Finally started!

So the babies are under 125 watt cfl 4 of them. the strain is kaya gold from nirvana. This is going to be my journal, they are in jiffy cups with slits in them. i was wondering how long do they have to be under 24 light until i see the seedlings.

I don't know what type of computer you have but I think you need to lower the pixels or something. I think you have to open the pic in paint to change it. Ill follow this grow and try and learn a few tricks.

My seeds still have not sprouted. They have been under 125 watt cfl for about 24 hours. The soil seems to be drying a little bit, i am going to try and not put them under the direct light. Should i go ahead and water again or just wait a little i heard you can drown them like that?

change camera settings or upload to a hosting site like imageshack...
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Some pics let me know any suggestions.

Hey krewzer I just started some Kaya myself. I put mine in water for 24 hours then stuck them in these burpee peat coins and 3 out 5 have popped overnight. when i got home 4 have sprouted. be patient they take a little time

so should i turn it off until they sprout up?

The new growth. Everything look normal?

That is what mine are looking like. I would show you pics but I am a technotard. My girls are very stretched so when i replant i will bury em deeper

Good news! all of them have shown some sign of life. the front one looks a little weird idk if its dying or just hasnt fully came up yet its only been 2 days. Would it be bad to take one outside and let them get some of this nice sun?

krewzer101 said:

Good news! all of them have shown some sign of life. the front one looks a little weird idk if its dying or just hasnt fully came up yet its only been 2 days. Would it be bad to take one outside and let them get some of this nice sun?

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Yup. Now's teh weathers perfect to Put it in partial shade the first day or so after tomorrow, they should be okay to sit out and soak the sun up all day. Its still soon enough to get them out now and for the seedlings to take advantage of getting hardened outdoors.

If they vegg'd a week or so under those lights, I would say you have to be more careful about getting them used to the sun. Since they just popped, you'll be fine.

Okay i put one outside. How much shade should i give them i live in so cal so its pretty hot right now

I put mine in the window sill. before I moved them outside. maybe a thought

krewzer101 said:

Okay i put one outside. How much shade should i give them i live in so cal so its pretty hot right now

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The sun is so bright, that any shade will do. I was thinking the kind of shade provided by big tall weeds or right under a tree. LIke Smokekeeper said, a window sill works well too. I use window sills to root clones that I buy from the dispensary. But imo, seedlings are so resiliant, that you dont really need to baby them for them to thrive.

If you want to do a better safe than sorry, give it three hours today, 5 hours tomorrow, and then let it stay.

Okay sounds good guys thank you for the help i will be updating when they get a little bigger

Hey krewzer have all the seeds popped? I am still only 4 for 5

Looks normal and fine. Soil doesn't look too wet so that's a good start right there. You can go ahead and help the little seed jacket off with clean fingers or some tweezers.

I'll give you a piece of advice that's well worth following. IF you watered the soil all the way through when you planted the seed, then you aren't going to need to water for a few days yet. This will encourage the plant to send it's roots lower in search of more moisture which results in a healthier root system from the start. Overwatering is the NUMBER 1 way that beginners mess up at the start. You really want to let that soil dry at the top before you water again. It'll be dry on top but the bottom and middle will still have plenty of moisture. MJ doesn't need "wet" soil to thrive. It needs "moist" soil.

Anyways. Good luck man.

Here is 2 of them outside today the other 3 were inside. 4 days old how do they look?

Thanks for the excellent advice man