Am i doing it right???

Just planted my germinated seeds in these cups and stuck em under the 125w CFL. I wet the soil, its not SOAKED but its wet. Its FFOF. Is there anything noticeably wrong with the picture? There is a fan blowing around them to keep the air circulating.. the temperature is around 20C. sadly I got distracted by someone while planting the seeds and lost track so now I am not sure which one of them is one of my feminized seeds.. I guess I'll find out if and when it gets that far.

looks fine but the fan is not necessary at this point.

strangerdude562 said:

looks fine but the fan is not necessary at this point.

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Oh ok.. I figured it would keep the air fresh. I'll just shut it off. I have an exhaust fan running in the room to keep the air circulating.. I just went back and checked, the soil in the cups isnt really very wet. How much water should I put in them?

also you dont really need light untill they break soil.. just water enough to get the soil moist, not drippn wet..

shit well i thought I could use the light to keep them warm. and I think I over watered em.. a lot of water came out the slits on the bottoms of the cups. Will they be ok?

they will be just fine, good start man, ill drop you a rep for knowing what your doing, but seeing if its right anyways

KaleoXxX said:

they will be just fine, good start man, ill drop you a rep for knowing what your doing, but seeing if its right anyways

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Thanks!
Ok, one more question... I am a little confused. I put a bunch of water in the cups.. and it seems like almost all of it came out the bottoms and somehow the soil is still kinda dry on top??? whats this all about?

KaleoXxX said:

they will be just fine, good start man, ill drop you a rep for knowing what your doing, but seeing if its right anyways

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yea man it cwl. looks fine

its just drainage no big deal

you should learn the finger technique, where you stick your finger in the soil on the side of the pot about an inch or two down to feel if the soil is thoroughly dry. its actually better to let the soil dry out and let the roots search for water than overwater. over watering is the biggest noob mistake

the best advice i can give you is to keep it simple, its a weed/plant and wants to grow, regardless of what you do to it

KaleoXxX said:

its just drainage no big deal

you should learn the finger technique, where you stick your finger in the soil on the side of the pot about an inch or two down to feel if the soil is thoroughly dry. its actually better to let the soil dry out and let the roots search for water than overwater. over watering is the biggest noob mistake

the best advice i can give you is to keep it simple, its a weed/plant and wants to grow, regardless of what you do to it

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Ok great.. yea I know the finger technique already, I was just confused because the soil seems to be nice and wet towards the center where the seeds are, but its bone dry around the edges, even though I watered em plenty. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

bumping my own thread because I have another question. My room is like just barely 20C. what temperature is required for seeds to sprout?? I've searched all over the forum and havent found much solid info regarding this. I raised the cups up a few inches closer to the light in hopes that it will provide some warmth. Also, I just read not to water the seeds with cold water.... too late, I already watered em with cold water today. Am i screwed?? I've spent way too much on this whole project to fuck it up before I even get a sprout.