Just a light misting of highly diluted Thrive Alive B-1 Green, and a little bit of Root 66 and Sugar Daddy, all diluted to 1/4 recommended strength.
Seedlings donāt need nutrients at all until the cotyledon (little round) leaves fall off. Depending on what soil your are using you may not need to feed for up to 4 to 6 weeks.
1 Like
Here is the info on Brutās potting soil. I wanted to use something complete so I wouldnāt make a mess out of mixing.
Brutās potting soil
1 Like
The problem with a lot of ācompleteā soils is that they have time-release nutes in them which nukes your plant with nutes and submarines your pH every time you water. I donāt see that listed in the Brut literature, but what you have is nute burn from too many nutrients.
1 Like
Ok! Straight water from now on. I went with the Brut b/c it looked to me like it was based off worm castings and chicken manure.
1 Like
The best way to manage nutrients is to get yourself a PPM (EC) meter and check your runoff PPM, then start feeding with a decent cannabis fertilizer when PPM dips below 1,000.
1 Like
Thanks, I will order one shortly. Because she is so small, I havenāt been watering to run off, I water into the saucer under my pot and allow it to absorb, and then I use a spray bottle to water around her on the surface.
1 Like
Stop doing That. Put the spray bottle down. Back away slowly.
Cannabis, even babies, prefer wet/dry cycles. No need to spray unless youāre treating for pests or applying a foliar feed. 
4 Likes
Ok! Iāll give her a break. I may be over-fussing atm.
1 Like
Yes. But we all do it. The first part of my journal (and by that I mean 400+ Posts) Iām just a nervous wreck. Every. Day.
Thankfully the fine folks here (largely @Underthestairs ) helped me through those first few weeks of nail-biting and over stressing.
Weāre all here for you, too. 
8 Likes
Good idea. Seedlings only need a few ml of water a day. You wonāt water to runoff for weeks still.
Sorry I hope no one misunderstood me, I was saying cooler temps was ideal for new growers , but for growers that are dialed in ( environment, VDP , nutrients) slightly higher temps is a game changer. Sorry if someone took it the wrong way . My worst grow
4 Likes
Not at all. I got ya. Itās harder for a newbie to manage those parameters. But I also donāt stress out when I see someone new with high temperatures- thatās all I meant 
I just talk too Much.
Great grow btw. If thatās your āworstā Iāll do myself the favor of not sharing my worst.
2 Likes
Well thank you everyone! Loretta is already cooler (76) and hopefully happy. I appreciate all the help. Iāll check back in on her later - gotta take the grandkid trick or treating - so Loretta will do without my attention for a while! 
1 Like
Good advice up there 
1 Like
Here are pictures of Loretta today. Iām still worried about her, though her leaves appear to be growing. Her temperature and humidity are straightened out, through adding better ventilation. Opinions?
1 Like
Iād pull the plug on her and start more seeds, youāre spinning your wheels and not getting anywhere with that plant. My plants would be bigger than that in 2 days above ground.
2 Likes
Thatās kind of what Iāve been thinking, all this effort and worry for a plant thatās likely going to not really go anywhere.
Hopefully Iām getting most of my mistakes out of the way this time around. I mean the really awful ones that lead to this disaster. 
2 Likes
@Hellraiser Iāve been reading your journal and you pushed me to go ahead and start again.
I have a new pot, I had bought a Pot for Pot kit, and I think Iāll use that. Iām pretty damn sure that I watered my poor Loretta to her current situation, but with nearly a month above ground I should have more to show for my efforts.
My current pot had Brut Potting Soil in it and I think itās just too much.
Thank you - Iām going to continue to review what youāve done and hopefully Iāll have a better time this go-around.
3 Likes
Yeah I think that would be best. The pot for pot kit should give you a nice start, wonāt need any nutes for a while and watch the over-watering. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
3 Likes