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mike5308
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As is obvious in my photos, my plants are not doing too good right now. I have limited indoor growing experience. I would love to become more skilled and be able to grow indoors year-round.
-These seedlings were germinated from seeds that I purchased. I learned a costly lesson early on: remove the humidity dome after they breach the soil. I lost several seedlings to a moldy mess early on.
-The light is ViparSpectra 250w LED grow light - about 24"-30" above plants; originally I had the light just 6"-8" away but found out that was way too close. The light is set to 80% brightness.
-The temperature under the light is around 69 deg F while it is on, probably high 50s-low 60s at night when it's off (in my basement). Not sure on humidity. I have a dehumidifier in a nearby room set to kick on at 50%.
-Containers are 16oz solo cups with 4 holes drilled in the bottom.
-Watering schedule is just by observation: at first I was watering them from the bottom all the time, which is when I first saw signs of wilting. I have switched to using less water in the tray, and letting the soil dry out between watering (about 3-5 days betweeen). I will pick up the cups and feel the weight when they start looking dry. Using regular tap water, and don't have any PH measuring tools.
-I have a mix of several different plants in this setup. I have peppers, cannabis, radish, and so on. The peppers seem to be fine and perky, but the cannabis and radish are doing poorly.
-The soil is garden magic from Michigan Peat.
-These seedlings are around 1-1.5 months old, but not growing fast at all.
-I have not given any nutrients.
-I run the AC infinity fan on oscillate mode, low speed for a day or two, then turn it off for a day.
-My goal was just getting them started indoors and slowly hardening them off until it is warm enough outside, but at this pace I'm worried they won't make it.
-I was considering:
repotting with fox farm happy frog soil
turning off the dehumidifier
giving nutrients. I have some Miracle Gro all purpose plant food, is this a good idea?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I'm willing to spend some money on more supplies, but I'm not sure where to start. I'm open to any suggestions.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!
-These seedlings were germinated from seeds that I purchased. I learned a costly lesson early on: remove the humidity dome after they breach the soil. I lost several seedlings to a moldy mess early on.
-The light is ViparSpectra 250w LED grow light - about 24"-30" above plants; originally I had the light just 6"-8" away but found out that was way too close. The light is set to 80% brightness.
-The temperature under the light is around 69 deg F while it is on, probably high 50s-low 60s at night when it's off (in my basement). Not sure on humidity. I have a dehumidifier in a nearby room set to kick on at 50%.
-Containers are 16oz solo cups with 4 holes drilled in the bottom.
-Watering schedule is just by observation: at first I was watering them from the bottom all the time, which is when I first saw signs of wilting. I have switched to using less water in the tray, and letting the soil dry out between watering (about 3-5 days betweeen). I will pick up the cups and feel the weight when they start looking dry. Using regular tap water, and don't have any PH measuring tools.
-I have a mix of several different plants in this setup. I have peppers, cannabis, radish, and so on. The peppers seem to be fine and perky, but the cannabis and radish are doing poorly.
-The soil is garden magic from Michigan Peat.
-These seedlings are around 1-1.5 months old, but not growing fast at all.
-I have not given any nutrients.
-I run the AC infinity fan on oscillate mode, low speed for a day or two, then turn it off for a day.
-My goal was just getting them started indoors and slowly hardening them off until it is warm enough outside, but at this pace I'm worried they won't make it.
-I was considering:
repotting with fox farm happy frog soil
turning off the dehumidifier
giving nutrients. I have some Miracle Gro all purpose plant food, is this a good idea?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I'm willing to spend some money on more supplies, but I'm not sure where to start. I'm open to any suggestions.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post!