So im popping some sannies seeds (chocolate berry) today-and well I usually do the towel trick, but after a problem (killing fields was killed) I wanna put in the rock wool and let it do its thing, naturally. So lol should I put under light immediately? or wait for a few days?
To put the rock wool under the light or not?
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ganjaluva2009
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i start all my seeds in rockwool....i usually wait 3 days until i introduce them to light....and even then its only under flouros....
Jtoth3ustin
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na, you dont want any more than 30 w per plant first couple weeks once roots tapp.
heating pad while germing, or in rockwool. is key.
you shouldnt have a prob. no 1k light though. lol ive killed some bitches like that.
L.O.X. Pe@ce.
heating pad while germing, or in rockwool. is key.
you shouldnt have a prob. no 1k light though. lol ive killed some bitches like that.
L.O.X. Pe@ce.
Jtoth3ustin
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LED's dont put off heat for shit, you want the tray water to be like 60 degrees for the first couple days. let the enzymes in the outer shell start to do there thing.
ya I'm considering 12 12 right awayYou can use light or not, it's a judgement call.
I use 24 / 0 light until they break surface.
Then I switch to 18 / 6 (veg) or 12 / 12 (direct flowering) depending on my time constraints
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
That will work fine but I would wattch out with using a 1000W bulb on seedlings, it's a bit too much but probably doable
What is Natrium?
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
It's 2 AM here and I just used the Danish term lol.
We have different names for it in Danish (don't ask me who decided that).
Nitrogen sorry. I ment a Nitrogen defiency.
well stock water from my faucet 
so ya lol dumb question if I buy one of the water filters would that be ideal for my water? The $20 ones that usually set in your fridge, with a sprocket to release water?
I have been giving the plants a 1/3 nutrients of Basic Grow and micro nutrients from Hydroponix
so ya lol dumb question if I buy one of the water filters would that be ideal for my water? The $20 ones that usually set in your fridge, with a sprocket to release water?I have been giving the plants a 1/3 nutrients of Basic Grow and micro nutrients from Hydroponix
k0ijn
Scientia Cannabis
It's probably a pH issue then.
When you use tapwater the pH is not as easily controlled as with RO water (reverse osmosis).
There will also be minerals present in the tap water which affects your plants (on top of the nutes you have added).
pH is essential to control to give your plants optimum conditions.
If I remember correctly the best pH range for hydro is 5.5 - 6.1 (some say 6.2) and for soil it's a bit higher, can't remember the exact numbers but they can be found by a simple search.
When you use tapwater the pH is not as easily controlled as with RO water (reverse osmosis).
There will also be minerals present in the tap water which affects your plants (on top of the nutes you have added).
pH is essential to control to give your plants optimum conditions.
If I remember correctly the best pH range for hydro is 5.5 - 6.1 (some say 6.2) and for soil it's a bit higher, can't remember the exact numbers but they can be found by a simple search.