Germination Day

I've read a lot and asked a lot of questions some repetitive Lol, but after ordering most of my supplies I decided to begin.
For now I have:

Viagrow coconut coir
Miracle grow perlite
Calimagic
GH Trio flora,micro,bloom
a old bookshelf in a closet
a couple Cfls for now (have more)

Today I mixed the medium an placed the seed about an inch deep, an put a little bit of water over them just to keep the top wet. should I put plastic over the cups?
and I turned the fan off but should I turn it back on to keep it cool?
Thanks for any feedback in advance !!!

soil mix would be simpler

keep the cfl to within 1-2 inches of the topmost leaf

and a temp gauge is a must too

to my blog on the 12 week thing :

https://www.rollitup.org/Journal/Entry/12-week-grow-sceneario-by-jorge-cervantas.30164/

looking good

does the MG perlite have added nitrogen? start in solo cups with drain holes in the bottom because it is really hard to get a seed to grow in a big container trust me on that.

I'm starting in Styrofoam cups, I poked holes in the bottom for drainage and I'm not sure if perlite had nitrogen but I think it to did say something about plant food, it's from home depot.. and I'll buy a little 5 dollars thermometer er something on friday.. thanks for the input

it does...
its fine for seed starting

LitRookie7414 said:

should I put plastic over the cups?

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Don't do that!

Hessam said:

Don't do that!

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why

Hessam said:

Don't do that!

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Lol I didnt, I had read something about covering the cup with like seram wrap.. but what you see in the picture is what's there except I turned off the fan

qwizoking said:

why

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As I've explained here:

Hessam said:

Exact same mistake as soaking fresh seeds + great opportunity for algae and fungus to grow in your medium and destroy your seedlings + very high chances of damping off!

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ive never had problems..
but i dont bury the seed either
get great germ ratios

so now that I've dropped my seed into the medium should I start watering with nutes now or wait til i see the taproot, and I'll start ph'ing after my 1st water

LitRookie7414 said:

so now that I've dropped my seed into the medium should I start watering with nutes now or wait til i see the taproot, and I'll start ph'ing after my 1st water

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seedlings don't need fertilizer until they have developed roots and leaves, depends on the plant but usually a couple weeks.

backtracker said:

seedlings don't need fertilizer until they have developed roots and leaves, depends on the plant but usually a couple weeks.

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so I should just water with regular tap water for like 2 weeks?

That MG Perlite does have nutes that will burn your seedlings. You have to wash & strain them out.

Putting clear wrap over the container with a couple of holes poked in it is fine. It's for keeping the medium from drying out. Once the plant pokes out of the soil you can take it off.

Check out the first link in my signature.

LitRookie7414 said:

so I should just water with regular tap water for like 2 weeks?

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Yes, they don't need nutes until the cotyledons (little round first leaves) die off, a good few weeks in. Don't overwater, biggest newbie mistake and will kill off seedling faster than anything else. Good luck man

Thanks, so this mornin I woke up to water the seeds in the medium, an I happened to check the seeds I put into a paper towel (had gave up on em) an it was one sprouted in a dry paper towel with white hairs on the taproot.. I tried to hurry n plant it n water it with tap but I'm not sure if it'll make it

LitRookie7414 said:

Thanks, so this mornin I woke up to water the seeds in the medium, an I happened to check the seeds I put into a paper towel (had gave up on em) an it was one sprouted in a dry paper towel with white hairs on the taproot.. I tried to hurry n plant it n water it with tap but I'm not sure if it'll make it

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Might be ok, you never know, they're seriously hardy plants.

You can just plant them and let nature do her thing ...

hmm I put a old fruit cup over 1 of the cups as a dome or whatnot like budzbuddha I didn cover the one that sprouted I don't want to mess up even more. which is better for the little seedling, 24 hour lights or 18/6

LitRookie7414 said:

hmm I put a old fruit cup over 1 of the cups as a dome or whatnot like budzbuddha I didn cover the one that sprouted I don't want to mess up even more. which is better for the little seedling, 24 hour lights or 18/6

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18/6 is fine , but stick with it and dont start switching cycles around. Blue spectrum for veg growth. You can put a CFL on her to get her started .


I dont know whatcha growing ( auto or photo ) but 18/6 is a good cycle to grow .