how is my first super sprouter setup looking?

BigGreenHulk

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Hi everyone,

So I soaked seeds saturday (14 of them) and super rooters.. Sunday Morning about 10 is when they went in.
I have them on a mat ,, set to 75.. I have seen the mat turn on once.. (mat is for added basement temp insurance)

7 are now seedlings, 3 will be by this afternoon and the final 4 have no action, not all seeds split while soaking as well fyi..

So
i have officially hit the 3 day mark.. I have 5 dummy rooters in there for me to grab and gauge the dampness inside.. the 4 corners are super wet and I believe providing most moisture in there.. the one in the center is a dummy with the temp probe, the rest are live.

They appear to be drying a bit.. which I assume would happen around today after being in for 72 hrs 24hr light.

Need some advice on the looks of everything:
-should I lightly mist them with a misting bottle to lightly wet the rooters again?
-add water to the bottom of the tray
-temp has always been 76-78 and the humidity 76 to 80

I was going to switch the lighting to 18/6 after I seen about 3 nodes I read, but others suggest right away or as soon as the seedlings poke out..

thanks for the help
 

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friedguy

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I personally like 18/6 as soon as they sprout.

When the rooters are dry, water them... I use bottled water because my tap water is garbage. No nutes. Don't water unnecessarily. Weed doesn't like it's feet soaking... the faster you can dry them off, and then re-water, the better. If those little roots are sitting in water too long they drown. Taking the dome off helps as does adding circulation.

Good luck to you.
 

BigGreenHulk

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Thanks, I bought an awesome mister I am pumped too use lol (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZTXE3XS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)... I used primo filter water.. goes through a 9 stage filter.. tests ph spot on and the ppm is less than 5!!

def a no on the nutes , thanks for reinforcing.. I will patiently wait until I transfer them and they have a few nodes before I start those (I was informed 3 to 4 nodes)

I will keep a feel on the dummy ones I have in there, and mist accordingly.. tonight I will start the timer for 18/6... Its all set just have to flick a switch

and am I safely assuming I can transfer them when the roots are poking out the sides a bit of the super rooter? Where they go right to the 5x5 tent to continue the veg cycle at 18/6 on two 315s air cooled until its time to bloom.

Sorry for the slight sidetrack, but just thought I would type out the plan to reassure I am going in the right direction.

Thanks a bunch
 

BigGreenHulk

Active Member
update::

So I misted them a few hours ago and got the temp and humidity back.. since then one of the ones hiding decided to poke out. That leaves three left to poke their heads and join the rest and the tap root is actually out of the bottom of the rooter for the ones that havent come through the top of the rooter yet.. Do you think the piece of rooter I filled the top of the holes with is too much ,like it needs a little intervention, or do I let it ride out?
 
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