They are stretching because the light is too far away - bring them down to about two inches above the seedlings. Make sure to check at least once (twice is better) per day, so they don't grow up into them. When you transplant, bury the stem up to just below the first set of leaves. They'll be fine. Good luck!
May want to give that stem a little bit, from the pic it looks like you buried it up to its leaves ;p here are some seedlings i let sprout outside that were heavily stretching and i put some extra soil around it so roots could grow from the extra stem that was exposed before. Here is a pic hope it gives you an idea.
Right on OGKush00. Yeah you're right well the box says it's a 23W bulb = 100W. Sorry misread the box. So I have 4800 Lumens on her. Is that enough for the veg stage. I have more bulbs but I need another lamp to put the other bulbs on it. Thanks again everyone that is helping me out. I am just learning so this I helping a lot.Also, the CFL's are actually 28 or 26 Watt that are equivelant to 100W Incandescent. Here is a pic of my seedling room for ya to show how much light they can get at that stage.
Yes I am using miracle gro. I do plan on using CFL's throughout my grow. The CFL's I have in there now are soft white bulbs. Is that right for veg right now? Where can I find bright white CFL's at for cheap? As I'm on a small budget. What wattage range would I need for flowering?Also... there are CFL's that are better for Veg= Cool White, and CFL's for Flowering= Bright White. The different bulbs offer different light spectrums to the plant. If you plan on using CFL's throughout your grow I would look into this a bit further.
I have a wired light system that holds 8 CFL's. What I do is use 6 regular 100Watt and 2 i think they're 120 watt Equivs. I got mine at Home Depot or Lowe's, spent about $50 bucks on lights. Up to you, if you are just playing around with your first grow than do it cheapest way possible.
The miracle grow I am using has a continuous release of nutrients. So no time release for me. Yeah $50 is sorta out of my range right now. The most I can spend on lights is maybe $20 for right now. I know it's not a lot but it's all I can afford for now.I have a wired light system that holds 8 CFL's. What I do is use 6 regular 100Watt and 2 i think they're 120 watt Equivs. I got mine at Home Depot or Lowe's, spent about $50 bucks on lights. Up to you, if you are just playing around with your first grow than do it cheapest way possible.
I hate Miracle Gro soil unless you do not plan on adding additional nutrients, specially for a first timer. MG has auto-feeding pellets that are time release.. so if you are not careful your plant will suffer Nute burn down the road.
Maybe depending on how much she grows without my help. If I do I already have it in a spray bottle. Thanks to my mom and her green thumb not her bud green thumb. Seeing as she doesn't have one. She is a toker though so it's all balanced in the end.do you plan on using any sort of nutrients?
