how close should 2ft 4 bulb t5

[xtsho]

Your seedlings will stretch with the T5's 18 inches away. I use a 4ft 4 bulb HO T5 and keep it just a few inches away. Keeps the seedlings nice and stout and the nodes close. These were grown about 3 inches from the light from the time they sprouted.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Without CO2 enrichment we generally wanna see a canopy temperature about 79F.

T5 and T8 is good at about 6 inches. T12 more like 1 - 2 inches. Some strains like more light than others.

Please know that I have never used any fluorescent lights in my entire growing career (30+ years) so I am not the guy to talk to really but I have consulted for commercial grows and a few used T5 for veg. They worked best at 6 inches.

Hey Ren. I'm a soil guy so I can't give him advice with coco, and don't know much about hydro. When I saw these posts I thought of you. He seems like a cool guy, and I'd like to help if I could, but I dont give advice about shit I've never tried. I know you know your shit with hydro. I think I remember you saying that your plants aren't happy with less than 1000ppm, but I am a stoner.

600 ppm I did half strength

Plagron 70/30 coco is the medium I’m using

 

[Kindbuds303]

@PadawanWarrior i appreciate the words brother yeah just tryin to grow some good clean meds for myself and the fam my first run was with dwc and I got a lot of help from @fragileassassin and several others that where patient with me lent an ear and gave fundamental advice that I soaked up now I’m on coco giving that a go and it’s a whole new beast so to say and I just wanna get the basic fundamentals the core if u will and then I’m off to races I’m quick learner just my adhd makes me overthink and over analyze everything to the max I appreciate the game 100% @Renfro @fragileassassin

 

[Kindbuds303]

Your seedlings will stretch with the T5's 18 inches away. I use a 4ft 4 bulb HO T5 and keep it just a few inches away. Keeps the seedlings nice and stout and the nodes close. These were grown about 3 inches from the light from the time they sprouted.

Those look great man!!!! Fat leaves !!!!

 

[Renfro]

Those pictured aren't old enough to feed yet. Wait for a set of multibladed leaves.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Those pictured aren't old enough to feed yet. Wait for a set of multibladed leaves.

That's why I called ya man. Kindbuds will thank me later for summoning you, lol.

 

[Kindbuds303]

so I shouldn’t be feeding nutrients @Renfro ah well fuck lol damn man I’m already fucking up then this is what they look like

 

[Kindbuds303]

@PadawanWarrior thanks man lmfao I’m appreciative

 

[Kindbuds303]

I mean I was on that site @MickFoster reffered me to https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/ and I thought i was doing everything correctly by feeding because my coco is plagron 70/30 and has no nutrients in it maybe I misread oh well I fucked up apparently whatever I need to do to get back on track would be greatly appreciated

 

[MickFoster]

I mean I was on that site @MickFoster reffered me to https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/ and I thought i was doing everything correctly by feeding because my coco is plagron 70/30 and has no nutrients in it maybe I misread oh well I fucked up apparently whatever I need to do to get back on track would be greatly appreciated

Can you explain?

 

[Kindbuds303]

He just said I wasn’t supposed to give them nutrients but that site says different so I don’t know what the fuck never gave me clarity imma just keep on trucking man lol u didn’t do anything wrong I just cited that was where I was getting my info broham

 

[MickFoster]

I feed from the day it sprouts......no waiting before feeding coco.

 

[Kindbuds303]

See man everyone does diff man imma just take care of them best I can I’m just getting confused and it wrecks havoc on my adhd and mind races barley slept last night thinking about the shit ahhaha fuck man I appreciate your advice

 

[Renfro]

That's why I called ya man. Kindbuds will thank me later for summoning you, lol.

Summoning... Sounds like I am a grow demon or some sorta lamp genie. lol

 

[Kindbuds303]

@Renfro Can you elaborate on my say I shouldn’t be feeding right now I thought when I was first two little nodes open up fully I was supposed to get some type of nutrients

 

[Renfro]

@Renfro Can you elaborate on my say I shouldn’t be feeding right now I thought when I was first two little nodes open up fully I was supposed to get some type of nutrients

I don t feed until the seedlings have a set of multi bladed leaves.

 

[Kindbuds303]

Can u show me example man be much appreciated so I can have reference so just ro water with cal mag ph for now? @Renfro

 

[Renfro]

Can u show me example man be much appreciated so I can have reference so just ro water with cal mag ph for now? @Renfro

I don't grow from seed very often so I don't have any photos handy, I would have to dig around the forum to find any. Just wait a week and post a picture, you will probably still need to wait. Maybe @PadawanWarrior knows where to quickly grab some photos of seedlings that have multi bladed "true leaves" I don't feel like doing that leg work. Really though, it should be pretty obvious, leaves that have more than one blade lol.

Yes, definitely add the calmag to the RO and pH it.

 

[Kindbuds303]

yeah first time from seed cause I had a seed stockpile and I wanted to go start to finish

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I don't grow from seed very often so I don't have any photos handy, I would have to dig around the forum to find any. Just wait a week and post a picture, you will probably still need to wait. Maybe @PadawanWarrior knows where to quickly grab some photos of seedlings that have multi bladed "true leaves" I don't feel like doing that leg work. Really though, it should be pretty obvious, leaves that have more than one blade lol.

Yes, definitely add the calmag to the RO and pH it.

I usually grow from clone too. I've only grown one plant from seed in the last year and a half, but didn't really take many pics.