First time growing could use (lots of) advice

[Maudsworld]

Ok, nice one. Huge difference alright. Do you know the name of the light you got? Or if you have a link to it? Thanks a lot

 

[Jedsdead]

I’ll find it for you, ring Tomas in west coast grow shop and see if he has any (he can get them) or call in he’s great for advice and has all you need for growing. Plus you will have it for next year too

 

[Jedsdead]

Ok so it was around €57 I’m crap at remembering prices

 

[Jedsdead]

There’s 2 parts, a transformer and the actual strip light itself

 

[BearWater]

I like how you supported the plant : )

 

[Jedsdead]

Well I had no choice cos they were stretching so much for light, now the little one is sturdy because it has the light it’s way ahead and like 3 weeks younger

 

[BearWater]

Well I had no choice cos they were stretching so much for light, now the little one is sturdy because it has the light it’s way ahead and like 3 weeks younger

You did good : ) there are some that would say to just put more soil around it until an up pot, I like to burry them in the soil during the up put not before it. Thats when the DIY supports are handy. Ill bet you will have a hard time at a quick glance telling which one was smaller and behind in a month. Keep up the good work

 

[Jedsdead]

Cheers I hope so, I just had a quick check on the bottoms of them and roots are showing so it’s tunnel time for the first 3, but can’t stress the difference the light makes.
Keep in touch

 

[BearWater]

Hey Jeds : ) hows it going : ) just checking in. Hope all is good on your end.

 

[Jedsdead]

hey my man thanks for the check in its appreciated, yeah we're doin good here in the not so sunny west of Ireland. learned a good lesson regarding getting seedlings off to a good start with good light source. I broke 2 Gelato glue and 1 Strawberry banana all of which got very tall and skinny very quickly and then around week 2 I got a light. I had to support them to stop them falling over but they are past that now and looking better, they began showing roots at bottom of their cups so I potted them into the final grow pots and they are 1 month old and out in the poly tunnel now and the weather has finally started to warm up and I'm feeding them now too. so then I broke a fourth seed and this was under the light as soon as it broke and the difference is astounding, shorter stronger stem and a lovely dark green too. I'll post a few pics tomorrow.
so a few questions for you, maybe better answered after I post pics.
regarding feeding I'm really just keeping the pot damp as they are quite small but how often should I feed/water?
and do I use just water at any point or always feed?
ok look forward to your reply, cheers

 

[Jedsdead]

 

[Jedsdead]

So first 4 pics are the ones that started without the light and last 2 with light from the get go, pics speak for themselves

 

[Maudsworld]

Hey Jedsdead,

Nice looking plants - I’m pretty happy with my 2 (Amnesia XXL). 2 out of 3 broke - I left them a bit long before planting but potted them into 8.5ltr pots (which may be too small, time will tell)
I didn’t go for a light, will see how these go as an experiment before I make an investment. I potted mine later than yours so I had the benefit of the longer days, put them straight in the tunnel (closed the doors at night) and they’re a bit leggy but not as bad as I thought they’d be - after the last week they’ve done really well. Not feeding them yet, just water. What fees are you using?

 

[Maudsworld]

Hey Jedsdead,

Nice looking plants - I’m pretty happy with my 2 (Amnesia XXL). 2 out of 3 broke - I left them a bit long before planting but potted them into 8.5ltr pots (which may be too small, time will tell)
I didn’t go for a light, will see how these go as an experiment before I make an investment. I potted mine later than yours so I had the benefit of the longer days, put them straight in the tunnel (closed the doors at night) and they’re a bit leggy but not as bad as I thought they’d be - after the last week they’ve done really well. Not feeding them yet, just water. What fees are you using?

 

[Jedsdead]

 

[Jedsdead]

Hi again Maudsworld took me a while to get back to you but here’s the pics first one is the food I’m using I got a little bottle to get started with, it’s dear enough but bigger quantities are generally cheaper and some people on this site say miraclegro is just as good.
Next is the plant that had light from the get go it’s almost a month younger but sturdier, darker with broader leaves and growing faster, last is one of the rest that are really coming on great.
But I can’t say it enough that the light makes a huge difference.

 

[Maudsworld]

Hey Jedsdead,

How did you get on? I’m about 2 weeks away from harvest I think, really impressed with the autoseeds, they’re flyers! I barely touched mine at all, curious to see how it goes. Reckon I’ll try them in the ground next year…

 

[Jedsdead]

Hey there Maudsworld good to hear from you, I’m not sure how long till harvest cos I honestly just don’t know but plants are really doing great, I’m so impressed with the auto seeds very user friendly. I only took a few really big fan leaves off this week just because they were shading some buds below apart from that I didn’t need to do anything except feed and water them.
Regarding growing in the ground I think pots are more controlled and I wouldn’t consider outdoor as our weather is so crap but that would be the only reason not to.
I’ll put a few pictures up shortly

 

[Jedsdead]

 

[Maudsworld]

They look like great, healthy plants! Mine aren’t so full looking but I’m a couple of weeks behind you I think.
My pots were too small to begin with, put them in 8ltr pots from seed and didn’t want to transplant them then. Considering that I haven’t fed mine in the flowering stage I think they’re doing alright. I’ve been watering them and did a nettle tea compost once last week that I knicked from my partners plant feed shelf. Supplies were low so I’ll have to sort my own from now on
In all fairness, without hardly touching them, they’re looking good to me. pictures attached…if you’ve any recommendations..