First Grow. 3rd day of plants growing need some help, suggestions and recommendations

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josh2k9ere

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Hi
I have been growing these for 3 days now 2 have popped out one is still awaiting can anyone tell me if they look ok i know its only the 3rd day but one of the plants the circle leaves are all the way bent down and the other plant only have 2 circle leaves also can i have these unzip vent things on the side of my tent do i leave them open 24/7 and how many hours a day should i leave the fan on i have included a brief picture of my setup.

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unlucky

unlucky

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​things looking good, its very early days so chill and read lots on here....... have fun ;-)
 
unlucky

unlucky

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​do you give a new born baby chips ?............. no food at all just a drink...like i say you defo need to read if you wanna grow buds................ hhmm ;-)
 
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josh2k9ere

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I know i was gunna do it hydroponicly but i figured it might be abit to advanced for me for my first grow so i went with soil instead thanks for the advice.
One more question should i give it a drink when the soil is completely dry like if i put my finger in the soil as much as i can and its dry then water it then and should i add fertizers now or after a few weeks?
 
MyPetSkunk

MyPetSkunk

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I wouldn't worry about your circle leaves(cotyledons). Typically they roll downwards. Your fan should stay on at all times. Just don't point it right at them if its not an oscillating one. You should be able to get by with only water(no nutes) for a few weeks atleast. Water them lightly and carefully at this point and make sure the little pots feel like most of the water has drained or been evaporated before watering again.

I don't use tents, but if those vents don't let light in during the dark cycle, I would keep them open at all times also. Circulating fresh air is key..
 
MyPetSkunk

MyPetSkunk

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josh2k9ere said:
I know i was gunna do it hydroponicly but i figured it might be abit to advanced for me for my first grow so i went with soil instead thanks for the advice.
One more question should i give it a drink when the soil is completely dry like if i put my finger in the soil as much as i can and its dry then water it then and should i add fertizers now or after a few weeks?
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You don't want to let it dry out too much. Easiest method is to take another one of your little pots and put the same amount of dry soil in it and use it to compare to your watered ones.
 
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josh2k9ere

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MyPetSkunk said:
You don't want to let it dry out too much. Easiest method is to take another one of your little pots and put the same amount of dry soil in it and use it to compare to your watered ones.
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I have nutes the brand is hesi on the nute grid it says for the first 3 weeks add TNT complex then from the 4th to the 7th add bloom complex then from the 8th up to 11th add bloom complex and phosphorus plus and on the last week i would then flush my plants so i should not follow the grid and only give them water for the first 3 weeks then start giving nutes after then.
 
MyPetSkunk

MyPetSkunk

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I guess that really depends on what is in TNT. I use simple, all around nutes. Personally, I don't feed them until they are probably 3 weeks old, give or take. It is easy to overdo this early in the game. They will really take off once they get past the seedling stage, and that is when i start hitting them with light feed.

Better yet, hit one of them with your nutes and just water the others and see how it responds.
 
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josh2k9ere

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MyPetSkunk said:
I guess that really depends on what is in TNT. I use simple, all around nutes. Personally, I don't feed them until they are probably 3 weeks old, give or take. It is easy to overdo this early in the game. They will really take off once they get past the seedling stage, and that is when i start hitting them with light feed.

Better yet, hit one of them with your nutes and just water the others and see how it responds.
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What is the brand of the nutrients you use?
 
MyPetSkunk

MyPetSkunk

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josh2k9ere said:
What is the brand of the nutrients you use?
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I use Jack's Classic: All purpose 20-20-20 for veg stage
Blossom Booster 10-30-20 for flowering (I use the 20-20-20 for the first 2 feedings of flower stage typically)
I use Fox Farms Ocean Forest mixed 70/30 with Perlite
I also mix in a little bit of lime and and some stuff called Plant-tone(5-3-3 with beneficials) into my soil.
All of this stuff I can get at my local garden shop. Except the Fox Farms, I have to go to an Ace hardware. I don't know alot about nutrients, but it seems like there is a lot of confusion with the pot-specific nutrients and all of their supplements and boosters. So I just keep it simple and the plants don't seem to mind so I stick with it.
 
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