Seedling struggles

Gregzky

Gregzky

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Had one successful grow. Well lost 3 seedlings but had 4 food turn outs.

Germinated 2 seeds to try an outside grow and both seedlings are dead.
Germinated nice, started to come up . Put them in the window but seemed slow. Put them in propagation dome then on the deck.....git too hot.....burned.

What the hell is the best way to have success with seedlings???
 
Gregzky

Gregzky

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Nothing to show. Dead.

my question is should seedlings be in the grow tent under what lighting ? Or is it ok to stray them in window - this has been a struggle last two grows.
 
Hydrowannabe

Hydrowannabe

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Gregzky said:
Nothing to show. Dead.

my question is should seedlings be in the grow tent under what lighting ? Or is it ok to stray them in window - this has been a struggle last two grows.
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Young seedlings do well under t5 lighting. That's all I have ever used so that's all I can speak for. You have to get them established pretty well before putting them outside, to my knowledge. I dont grow cannabis outside, but I'm pretty positive you want a really nice root system before putting them outside. And maybe look into "hardening off." Best of luck
 
JoeBlow5823

JoeBlow5823

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Gregzky said:
Nothing to show. Dead.

my question is should seedlings be in the grow tent under what lighting ? Or is it ok to stray them in window - this has been a struggle last two grows.
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Keep them inside the first 3 weeks. When you move outside keep them in the shade for a week and slowly introduce to full sun.
 
Gregzky

Gregzky

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Hydrowannabe said:
Young seedlings do well under t5 lighting. That's all I have ever used so that's all I can speak for. You have to get them established pretty well before putting them outside, to my knowledge. I dont grow cannabis outside, but I'm pretty positive you want a really nice root system before putting them outside. And maybe look into "hardening off." Best of luck
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I don’t have a t5. I have a full spectrum LED then a ceramic hallid 315 when they get older.
Should I buy a t5 light?
 
Hydrowannabe

Hydrowannabe

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Gregzky said:
I don’t have a t5. I have a full spectrum LED then a ceramic hallid 315 when they get older.
Should I buy a t5 light?
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Well that's up to you. I would first google both of your lights because I'm sure they would work for seedlings. But if not, you can't go wrong with t5s imo.
 
Truthsurge

Truthsurge

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Gregzky said:
I don’t have a t5. I have a full spectrum LED then a ceramic hallid 315 when they get older.
Should I buy a t5 light?
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The led will work fine, germinte as normal. Paper towl method etc, get them in a pellet and keep your led 18 - 24 inches above, if the seeds stretch move the light a little closer and support with a tooth pick. After a couple of weeks you can start to take them outside to "harden them" , when taking them outside leave them in a shaded area for a few hours at a time and after roughly a week you will be ready to put them out completely, just prepare for bugs !
 
Gregzky

Gregzky

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Truthsurge said:
The led will work fine, germinte as normal. Paper towl method etc, get them in a pellet and keep your led 18 - 24 inches above, if the seeds stretch move the light a little closer and support with a tooth pick. After a couple of weeks you can start to take them outside to "harden them" , when taking them outside leave them in a shaded area for a few hours at a time and after roughly a week you will be ready to put them out completely, just prepare for bugs !
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Thanks for the advice!
 
DOE_JUJU

DOE_JUJU

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Not sure where you are buddy but I’m in the UK and growing for the first time. I’ve got 2 autoflowers and one feminised on the go. They are 2 weeks from seed & I’m growing on the windowsill / in the garden, as soon as they developed their first true leaves I placed them in direct sunlight for half a day & then Into the shade, then since the third and fourth leaves developed I’ve kept them in direct line of the sun at all times during daylight. I dechlorinate the water and make sure the PH is around 6.3. I bought a humidifier to make sure the humidity is good while they’re indoors. I’ve just fed them a small amount of nutrients and I believe they’re looking quite good considering that I’m growing outdoors in the UK using only the sun.
 

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Gregzky

Gregzky

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Sweet pics! I germinated a few and they are beginning to pop out. Going right under a T5 I just bought to go in my 4x4 grow tent. Gonna jack up humidifier too.
I’m in !
 
shuu80

shuu80

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DOE_JUJU said:
Not sure where you are buddy but I’m in the UK and growing for the first time. I’ve got 2 autoflowers and one feminised on the go. They are 2 weeks from seed & I’m growing on the windowsill / in the garden, as soon as they developed their first true leaves I placed them in direct sunlight for half a day & then Into the shade, then since the third and fourth leaves developed I’ve kept them in direct line of the sun at all times during daylight. I dechlorinate the water and make sure the PH is around 6.3. I bought a humidifier to make sure the humidity is good while they’re indoors. I’ve just fed them a small amount of nutrients and I believe they’re looking quite good considering that I’m growing outdoors in the UK using only the sun.
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You believe in feeding natural nutes in the first few days?
 
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