CowboyDank
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Excuses all the details but I want everyone to have enough information to make an informed conclusion.
I have a 4X4 grow tent. Two water farms (using clay pellets for growing medium) and a viparspectra 900W LED light.
I germanated 2 seeds in damp paper towel and tap root popped in about 3 days. Once I had about 1/4" tap root I moved seeds to my grow tent and placed (tap root down) into clay pellets in my water farms.
My seeds are auto flowers and feminized. I read that auto's are finicky about being transplanted so I thought I was doing the right thing by placing in their final growing space. I am now rethinking this step.
I placed my grow light at 24" above canopy ( mainly for warmth) and ran it and my air pumps (this bubbles up oxygenated water to drip rings) 24/7,
So here is my problem. After 7 days in water farm I did not see any seedlings. Nothing popped through... No green stem NOTHING. So I very carefully moved one pellet at a time until I could see my seeds. One had completely dried up and the other seed wasnt looking to good. Tap root was not dried up but I don't think it is going to make it.
I am new to this whole growing thing and floundering as I try to understand it all. I like the water farm system because it seemed fairly simple to maintain; however, watching it in action I felt that the seeds which were planted in the middle of the drip ring were not getting any water directed to them.
All clay pebbles underneath and near the drip rings are moist but the very middle seems to be dry on the surface. Thus I would spray water sometimes twice a day with a squirt bottle across the center where seeds were planted. No more than a squirt or two. Just enough to moisten the surface.
I have an issue trying to keep RH in ideal range. It dropped to 37% on the low side and got as high as 57%. Temps have ranged between 65F - 78F. I know I have some issues with RH and Temps that need a more stable process but felt like my problem was something else.
I am reading other post and thinking that I might have over watered. Thoughts anyone? Questions?
HELP!!!
I have a 4X4 grow tent. Two water farms (using clay pellets for growing medium) and a viparspectra 900W LED light.
I germanated 2 seeds in damp paper towel and tap root popped in about 3 days. Once I had about 1/4" tap root I moved seeds to my grow tent and placed (tap root down) into clay pellets in my water farms.
My seeds are auto flowers and feminized. I read that auto's are finicky about being transplanted so I thought I was doing the right thing by placing in their final growing space. I am now rethinking this step.
I placed my grow light at 24" above canopy ( mainly for warmth) and ran it and my air pumps (this bubbles up oxygenated water to drip rings) 24/7,
So here is my problem. After 7 days in water farm I did not see any seedlings. Nothing popped through... No green stem NOTHING. So I very carefully moved one pellet at a time until I could see my seeds. One had completely dried up and the other seed wasnt looking to good. Tap root was not dried up but I don't think it is going to make it.
I am new to this whole growing thing and floundering as I try to understand it all. I like the water farm system because it seemed fairly simple to maintain; however, watching it in action I felt that the seeds which were planted in the middle of the drip ring were not getting any water directed to them.
All clay pebbles underneath and near the drip rings are moist but the very middle seems to be dry on the surface. Thus I would spray water sometimes twice a day with a squirt bottle across the center where seeds were planted. No more than a squirt or two. Just enough to moisten the surface.
I have an issue trying to keep RH in ideal range. It dropped to 37% on the low side and got as high as 57%. Temps have ranged between 65F - 78F. I know I have some issues with RH and Temps that need a more stable process but felt like my problem was something else.
I am reading other post and thinking that I might have over watered. Thoughts anyone? Questions?
HELP!!!
