New Grower: Need Advice Please

[cowboyrob]

First time grower. Wanted to get advice please. Do these seedlings look normal for 10 days? Seem to be some browning at the tip. PH was too high. Now at 6.5. Had In styrofoam cups and transplanted to the red solos yesterday. In Coco soil

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Looks small

Medium?
Lights and distance?
Looks over watered
Any nutes?

 

[StoneOtter]

Hey Cowboyrob, what Chris said. Welcome.

 

[cowboyrob]

Hi guys. Just had watered. Using a three way PH scale and keeping moisture in the medium range. Using Coco Soil. Was up close to light. Now about three feet spacing. Have a feeding of Nutes two days ago. A quarter strength. After is when I started noticing the thread like almost browning at tips

 

[cowboyrob]

Current setup

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Let's try again

Lights, and how far
Get a pH pen, or forget it...
Coco needs water every day, 1/4 strength nutes from the start

Yer babies are starving and possibly light burnt, and for sure pH issues

Good luck

 

[cowboyrob]

Got a PH pen. Was over 7 and now at 6.5 after applying PH Down. Showing wet on PH moisture indicator

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Coco should be pH 5.6-6.0, maybe 6.2 at times

6.5 is way high

 

[cowboyrob]

Was at just over 7 yesterday morning before PH Down

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Welcome. You say coco soil? Coco is a media, and should not be treated as "soil" Pure coco? Brand? I've never used coco, and don't use a moisture meter. I judge by weight. When you say pH is 6.5, do you mean the soil or water? Really can't measure soil pH.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Was at just over 7 yesterday morning before PH Down

Hope yer not using the cheap prong meter from the Box Stores

Those are worthless

 

[cowboyrob]

Coco coir. Used PH meter in soil. No? Water I’m using is 5.5 on PH meter

 

[cowboyrob]

This is the meter I am using

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Did you research growing cannabis before u started my friend

 

[cowboyrob]

I did but I’m discovering there’s a heck of a lot I don’t have a clue about

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Lots to learn

Coco is not soil
Soil in not CoCo

Can't see how time release nutes in Coco will work

Get a pH pen

Read
Read
Read

And read some more. Lots of info here on Coco growing


Again

What light, how far away is it

 

[cowboyrob]

1500 watt LED light. 36 inches away. Was 10. Doing a lot of reading. Was just looking for suggestions and I appreciate it. Have a PH pen coming. Is the PH meter no good?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

No, those are pretty worthless

Ya 10" was bad

Id get plain Coco, Cannabis nutes, and transplant them soon

Or soil

 

[cowboyrob]

Okay thanks. I am using Cannabis nutes. Is this a good brand?

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Okay thanks. I am using Cannabis nutes. Is this a good brand?

I use GH nutes, and Sunshine #4 Mix(Home Depot). Very forgiving method, and simple. Get pH strips to test your nutes, and lose that meter. A 1500W led may only be 250 real watts, or so. 18 inches if that is right, or even less. I run a 1000W DE HID bulb at about 20 inches.