How long after germination do i take the dome off my propagator???

Reef4

Reef4

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ive searched the net and cant find an answer, my weak point of growing is when they are young :(
i have 2 requests,
how long do i leave them til i take the dome off my propagator???
and does anyone have any detailed grow journals (mainly about the beginning stages)???
thanks guys:joint::mrgreen:
 
Reef4

Reef4

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anyone, please???? also how far away should my 125 cfl liht be away from the seedlings? they are 1 week old......help me out guys, im new here and pretty new to the whole thing
 
LorDeMO

LorDeMO

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Patient much? I take them off as soon as they get a couple nodes - more than 1 set of leaves. It doesn't really matter than much just take them off when they get more than the 4 starting leaves..
 
desertrat

desertrat

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feeling particularly lonely? just the luck of the draw and time of day, this is still the best site. anyway, to get you started - your plants will do fine without a humidity dome after a week or two from germination. once you've removed the dome, keep the cfl within a couple of inches of the plant. grow journals are pretty hit or miss - best i can suggest is to go to the grow journal forum and surf around for a good one.
 
redzi

redzi

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Use a thermostat on your bulb or and your heat pad. Keep between 78 and 85 degrees. Soak seeds in water for 18 hours..I have read 24 hours but I have had husk fall off after doing it that long. The flip side to that is when the husk refuses to come off..or sometimes the stem keeps growing but what should be the leaves stays a little white ball. That is because there is a clear membrane under the seed you have to remove...it helps to have a 5-10X led magnifying lens.
 
Reef4

Reef4

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my plants fell over, the base of the stems have gone very narrow and yellow/brown... any ideas why? thanks for the replies guys. im sorry just this has happeneed before and its wasting time and money, not to mention stressing me out :(
 
jondamon

jondamon

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sounds like you are suffering from dampening off hold back on watering and remove dome if you can either stake it or apply another layer of medium to keep it up


J
 
Reef4

Reef4

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theyre dead :( will have to wait til payday now then buy new seeds hopefully your advice will make me successful, thanks guys, any other tips welcome tho ;)
 
bonuslazer

bonuslazer

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I feel your pain... I just went through a 10 pack of seeds... on my last two, one hasn't cracked, and the other is still attempting to sprout. Good luck on the next batch...
 
Reef4

Reef4

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they have died, gutted. hopefully your advice will help me get past this stage next time, thaks guys. any other tips welcome tho :)
 
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