First Week of Growing, (Day 6) Does this look normal?

OgKushPusha

OgKushPusha

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Whats up everyone? Looks as if i have a little lady here stretching for light maybe? or maybe i need to go ahead and transplant to a big pot and plant deeper? This may be normal im not positive but just want to be safe rather than sorry haha. Thanks for looking! Any Advice would be sweet
 

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HotShot7414

HotShot7414

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You need a stronger light i don't know what you are using but you need VEG lights cfls 6500k or a MH,i got some 2 day old seedlings bigger than both of them combined,and yeah u need to transplant asap since you only got like a inch worth of soil in those cups,I got a few plants 12/12 from seed thats gonna live in 18oz party cups their whole life but i filled the soil almost to the brim.what light(s) are you using and do you have a fan blowing around them to get the stem stronger? BTW transplanting will be easier when the soil is kinda dry cause wet soil is loose soil and lose soil falls and when it falls so does some of your roots and that will stunt growth for a day or 2
 
OgKushPusha

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Okay Hot thanks for the advice, im using a 75W Cool florescent, So should i pull the light right down on top of them or closer than what it is? I'll transplant later today then and get that out of the way. I have a 150 Watt hps light on the way by tuesday of next week that should take care of it right? I can always start my other seeds this was a trial and error type thing. Yes there is a nice fan in there. Thanks man i appreciate the help!
 
HotShot7414

HotShot7414

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OgKushPusha said:
Okay Hot thanks for the advice, im using a 75W Cool florescent, So should i pull the light right down on top of them or closer than what it is? I'll transplant later today then and get that out of the way. I have a 150 Watt hps light on the way by tuesday of next week that should take care of it right? I can always start my other seeds this was a trial and error type thing. Yes there is a nice fan in there. Thanks man i appreciate the help!
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Ok the light should be pretty close to the tops, i never used a 75w cfl so i don't know how hot it actually gets,but i usually put cfls as close as 2-4" depending on wattage.
The 150w hps is good for 2 plants but could do 3 plants and would probably need to be about a foot away depending on if the hood is vented or not.
 
OgKushPusha

OgKushPusha

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Okay i have the light pretty far from the top (Rookie mistake) but im fixing that as we speak and i am going to replant when the soil dries up a little more. Should i replant the stem deeper where just a little of the stem is showing? Sounds good so far man thanks for all of the input again this helps alot, if i would have let it keep growing it would have failed im sure
 
kcbennie

kcbennie

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Your plants are super stretchie because they are trying to reach the air. You should fill the cups with dirt to the very top.
 
ottomatik

ottomatik

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Lowering the light should fix your stretching issue and yeah, plant the stem deeper when you transplant so only a couple inches of the plant is sticking out.
 
OgKushPusha

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Thanks alot, Bc & Otto. Lights been lowered i may switch to a higher than 75w cfl.a Hopefully get them back in track. Ill post pics soon if you ever wonder back by.
 
HotShot7414

HotShot7414

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OgKushPusha said:
Thanks alot, Bc & Otto. Lights been lowered i may switch to a higher than 75w cfl.a Hopefully get them back in track. Ill post pics soon if you ever wonder back by.
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Yeah otto is right,same answer i would have given,and don't listen to kc he is clearly on some mold weed lol
 
OgKushPusha

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HotShot7414 said:
Yeah otto is right,same answer i would have given,and don't listen to kc he is clearly on some mold weed lol
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Haha Deal. And Im getting a 6500 CFL with the Reflector tonight and i'll post pics of how its looking and if you pass through you can let me know if they look okay. Been a big Help Hot & Otto
 
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newyitty1330

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My seeds are in limbo first time ordering can somebody tell me what to expect placed order on the 5th n it says the package is preparing for delivery at usps for about 5 days now what's going on ......anybody
 
ottomatik

ottomatik

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You should get them any day now. Where did you order from? I ordered from Attitude and I wasn't home to sign for the package so I had to go to the post office and pick it up. They left a slip on my door. Funny thing is, when I picked it up at the post office the lady said there shouldn't have been any signature required, the delivery guy just misread the label.
 
ottomatik

ottomatik

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I can't remember why but for some reason I couldn't figure out how to track it so i just waited for it to come. It came around 10 days after I placed the order.
 
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newyitty1330

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Ur lucky u didn't check cause it's the tracking that's got me Trippin if I seen moving progress then I could relax but nothing in five days not a good look
 
ottomatik

ottomatik

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i feel ya. i was nervous going into the post office but it will work out. tell yourself it'll be alright :) Keep us updated
 
OgKushPusha

OgKushPusha

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Okay so after some revision today, i have replanted both plants and i bought 2 shaded fixtures and a 2 pack of Cfl's. Cfl's are 1600 Lumens each and 5000K, the fan is blowing but it blows pretty hard i dont have it directly on them at the moment and im still in 18/6 light schedule, All im waiting on is the Nutes to get here (Fox Farm Trio). They are watered for now and ready to grow a little more i believe/hope. Temperature is staying between 68 and 75 degrees, and the pH meter is coming with the Nutes. They any better now? Feel free to tell me what needs to be tweaked or changed. When should i be expecting them to show signs of flowering? Thanks for all the support guys, this is helping me tremendously! Looking forward to the posts.


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