First Grow! General Overview - Input welcomed!

freshed05

Member
Hey all,
First time cultivator here. I'll give a brief overview of my setup and potential harvest.
I have a 5x5 7ft tall grow tent (greenhut) and a PB4000 series Maxisun LED light. I've installed a 4'' vented intake and exhaust using AC infinity air fans. 1 exhausts through the AC infinity charcoal filter, and the other is bringing in separate outdoor air for CO2.
I've started with 6 "White widow" autoflower seeds, I germinated them in water for 24 hours, then papertowel until I saw about a 1/8 of an inch root then I planted them in 3G pots of Canna coco.
They popped up about 1-2 days later and everything seems ok. (1) of the seedlings still has the seed shell on it and I am not sure if I should assist or let it run its course???
I am using filtered/bottled water for now with a spray bottle, spraying/watering it in the morning and at night keeping the lights on 24 hours a day. I am thinking I should soon put them on an 18 hour schedule? Or leave lights on 24 hours and then change it until when? These are autoflowers so any experience apprecaited.
I've also read to wait about 1-2 weeks until starting nutrients - so straight water for now. I've got 2 small humidifiers in there running on a 60% humidity threshold and an average temperature currently of 68-71 degrees.

I wanted to see if there is anything I am missing, could do better, etc. And also the questions in bold :)
Also - How do the seedlings look?

Appreciate all the feedback in advance!

 

OkSureWhyNot

Active Member
Would recommend getting humidity for seedling up to 80 or so. Temperature over 75 too.
Saran Wrap or clear plastic cup/dome.
when it has three or four sets of leaves, you can remove the cover.
 

HydroKid239

Well-Known Member
Hey all,
First time cultivator here. I'll give a brief overview of my setup and potential harvest.
I have a 5x5 7ft tall grow tent (greenhut) and a PB4000 series Maxisun LED light. I've installed a 4'' vented intake and exhaust using AC infinity air fans. 1 exhausts through the AC infinity charcoal filter, and the other is bringing in separate outdoor air for CO2.
I've started with 6 "White widow" autoflower seeds, I germinated them in water for 24 hours, then papertowel until I saw about a 1/8 of an inch root then I planted them in 3G pots of Canna coco.
They popped up about 1-2 days later and everything seems ok. (1) of the seedlings still has the seed shell on it and I am not sure if I should assist or let it run its course???
I am using filtered/bottled water for now with a spray bottle, spraying/watering it in the morning and at night keeping the lights on 24 hours a day. I am thinking I should soon put them on an 18 hour schedule? Or leave lights on 24 hours and then change it until when? These are autoflowers so any experience apprecaited.
I've also read to wait about 1-2 weeks until starting nutrients - so straight water for now. I've got 2 small humidifiers in there running on a 60% humidity threshold and an average temperature currently of 68-71 degrees.

I wanted to see if there is anything I am missing, could do better, etc. And also the questions in bold :)
Also - How do the seedlings look?

Appreciate all the feedback in advance!

Going to want some fans in there to circulate air, and strengthen the stems 4"-6". They also help keep air moving to combat mold.
Oscillating fans are recommended.. for above the canopy.
hey have some that go onto the poles that are a little more pricey than the standard.
A box fan or a couple 4-6" standard fans for below the canopy.
A hygrometer for temps an humidity monitoring if you don't have one already.
A trellis net for support later on when buds pack on weight... or bamboo sticks.
You can get multiple uses from them. I use them for support when needed, and I also use them to combat negative pressure from the exhaust.
If I had a dehumidifier in there I wouldn't have that issue. (Maybe I should do that.)

If the intake is making it that cold in there, I'd just pull air from the room the tent is in. LED temps should be in the high 70's/low-mid 80's.
But I can imagine you can adjust pressure in the tent with the controller on the AC infinity fans. Good choice on those btw.
 

HydroKid239

Well-Known Member
Seedlings look good too. You're watering just how you should. One thing about coco tho is it has to stay damp. Which means watering 1-2 times daily. And Feeding needs to be on point. The plant will only eat what you give it. You control it all. Keep in mind to water in a circle around the leaves on the plant. Let the roots come looking for the water/moisture.
 

JimmiP

Well-Known Member
Also like was just stated. Your temps are a little low too. That will cause issues with magnesium and phosphorus uptake.
 

freshed05

Member
Update:
Well I realized when using canna coco you have to start feeding nutrients immediatly after the seedling sprouts.... My bad :x
Anyways... everything is going great now! Same batch... about a week after i started feeding the nutes, and now today :)

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freshed05

Member
Here are the updates, if anyone cares LOL. Mostly logging for myself but love sharing!

Decided The plants would no longer fit in the tents and made an entire room :)

Everything went well, netted about 4 lbs from 19 autos. Probably about 20 oz of trim as well.
Not bad for my first ever grow. Very proud!

Thank you for the early advice!
 

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Autofire

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How did you start with 9 and end up with 19 in a totally different room than the one you started in?
 

freshed05

Member
How did you start with 9 and end up with 19 in a totally different room than the one you started in?
I had 2 5x5 tents with 10 in each. In last post I mentioned I decided to forgo tents and convert my 10x20 basement room mid grow. I lost 1 plant early due to stem rot.
 
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