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(Newbie) Germination question. Wondering if this is okay or if I need to cover with soil.

Dedust54321
Dedust54321started grow question 2 years ago
It looks like the seed pushed up out of the soil..brand new very first grow. Do I want to cover it up with soil or should I turn my light on? I’ve looked on google but nothing with info on this situation. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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Germination. Pellet
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
First of all, get a diary going for your grow... if you have questions in the future, it will help everyone help you more accurately! Now... to your question... you want to get this little lady into a pot with more soil... the question I have is whether this is an autoflower or a photoperiod... if it's an autoflower, put it into the pot it will finish out its life in - in other words, autoflowers do not like to be transplanted so choose the size of pot you want (I would recommend a 3-5 gallon for an auto indoors). If it's a photoperiod, you can put it into any size pot right now as they don't' mind being transplanted as they grow larger. Make sure you've got the humidity up in the 70% range and turn your lights on to veg... again, I don't know what kind of lights you're using or their strength or if they're dimmable... if they're not dimmable, turn them on but shade the seedling just a bit so it's not getting DIRECT light for a day or two. Put your lights at least 18" above the plant once it's in the pot. And finally, don't overwater and don't feed it anything right now. Again, the feeding is going to depend on whether it's an autoflower (they don't like anything for about 2 weeks other than a bit of water) or a photoperiod (they can take stronger nutes than autoflowers). To sum up - get it in a pot and give it a little bit of ph'd water (range should be between 6.0-6.5), turn your lights on and start a diary with as much information about what it is and what you're doing and what your set up is as possible... Good luck - and enjoy the journey!
Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Definitely turn your light on, 18/6 is best for veg or autos.
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HerbalEdu
HerbalEduanswered grow question 2 years ago
Yes you should turn the light on and you can wait for the roots to show bottom of the pellet for transplanting in soil. Happy growing
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Terrible picture, can't see a thing, but if the seed is rising out of the soil on a stem, this is perfectly normal. The leaves inside the seed will push outwards and the seed shell will fall off to expose the leaves and begin the process of life.
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