First Grow Fluo and CFL

zigzag6

zigzag6

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The grow room is up and running , this is what i'm working with:

(1) T8 tube 1warmwhite

(2) T12 tubes 1coolwhite and 1warmwhite

(1 or 2)* CFL 1X6500k 1X2700k


* : CFL i'm maybe gonna put a Y splitter to use 2 bulbs but for now the bulb in the picture is just for demo.

Schultz soil with Nutes

MG FERT : 24-8-16

After germination , Starting seeds with 4'' pots covered with saran wrap for humiditie.

So all that's missing is my seeds

(Gift from SpeedySeedz , THANKS SPEEDY!)

ANY COMMENT OR HELP ON SETUP IS APPRECIATED ;)

PICTURE 1 : WHERE THE CFL WILL BE SITTING
PICTURE 2 : T8 BULBS BOTTOM ONE IS NOT REALLY THERE (BALLAST BROKE) TOP IS WARMWHITE
PICTURE 3 : SEE 4 POTS WITH THE 2 T12 TUBES HANGING OVER
PICTURE 4 : POTS WITH T8 BULBS ON
 

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Mr. Leafy

Mr. Leafy

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Good Start Zig Zag!

I keep it 2500 lumens per sq ft and it seems to do well in my small space. The number one ingredient in this little project of yours is gonna be patience! Kee'em warm, give them lots of light, don't over water, and watch your PH, and RELAX!! They will grow like a damn weed!
 
zigzag6

zigzag6

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So... I got seed but i dont know if they good :(

I put 2 in paper towel in plate, in a plastic bag to cause humidity, in darkness after 16hrs still nothing :(

so i put one in a glass of water and when its sinks's ill put it in the soil .

Is this any good ?
 
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sUPERc

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Give it 24 to 48 hours to sink.. then put it in a wet paper towel and keep it cool, dark and moist until you see the white sprout begin to pop out. Thats when you want to plant it, seed up, covered about twice the depth of the seeds width. For me, FoxFarm Light Warrior works best for seedlings.
 
zigzag6

zigzag6

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Ok one my seed sank so i put directly in dirt pot covered with plastique to make humidity and i works cause there's fog in the plastic .. its under one 38w coolwhite t12's and on the side of a 20w t8 :D its my first grow hope it works out , i will get pictures if she break threw :D
 
zigzag6

zigzag6

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So 3 out of 3 seeds sank , 1 (durban poison) popped in soil after a couple of hours.

Still waiting on the other 2(afgan,skunk) to pop.

I will get picture when at least one of them break threw and loses her shell :D
 
zigzag6

zigzag6

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Its going so fast the shell came off , but it does'nt seem to be completely formed (the 2 forst leaves)
 
KaleoXxX

KaleoXxX

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sUPERc said:
Give it 24 to 48 hours to sink.. then put it in a wet paper towel and keep it cool, dark and moist until you see the white sprout begin to pop out. Thats when you want to plant it, seed up, covered about twice the depth of the seeds width. For me, FoxFarm Light Warrior works best for seedlings.
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this is actually poor advice. a warm place, such as ontop of the cable box, is ideal for germination

zigzag6 said:
The grow room is up and running , this is what i'm working with:

(1) T8 tube 1warmwhite

(2) T12 tubes 1coolwhite and 1warmwhite

(1 or 2)* CFL 1X6500k 1X2700k


* : CFL i'm maybe gonna put a Y splitter to use 2 bulbs but for now the bulb in the picture is just for demo.

Schultz soil with Nutes

MG FERT : 24-8-16

After germination , Starting seeds with 4'' pots covered with saran wrap for humiditie.

So all that's missing is my seeds

(Gift from SpeedySeedz , THANKS SPEEDY!)

ANY COMMENT OR HELP ON SETUP IS APPRECIATED ;)

PICTURE 1 : WHERE THE CFL WILL BE SITTING
PICTURE 2 : T8 BULBS BOTTOM ONE IS NOT REALLY THERE (BALLAST BROKE) TOP IS WARMWHITE
PICTURE 3 : SEE 4 POTS WITH THE 2 T12 TUBES HANGING OVER
PICTURE 4 : POTS WITH T8 BULBS ON
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i see what you ment, floros not neons lol

at this point the floros thould be plenty of light. it should be between 1-3 in from the plant for max light penitration. when your plants get bigger and you can rig that cfl to something better than a pot, then by all means use it
 
KaleoXxX

KaleoXxX

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im also a little concerned you soil might be a little strong for your baby. do not use any nutrients untill your plant shows signs of being hungy. i typically use only neutral soil (in small pots) untill my babies are a few weeks old. then i transplant into soil with nutrients or compost untill the plant shows me what its hungry for(yellow leafs and the sort)

and MG is crap. if you have shultz products dont use the MG
 
zigzag6

zigzag6

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My soil is schultz , so i will try to find nutes of the same brand .

Right now i have 2 seed germinating . I put them in a shooter glass filed with water with a coffee mug on top to keep it dark , all this under my fluros to keep them hot.

Should i wait until they show root under water ro put them in soil when they sink ?

Presently , the only seed growing is the durban poison (other 2 in shooter glass)

Any other advice ?
 
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