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[indicalla]

For any experienced growers who may be watching: Does a quicker germination typically lead to a healthier/better plant?

 

[420Forever]

For any experienced growers who may be watching: Does a quicker germination typically lead to a healthier/better plant?

well, u'd like to think so, but this is the real world & it jus duzn't alwayz work out that way, lol ppp

 

[indicalla]

well, u'd like to think so, but this is the real world & it jus duzn't alwayz work out that way, lol ppp

Right, I just mean generally though. Have most of your best grows started strong?

 

[DCLXVI]

Genetics plays a bigger role than anything. A tough to germ seed could have a thicker "shell" or the age of the seed you bought, etc... Don't sweat the early days. Lots of odd things happen, let it grow and keep the environment as optimal as you can. Lots of them start out spindly with bitty leaves but are jammin down nice long roots.

EDIT: I am inexperienced but I understand that anxious panic.

 

[indicalla]

Genetics plays a bigger role than anything. A tough to germ seed could have a thicker "shell" or the age of the seed you bought, etc... Don't sweat the early days. Lots of odd things happen, let it grow and keep the environment as optimal as you can. Lots of them start out spindly with bitty leaves but are jammin down nice long roots.

EDIT: I am inexperienced but I understand that anxious panic.

So far growing has been the opposite of panic to me. I just think about growing a lot and have questions.

 

[420Forever]

Right, I just mean generally though. Have most of your best grows started strong?

well, in my case, it dependz on how u define "best grow" mmm, but seriously, all i know to say is that they start how they start & finish how they finish & in between, anything can happen, lol :smoking: all u can do is take it day by day, and above all....

ppp

 

[indicalla]

well, in my case, it dependz on how u define "best grow" mmm, but seriously, all i know to say is that they start how they start & finish how they finish & in between, anything can happen, lol :smoking: all u can do is take it day by day, and above all....

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Nice answer!

 

[indicalla]

She’s on Day 6 and she seems to be doing okay. I’m still in those early days where I’m trying to understand how to water. She got a slow watering to saturation on Saturday morning, and the soil seems really dry on the surface now, with maybe just a bit of heft still at the bottom. I believe she’s probably ready for another watering this evening.

I’m still using factory-suggested settings on my SP3000: 30%, and I’m about 14” up. She’s not getting leggy and no signs of burn, so it seems like my lighting is good.

Still no life from the White Widow seeds I dropped in the 5-gallon pots. They’ll have been in the soil for five nights as of this evening, so they are definitely not raring to go, but perhaps they will emerge in the coming days. I wonder if I’m letting them dry a bit too much, after re-reading @tom Bombadil’s post again from earlier in this thread. They’ve only had one post-planting watering (yesterday, on Day 5), though I have been misting the soil a bit in the mornings. Trying to go by weight, but of course it’s tough when you’re first getting a feel for it.

The Fastbuds Northern Lights autofem seeds that were lost in the mail arrived yesterday, with a few Seedsman sour diesel freebies. So if the White Widow’s just don’t pop, I’ve got some other options in hand.

Onward and upward!

 

[indicalla]

Seems to have screwed up my attempt to tag @Tom Bombadil

 

[Zer0]

She’s on Day 6 and she seems to be doing okay. I’m still in those early days where I’m trying to understand how to water. She got a slow watering to saturation on Saturday morning, and the soil seems really dry on the surface now, with maybe just a bit of heft still at the bottom. I believe she’s probably ready for another watering this evening.



I’m still using factory-suggested settings on my SP3000: 30%, and I’m about 14” up. She’s not getting leggy and no signs of burn, so it seems like my lighting is good.

Still no life from the White Widow seeds I dropped in the 5-gallon pots. They’ll have been in the soil for five nights as of this evening, so they are definitely not raring to go, but perhaps they will emerge in the coming days. I wonder if I’m letting them dry a bit too much, after re-reading @tom Bombadil’s post again from earlier in this thread. They’ve only had one post-planting watering (yesterday, on Day 5), though I have been misting the soil a bit in the mornings. Trying to go by weight, but of course it’s tough when you’re first getting a feel for it.

The Fastbuds Northern Lights autofem seeds that were lost in the mail arrived yesterday, with a few Seedsman sour diesel freebies. So if the White Widow’s just don’t pop, I’ve got some other options in hand.

Onward and upward!

I'm jealous of your light, I'm making due with 2 $65 leds, total of like 210w but with no dimmer it gets annoying changing height which I'm running low on because my tent is kinda short.

You are doing fine, just remember under watering is better than over watering, there might be more water in that soil than you think and those roots will find it. As your 1st grow you will learn from this and next grow you will laugh at this part.

I say do what you think is best, you have more seeds and I doubt you will mess this up :smoking: