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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/250W
Custom
Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/250W
Custom
Soil
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks Technique
19 L
Pot Size
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Week 1. Vegetation
7 years ago
5.08 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6.5
No Smell
45 %
23 °C
24 °C
19 L
17.78 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 0.1 mll
As the title states first time growing, started with letting the seed soak for about 30 hours in distilled water, then did the paper towel method, the sprout has fallen on the 7th day, about halfway through the light cycle, the steam has a lot of white hair on it, the sprout has since been propped up. Everything seemed to be going alright. In earlier photos you can see the stem was at a decent thickness and since has seemed to thin. I spritz the soil at least once a day right now, pH levels have been consist at 6.3-6.5. I don't know if it is getting too little water or too much. Also I'm not sure if its stretching and if I need to lower the light again. The seed coat has cracked and been splitting open, but at a very slow rate. Some photos I've seen cotyledon leaves as early as day 3 or 4, so I'm not sure exactly what I am doing wrong.
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Week 2. Vegetation
7 years ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6.3
No Smell
45 %
23 °C
24 °C
19 L
17.78 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 0.1 mll
Plant fell over so I put a stick in it to hold it up, all I had around was a twist tie. Again it seems like the stem is too thin and it is growing too fast from stretching I suppose...how low can the lamp go without fear of burning? Also when I went to put stick in to hold it up I noticed that the stem had twisting/coiled near where it goes into the dirt so how do I nourish my plant effectively?
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Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 27 years ago
Hey @CoCayne, @@frags is right. 12 days without getting direct light is not a good start as the first two weeks are crucial to the growth and size of the plants. I'm sure that she will respond great anyway but that's the best way to stress them out and relly influence on the yield, next time be more careful! ;) Enjoy Growing Faster
frags
fragscommentedweek 27 years ago
Hey you need to help her for take off this seed shell! 2 weeks past, she cant grow like that
frags
fragscommentedweek 27 years ago
Slow and gently take of this shell like hat on her, and you will see how she grow in next few days
Jaindoh
Jaindohcommentedweek 27 years ago
In the future, misting (or otherwise wetting) the seed hulls seems to help a lot; so do germing methods that involve keeping the seed hull wet instead of just moist. Be careful! If they are weak in this stage they are vulnerable to something -- fungus i think -- that will eat at their main stem in a way they cannot afford, weakening it and stunting them permanently or killing them outright. Watch air temp and humidity.... also make sure you dont leave the soil soaked completely; during seedling time i water far away from plant to make the roots travel and make sure the top parts of the roots are dry and breathing (they need air too). Everyone's gotta start somewhere, you got this! I will be following your profile as well as this diary to see how things go!
frags
fragscommentedweek 27 years ago
Any news @CoCayne ?
CoCayne
CoCaynecommentedweek 27 years ago
I got it removed and she looks not so great, which is understandable I feel so bad, but thank you for helping! Do you think she'll be okay? I uploaded the photo with the shell off
frags
fragscommented7 years ago
@CoCayne, do not give any nuts to her, try to get humidity 60+. And if you have some stresskiller for your plants its can be perfect.(like mychorize bacteries i saw for transplanting peoples using it to kill stress on roots.) Anyway. she will be allright. Good luck
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