Northern Lights Autos, these all popped within 24hrs of each other from soil and pH’d water with no added nutes. They are currently under clear plastic cake cover domes and I’ve misted a couple times a day since I’ve seen them. I have two CFL fixtures with six 6500K lights each about 6” above the plants, which are in 5gal smart pots. Should I leave the domes on or let them breathe? The soil is what I would describe as barely damp, and I can’t imagine them going 7-10 days without water even though the pots were watered well before planting. What do you guys think? Domes or not, and if so for how long? I don’t want to over water so is misting adequate? Any other observations welcome also. Thanks.

Keep misting them with the domes on and only pull domes off for a few min each day… if those are 5 gallon pots you can poor a cup of water around the edge of the pot every 2 or 3 days… you want the plant to look for the water , not sit in it… :wink: :v: :sunglasses:

Thanks @peachfuzz. Sounds solid.

I prefer to only mist my plants when they are that small. There roots have not developed enough to take up water yet and overwatering could cause damping off. I would suggest to just keep misting and leave the dome on taking it off a few times a day To exchange the air. I usually continue misting until they have a couple sets of true leafs As peach said it’s good to let to roots search out the water, allowing them to search for then water will help establish a stronger root system

Anytime :+1: don’t hesitate to ask any questions. The only stupid question is the one that doesn’t get asked.

[image] Jmesser80: I prefer to only mist my plants when they are that small. I agree with @Jmesser80. I also make an effort to NOT mist the leaves, at the early stages especially, to help prevent burn caused by the lensing effect that water droplets have. If you want to mist the leaves, do it just before lights out or after lights out. They should be dry before the lights come back on.

So @merlin44 you mist around the base of the plant only? I was wondering about that. Thanks. I can change the spray nozzle to prevent that or just block the spray with my hand.

[image] Nod: I can change the spray nozzle to prevent that or just block the spray with my hand. Exactly what I do @Nod. Check out my first grow attempt: First Grow From Beginning to End

Correct. That’s what I do is spray around the base of the plant

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Exactly what I do @Nod.

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