120w cfl cupboard grow 1st grow need help.. badly..

this is my first grow its 125w cfl actual wattage not equiv and some soil from the store up the road that was supposed to have good drainage the plant has 2 little green bits poking up in the first picture i moved the soil away a bit around it and it looked like the second picture it is in a regular sized bucket that u would use for mopping etc with punctures for drainage i just watered it with 1.25l of water i germed it for 5 or 6 days in a cup when the root was about 2cm or 1.5cmi planted it i left the lights on 24hr cycle because my timer is still getting shipped its been in soil for around 3 - 5 days or this bad? it seems really small.. and half of it is sorta under a layer of soil the last 2 pics are after watering the first is with soil moved over that long bit should i have it under soil or above? thanks!

Don't do anything, let it stay above the soil and stop touching it, lol.

Just let it be, doing too much is also just as bad as too little....

Should look good, better pics would help, did it shed the seed coating already [achene]?

thanks for the advice !

Hey man yeah I agree let it be for now don't move the soil, it'll come out of the soil without your help it knows what too do.

Just remember weed is actually easy too grow, it's growing well that's the hard bit! Make sure u have good light, ventilation, water and food and it WILL grow!

Also agree take some pics of your grow area and we can give any advice If needed! I'm no expert but I can pass on what I have learnt so far, I'm still on my first grow but all looks well what strain are you growing?

Also what sort of temps and humidity do you have?

no clue on the temps and humidty but it isnt to warm inside and the cupboard is opened during the day to cool it off the 3rd pic is the grow area

its just bagseed cant really get access to seeds where im from to risky

tcg594 said:

no clue on the temps and humidty but it isnt to warm inside and the cupboard is opened during the day to cool it off the 3rd pic is the grow area

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i highly recomend you get a thermometer if your serious about your grow! Take some time too set your cupboard up properly, do a load of research and get really clued up. itll only make things easier.

can you recommend any cheap ones

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can you recommend any cheap ones

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Dont buy a cheap one. Thats something you want to work 100%. Fork over some cash for a decent one with temps and rh on it. Then report back after youve tested the temps.
Like hanky said you dont need anything to grow weed, but the more you put into it the better the results and who wants to waste their time and efforts on some ditch weed. Little bit of research goes a long way.

the thermometer i have was about 25 bucks and it has a remote sensor that i can put anywhere inside the box and monitor temps and humidity. you definitly want to keep on top of your temps too much heat can fry fragile seedlings and too cold can stunt growth.

just took a closer look at the pics, and that seedling just looks wierd lol i mean did it have two round leaves when it came out and fell off? i mean they usually dont come out with the sharp leaves first. am i missing something?

i would put a bath vent fan in the top of that and cut a hole in the bottom of the opposite wall for an intake. that way you can keep the door closed. can you cut holes in the cabinet like that? i would, but i go all out to vent my grows. currently im pumping it straight into the wall lol

Didnt even take my own advice.
Cash has been tight around my pc grow. Went out and bought a thermometer... a cheap one. This thing is 2 degrees c higher and the rh is always 10%. This is why you dont buy a cheap one. If I didnt have my other tried tested and true ones, I would be thinking my cpu grow is too hot and not humid enough. When in reality its perfect temps.. just thought id share.

The plant died just wilted up and went brown/black any ideas on how to avoid this in future

tcg594 said:

The plant died just wilted up and went brown/black any ideas on how to avoid this in future

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Take a step back. Research and set up a proper grow area with all requirments met. Its always better to start prepared. Sorry about your plant.

If I had to guess, i'd say you may have drowned it...
Look, next time, do this. Keep the soil fairly dry. Germ your seed in a solo cup (plastic cup) or in a paper towel. AFTER you plant it in the main pot, you water once every 2-3 days at first, then ever 3-5 days later on. The idea is, you WANT the soil to get pretty dry, so the roots grow in search of water and you get a kickass root system.

Secondly, temps for seedlings can be above 80F, but within a week or so of life, you want to get that No higher then 79F-80F. You also want to have as many lights as you can get in there, without making the heat skyrocket, but you'll have a better idea of what you can do once you get your cab setup. While you're waiting for your seed to germinate, you can do a dry run in your cab to see where temps hover at, and what will need to be done about them.
NO FERTILIZER FOR AWHILE. You'll burn, or outright kill a seedling.
And mainly, even before you come here to ask a question... Do some reading. If you don't have time to read a few pages on this forum to help you figure out what to do, you don't have time to grow, plain and simple.
Oh... and also
I'm Sub'd so, feel free to ask your questions if you don't understand anything and i'll do my best to assist.

tcg594 said:

The plant died just wilted up and went brown/black any ideas on how to avoid this in future

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awwww that sucks!
well, i second what dajosh was saying about over watering it, the roots wont stretch out if its not searching for water and nutrients, but at the same time you dont want it bone dry. a wet paper towel in a ziploc bag works best for me, thats how i started my sour d. soaked the seed in a cup of water overnight then i taped the bag on the wall next close to a warm furnace pipe (not too hot) the root sprouted in 2 days and was about 3/8 inch long when i put in in a rockwool cube and it took off after that. this method works for me, and use it every time for seeds, especially this time because i only had one seed and couldnt take a chance of it dying. i almost fried it though i put it too close to the light and burned it, so be very careful of that.

i highly suggest doing something with your airflow system as well,an exhaust or intake fan.or if you cant do that, look into supplementing your air with co2, you can make it easy with sugar and yeast in a 2 liter bottle.

Those co2 methods are pretty useless. You have to have the right ratio of co2 to oxygen, and high enough temps for it to transpire properly. I wouldn't even think Co2 yet, worry about getting the grow setup properly.

would anyone have any diy carbon filters that would be good for this?

I made a thread for this... one sec...

Ok, here ya go.
Just go to this thread and it'll give you all the idea's you could need for DIY carbon filter
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/813503-all-diy-carbon-filter-ideas.html