Hi everyone. Its time to fire up the HID lights and start tomato and pepper seeds so I added a few other seeds this year,
Strains (1 each):
- Short Stuff - Auto Assassin - Feminized
- Short Stuff - Snowryder - Feminized
- Advanced - Low Girl Automatic - Feminized
- Sweet - Fast Bud Automatic - Feminized
Media and Nutrients:
- Coco and OC+
- GH flora, bloom and micro for foliar feeding
- Cal-Mag
Three seeds were started in 6 inch diameter tubs and on in an 8 inch diameter tub. I plan to transplant to larger buckets.
Water:
- Well water - 160 ppm cold (190 ppm hot)
- pH 7.4 -
- Water softener using potassium salt and an aeration system and sand bed filter to remove iron and manganese .
Lights:
- 1 250 W with either CMH and sodium lamps.
- 3 400 W with CMH, MH conversion and sodium (standard, Agrosun Red, and Son Agro)
Currently the seedlings are between the 250 CMH and a 400 Sodium, leaving room for cooling from a fan above the lights blowing down on the seedlings. When they are transplanted I expect them to be directly under a 400 CMH.
I started with them under the 400 MH conversion bulb ut had a problem with overheating.
The lights are on 24 hours a day.
Seeds were soaked in tap water for 10 hours and planted in coco. Three seeds were planted in 6 inch diameter tubs and one in an 8 inch tub. I plan to transplant these plants to something larger. I am undecided on the size of the final bucket size but am leaning toward 5 gallon buckets or cut down 5 gallon buckets.
The seeds all sprouted over 4 days.
I added a thin layer of Hydroton added over the coco to avoid uprooting the plant when watering (as riprap)
Today the seedlings are 3/4 to 1 3/4 inches tall (from hydroton).
Photos show the seedlings yesterday, 9 days after planting.
The four tubs (and some tomato plants nearby).
Snowryder:
Low Girl:
Fast Bud:
Auto Assassin:
I am concerned about the Snowryder. It doesn't look healthy. It may have been overheated before I set up fans blowing down from above. I started with the 400 MH conversion lamp above the seedlings and the temperature at the seedling reached 90 before I moved the lights and added the fans above the lights.
Advice will be appreciated.
Is the Snowryder OK?
How large should the buckets I transplant to be?
How long should I wait to transplant ? (Or how big should the plants be when I Transplant?)
Strains (1 each):
- Short Stuff - Auto Assassin - Feminized
- Short Stuff - Snowryder - Feminized
- Advanced - Low Girl Automatic - Feminized
- Sweet - Fast Bud Automatic - Feminized
Media and Nutrients:
- Coco and OC+
- GH flora, bloom and micro for foliar feeding
- Cal-Mag
Three seeds were started in 6 inch diameter tubs and on in an 8 inch diameter tub. I plan to transplant to larger buckets.
Water:
- Well water - 160 ppm cold (190 ppm hot)
- pH 7.4 -
- Water softener using potassium salt and an aeration system and sand bed filter to remove iron and manganese .
Lights:
- 1 250 W with either CMH and sodium lamps.
- 3 400 W with CMH, MH conversion and sodium (standard, Agrosun Red, and Son Agro)
Currently the seedlings are between the 250 CMH and a 400 Sodium, leaving room for cooling from a fan above the lights blowing down on the seedlings. When they are transplanted I expect them to be directly under a 400 CMH.
I started with them under the 400 MH conversion bulb ut had a problem with overheating.
The lights are on 24 hours a day.
Seeds were soaked in tap water for 10 hours and planted in coco. Three seeds were planted in 6 inch diameter tubs and one in an 8 inch tub. I plan to transplant these plants to something larger. I am undecided on the size of the final bucket size but am leaning toward 5 gallon buckets or cut down 5 gallon buckets.
The seeds all sprouted over 4 days.
I added a thin layer of Hydroton added over the coco to avoid uprooting the plant when watering (as riprap)
Today the seedlings are 3/4 to 1 3/4 inches tall (from hydroton).
Photos show the seedlings yesterday, 9 days after planting.
The four tubs (and some tomato plants nearby).
Snowryder:
Low Girl:
Fast Bud:
Auto Assassin:
I am concerned about the Snowryder. It doesn't look healthy. It may have been overheated before I set up fans blowing down from above. I started with the 400 MH conversion lamp above the seedlings and the temperature at the seedling reached 90 before I moved the lights and added the fans above the lights.
Advice will be appreciated.
Is the Snowryder OK?
How large should the buckets I transplant to be?
How long should I wait to transplant ? (Or how big should the plants be when I Transplant?)
