chb444220
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yep. i got a journal. the link in my signature. =) first pics on the 1st page look bad tho.. lol. nute burn and mites.. but seems like ive got that under control. PH was a BIG factor. never realized how important PH Balance is until recently.Thanks bro! Your nugs look quite lovely in that avatar! I'll have to see if you have a journal.
For sure though, that was always my problem, they were too wet, or too dry.and the roots that came out seemed restricted, and easier to damage even though they say they aren't. Also when the plants grow up, you still see that little cube at the base of the plant, with the giant tap root growing out. Then again though, I'm all OCD and it's hard to sleep at night if I think I left the hood crooked, so I have to fine tune every little thing to keep myself sane, I let nothing go!
What soil mix are you using for your seedlings? I literally use like 60% perlite, 40% ffof. The roots seem to grow a lot faster in there, and seem to have more room to breathe. I also like to think having all the perlite, where the taproot will eventually be, helps everything breathe and grow better. I also use about 60% ffof, 40% perlite, or 50%/50% for my big pots. Helps the roots breathe, and everything dries out a little more uniform.
yeaa i always get nerous weneva i see roots exposed.. im sure its not good for them.lol. might not be "bad" but im sure its not good...
im using Miracle Grow Seed Starting soil... and MG Moisture Control for regular growing... alotta ppl laugh at that soil.. but as long as u have sum PH Down.. the soil works wonders.. seriously.. the seed starter soil is loaded with perlite as well. like u said. lets'em breath. =)
ii kno a few other really great growers that used MG Moisture Control as well. SICC used to do party cup grows.. do a full grow in just a party cup. using that soil.. and had sum amazing plants. heres a link to one of his old threads.. idk where he is now.. but you should deff check this out. its really cool to see a plant go from start to finish in a party cup. and look great too. u should see the root ball!
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/265034-party-cup-cfl-grow.html
if u ever had extra space... u should take 2 clones about the same size... and use one with ur ff soil.. and the other with sum MG Moisture Control soil... and comparre results.
i grew s White Widow plant... vegged for 3 weeks... flowered for 8 under only CFL's.. and got 3 1/2 ounces dry from her. my 1st grow too.. think the MG soil had alot to do with it... but idk.. maybe not. lol. w.e. ur doing is working great tho. im gonna take pics of my purple pineapple express today and post them up if ya wanna checkem out. =)
. Now I'm a Fox Farms man, haven't had any fox farms problems.. also using the fox farms basic nute line up (grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom).. I'm really liking how straight forward their stuff is. I don't really need to add any lime to my FFOF mix either it's just naturally a little below 7 
. I can't complain at $14 for a huge bag of the shit, $14+$5 of perlite covers like 4x 5 gallon pots for me, which is more than I use for my cannabis in 3 months 
