First Grow In Almost 2 Years!

Day 29. I couldn't resist and tied sweet cheese down a little LST and plucked a few fan leaves that were in the way of the new sites. Now I won't touch them until like 3rd week of flower.. (maybe) They are healthy and steady growing so I'm happy!
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I was wrong yesterday's post on the Purple Kush and Fat Blueberry they are day 6 today. They are doing good I think. All the PKs are pretty uniform so genetics must be decent.

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I took ppfd readings and the 2 purple kush that are on the right side are hitting 320 ppfd and are almost double the size of the 2 on the left that are only getting 200ppfd. So looks like I'll be messing with the lights a lot to find the best dialed in height and ppfd. I went by DLI which puts seedlings at 200ppfd but why not go higher if they will grow faster considering thats the point to get the plants as big as possible and healthy of course. Got some work to do!

Edit - I should add in that the 2 on the right are picking up light from the RIGHT light on the older plants. Which is why it's 320 and the left side is 200. Same tent 2 different life stages.
 
I took ppfd readings and the 2 purple kush that are on the right side are hitting 320 ppfd and are almost double the size of the 2 on the left that are only getting 200ppfd. So looks like I'll be messing with the lights a lot to find the best dialed in height and ppfd. I went by DLI which puts seedlings at 200ppfd but why not go higher if they will grow faster considering thats the point to get the plants as big as possible and healthy of course. Got some work to do!

Edit - I should add in that the 2 on the right are picking up light from the RIGHT light on the older plants. Which is why it's 320 and the left side is 200. Same tent 2 different life stages.
I don’t know right from wrong, I only know what I do. That being said, my sprouts hit the ground running at minimum 4-500 ppfd usually due to heat necessity and I’ve had no problems. Not saying it’s “right” just saying I’ve had no problems ✌🏻
 
I don’t know right from wrong, I only know what I do. That being said, my sprouts hit the ground running at minimum 4-500 ppfd usually due to heat necessity and I’ve had no problems. Not saying it’s “right” just saying I’ve had no problems ✌🏻
Much the same with me. Seedlings must immediately adapt to full light or not (as they do outdoors). Seedlings go in the tent with the rest of the plants and from the very start are blasted with high ppfd, likely higher than the 4-500 you cite. About 1 in 5 will not like this, will be stunted or have other problems, and they get culled.
 
Day 30. Starting to see more pistils. Going good Growing good! Thirsty gals for sure.
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Day 7 for PK & FB. Looks like the PK closest to the camera is either getting light burn or some kind of a deficiency? Let me know if you have any ideas on that. Still growing though just looking a light in color and new growth is little crinkly 😁
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Day 32. Not looking good and I have NO clue what is happening. Nothing really changed other than watering like normal PHd to 6.4 this time. Trainwreck isn't affected but the rest are seriously droopy. Any thoughts?
EDIT - They are getting purplish stems IDK if that gives any clues.
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Same with these the are droopy not growing and looking pitiful and I haven't changed anything. I thought I over watered so I let them be. Top is dry but pot is still heavy.
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Looking at the plants in the first picture I would say you've been overfeeding. But the second one just looks thirsty. If you say the pot feel heavy, then you might have a root problem. Smell the bottom of your pots. Does it smell sour? If so, you need to let the soil dry out so the rotting roots die off and shrivel up, then water with water and some beneficial bacterial/mycorrhiza mixture for organic soil. These little workers will sort your soil issues out. :thumbsup:
Picture three...I would say is ok as she is full on flowering. Sometimes the plant can't keep up with the needed nutrients and this shows in the lighter coloring in the tips of the plant.
Pictures 4&5...If you sowed the seed directly into that pot and you water the pot completely, then you have watered to much. I always use the span of the leaves as a guide where to water. A small seedling doesn't need a lot of water and it's almost always better to let the roots dig deeper for water. You shall have to wait until the pot dries up and meanwhile use the finger test. Poke your index finger into the soil, somewhere in between the seedling and the side of the pot. your finger has three parts in it, we're starting from the knuckle and go down to where the nail is, ok :hump:
If the first part of the finger feels cold and/or wet, you've watered way to much for this stage and you need to wait until the water has evaporated*.
If the second part of your finger feels cold and/or wet...This is where your pot should be at the moment. This will attract them roots to go deeper into the soil in search for water.
If the tip of your finger feels cold and/or wet, it's time to water again.
Now, look from the top onto your plant and using the length of the leaves as a guide to how wide a circle around your seedling you should water. Water no more then 200ml into the pot as slowly as you can, without disturbing the soil. I use a piece of airhose with a stiff piece of hose at the end as a watering wand. It's normal for your seedlings to take two to three days to drink all of that...

Now, I do suggest you water with the bennies (like Bactrex/Mycotrex or anything you can get your hands on, LINK) added to the water as these will help you resolve any issue with the roots you might have.
I would also stop adding nutrients to the soil and only give water with some magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) added to it. One teaspoon per gallon/5L of water will do. You can also spray that on the leaves, especially on the plants in picture 2&3.
If the pots are to heavy because of overwatering you should let it/them dry out. Adding a heatmat underneath the pots will help you do that faster and it'll help the bennies to get a better foothold in your soil. Don't let the temperature of the soil go above 28°C/82.4°F as this will kill off your mycorrhiza, but keeping it at 26-27°C/79-80°F is A-ok. Feed your bennies with some carbohydrates in the form of molasses. Use the cheapest you can find and it will have all the micro's you'll ever need. Don't overdo it. Add 5ml/L or 20ml/gallon water together with the bennies in the same water. Make enough for one go as the mycorrhiza spores can only be in the water for 6 hours or so. If you are only using beneficial bacteria then you can let that stand for up to two days after which you will need to add more molasses as all the carbs will be gone, but the amount of bennies in the mix will have exploded 💥

Hope this rant helps a bit in understanding how to take care of your soil, when you master that the beneficials inside the soil will take care of the rest. :cheers:
 
Looking at the plants in the first picture I would say you've been overfeeding. But the second one just looks thirsty. If you say the pot feel heavy, then you might have a root problem. Smell the bottom of your pots. Does it smell sour? If so, you need to let the soil dry out so the rotting roots die off and shrivel up, then water with water and some beneficial bacterial/mycorrhiza mixture for organic soil. These little workers will sort your soil issues out. :thumbsup:
Picture three...I would say is ok as she is full on flowering. Sometimes the plant can't keep up with the needed nutrients and this shows in the lighter coloring in the tips of the plant.
Pictures 4&5...If you sowed the seed directly into that pot and you water the pot completely, then you have watered to much. I always use the span of the leaves as a guide where to water. A small seedling doesn't need a lot of water and it's almost always better to let the roots dig deeper for water. You shall have to wait until the pot dries up and meanwhile use the finger test. Poke your index finger into the soil, somewhere in between the seedling and the side of the pot. your finger has three parts in it, we're starting from the knuckle and go down to where the nail is, ok :hump:
If the first part of the finger feels cold and/or wet, you've watered way to much for this stage and you need to wait until the water has evaporated*.
If the second part of your finger feels cold and/or wet...This is where your pot should be at the moment. This will attract them roots to go deeper into the soil in search for water.
If the tip of your finger feels cold and/or wet, it's time to water again.
Now, look from the top onto your plant and using the length of the leaves as a guide to how wide a circle around your seedling you should water. Water no more then 200ml into the pot as slowly as you can, without disturbing the soil. I use a piece of airhose with a stiff piece of hose at the end as a watering wand. It's normal for your seedlings to take two to three days to drink all of that...

Now, I do suggest you water with the bennies (like Bactrex/Mycotrex or anything you can get your hands on, LINK) added to the water as these will help you resolve any issue with the roots you might have.
I would also stop adding nutrients to the soil and only give water with some magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) added to it. One teaspoon per gallon/5L of water will do. You can also spray that on the leaves, especially on the plants in picture 2&3.
If the pots are to heavy because of overwatering you should let it/them dry out. Adding a heatmat underneath the pots will help you do that faster and it'll help the bennies to get a better foothold in your soil. Don't let the temperature of the soil go above 28°C/82.4°F as this will kill off your mycorrhiza, but keeping it at 26-27°C/79-80°F is A-ok. Feed your bennies with some carbohydrates in the form of molasses. Use the cheapest you can find and it will have all the micro's you'll ever need. Don't overdo it. Add 5ml/L or 20ml/gallon water together with the bennies in the same water. Make enough for one go as the mycorrhiza spores can only be in the water for 6 hours or so. If you are only using beneficial bacteria then you can let that stand for up to two days after which you will need to add more molasses as all the carbs will be gone, but the amount of bennies in the mix will have exploded 💥

Hope this rant helps a bit in understanding how to take care of your soil, when you master that the beneficials inside the soil will take care of the rest. :cheers:
I appreciate the advice! I'm not adding nutrients to the soil though it's promix soil I wasn't going to start bloom nutes until week 5 which is in a couple days. I just watered yesterday or the day before PHd water and bam this is what they look like. Lol I'm afraid to feed the seedling because the soil has nutes in it idw to burn it to death but I guess it's already almost dead anyways 🤣
 
Looking at the plants in the first picture I would say you've been overfeeding. But the second one just looks thirsty. If you say the pot feel heavy, then you might have a root problem. Smell the bottom of your pots. Does it smell sour? If so, you need to let the soil dry out so the rotting roots die off and shrivel up, then water with water and some beneficial bacterial/mycorrhiza mixture for organic soil. These little workers will sort your soil issues out. :thumbsup:
Picture three...I would say is ok as she is full on flowering. Sometimes the plant can't keep up with the needed nutrients and this shows in the lighter coloring in the tips of the plant.
Pictures 4&5...If you sowed the seed directly into that pot and you water the pot completely, then you have watered to much. I always use the span of the leaves as a guide where to water. A small seedling doesn't need a lot of water and it's almost always better to let the roots dig deeper for water. You shall have to wait until the pot dries up and meanwhile use the finger test. Poke your index finger into the soil, somewhere in between the seedling and the side of the pot. your finger has three parts in it, we're starting from the knuckle and go down to where the nail is, ok :hump:
If the first part of the finger feels cold and/or wet, you've watered way to much for this stage and you need to wait until the water has evaporated*.
If the second part of your finger feels cold and/or wet...This is where your pot should be at the moment. This will attract them roots to go deeper into the soil in search for water.
If the tip of your finger feels cold and/or wet, it's time to water again.
Now, look from the top onto your plant and using the length of the leaves as a guide to how wide a circle around your seedling you should water. Water no more then 200ml into the pot as slowly as you can, without disturbing the soil. I use a piece of airhose with a stiff piece of hose at the end as a watering wand. It's normal for your seedlings to take two to three days to drink all of that...

Now, I do suggest you water with the bennies (like Bactrex/Mycotrex or anything you can get your hands on, LINK) added to the water as these will help you resolve any issue with the roots you might have.
I would also stop adding nutrients to the soil and only give water with some magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) added to it. One teaspoon per gallon/5L of water will do. You can also spray that on the leaves, especially on the plants in picture 2&3.
If the pots are to heavy because of overwatering you should let it/them dry out. Adding a heatmat underneath the pots will help you do that faster and it'll help the bennies to get a better foothold in your soil. Don't let the temperature of the soil go above 28°C/82.4°F as this will kill off your mycorrhiza, but keeping it at 26-27°C/79-80°F is A-ok. Feed your bennies with some carbohydrates in the form of molasses. Use the cheapest you can find and it will have all the micro's you'll ever need. Don't overdo it. Add 5ml/L or 20ml/gallon water together with the bennies in the same water. Make enough for one go as the mycorrhiza spores can only be in the water for 6 hours or so. If you are only using beneficial bacteria then you can let that stand for up to two days after which you will need to add more molasses as all the carbs will be gone, but the amount of bennies in the mix will have exploded 💥

Hope this rant helps a bit in understanding how to take care of your soil, when you master that the beneficials inside the soil will take care of the rest. :cheers:
As for watering the seedlings I used to water that was around the width of the leaves and am definitely going back to it. I would mist the top and just water with a 50ml syringe because I am very well known for over watering out of OCD its hard for me to see dry soil but I am working on that 🤣
 
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