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[Herb & Suds]

I guess six in one, half dozen in another? lol

AKA “same ice”

 

[Nope_49595933949]

They look pretty good so far. Thoughts on how the leaves seem to slump?

When's the last time you watered them? They look leggy, maybe lower the light a bit? The stretched seedlings can be fixed when transplanting, just plant them a bit deeper. When I'm in solocups I like to have a clear one inside a red one, this way I can check out root development and get an idea of if they need water.

 

[rmax]

When's the last time you watered them? They look leggy, maybe lower the light a bit?

This past Saturday I gave them 3 ounces of water.

The plants are about 20" from the light and the fixture is set at 50%. I can turn it up. The instruction says 18" @ 100% but this piece of paper does not indicate which fixture model. It's generic.

 

[rmax]

Then you already are growing and will be cloning hermie prone plants if that is the source of all your seeds sooo, I guess six in one, half dozen in another? lol

Giggle, giggle.

 

[rmax]

Today the plants are looking a little parched.

The moisture meter reads 1.3 in one, but a few read 0.

I'm thinking I'll give them 6 ounces of water then let them dry. This will be double the amount of water I've been giving, 3 ounces.

Good?

 

[rmax]

At the last minute I decided to hold steady with the 3 ounces of water. Why over-water now?

 

[rmax]

I'm going to have to transplant these six soon.

What do you think - 3 gallon plastic pots w/FFOF cut 50% with perlite? I don't know the females/males/(hermies) yet.

 

[Marq1340]

At the last minute I decided to hold steady with the 3 ounces of water. Why over-water now?

I prefer to water smaller amounts more often verses more water less often.

I'm going to have to transplant these six soon.

What do you think - 3 gallon plastic pots w/FFOF cut 50% with perlite? I don't know the females/males/(hermies) yet.

What makes you think you're going to have to transplant these young plants so soon?

 

[rmax]

What makes you think you're going to have to transplant these young plants so soon?

Soon could be up to two weeks. I have to go to the hydro store for soil and pots, supplies. The perlite is in my backyard shed and that's snowed in still.

Maybe some debate about 3 gals. over fives. You know.

 

[rmax]

One weed so far but the main plant looks a lot better than the last crop that went to weeds.

Things are looking up since I got the team on it.

 

[Marq1340]

One weed so far but the main plant looks a lot better than the last crop that went to weeds.

Things are looking up since I got the team on it.

What's going on in this photo?

 

[rmax]

What's going on in this photo?

The little weed to the right of the plant.

 

[Marq1340]

The little weed to the right of the plant.

Not that, why is your taproot pulled up?

 

[SomberEnigma]

My two cents. After your seedlings do their first initial stretch from hatching and breaching topsoil, get them out of the soil and refill the cup and bury them right below their first true leaves.
To be more detailed take your solo cup. Carefully isolate the seedling and its beginning root structure. Knocking all the dirt around it off, and empty the solo cup completely. Then put about an inch or so of soil in. Reinsert your seedling and see if it’s just taller than the rim of the solo cup. If yes then continue adding soil around it to give it stability. This will help you out from having wonky floppy seedlings like you have now.
When starting from seed, the seedling stage is toughest I’ve found because they are so delicate at that stage.

 

[John Rollwan]

Just my 2 cents, I don't understand pot growers' fixation on using solo cups, or any other container meant for drinking. I tried them for one grow and it was annoying enough trying to poke holes in them without cracking or splitting...I guess once the plants are growing they work just as well as any other container, but why go with something that requires modification right off the bat?

Why not use some 3 or 4 inch square nursery pots? They're not expensive at all, they already have drain holes of an appropriate size, and will last way longer than solo cups, plus you can reuse them...

A lot of growers use them w no knowledge of solo cups history w cannabis growers. It’s like saying we could play beer pong with different cups. Yeah we could Tommy…. But the solo cups are cool. Sure red plastic bleeds lights, and they’re made of the planets shittiest possible plastic grade for recycling, but damn it we brought them this far out of frat rape culture I’ll be damned if we lose the war for the solo cup! Grow!!!!

 

[John Rollwan]

I'm going to have to transplant these six soon.

What do you think - 3 gallon plastic pots w/FFOF cut 50% with perlite? I don't know the females/males/(hermies) yet.

I use pretty much only MG performance organic soil anymore cause it’s easy to access/normal to buy in black market land. You’re watering way too little water imo. The schedule is right but feel free to soak the entire medium heavy. I do every 3rd day in veg unless soils still pretty damp. They love it in this soil. In my experience you could run 10 oz. Of water through a solo as long as you give 2 days to dry above 70F under 65% RH they love it. Over watering is more frequency than amount in medium. If you’ve done this for awhile, and are sticking w that soil, transplant up to a 3 gal the day after next water, and lightly water. Let it dry, then pump it. It’ll take off in all directions.

 

[rmax]

Not that, why is your taproot pulled up?

It grew that way on its own.

 

[John Rollwan]

It grew that way on its own.

are you pressing the soil down compacting it or anything like that? It needs to be loose, watered, then topped loose w/ this medium.

 

[John Rollwan]

And how much runoff water after 3 oz water?

 

[rmax]

And how much runoff water after 3 oz water?

I estimate about 1 teaspoon of runoff. Although the soil is somewhat hydrophobic.