I just planted 5 auto seeds in coco/roots org/perlite mix. My temps holding @ 80, humidity @ 70. I'm running 2 pro gro 180 led in my 4x2. I have domes over my cloth pots. Should I keep lights off, veg, full spectrum? Seeds went right into soil, no prior soaking. I'm guessing 3-5 days to sprout?
Led's on for germinating autos in soil
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THE KONASSURE
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seen them take 12 hours or 2 weeks
You can leave the lights on but really till they pop your just wasting electric unless you need to dry out your coco
Autos the key is to get them as tall as you can they normally bud up and stop growing up way before you think they will
you running the lights 24/0 ?
What autos are they ?
You can leave the lights on but really till they pop your just wasting electric unless you need to dry out your coco
Autos the key is to get them as tall as you can they normally bud up and stop growing up way before you think they will
you running the lights 24/0 ?
What autos are they ?
Should I just cut the lights til they pop up?
Bbcchance
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Leds don't put off much heat, they aren't exactly cold,but if your area isn't warm enough you should consider a radiant heater outside of your tent near the open air inlet, what are your temps?
80-83F with them on veg & around 60F with them off
My humidity drops to 40% with no lights on though. Is that to low?
Bbcchance
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80-83 is good, if you don't have a heater then keep the lights on, 60 is a bit cold, 40% is fine, it's not ideal, but it's fine, I'm sure it's higher under your domes, gnats are a huge pain in the ass, the strips work well, but so does letting the soil dry out, the larva will dry out with it, in soil it's also good to let it dry out a bit between waterings, makes the roots look harder for moisture, big roots=big plants... You may want to get a second opinion as to letting the soil dry out as I grow in coco and not soil so I'm giving that advise based on reading not first hand knowledge, I do know that diatamacious earth sprinkled on the tops of your medium will help with the gnat larvae
Happy growing
Happy growing
Thanks man, I really appreciate the advice.
Potatosanchez
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Hey not sure if this is the right place but gday fro oz..is it ok to veg/grow a 60day auto fem alongside a non fem strain of aussie blues?? Under a mars hydro 96 in a grow box. .cheers
Bbcchance
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It's better if you start your own thread , but the quick answer is yes, you can run an auto with photo periods in the veg cycle
So I should just give them a few more days? It's only been 48 hrs the most. I'm thinking I'll just go back to the soaking and paper towel method. Since autos are so sensitive to stress, I figured I'd try it this way. Next time I'll research better.
Potatosanchez
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Sorry bout that..cheers mate
Bbcchance
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There fine, sometimes it takes a while for em to peek out at ya, I just popped a thc bomb auto and an auto white widow, they took 4 days to give me the ol peek a boo, growing plants of any kind is a game of patience
THE KONASSURE
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as long as you stay over 10c they won`t die over 16c they`ll grow ok, 20 to 22c is good over 22c is a bit much but some people seem to be able to make it work for them
FYI that`s root zone temps for growing too
FYI that`s root zone temps for growing too
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