Good morning my fellow horticulturalists! I am a first time grower, so please be gentle. I'll start with a description of my operation, and then fire some questions out.
I'm running in a windowless 5'x5' storage closet. I will be using miracle-gro organic potting soil with a fairly low base nutrient as a medium when my first plant is ready for transplant into it's permanent home, as I have ordered Advanced Nutrients Ph Perfect Connoisseur, and the hobbyist starter kit nutrients.
My first seedling is started in a 6" round plastic planter in miracle-gro seed starting soil (basically 0.00 nutrients), and my second seed is still waiting to germinate. I bought Trainwreck guaranteed feminised seeds from Greenhouse Seed Co.
I have a digitial multi-zone thermometer and RH monitor set up in my room, keeping the temperature right around 25 degrees C, and humidity at 55-60%. I'm using Sylavania 23w/6500k/1450 lumen daylight CFL's for veg, and will be switching to a similar bulb @ 2800k when it comes time to bloom.
24 hours ago my seedling broke thru the soil. I chased it up throughout the day, as it stood up an inch, I buried the stem to just below the seed casing head, until I couldn't get any more soil in my planter. I'm confident this will give me a good start to a sturdy stem and healthy roots. The planter stayed moist (not wet) and humid, covered in saran wrap, and out of direct light for the day until the seedling started to lift the plastic wrap up in the center of the planter. Last night I removed the saran wrap and put the now 2" tall seedling under direct light in my starting box, approx. 6" from the bulb to the seedling. It stood straight up overnight and seems to be doing well thus far.
My question seems as though it may have answered itself, and maybe I'm just being paranoid, but am I running any risk putting the direct light on less than 24 hours after breaking through the soil? Also, feel free to offer up any advice in regards to my set-up. Naturally it will be ever-evolving, with a shelving unit, more lights / different fixtures to come, pulleys, and possibly a small a/c unit if need be.
I'm running in a windowless 5'x5' storage closet. I will be using miracle-gro organic potting soil with a fairly low base nutrient as a medium when my first plant is ready for transplant into it's permanent home, as I have ordered Advanced Nutrients Ph Perfect Connoisseur, and the hobbyist starter kit nutrients.
My first seedling is started in a 6" round plastic planter in miracle-gro seed starting soil (basically 0.00 nutrients), and my second seed is still waiting to germinate. I bought Trainwreck guaranteed feminised seeds from Greenhouse Seed Co.
I have a digitial multi-zone thermometer and RH monitor set up in my room, keeping the temperature right around 25 degrees C, and humidity at 55-60%. I'm using Sylavania 23w/6500k/1450 lumen daylight CFL's for veg, and will be switching to a similar bulb @ 2800k when it comes time to bloom.
24 hours ago my seedling broke thru the soil. I chased it up throughout the day, as it stood up an inch, I buried the stem to just below the seed casing head, until I couldn't get any more soil in my planter. I'm confident this will give me a good start to a sturdy stem and healthy roots. The planter stayed moist (not wet) and humid, covered in saran wrap, and out of direct light for the day until the seedling started to lift the plastic wrap up in the center of the planter. Last night I removed the saran wrap and put the now 2" tall seedling under direct light in my starting box, approx. 6" from the bulb to the seedling. It stood straight up overnight and seems to be doing well thus far.
My question seems as though it may have answered itself, and maybe I'm just being paranoid, but am I running any risk putting the direct light on less than 24 hours after breaking through the soil? Also, feel free to offer up any advice in regards to my set-up. Naturally it will be ever-evolving, with a shelving unit, more lights / different fixtures to come, pulleys, and possibly a small a/c unit if need be.
