My very first grow. I am having trouble regulating temp/humidity in my Covert grow tent, small chamber. Put seeds in 7 days ago and they were doing great. Have made all kinds of beginner mistakes for my first grow, I think.
Today they look droopy. I initially did a cool mist humidifier but that dropped temp to 64 degrees. So did warm mist and now have 49% humidity but it looks all wet in there, and 71 deg temp. I am in New Mexico and started out with ambient humidity in the tent, prior to the humidifier, of 36%; it may be harder to keep the humidity up in there due to our dry climate. So now I think I overwatered? Do I keep the humidifier going? Also, and this is such a dumb thing, but I gave them silica Friday. Of course, an hour later found the forum here and read where I should not have added anything yet. They seemed okay with that. Planted in FF Happy Frog. (At least I somehow bungled along and didn’t use the Ocean I bought at the same time.)
For now running T5 lights 24/7 but understand now I cut them back to 18/6?
I bought a Brita Zero pitcher and got TDS to 0 (from 272 out of the tap). On Friday I am getting pH down for the water as our pH here is very alkaline. We are only on well water, for what it is worth.
I am so OCD and want them done right. The larger one to the front left is a bagseed from Grape Ape, started three days prior, and a test for me. My tent is 3X4, and only will fit 6 plants at most, so Grape Ape will be my garden outside “experiment”. The smaller seedling at the back came from a seed smaller than the rest. These are Wedding Cake that I got from ILGM. Out of 60 seeds (three strains) only one seed was small. (Yes, 60 seeds! What was I thinking? It was a great sale last month and made economical sense to do the 10+10. I will share seeds with friends and family. Not looking to grow enough to last this 55 year old until she is 140 years old. But figured I might need a lot for error).
Lordy, but these seedlings should have sent me a Mother’s Day card as much care and love they have got the last week. Maybe too much care and love according to my husband.
To sum up with questions:
- Should I turn off fan AND humidifier? Or leave both going?
- Right now just fan on due to possible overwatering but the humidity is only 49%. They were all fine this morning when I checked but several hours later noted a light leaf droop on some of them.
- Go to the 18/6 light schedule?
- Go smoke a bowl of Lamb’s Breath, take a deep breath, run 10 miles (I am ultra runner) and be eternally grateful I was given, by hubby, the gift of a grow tent and set up. (That is a given.
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