New Grower First grow. looking for some help along the way
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Its officially day 1. All three beans have sprouted. I gave them a misting and put them about 8 inches from 4 cfl's (2 6500ks and 2 2700k) I plan to leave them in solo cups and move lights closer each day for a week then move them to final containers. I have more light but I have read that the first week they don't need much and to just let them do their own thing. Any input greatly appreciated.
ThaGreenBandit
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It's go time!
i have the bible, and it says when seedling the minimum amount of light is 16 hours a day, and the cfl should be 12 - 18 inches away from the plant untill it completes seedling stage, the end of seedling stage is when rapid growth starts, thats when you see the 2nd or 3rd set of true leaves, at that point you can have the cfl as close as 5cms but not any more otherwise risk leaves touching light and burning
Thanks for the info.
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if your using those single smaller CFL's man.you can pretty much(assuming yer temps are alright) just hang a single bulb over each one or a long tube just about 5-8 inches with some mellow airflow over the tops of the seedlings.thats always worked quite excellent for me.and on a side note man you may wanna invest in a small spray bottle and moisten a little right around the stalk with a single spray only when its looking dry.roughly about the size of a quarter or there abouts1 er two sprays lightly to your not dislodging any root structure or shocking it to terribly either.thats what ive done all my grows when I used single cfl's. and even t5 tubes I pretty mush do the same thing for the most part.too far away you'll get nasty stretch after a few days if you dont know what your looking for too.hope thats helpful for ya dude.
yeh EOF is probably right if your not using the large ecolight cfls you can prob have a bit closer just keep an eye on things also put your hand betwenn the plant and light and if it feels to hot between you may need to get a fan or think about moving the light a lil bit away
I have a fan blowing. I will move the lights alittle closer at lunch. I have 4 smaller cfls in a fixture over the 3 cups. I can add 4 more bulbs for 8 and have I two more fixtures for when I transplant.
I have been giving them about 5 squirts of 6.5ph water with a mister a day. Do you think that is to much? I have been waiting until the top of the soil seems dry. I have seen that a big noob mistake is over watering.
ThaGreenBandit
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You are right. I was told, early on, during my first grow, that it is better to under water than to over water. Waiting for the soil to dry slightly is a good move
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