Am i overwatering? 1st time growing

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 21, 2023

Strain is Cherry Bang Bang. Plants are approximately 2 weeks old. I'm growing in hp pro mix soil, humidity is around 55 to 60% for high, lowest it goes is 45%. Temperature stays at a constant 75-80°, sometimes it gets up to 81 at the hottest part of the day. I'm only watering a total of 5 to 7.5 ml of water around the stem of the plant every time they are dry with the finger test. I did add a bit more soil around the stem as it grew out, I realized I didn't have enough in the beginning so call me a noob lmao. PH of water is 6.19. I know they don't need much water at all, but idk much about growing. I'm not even sure what light I have, I do know it's a mars hydro. I bought my entire setup from a friend of mine, who didn't provide me with much info about the stuff lol. Any help appreciated I'll add a picture of the light so maybe yall know what wattage it is.

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 21, 2023

I'd like to add I got the intensity of the light around 25-30%, and the distance from the canopy is about 30"

bullfrog13 · Aug 22, 2023

could be the TS1000 thats their 150W fixture. their par chart shows at 12" and 25% its 300umols/m2/s
so you could come down a bit and still be fine but someone who uses that light could give you better clarity on that unles you have a light meter.
also you could put a plastic dome over the cups and spray some water on it to increase the humidity around your babies
i dont think your overwatering but ive been wrong before

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 22, 2023

bullfrog13 said:
could be the TS1000 thats their 150W fixture. their par chart shows at 12" and 25% its 300umols/m2/s
so you could come down a bit and be fine.
also you could put a plastic dome over the cups and spray some water on it to increase the humidity around your babies
i dont think your overwatering but ive been wrong before

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 22, 2023

Yeah I thought I might have it a bit too high. Better safe than sorry lol. But to me, the leaves look healthy as hell. I just didn't know if I needed to be worried about the curling. I thought it'd be too late for a humidity dome. Do I just place the dome and leave it, or should I cycle it in any way? And for how long do I use the dome? I really appreciate your reply buddy

bullfrog13 · Aug 22, 2023

im not familiar with your media either so someone else can help there.
also be careful with the light you dont wanna hurt a seedling or it can be fatal.
I usually have a small hole in my plastic domes so a little air exchange can happen or you will need to lift em every now and then most probably

bullfrog13 · Aug 22, 2023

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 22, 2023

bullfrog13 said:
im not familiar with your media either so someone else can help there.
also be careful with the light you dont wanna hurt a seedling or it can be fatal.
I usually have a small hole in my plastic domes so a little air exchange can happen or you will need to lift em every now and then most probably

I appreciate the help! I've lurked around these forums for a while. Gained alot of knowledge just from reading I'm glad I finally made the jump in. Good people

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 22, 2023

After measuring, I am pretty sure it is the ts2000 series. It's 19x22in

Imzzaudae · Aug 22, 2023

Everything looks good bud. You could put a juice glass over it upside down to act as a humidity dome for a few days. Kind of help her along. Just be sure and take it off for an hour once a day. Some plants just seem to take for ever to get going. They are usually busy putting down a root system. Color wise I'm thinking you could shade her from direct light for a while. She will do fine on reflected light. Does not have to be anything fancy a playing card 6" above her stuck on a peace of dowel and taped to the cup. Or use a par meter on your phone to find a less intensely lit corner of the grow tent. Today's LED lights are super powerful. Even 25% could be more than this plant is happy with at this stage. Hang in there bud your little plant looks ok.

What do you have for nutrients? Seeds crack with everything your plant will need for the first 3 weeks or so. You should be thinking about giving her a little something to eat. Very light. Maybe 25% of what is suggested on nutrients label in the very near future.

Make sure and include a ml of cal mag pr liter. You can get a small syringe at your pharmacy for measuring nutrients accurately.
Stick it to the bottle with a velcro circle so its there when you need it again. The hardest part of growing is being patient.
Let the plant do the growing you just strive to provide her with what she needs to be happy.

Joshwadee4200 · Aug 22, 2023

Imzzaudae said:
What do you have for nutrients? Seeds crack with everything your plant will need for the first 3 weeks or so. You should be thinking about giving her a little something to eat. Very light. Maybe 25% of what is suggested on nutrients label in the very near future.

Make sure and include a ml of cal mag pr liter. You can get a small syringe at your pharmacy for measuring nutrients accurately.
Stick it to the bottle with a velcro circle so its there when you need it again. The hardest part of growing is being patient.
Let the plant do the growing you just strive to provide her with what she needs to be happy.

Hey, thanks for the input! I forgot to mention my nutes. I'm gonna be using general hydroponics trio. And yes I planned on dialing it back from the label, my buddy mentioned that as well. I have several syringes I ordered on Amazon. I am well prepared equipment wise, just need more knowledge. Again, thanks for letting me know she looks OK! I'll try that playing card shader, great idea!

bullfrog13 · Aug 22, 2023

Joshwadee4200 said:
Hey, thanks for the input! I forgot to mention my nutes. I'm gonna be using general hydroponics trio. And yes I planned on dialing it back from the label, my buddy mentioned that as well. I have several syringes I ordered on Amazon. I am well prepared equipment wise, just need more knowledge. Again, thanks for letting me know she looks OK! I'll try that playing card shader, great idea!

you dont need to shade your plant, I really cant understand the sense in that. just set your light properly.

ArtfulCodger · Aug 22, 2023

Like @Imzzaudae suggested, you're under-fed. Promix HP doesn't have nutrients in it. A seed has enough nutrition in it to push out the cotyledons, but once you have true leaves forming, you need to feed. I'd give it 400 ppms of a balanced nutrient solution. I'd make sure you have good drainage holes in the bottom of your cup. Then I'd water to runoff. Water again only when the cup is very light. (The finger test only tells you how the top inch of media is doing.)

GroLex · Aug 22, 2023

Seedlings don't have the root system to drink water yet so you might be overwatering. Only way these little ones get water right now is through the leaves. What you want to do is put a clear dome on it and get that humidity WAY up. 40% is late bloom territory. You need around 70-80% humidity to maintain proper VPD at 81F. Keep fertilizing to a bare minimum until you get a few sets of true leaves. And definitely watch your light intensity and distance.

GroLex · Aug 22, 2023

Great reference tool.

ArtfulCodger · Aug 22, 2023

GroLex said:
Seedlings don't have the root system to drink water yet so you might be overwatering. Only way these little ones get water right now is through the leaves. What you want to do is put a clear dome on it and get that humidity WAY up. 40% is late bloom territory. You need around 70-80% humidity to maintain proper VPD at 81F. Keep fertilizing to a bare minimum until you get a few sets of true leaves. And definitely watch your light intensity and distance.

Don't confuse seedlings with clones. The taproot on a new seedling is seeking out and taking up water from the day it hits media.

alpha.ganjaguy · Aug 22, 2023

ArtfulCodger said:
Don't confuse seedlings with clones. The taproot on a new seedling is seeking out and taking up water from the day it hits media.

^^^

domes are for clones, using a dome with a seedling increases your chances for damping off..

bullfrog13 · Aug 22, 2023

alpha.ganjaguy said:
^^^

domes are for clones, using a dome with a seedling increases your chances for damping off..

rubbish , i use them all the time, especially if my humidity is really low. and it helps them take up water into their leaves reducing the need to water so much

Porky1982 · Aug 22, 2023

Yes it looks like the medium is to wet!
That's why the leaf tips are pointing at the ground!
Your light is fine at the hight and setting its at!
Some strange comments in this thread!

Madbud · Aug 22, 2023

For watering you can weigh the cup. Fresh solo cup of soil weighs about 150g, watered around 200g then wait to see 150 again. Seedlings look ok, hold off on nutes til the third set of leaves at least.

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