Advice for sproutlings??

[wunluv999]

My sproutlings are 2 days old. Took 48 hours to germinate seeds, and they sprouted in jiffy pellets overnight. Humidity stays between 45-50% and temp stays between 76-82. It's my first grow and it's on a budget, does anyone have advice or recommendations for a new grower? I'll appreciate any knowledge or advice given, as I need all of it that I can get.

 

[Foutwenty71]

My sproutlings are 2 days old. Took 48 hours to germinate seeds, and they sprouted in jiffy pellets overnight. Humidity stays between 45-50% and temp stays between 76-82. It's my first grow and it's on a budget, does anyone have advice or recommendations for a new grower? I'll appreciate any knowledge or advice given, as I need all of it that I can get.

those jiffy pellets are nice at times but if you don't have enough heat to dry them out they will work against you by keeping the roots too wet..and since you're just starting out there is hours and hours of interesting knowledgeable reading material in this forum... One suggestion I can give you that I do myself when I have use those jiffy pots in the past is when my plants get to about where yours are, I would put them in a small pot as small as possible with the plant in The middle and instead of soil fill the pot up with vermiculite and perlite and maybe a few pinches of soil to absorb some moisture and retain it although the vermiculite will do that for you. And then when it comes to watering do not water the jiffy pot itself just water the perimeter until the roots takeover The entire pot... It's really quite simple we will save you from getting yellow leaves. Jiffy pots absorb a lot of moisture and are slow to lose it. But don't let that stop you from using them I still use them myself occasionally.

 

[MIMedGrower]

Looks like youre doing fine so far.

One tip. They are called seedlings. :-)

 

[wunluv999]

those jiffy pellets are nice at times but if you don't have enough heat to dry them out they will work against you by keeping the roots too wet..and since you're just starting out there is hours and hours of interesting knowledgeable reading material in this forum... One suggestion I can give you that I do myself when I have use those jiffy pots in the past is when my plants get to about where yours are, I would put them in a small pot as small as possible with the plant in The middle and instead of soil fill the pot up with vermiculite and perlite and maybe a few pinches of soil to absorb some moisture and retain it although the vermiculite will do that for you. And then when it comes to watering do not water the jiffy pot itself just water the perimeter until the roots takeover The entire pot... It's really quite simple we will save you from getting yellow leaves. Jiffy pots absorb a lot of moisture and are slow to lose it. But don't let that stop you from using them I still use them myself occasionally.

I don't have vermiculite, I do have perlite and ph balanced soil. Would that work? And yeah they seem to stay moist fairly well so they worked great for germination, but I do want to transplant into small pots very soon.

 

[dire wolf]

those jiffy pellets are nice at times but if you don't have enough heat to dry them out they will work against you by keeping the roots too wet..and since you're just starting out there is hours and hours of interesting knowledgeable reading material in this forum... One suggestion I can give you that I do myself when I have use those jiffy pots in the past is when my plants get to about where yours are, I would put them in a small pot as small as possible with the plant in The middle and instead of soil fill the pot up with vermiculite and perlite and maybe a few pinches of soil to absorb some moisture and retain it although the vermiculite will do that for you. And then when it comes to watering do not water the jiffy pot itself just water the perimeter until the roots takeover The entire pot... It's really quite simple we will save you from getting yellow leaves. Jiffy pots absorb a lot of moisture and are slow to lose it. But don't let that stop you from using them I still use them myself occasionally.

I like it

Also , you might find them stretching in a week , and you are going to freak out , so if i can borrow foutwenty idea anf make a hybrid f1 idea ( first idea)
You can do what foutwenty said , put the seedlings halfway in the cup , in the plug , and when it starts to stretch to like 4 inches and you have to manage it , you can then , just dump promix etc in the cup , filling it up and making a nice comfy soil fill up for your stretchy seedling , in effect burying 2 or 3 inchrs so the seedling is deeper in medium again and now is back to two inches tall

Of course thats only necessary if things go haywire , like heat issues that cause the plant to stretch or light issues thst cause the seedling to stretch , hopefully you wont have those stretch issues , but normally there are beginner seedling issues.....
You will see , but they look good for now

If you put in solo cup make sure you punch holes in the bottom , my favorite method is take a crappy fork , metal , that you can heat up on the stove flame and tap the bottom of the solo plastic cup ,very effective and fun
You heard it here first !!!

 

[dire wolf]

I don't have vermiculite, I do have perlite and ph balanced soil. Would that work? And yeah they seem to stay moist fairly well so they worked great for germination, but I do want to transplant into small pots very soon.

Or yea you can transplant into pots soon , just be gentle and do not overwater, do not overwater.......
I tell everyone this , but some dont like it , i would water soil instead of pouring water in container , i would use a hand mister , so you can gradually add moisture and stop when the pot feels heavy enough....

 

[Foutwenty71]

I like it

Also , you might find them stretching in a week , and you are going to freak out , so if i can borrow foutwenty idea anf make a hybrid f1 idea ( first idea)
You can do what foutwenty said , put the seedlings halfway in the cup , in the plug , and when it starts to stretch to like 4 inches and you have to manage it , you can then , just dump promix etc in the cup , filling it up and making a nice comfy soil fill up for your stretchy seedling , in effect burying 2 or 3 inchrs so the seedling is deeper in medium again and now is back to two inches tall

Of course thats only necessary if things go haywire , like heat issues that cause the plant to stretch or light issues thst cause the seedling to stretch , hopefully you wont have those stretch issues , but normally there are beginner seedling issues.....
You will see , but they look good for now

If you put in solo cup make sure you punch holes in the bottom , my favorite method is take a crappy fork , metal , that you can heat up on the stove flame and tap the bottom of the solo plastic cup ,very effective and fun
You heard it here first !!!

Even though I've been growing vegetable gardens and pot gorilla style for more than 20 years I am still very much in the learning stage... Just learn something new, I wasn't aware that the heat issues could cause a stretch... I thought that was primarily caused from the light being too far and that in itself answered a question from my last grow

 

[dire wolf]

Even though I've been growing vegetable gardens and pot gorilla style for more than 20 years I am still very much in the learning stage... Just learn something new, I wasn't aware that the heat issues could cause a stretch... I thought that was primarily caused from the light being too far and that in itself answered a question from my last grow

What do you mean , like i answered a question you were thinking about from last grow problem ?

 

[dire wolf]

I don't have vermiculite, I do have perlite and ph balanced soil. Would that work? And yeah they seem to stay moist fairly well so they worked great for germination, but I do want to transplant into small pots very soon.

Yes good...

 

[dire wolf]

Even though I've been growing vegetable gardens and pot gorilla style for more than 20 years I am still very much in the learning stage... Just learn something new, I wasn't aware that the heat issues could cause a stretch... I thought that was primarily caused from the light being too far and that in itself answered a question from my last grow

Stress =stretch in my world , but im only talking from ,my own conclusions , ask mel frank or ed rosenthal or jorge cervantes or the other billion experts out there
Usually i offer advice from my own conclusions
But yea , its pretty well known that heat stretches plants big time.....
Hope im helpful always !

 

[Foutwenty71]

Stress =stretch in my world , but im only talking from ,my own conclusions , ask mel frank or ed rosenthal or jorge cervantes or the other billion experts out there
Usually i offer advice from my own conclusions
But yea , its pretty well known that heat stretches plants big time.....
Hope im helpful always !

Well I'm growing in soil indoors and I'm pretty new to growing anything past the seedling stage indoors... So naturally I put a heater in my grow room along with the fan to dry the soil out a little faster... And my last grow was almost identical to my current grow except the plant got almost twice as tall last time. During my last grow I tried to let the room get into the low 90s at least for an hour a day, just to keep the water evaporation going...my thinking is the more times I get to water it the more nutrients the plant would get... This time around my target is 87° for a high temp.....urgha... Every time I get an answer to one question more or rise LOL

 

[dire wolf]

Well I'm growing in soil indoors and I'm pretty new to growing anything past the seedling stage indoors... So naturally I put a heater in my grow room along with the fan to dry the soil out a little faster... And my last grow was almost identical to my current grow except the plant got almost twice as tall last time. During my last grow I tried to let the room get into the low 90s at least for an hour a day, just to keep the water evaporation going...my thinking is the more times I get to water it the more nutrients the plant would get... This time around my target is 87° for a high temp.....urgha... Every time I get an answer to one question more or rise LOL

Yea i hear ya ... lot of angles in this grow game , always learning...