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[Peter Pan]

Hello Afn I just started a grow on my balcony. I dont have a clue about how and what should I expect.
I use 18 L Pots. temp 32C to 21C at night. My seedlings are in day 7 and are extremely delayed comparing to lamp grow.
Please anybody any Hints and advice much appreciated.
Thanks in advance AFN

 

[Vas Deferens]

Nice one Pete....Watch out for soil temp, if soil is too hot this will delay growth. A layer of mulch on top of soil and if the pots are getting alot of direct sun, surround them with cardboard or hessian cloth to insulate & shade the pots. I would also consider using some 30 or 50% shade cloth cover for plants <2 weeks old on very hot days till they harden up, easy to scorch seedings in hot sun. Good luck bro

 

[Peter Pan]

Thanks alot mate for your advice I did not consider these things this is why i start afresh the seedling are stunted and I just left them on the balcony in the hands of `nature. But I am going to take care of these things you mentioned on my new sprouts.
Happy Grow bro

 

[Vas Deferens]

My pleasure Pete, keep us posted on the new seedlings man

 

[KapScot]

Seen as your temps seem already quite high (I don't know where you are or how much warmer it's likely to get) A trick I've used to protect indoor plants (chilli plants which are grown indoors for the 1st year in plastic pots) is to place the pots inside a larger clay container - the sun heats up the clay container keeping the plants warm - but without baking the roots in the pots that are placed within them. I realise for large pots of weed we're looking at pretty big clay containers - but on a balcony grow with a lot of sun it might be worth consideration. You can also use clay pots on their own - the clay sucks moisture from the soil which evaporates cooling the pots << but I wouldn't recommend this as the extra watering is a nightmare and it's easy to mess up fertilizing as the pots are loosing water but not the fertilizer 'salts'.