1st Grow - LED - UV - G13 - 2014

[CurtMan5527]

G13 First grow Indoor LED​

Day:#2 of sprouting
Plantsize:1"
Potsize: H-6" D-5"
LightCycle: 8hr, off
Soil:MG pottin soil
P#1 White WidowG13 _ Indica/sativa
P#2 Raw Diesel G13_ Indica/sativa
P#3 Diesel auto G13_Indica/sativa/ruderalis

Note: This is my first journal and first grow ever. I missed the first couple days, So I'll fill you in.
Day 1: Germinated
Day2: wet paper toweled
Day3: Planted
Day4:$Prouted
Day5: Today

 

[CurtMan5527]

re: 1st Grow - LED - UV - G13 - 2014

 

[MassMan]

re: 1st Grow - LED - UV - G13 - 2014

I would pot your seedlings separately. The roots will compete for space and possibly kill one or maybe even both of them.

 

[BuckSwope]

re: 1st Grow - LED - UV - G13 - 2014

^agreed. Move those things ASAP. Red solo cups work wonders as makeshift pots for the first 2 weeks.

 

[CO Finest]

BuckSwope gave the same info I would have. Solo easy to tell when needing water as well by weight. Great post BuckSwope

 

[CurtMan5527]

Alright awsome. I appreciate all the help, and hope you keep sending it my way! I'm gonna need it the whole way from snipping, cloning, to harvest.
Day6.
I moved the light to 2' above the plants.
Each plant has its own pot.
The one seems tall, so i took a picture with it next to a lighter.

 

[PeytonManning]

Subbed. I would keep an eye on that lanky one so it don't fall over. When you repot them bury them up to the cotyledons. Looking like you're off to a good start so far

 

[PeytonManning]

And if that diesel is an auto, you were supposed to start it in its final pot. Autos do not take well to transplants

 

[Flyinhigh]

Since your using led you want that light as close as you can get it to those plants. They won't stretch as much either. Just don't burn them.

 

[PeytonManning]

That depends on the led. You don't want it too close to seedlings that young probably start it at 18 to 22 inches above and see how they react

 

[Flyinhigh]

That depends on the led. You don't want it too close to seedlings that young probably start it at 18 to 22 inches above and see how they react

Really? I've never grown with an LED so I'm not saying your wrong at all. But I always leave my lights low, as soon as they pop out. From my experience with it I have always had very tight node spacing and thick stems. Almost as if the plant thickened up in order to deal with the intense light. Like I said though, I have never used an LED, so this is a learning experience for me lol.

 

[PeytonManning]

What size led are you using?

 

[PeytonManning]

Regardless of size, I've never seen an led that was recommended to be closer than 12 inches.

 

[PeytonManning]

And even with led, I still veg my plants under CFL. It gets the job done great and uses a lot less electricity.

 

[BuckSwope]

Agreed with Peyton. Your manufacturer should provide you with optimal light distance for vegging and flowering. Too close to the plants with LED will definitely burn them

 

[CurtMan5527]

Ok i moved it up to about 16" from the canopy, theyre definitely lanky, could i dig and put them deeper in the soil? And the LED is a 14 watt without a veg\flower switch, ill post pics

 

[CurtMan5527]

I moved the light about 16" above the canopy.two of them are lanky, would I be able to rebury them deeper into the soil. And if, so how deep? Here is my LED , its a 14 watt, and it doesn't have a veg/flower switch .

 

[CurtMan5527]

Just bought a timer, its set for 6 hours off.

 

[CurtMan5527]

I hope i dont sound dumb but CFL? I do not know wat that means... and also my roomate keeps insisting on putting it within 10 " of the plants, he says it only has 1000 lums. And shizz. But hes never grown either. So i told him to stfu and leave it cause 420 magazine gots our back. And he'll just end up fucking them up

 

[BuckSwope]

CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Lighting which are the same bulbs used around the house to save energy. Is your LED only measured at 14 watts? If so, that's not going to be enough power to grow properly