Michael McIntosh
New Member
Hi guys! First-time grower here and would appreciate advice from anyone on here with the experience 
Strains: Auto Caramelicious & Lowryder 2
# of Plants - 8
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative pending sprout
Soil mix: Fox Farm Ocean Forest
Pot size: Currently in solo cups but will transplant to 1gal then 5gal pots
Lights: 18-6 schedule - 2x 600w air-cooled lights. Currently have MH bulbs; planning to switch to HPS for flower
Other setup: carbon filter through duct through air-cooled lights; inline fan to exhaust to attic
Temperature: Between 70-75
RH: 34% to 50% (difficulty with this; see notes below)
PH of water: 7.0 - reverse osmosis
Nutrients: Fox Farm- Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom
Room size: 4x8x6.5 ft grow tent
Pests - None Known
The 8 seedlings are currently awaiting sprout!
... I used the cup of water method and then moved to the wet-paper towel method and all 8 seeds opened and showed a tap root. I placed the seeds 1/8-1/4 inch below soil root down and sprayed the top of the soil.
Additional notes/Questions/Concerns:
-After spraying the soil, it seemed to dry out very quickly. I found myself spraying the soil about every hour for the first 12 hours under 600w MH light. The light is about 6 inches from the top of the cups. I have two 600w lights but am only using one at the moment. I got fed up and decided instead of spraying the top every hour, I soaked the soil until water came out of the bottom of the cups. Was that the right thing to do? That was the first and only soaking of the soil that I've done. Should I have soaked the soil prior to placing the seeds in? Any other advice on this?
-I'm having a hard time keeping RH up past 40%. I have been spraying water every hour and also hung wet towels and placed wet towels on the ground. I also have a bowl of water next to the cups (see pics below). I have a humidifier on the way so keeping RH at preferred levels shouldn't be an issue in the future. Until the humidifier gets here, any advice on what I can do to keep RH up? Is it very bad that the RH drops below 40% (low of 34%) once in awhile? I heard RH should be even higher while they are pending sprout and/or first 2 weeks after sprout. Can you clarify?
-What advice or questions do you have for me at this time?
Pic of one side of 4x8x6.5 ft grow tent.
Light is about 6 inches from top of cups
2nd air-cooled light (currently off) and inline fan
Small shelf I built- power strip with timer, 2 ballasts, and oscillating fan
Exhaust to attic
Last note: If I used wrong terminology anywhere, please feel free to correct me so I can learn!
Strains: Auto Caramelicious & Lowryder 2
# of Plants - 8
Grow Type - Soil
Grow Stage - Vegetative pending sprout
Soil mix: Fox Farm Ocean Forest
Pot size: Currently in solo cups but will transplant to 1gal then 5gal pots
Lights: 18-6 schedule - 2x 600w air-cooled lights. Currently have MH bulbs; planning to switch to HPS for flower
Other setup: carbon filter through duct through air-cooled lights; inline fan to exhaust to attic
Temperature: Between 70-75
RH: 34% to 50% (difficulty with this; see notes below)
PH of water: 7.0 - reverse osmosis
Nutrients: Fox Farm- Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom
Room size: 4x8x6.5 ft grow tent
Pests - None Known
The 8 seedlings are currently awaiting sprout!
... I used the cup of water method and then moved to the wet-paper towel method and all 8 seeds opened and showed a tap root. I placed the seeds 1/8-1/4 inch below soil root down and sprayed the top of the soil. Additional notes/Questions/Concerns:
-After spraying the soil, it seemed to dry out very quickly. I found myself spraying the soil about every hour for the first 12 hours under 600w MH light. The light is about 6 inches from the top of the cups. I have two 600w lights but am only using one at the moment. I got fed up and decided instead of spraying the top every hour, I soaked the soil until water came out of the bottom of the cups. Was that the right thing to do? That was the first and only soaking of the soil that I've done. Should I have soaked the soil prior to placing the seeds in? Any other advice on this?
-I'm having a hard time keeping RH up past 40%. I have been spraying water every hour and also hung wet towels and placed wet towels on the ground. I also have a bowl of water next to the cups (see pics below). I have a humidifier on the way so keeping RH at preferred levels shouldn't be an issue in the future. Until the humidifier gets here, any advice on what I can do to keep RH up? Is it very bad that the RH drops below 40% (low of 34%) once in awhile? I heard RH should be even higher while they are pending sprout and/or first 2 weeks after sprout. Can you clarify?
-What advice or questions do you have for me at this time?
Pic of one side of 4x8x6.5 ft grow tent.
Light is about 6 inches from top of cups
2nd air-cooled light (currently off) and inline fan
Small shelf I built- power strip with timer, 2 ballasts, and oscillating fan
Exhaust to attic
Last note: If I used wrong terminology anywhere, please feel free to correct me so I can learn!
And since you planted them already,i would transplant just once 
So shouldn't have a need to create a dome anymore
Also, while planting the seeds in the soil (after germinating with the paper-towel method), I may have unknowingly touched the tap roots which I heard oils can go from fingers to root and potentially kill the seed. Lastly, I had trouble controlling temps/humidity levels the first few days so at times the humidity dropped below 40% and a few times below 20%! 
Quick update from the garden...
This one does have a few spots on 1 leaf as well similar to plant #1. 
