps/MH. Which is why I go cfl STYLE!
It works for me. If the MH don't work for you, just look things up, take notes, find out what you like and make it work!

Nothingreallymatters said:

I would move them, or take the MH and replace it was a t5 fixture. It just gives off way to much heat. For that small of plants no it's not ideal. BUT, you could move the little ones out. Maybe a cubbord or something? Idk you're circumstances.. Maybe an AC instead of the fan might be possible.

But atleast you know the problem is heat, which is common with hps/MH. Which is why I go cfl STYLE!
It works for me. If the MH don't work for you, just look things up, take notes, find out what you like and make it work!

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HELL YEAH. good advice. thanks alot for the help.

i side with your opinion on the T-5's too btw. but alot more so with the idea of investing a nice dollar on a quality DUCTED reflector. ideally glass. although i believe in T-5's to an extent, im too afraid to step away from all these lumens i have in the 400w. ALLLTHOUUGGGH, interestingly enough i have been spending the night reading a quite impressive thread here on a guy who is growing LED style using various designs and spectrums of the T-5's. to tell the truth the thread is blowing me away. incredible information in there check it out if you havent seen it already. ive been reading it like 90 min. lol

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/358190-led-without-leds-my-first.html

This is what I do. Except, I take my clones from flowering. None of my plants ever get vegged. One cycle in my house. That would be flower

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=69713&highlight=dr+bud