*FIRST GROW* 2 day old sprouts... 400W MH in my tiny box..gonna be sickkk check it

got a 400W mh in a 6" cooltube attached to a 435cfm Centrfiugal fan,,,got a duct booster for fresh air intake...i plan on turning this on when all the sprouts are at least 3 inches (another day or 2) and also the 6" circulation fan in the corner so my baby girls can get big and strong...i germinated them on the 13th..planted on the 17th...and took these pictures the 19th...cant wait for more progress! follow me people!

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I'd give em another 7 days before the fan beats em todeath. those cotyledon leavs start rocking the plant, scarring the stem tisue at teh soil pinch point, and invite pathogens to induce pythium, fusarium or other seedling diseases. But hey, fantastic set up to creat thier environment, Great work, good equipment, now all I can say is good luck and have fun.

SimplySmokin said:

I'd give em another 7 days before the fan beats em todeath. those cotyledon leavs start rocking the plant, scarring the stem tisue at teh soil pinch point, and invite pathogens to induce pythium, fusarium or other seedling diseases. But hey, fantastic set up to creat thier environment, Great work, good equipment, now all I can say is good luck and have fun.

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Thanks alot for the tip and compliments bro. Rep+
I really don't know much about diseases, but I sterilized the box and all the pots first, i also been using latex gloves. For watering i been using a spray bottle always dampening not wetting the pots when the top is dried up...I'm trying to follow all the steps of playing mother nature and realized how hard it can really be to create the proper environment to have a successful grow. Even though this is my first grow, I went out and got good equipment and have done alotttt of research before i started this project with my bro...we're hoping for the best and are always open and looking for as many tips at possible, so, much appreciated man. I'll probably wait another week before i turn on the corner fan blowing the air around inside.... I still need to get a carbon filter, i might get a speed controller, and i might get "Neem Oil" for the plants because been seeing some fruit flys already...any suggestions? Thanks

Sounds like you got it goin the right direction for a good grow. As for the fruit flys, I dont use neem to treat those. Saving that for thrips and leafminers, hopefully that will never come. Really, expecially in smaller grows, just the fan blowing gently across them reduce numbers in just a few days. I guess flys have to fly to get laid. LOL. anyrate. if after a week of fan on em another thing you can do is to top a thin layer, 1/2" say, of sand over teh top of the pot. the larvae from the soil either don't hatch or can't reach the surface. Not sure which. But that definately works. Another lil tip is with your carbon filter. Do a thread search, titles only works best for those , for carbon filters. Alot of great home made designs on here that a guy can save a ton. Also, if your interested, another RIU member here, my old buddy Fred, has a nutrient company starting up. I use his product, and endorse it. Go check out his site, Smokengrow. You'll find a free sample request page there and he sends you a very nice starter pack of his nutes. I figure I got enough to bring 4 plants from seedling to harvest including Nugget booster. Mainstay of em is Guano. If you like em theyre priced efficiently to continue and on top of that they are a simple nute to handle as all you do is drop a pkt into water and let it soak for bout half an hour. Compleete package anyrate. Give it a try. He asks you for $2 to help shipping costs but he'll even let you send that to him via snail mail AFTER you recieve the nutes. When ya do, send Fred a line tellin him Vince reffered you if you don't mind. Enjoy the grow, and hollar if I can point you in the right direction on anything.

looking good! should be a nice grow.