WickedTomboi
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Excellent advice and much appreciated. If I purchased all feminised seeds does that mean I'll get all female plants or will I still have a mixture?Questions:
1. When should I transfer the plants from the solo cups to the larger pots?
I try to wait until they are well established in their 1st pot.. like when the roots start working their way out the drain holes you better of put in the bottoms ... lol.
2. What bulb is more appropriate at first, the Metal Halide or the HPS?
MH for veg, HPS for flowering.. some wait until sex shows after flipping lights to 12/12 to start flowering to switch bulbs.. I've always just used HPS thru out the grow so no experience with MH...
3. How far from the plants should I have the HPS hood light?
Place your hand at the plant tops, lower light until it starts to make the back of your hand hot... raise it a few inches good to go.. watchout, they grow upward fast..
4. Should I place the fan on the bottom or top of the tent?
Heat rises so exhaust fan at top.. one or two fans on plants for air circulation.. oscillating fans too. a must.
5. Is a 2 gallon pot large enough for the final grow space of a plant or should I use a 5 gallon?
Really depends on how long your gonna veg.. some say large pots, large plants.. but vegging time really dictates this.. I use 3gal pots.
6. Soil recommendations?
Keep it simple what ever you choose.. FoxFarms Light Warrior is a good one.. but look at Sunshine Mix #4
7. Nutrient recommendations and when to implement and how to implement?
Sooooo many.. are u doing organics? for a beginner again use the KISS method for now.. keep it simple.. basic grow and bloom formula and a flower booster added week 6.. check out Humboldt Nutrients.. not too expensive.. also FoxFarm has nice nutes... wishing you the best of luck bro...
My HPS/MH 400 watt light came (ballest can bring it only as low as 50%), anyway - I set it up and after trying a wide variety of configurations and heights still had lots of trouble with temperature control. My inline duct fans haven't arrived yet so I'm working with 2 small oscillating fans. I decided that, for the time being I should switch back to the CFL bc it's the only way at this point that temperature control is even an option for me.
Also, I transplanted the seedlings into those breathable "smart pots" (2. Gallon). The soil was also getting dried up really quick with the HPS lights, I just don't think I have enough sq ft plus air circulation at this time to really make proper use of them.
I'm waiting for my nutes to arrive.
Throwing up a couple of pics from this morning. Each pic is a different seedling. Mind you, i germinated them around Dec 13-14 and then once it sprouted the root they were all planted it soil on Dec 16-17. Not sure if they look like they're about where they're supposed to be.
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