Hello everyone,
This is my first time growing any kind of plant. I’ve been lurking on here for a couple of months absorbing as much as I can.
It is Day 5 since my seedlings broke through the soil. I’ve decided to start a grow journal to stop me second guessing myself all the time and to prevent me from making silly mistakes. I’m sure I’ve already made a couple. All kinds of help, encouragement and criticisms are welcome.
So here is my setup...
Tent: BudBox Pro 75 cm x 75 cm x 200 cm, white lining.
Light: GN Telos 0006 on a 24/0 cycle. At about 93 cm from top of pots. The wire rope isn’t long enough to go any lower.
Ventilation: At the moment I have no ventilation other than having one of the tent’s vent flaps open. By tomorrow I should have a 4” RVK duct fan. Rhino carbon filter and a clip-on fan for circulation.
Pots: 12 Litre fabric pots.
Medium: Soil, split medium. BioBizz LightMix upper half and BioBizz All Mix lower half.
Nutrients: Just BioTabs tablets at the moment. I plan to drop them into soil at around Day 14. I am watering with well water. I’ll likely have to buy some calmag too.
Temp/Humidity: I’m still waiting for hygrometer to arrive so I don’t know humidity right now. Temps are reading 23 Celsius on a cheap thermometer with a faulty display that I don’t fully trust. It takes quite a lot time for the soil to dry so I guess the humidity is quite high. Ambient room temp outside of tent is comfortable.
Strain: All 4 plants are Sour Craic from Mephisto Genetics.
I germinated the seeds using paper towel method.
I am following Mephisto’s basic grow guide to keep things as simple as possible.
SC#1 popped after just a day, SC#2 and SC#3 two days and SC#4 three days.
While I was still waiting on [HASHTAG]#4[/HASHTAG] to germinate I went ahead and planted the other three seeds. They were planted in dry soil, covered with clear plastic cups and sprayed with water.
After doing a bit of reading I treated the SC#4 a bit different. Before putting into soil, I watered the soil till run-off and let it dry for 6 hours and then planted seed. I think the soil was still too wet when I planted the seed. She eventually broke through the soil but didn’t look very healthy. The seed leaf was kinda yellow and the true leaves looked a bit yellow too. But now she has grown larger than the others. The leaves are a lighter shade of green than the others, especially at the edges.
Here are some photos...
SC#1 Day 5... This was the first to germinate and the first to break through the soil. However, the rest of the plants have now caught up with her. She has a slightly darker shade of green than the others. The seed shell is still there. I want to take it off but I'm afraid that I might damage the seedling.
SC#2 Day 5
SC#3 Day 5
SC#4 Day 5... This one was planted in very damp soil and hasn’t been watered since. The soil is still damp and the pot still has some weight to it compared to the others. I have a stack of paper towels under the pot to dry it quicker. Her cotyledons are a lot bigger than the other seedlings, she's a lighter shade of green and she's a bit taller. The soil has compacted and there's a wee gap between the soil and pot.
So, how am I doing so far? I was expecting a bit more growth at day 5.
Am I giving them enough water? The pots feel light when I pick them up but the top inch of soil is moist.
Will they improve once I get proper ventilation sorted?
Cheers!
This is my first time growing any kind of plant. I’ve been lurking on here for a couple of months absorbing as much as I can.
It is Day 5 since my seedlings broke through the soil. I’ve decided to start a grow journal to stop me second guessing myself all the time and to prevent me from making silly mistakes. I’m sure I’ve already made a couple. All kinds of help, encouragement and criticisms are welcome.
So here is my setup...
Tent: BudBox Pro 75 cm x 75 cm x 200 cm, white lining.
Light: GN Telos 0006 on a 24/0 cycle. At about 93 cm from top of pots. The wire rope isn’t long enough to go any lower.
Ventilation: At the moment I have no ventilation other than having one of the tent’s vent flaps open. By tomorrow I should have a 4” RVK duct fan. Rhino carbon filter and a clip-on fan for circulation.
Pots: 12 Litre fabric pots.
Medium: Soil, split medium. BioBizz LightMix upper half and BioBizz All Mix lower half.
Nutrients: Just BioTabs tablets at the moment. I plan to drop them into soil at around Day 14. I am watering with well water. I’ll likely have to buy some calmag too.
Temp/Humidity: I’m still waiting for hygrometer to arrive so I don’t know humidity right now. Temps are reading 23 Celsius on a cheap thermometer with a faulty display that I don’t fully trust. It takes quite a lot time for the soil to dry so I guess the humidity is quite high. Ambient room temp outside of tent is comfortable.
Strain: All 4 plants are Sour Craic from Mephisto Genetics.
I germinated the seeds using paper towel method.
I am following Mephisto’s basic grow guide to keep things as simple as possible.
SC#1 popped after just a day, SC#2 and SC#3 two days and SC#4 three days.
While I was still waiting on [HASHTAG]#4[/HASHTAG] to germinate I went ahead and planted the other three seeds. They were planted in dry soil, covered with clear plastic cups and sprayed with water.
After doing a bit of reading I treated the SC#4 a bit different. Before putting into soil, I watered the soil till run-off and let it dry for 6 hours and then planted seed. I think the soil was still too wet when I planted the seed. She eventually broke through the soil but didn’t look very healthy. The seed leaf was kinda yellow and the true leaves looked a bit yellow too. But now she has grown larger than the others. The leaves are a lighter shade of green than the others, especially at the edges.
Here are some photos...
SC#1 Day 5... This was the first to germinate and the first to break through the soil. However, the rest of the plants have now caught up with her. She has a slightly darker shade of green than the others. The seed shell is still there. I want to take it off but I'm afraid that I might damage the seedling.
SC#2 Day 5
SC#3 Day 5
SC#4 Day 5... This one was planted in very damp soil and hasn’t been watered since. The soil is still damp and the pot still has some weight to it compared to the others. I have a stack of paper towels under the pot to dry it quicker. Her cotyledons are a lot bigger than the other seedlings, she's a lighter shade of green and she's a bit taller. The soil has compacted and there's a wee gap between the soil and pot.
So, how am I doing so far? I was expecting a bit more growth at day 5.
Am I giving them enough water? The pots feel light when I pick them up but the top inch of soil is moist.
Will they improve once I get proper ventilation sorted?
Cheers!
to AFN.....good shout starting a journal..
..very helpful for looking back if problems or deficiency start....I have the same make/size tent but the silver inside....I am very happy with mine dude, I hope you like yours too :smiley1:....looks like you are doing fine :smiley1:....but shouldn't you have put the Biotabs in by now?......and done a pre-rinse with Bactrex and such?........I grow in coco so IDK if its different for soil :smiley1:
...you were right....stick to the guide and don't mind me haha..
...Biotabs are a fantastic product, I agree....:smiley1::smiley1:
most goings on are under the surface.lightmix has enough food for 10 days allmix a month ish 
as its half n half lets call it 20 days
their in there!
