HELP.... newbie....

lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
yes i was trying to show you the problem with the soil

if you found a mix of 50% peat moss and compost it would be a good bag of soil or if you buy some seedling soil with 70% peat moss and add this too the soil (westland soil ) with the perlite its going to cool the soil down and make it lighter, so you can mix your own soil up and get better results :)
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sorry dude... the shop isnt far from me so will return it tomorrow.... what about this 1....http://www.topline.ie/garden-and-outdoors/lawn-and-garden/compost-peat-and-soil/compost/westland-john-innes-no-2-potting-on-compost-30-litre
so u think i should switch to the 400/600w hps when i plant up....? which is going to be very soon by the looks of them....
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
yes i was trying to show you the problem with the soil

if you found a mix of 50% peat moss and compost it would be a good bag of soil or if you buy some seedling soil with 70% peat moss and add this too the soil (westland soil ) with the perlite its going to cool the soil down and make it lighter, so you can mix your own soil up and get better results :)
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if i flush that soil a few times with ph water would it flush some of the nutes...?
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
yes i was trying to show you the problem with the soil

if you found a mix of 50% peat moss and compost it would be a good bag of soil or if you buy some seedling soil with 70% peat moss and add this too the soil (westland soil ) with the perlite its going to cool the soil down and make it lighter, so you can mix your own soil up and get better results :)
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what do u think of these soils dude....? http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/growise-multi-purpose-compost-20-litre/13608/4.4.3
http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/10lt-indoor-plant-compost/36333/4.4.3
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
yes i was trying to show you the problem with the soil

if you found a mix of 50% peat moss and compost it would be a good bag of soil or if you buy some seedling soil with 70% peat moss and add this too the soil (westland soil ) with the perlite its going to cool the soil down and make it lighter, so you can mix your own soil up and get better results :)
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http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/westland-jacks-magic-compost-60-litre/16231/4.4.3
another 1 to pick from... sorry for annoying ya dude...
 
jacksthc

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jacksthc

jacksthc

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yer they look ready to pot up :)
this is how i would pot your plants up, fill the pots with dry soil, dig a hole in the middle of each pot and gently push the cups/plants in the hole half way down, then take the cups/plants out
pour 1/2ltr of water into each hole the soil will sink making the hole deeper

turn the plant upside down with the base of the plant stem between your fingers to support the rootmass/plant , lift the plastic cup off and drop the root mass into the hole and press down and fill any holes, water the plant in 2-3 days time
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
sorry forgot to say, give the plants a good soak just before you pot them up
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going to pot up tomorrow night dude... give them a good water tonight... going to switch over to the 400w hps light then.... going to use 1 of the fabric pots and pot the other 2 in standard plastic pots... see if it makes a difference....
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
sorry fellow missed the post on Tuesday, these plants are looking great, just careful not to over water them, top 2-3" of soil should be dry before watering
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i potted up late last nite dude.... will leave them for least 3 days before i water them.... havent added any nutes either....
 
jacksthc

jacksthc

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should take 7-14 days before the roots fill the pot, you will know because you will need to water every 2 days, then there should be enough food for a week more

did you soak the root mass and pot them up ?
or did you pot them up and give them a good soak ?
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
should take 7-14 days before the roots fill the pot, you will know because you will need to water every 2 days, then there should be enough food for a week more

did you soak the root mass and pot them up ?
or did you pot them up and give them a good soak ?
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i soaked the soil like u said first then planted them.... give it some more water to take the air out..... they look GREAT since.....
 
lesart00

lesart00

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jacksthc said:
should take 7-14 days before the roots fill the pot, you will know because you will need to water every 2 days, then there should be enough food for a week more

did you soak the root mass and pot them up ?
or did you pot them up and give them a good soak ?
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how long would u veg them for....? northern lights take 8/9 wks to harvest from what i have read....
 
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