Thanks to @dbrn32 I am starting my first journal on my first proper grow.
I got a bag of mystery seeds off a bloke so no idea what they are. I don’t have much $$$ so I want to practice with freebies first then I plan to get some Girl Scout Cookies Extreme or good ol fashion White Widow (had that in the Nederlands once).
Ok so I started with Jiffy Pellets planted on the 26th of March which are great to get them going, however, I took too long to get them under lights and one of them started reaching for the skies. The downside of the pellets is the material around them is fiddly to get off and I damaged a few roots while transferring them to pots. I literally was saying “no no no aaaah bugger”. Not a good feeling so I won’t be doing that again.
Ok so I put them in pots with coco professional plus in it. One of them started to lean:
I put a destop mini fan next to them to help strengthen the stems. This morning she is looking much happier and doesn’t seem to be affected by the minor root damage. They are looking really pretty.
I stuck in one of those digital clocks that show humidity and temperature. We are sitting at 26c or 78.F.
The Humidity is at 60% which is ok but I would like it a little higher.
The light in the picture is a Starlight T5 Fluoro Pre-fitted with 2 x 55W T-5 lamps (6400K – Daylight).
I have a 600w HPS for the next stage with both bulb varities. I have a ultra dark room that zero light can get in. I might put a lot of reflective foil up as I can’t afford a tent. The tent in the picture is actually for clothes (orginally).
I soak those peat pucks, then take the mesh off, then lightly pack the peat in these lil seed starter trays. Seem to work for me but a lil time consuming.
There are many cheap reflective materials for you out there. Dont use tinfoil ive read its bad. You need a mylar option or jus white paint. i use reflective underpadding for hardwood flooring.
Aaaah what a great idea. Someone told me just to whack the seeds in a big pot straight away and then you don’t have to risk the transfer. Seems to make sense.
Nah your better off at a big hardware store. like home depo. or go to a hardwood flooring installer they have it cheap and mabe scraps for free. Ive heard mylar based or Bright white paint is best.
