Looking for advices,my first grow ever..this plants are 2 weeks from sprout

[fo88hrabrim]

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I will transplant them in one week on prepared site
Since this is my first attempt,I am open to any suggestions
I am hiding them on my closet,giving them about 10h of light per day with two ordinary lamps one 60w and other 40w.

 

[bazookajoe]

Leave em on for atleast 18hrs bub.. with less then 12 hrs they're in flower mode.. unless u wanna try 12/12 from seed but wouldn't try it for my first go. Also, lower the lights or raise ur tray closer so they don't keep stretchin out tall n thin..

 

[jman23]

yeah there reaching and for 2 weeks from seed there really small those look like mine day 2 from sprout mine are just alot shorter

 

[TheSpiderMite]

Go 24 Hours when you transplant them to the other site plant the stem down until you hit the leaf this will give the plant a longer root system and as roots will grow out the stem this will also add more support as these plants are stretched out.

 

[north shore]

They look pretty gimppy for 2 weeks old, go get some cfl's and drop them right above the plants.

 

[Cloudz2600]

Super small and super stretched. Don't use regular indandesent bulbs, you won't grow shit and you'll be wasting your time. They generate more heat than lumens. Get CFLs, you want 100 actual watts, not the incandescent equivalent, per plant. Another way of putting it is you want at least 5000-6000 lumens per square foot. The wattage way is easier to me though. For the amount of plants you're growing I would get a 150-250w HPS bulb instead of CFLs. They have a higher lumen to watt ration(more efficient) than CFLs and at the amount of CFLs you need for 6 plants the heat difference won't be any different. CFLs are only good for smaller grows. Once you start getting into larger grows like 5+ plants they start not being worth it for various reasons.

 

[fo88hrabrim]

Good advice on roots SpiderMite..will do,only its not possible for me to put them on 24h,I will take em outside in 2 days,
in your opinion with good soil and sun spot will this babies start to grow?

 

[TheSpiderMite]

These plants look healthy given good soil, good light, good air and safe place to grow you can expect a good harvest. Welcome to Rollitup stay safe.

 

[fo88hrabrim]

Thanks for positive feedback SMite,others in other thread are not so positive about them even surviving the transplant
Whats your opinion on transplanting them in the same soil they are now,rather than mixing it with site's soil
And what are most common reasons seedlings don't survive the transplant?
Btw my site is in dense woods 100 meters uphill from river,i am in mediterranean climate days are long and sunny

 

[Dutchmast3r]

u dont want light to get to the roots either transplant into dark container

 

[jman23]

those are gonna get eaten up so qiuck if put out there like that i give them 3 days at most a small rain would most likely destroy thos things better hope theres no wind
and take thespidersmites advise with a grain of salt he prob just as new to this as you just relaying things he reads from other posts just because you hear someone say it dosent mean its true

 

[fo88hrabrim]

Others made me aware of this too so i have black tape around em now

 

[fo88hrabrim]

there is no rain here in summers,there is no harsh winds cause its in dense woods
i have sprayed the site and my cups with neem oil and there is no sign of any pests around any plants sprayed in that vicinity
there is also no small or big animals in these deep parts of woods,only non-venomous snakes[h=3][/h]

 

[jman23]

well i wish you luck hope some make it for you i just dont see why some people post when they have no idea

 

[TheSpiderMite]

You can also always keep chicken wire around the site to prevent any deer(can wipe out your crop) if you plant
it deeper even hare' and gophers only problem is that this leaves more exposure to your crop.

 

[jman23]

btw how much direct sun do they get if there in deep woods must not be much you want at least 7 hours at the min or its just a waste of time and they will just continue on the same path there on

 

[TheSpiderMite]

Have you began hardening off so they can become use to the outdoor climate?

 

[jman23]

doubt it he prob just stuck them out there and if that the case you just went from a 40% chance of survival to a 20% chance

 

[TheSpiderMite]

Well they stand a better chance of survival outdoors then what he was doing under the incadesents.

 

[fo88hrabrim]

Have you began hardening off so they can become use to the outdoor climate?

Well this is my problem,i have tons of cats around my house and there is no place to do this,not even on my roof as they get there too
But I could take them to the site in cups leave them there to harden and transplant them in one week in the ground
and about gophers and other animals,they no problem as peeing and putting human hair around the site drives them off always I have experience with that