What type of humidity and temperature do I need once they sprout? Can I use those BS strip lights
Iāve got the 16 piece jiffy Pete tray will that be any use?
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Is one thing we donāt worry about, all started in seedling tray/solo cup trays, as long as it is wet inside good to go ādomes on solo cupsā will post in my journal once we get rollin by that time you may have bigger plants by then.
Definitely get the Watermelon going, it is a 90-day crop at minimum. Tomatoes and Green Peppers can be started now, they are amazingly similar to cannabis as far as the grow. With tomatoes you have a choice of growth habit; determinate and indeterminate. Determinate is like an auto, it is programmed to grow to a certain height and yield a determined potential yield, and itās done. Indeterminate grows like a vine and will keep growing and flowering until first frost. I like growing both. Cucumber and squash can be started directly in the soil or indoors to give them a good start. I started my pie pumpkin, squash, and cukes already cuz I got Spring feverā¦ 
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Is that the type of seed?
In a mound of 3-6 plants. Watermelon, squash, pumpkin, cukes are massive when they grow. You can train them around other plants though. The Three Sisters take advantage of the different growth patterns, benefiting each plant. Corn grows tall and protects squash and gives beans something to grow up. Squash shades the soil in hot weather and shades out weeds. Beans enrich the soil. I have used this relationship, substituting sunflowers for corn, peas for beans, any of the vining veggies for squash.
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@PogueMahone
As for watermelon, can I just dig a giant hole in the ground and fill it with soil and put the watermelon sprout in the soil and itāll grow okay?
It will be labeled on back. Determinate vs Indeterminate refers to the way it grows. Think bush vs vine. Again, it is like autos, they flower after about 4 weeks and are relatively smallā¦with the exception of mutant Agnes plants. As opposed to photos, which will continue to grow until they are subjected to a certain dark period.
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This would be the auto version correct
You donāt need a hole in the ground, just a mound of soil with 3-6 sprouts is better, each one should give a watermelon. Be warned, watermelons need an obscene amount of water. I have yet to successfully grow a watermelon, thus I must try.
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That would be incorrect, my little dreamer, but we will work on that!
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Now you done did it. You brought up Agnes and now I got to eat this cake pie before she finds out that I got it and takes it from me. There goes my diet
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Iām so confused
Determinate tomatoes are kinda like autos is what he was saying i believe.
This 
in the same boat as you. First try last year unsuccessful another try this year. Cucumbers as also HUGE drinkers
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Li also live I. Rochester would love to stop bye and help u out
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@Highgrow is correctā¦and yes, sometimes I need an interpreter.
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@Highgrow understands me. I do believe this is the point where I unwind and take in all this information and watch a few YouTube videos and regroup tomorrow.
It also would normally prepare for this by studying and watching videos but I just got the urge to start this and I knew the clock was ticking thatās why I started the post
I am so much more educated tonight than I was when I started before this post for this I thank you all
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Good Night
Sleep Tight
Donāt let the Bed bugs bite
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Im excited for you. I remember when i first started my garden. Its self rewarding and definitely gives you plenty to do.
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@PogueMahone @1LuckyMF @Bentstick
Iām building two boxes 6 ft long 6 ft wide and 3 ft high.
Can the plants be mixed in there or are the roots going to be an issue with that?
Example if I just have a bunch of different stuff in one big box all the roots are going to get Tangled should I separate the sections with wood?
To be more specific can I put squash cucumbers and tomatoes in the same box
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