Spraying seedlings

slumpy
slumpystarted grow question 4y ago
I'm currently spraying with rainwater two or three times a day, not watering at all, just spray. I've got a bucket full of rainwater and banana skins, and want to use it. Any tips, things to avoid?
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4y ago
Go to 18/6...........all cannabis plants NEED sleep to function properly.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 4y ago
Stop spraying them, it does nothing and they don't need it..........just water them properly.
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 4y ago
Don't spray it with rain water. Don't try to do too much... relax. Doing things that make you feel good but don't provide any benefit only increase risks of problems. Rain is often polluted and acidic. Anything upwind from you spewing trash into our atmosphere is coming down in the rain, too. Could be 100 miles away... or more.. just depends on the molecule in question and the risk it poses. use normal water to extract the potassium and whatever else you want from those banana skins. plants take in building blocks through roots and co2 through the leaves. This is what they are built to do and most efficeint way to do it. Yes, foliar feeds can provide some molecules through teh stomata and in some very specific cases will help deliver those more expediently to a problem area on the plant. But, doin it just to do it is just amounts to masturbation... ppl that feel they can do 10,000 extra things to improve outcome and 10 of those things were worth their time and effort and 9,985 were utterly useless... some grey area on purpose here, lol. foliar sprays to prevent disease/pests are smart, don't get me wrong.. but needing a foliar spray to supplement the plant's nutrients is more a sign of a flawed/failing feeding regimen than anything else. it's a "oh shit" button when you need to deliver non-mobile nutrients to a specific area of the plants. In those contexts, it's a very sophisticated option. Read up on it.. it works much better delivering some molecules and virtually useless for others.
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CULTIVATORFROG
CULTIVATORFROGanswered grow question 4y ago
Sorry, the pH in the substrate is between 6 and 6.5, I got confused. The ranges I provided are for hydroponic growing. My apologies.
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CULTIVATORFROG
CULTIVATORFROGanswered grow question 4y ago
Hello. I recommend measuring the pH of your rainwater. Since you’re growing indoors, plants in the vegetative stage need a pH of 5.5 to 6 to absorb nutrients. We want the pH to be within the proper ranges. Rain is great for outdoor crops since Mother Earth has all the microorganisms that stabilize the growing medium for our plants to thrive. Conclusion. You can use your rainwater as long as your EC and pH are within the proper ranges for indoor cultivation. Good luck!
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Whiteybulger1814
Whiteybulger1814answered grow question 4y ago
I would just water them normally to be honest, just leave a small ring around the stock as to not saturate the roots maybe a half shot glass of water or even shot glass and keep that up for a week or so until you can water by the dry weight of the pot...Spraying you might burn the leaves or stop respiration of the leaves...Best of Luck looks good so far..
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 4y ago
Also. I see u running a 24hr.. your plant needs rest. 18-6 or at least a 20-4 that'll give them at least 2hrs rest. As it takes 2 hrs for a plant to fall asleep after lights have gone out. So gen its why an 18-6 is suggested.
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 4y ago
1stly your seedling won't last long if you watering by top. You are going to block her pours too much where she needs these at such a crucial stage in her development. There really is no need for it. If she were bigger I'd say spray with something meant to be applied foliage spray. Feed from the roots. She takes in co2 from the top. And also your roots to breath also. So start feeding the sub and if you find its not drying out quickly. Pull back on everything. Till your top sub with fork. It'll help dry quicker But, no more spraying seedling. She had roots for drinking not leafs. You spray clones and that..if they go crisp as they've no roots. But I've never seen/heard any benefits of spraying seedlings with water being honest with you pal. Tips. Try pour away from the stem to reduce the risk of damping off(blowing of stem) Try keep RH in the 70% zone.. try not let temp exceed 25 until they out of veg Run your light at 25-50 at 45c depending on what you using of course. Lots of other things. Feel free to DM me if you have any specific Q. Good luck.
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