Reave's Soilless: Peat, Bark, Sphagnum, Perlite, White Widow 2018

[Reave]

yep, you already did the transplanting Yes, nutrients can drop out of the solution and become useless... best to mix it up right before use.

Ok thank you. Today was a good day of learning. Once the water has sat overnight bubbling I will hit them with the other nutes.

 

[InTheShed]

I've said it before and I'll say it again in the name of conservation of energy, your electric bill, and the planet: you are using way more electricity than these seedlings need. 300 watts? A couple of 23w CFLs would be much better at this stage. I have 2 Candidas under a single 23w 6500K CFL and they have been praying to the light since their first set of true leaves. They're 6" tall and working on their 4th node.

Save the boards for when they're real plants.

 

[Reave]

I've said it before and I'll say it again in the name of conservation of energy, your electric bill, and the planet: you are using way more electricity than these seedlings need. 300 watts? A couple of 23w CFLs would be much better at this stage. I have 2 Candidas under a single 23w 6500K CFL and they have been praying to the light since their first set of true leaves. They're 6" tall and working on their 4th node.

Save the boards for when they're real plants.

I have a dimmer for it. I can turn it down for now. I have the exact bulbs you are talking about but no ballast for them.

 

[Reave]

Had the air stone going in the bucket from around noon yesterday till overnight. I was reading this helps get rid of chlorine too which is a bonus for me because out water plant treats with chlorine.

Mixed up nutes sugar daddy and root 66 to a ph just under 5.8 and hit them with a bit of that each.

I was curious and measured the ph of the run off and it seems to be always be a ph 7 no matter what ph goes in. Not really sure if that matters but I thought it was interesting.

I also dimmed the light a bit, Not quite sure the wattage is now but heat is down 2-3 C.

To me they are looking a nicer green now and although the one girl is still pointing at her toes the color seems to be coming back.

Now let's just hope there is enough O2 in that water.

 

[Pennywise]

Try raising the light just 2-3 inches, sometimes they will droop away from the lights if too intense for them.

 

[Reave]

Try raising the light just 2-3 inches, sometimes they will droop away from the lights if too intense for them.

I lowered the intensity with the dimmer this morning. After work I will see if they are happy. The little runt one is reaching to the sky so she looks happy for being so small.

If some of them still look a little droopy I will raise it a bit more.

 

[Pennywise]

They should show you pretty quick if that's the case.

 

[InTheShed]

I have a dimmer for it. I can turn it down for now. I have the exact bulbs you are talking about but no ballast for them.

Not sure what you mean by ballast. That bump below the coils is the ballast on a CFL. You just need a cheap hanging fixture I got mine off amazon) or a desk lamp with an arm on it.

 

[Reave]

Not sure what you mean by ballast. That bump below the coils is the ballast on a CFL. You just need a cheap hanging fixture I got mine off amazon) or a desk lamp with an arm on it.

Oh I guess I meant the hanging fixture.

 

[InTheShed]

I got these from amazon. Not allowed to link but search this:
KINGSO 4 Pack E26/E27 Light Lamp Bulb Socket to 2-Prong US AC Power Cord Adapter with On/Off Switch,Pendant Light Socket with 10.86inch Extension Cord

4 for $18.

 

[Reave]

Testing out the media gallery.

Also the plants look good. Maybe look a bit over watered. I'm still running the air stone in a 5 gallon bucket. Will be cool if oxygenating the water let's me do a passive hydro.

Please excuse my first 3. They had a bad time. Not sure which mistake I made that messed them up so bad but the one actually looks like it might live.

How you guys think the girls are doing.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

This girl started with a deformity. One of the cotyledon was gimped. She is the only one reaching.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

Looking good but not reaching to the sky.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

She is not as bad as the first image but showing some signs of clawing.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

Second attempt at seedlings. This one is overwattered or possibly some other issue.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

Although I messed this up pretty bad this one looks like she will come back.

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

One of my first attempts. Not to healthy but still alive

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• Reave
• Dec 18, 2018

One of my first attempts. Not to healthy but still alive.

 

[Emilya Green]

I see improvement... keep on it

 

[Reave]

I see improvement... keep on it

What is it that you notice? I'm thinking they got darker green. Doesn't look like the leaves are popping back up yet though.

 

[Emilya Green]

better color and better extension... except for that one, but she will come around too now that she can breathe.

 

[Reave]

better color and better extension... except for that one, but she will come around too now that she can breathe.

Very cool that now watering them allows them to breath. I'm having trouble believing it. Lol. Thanks for all your help.

 

[Reave]

1 week since the new seedlings broke the medium.

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• Reave
• Dec 19, 2018

Seedlings have been above ground for 1 week. Germination began on Dec 8th 2018.

Including the other girls now on the bottom row even though they may not make it. They are still alive and growing very slowly.

 

[Reave]

Chart for ease of access.

 

[InTheShed]

Thread for great description:
Vapor Pressure Deficit & What It Means To You!

 

[Reave]

Thread for great description:
Vapor Pressure Deficit & What It Means To You!

Yeh that's the thread I was reading. Thanks for posting it. I was struggling to link to it on my phone.

 

[1969gtx]

Looking good. I'm wondering how those HLG lights are going to work for you, so I'll be watching. I was torn between the Hlg and the California light works.