So I need help boosting growth.

Kinz

Kinz

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hey guys, so it's been approximately 2weeks since I've planted it (unknown of gender ATM -but Femenised-) and the mistake I was making was doing 18-6hr lighting.

But the real question is, how do I boost the growth? Apply nutrients? I want something that's organic and cheap if possible

I'm using an NPK based fertilizer for my other plant. I'm currently testing whether organic or industry based is better(IT GREW UP TO 11 LEAFS!!!)

My mix is perlite x cocoa and if you guys can see in the picture, there's 1-2gallon pots which I'm gonna transplant into when I see 5 fingers

I spray them everyday to ensure that the leafs don't go dry (unless I need to stop?)

But I'm thinking that there may be a problem with lighting. Is it too far? Is it too close? I noticed that the light is burning one of the tip of the plants, so I put it down a bit. So now I'm waiting.

I had raised seedlings before, but didn't take this long. (Hopefully she pays off)


Cheers
-Dylan.
 

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SouthCross

SouthCross

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There's no way to boost them. All you can do is maintain as close to perfect environment as you can. The plants do the rest.

I'd recommend sprouting the seeds directly into either the one gallon of two gallon pots. Forego sprouting seeds in a cup.


They don't need to be sprayed. As long as the humidity levels and soil moisture are ok. They'll grow just fine.
 
Kinz

Kinz

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I put them in a cup incase they have issues, for example overwatering (I don't mean to be a smart ass here)
I tried to locate where I put a seed and accidentally lost it in one of those pots. So I decided to put it into a small cup until they've got 5 leafs.

Moisture content. Eh. It's in a sliding cupboard, idk how to measure moisture content,(unless I buy a moisture metre)
And as well, should creating a damp newspaper sheet assist with moisture content?
 
too larry

too larry

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A couple of things. Those clear cups will let light get to your roots. Slip a colored solo cup over the clear one. With drain holes of course. And fill the cup all the way up with soil. Mix up some soil with about 1/3 manure composts, 1/3 good potting soil and 1/3 peat moss. Add a certain amount of perlite, vermiculite, lime, Epson salt etc, etc.

A couple of weeks in the cup, then into one gallon pots.
 
onionslinger

onionslinger

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Are you certain that is light burn? I run my seedlings on a 125 watt cfl and they all take beautifully for the first 3 weeks of their lives before they go under a HID. And i run that cfl inches away. Not familiar with led and cob light distances. Maybe try a different light for seedlings..
 
William1976

William1976

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Kinz said:
hey guys, so it's been approximately 2weeks since I've planted it (unknown of gender ATM -but Femenised-) and the mistake I was making was doing 18-6hr lighting.

But the real question is, how do I boost the growth? Apply nutrients? I want something that's organic and cheap if possible

I'm using an NPK based fertilizer for my other plant. I'm currently testing whether organic or industry based is better(IT GREW UP TO 11 LEAFS!!!)

My mix is perlite x cocoa and if you guys can see in the picture, there's 1-2gallon pots which I'm gonna transplant into when I see 5 fingers

I spray them everyday to ensure that the leafs don't go dry (unless I need to stop?)

But I'm thinking that there may be a problem with lighting. Is it too far? Is it too close? I noticed that the light is burning one of the tip of the plants, so I put it down a bit. So now I'm waiting.

I had raised seedlings before, but didn't take this long. (Hopefully she pays off)


Cheers
-Dylan.
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To early to feed. If you have to give it something then perhaps mix a gallon of distilled water with 5 mg of cal mag and a little great white, hydrogaurd, voodoo juice or similar products. For bennificial bacteria or what not.
 
macsnax

macsnax

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What too lary said about the clear cups and drain holes. Very important, do you have drain holes in the clear cup? If not I'm willing to bet that's your problem.
 
Xs121

Xs121

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Just an opinion....

Sometimes a brown tip doesnt always mean nute burn or light burn, it could also mean nute deficiency. Just like over watering and under watering which could display same symptom.

Having said that. how I grow my seedlings is water only at first then I watch for any changes/deficiency (I dont go by the days/weeks schedule). For instance, if I notice the seedling is looking pale even if the cotyledon is healthy (pale but healthy), that's an indicator for me to start feeding the seedling with high Nitrogen fertilizer (at 1/4 strength). When the seedling gets back to its normal color....I stop the nute and just resume water only feeding and back to watching any changes again.

In other words, I let the plant tells me what it needed. If it need Phosphate, I'll give it a fertilizer that is high in Phosphate. Once it start to look happy again, I'll resume the water only feeding. I dont go by grow nute for veg or bloom nute for flowering. I feed my seedlings with bloom nute if it needs potassium and phosphate.

Here's a few things that I do and could be helpful

1. Even if I feed my seedlings with just water....I always have my water at the right Ph for my medium
2. I also mix in dissolved oxygen in my water and solutions

Here's a pic of my plant at 2 weeks (currently at 6 weeks)



Edit: transplanted already to a 4x4 rockwool
 
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Kinz

Kinz

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Xs121 said:
Just an opinion....

Sometimes a brown tip doesnt always mean nute burn or light burn, it could also mean nute deficiency. Just like over watering and under watering which could display same symptom.

Having said that. how I grow my seedlings is water only at first then I watch for any changes/deficiency (I dont go by the days/weeks schedule). For instance, if I notice the seedling is looking pale even if the cotyledon is healthy (pale but healthy), that's an indicator for me to start feeding the seedling with high Nitrogen fertilizer (at 1/4 strength). When the seedling gets back to its normal color....I stop the nute and just resume water only feeding and back to watching any changes again.

In other words, I let the plant tells me what it needed. If it need Phosphate, I'll give it a fertilizer that is high in Phosphate. Once it start to look happy again, I'll resume the water only feeding. I dont go by grow nute for veg or bloom nute for flowering. I feed my seedlings with bloom nute if it needs potassium and phosphate.

Here's a few things that I do and could be helpful

1. Even if I feed my seedlings with just water....I always have my water at the right Ph for my medium
2. I also mix in dissolved oxygen in my water and solutions

Here's a pic of my plant at 2 weeks (currently at 6 weeks)



Edit: transplanted already to a 4x4 rockwool
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That looks awesome! Good work man.
 
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old shol4evr

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i dont see anything wrong with them,,there babies,,until that feeder root hits bottom gonna go slow,,when the legs get spread out ,it will rocket for you,,that little bit on tip might just be splash from watering and light came on before it dried
 
dannyboy602

dannyboy602

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You're new passion doesn't account for the plants ability to accommodate all the things you're throwing at it in an attempt to grow faster than photosynthesis allows.
If you want to see faster growth put the little guy outside. First in morning sun and afternoon shade. Then in a week put it in full sun, all day. Make sure it has ample moisture and doesn't dry out. Give it root room to spread it's fine moisture and nutrient seeking roots. That's the best you can do. Or anyone else for that matter. Good luck.
 
ANC

ANC

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10 day old seedlings. 20/4 lighting, coco and vermiculite in perforated bag, 23W spiral CFLs at 1". I'm waiting for some beans to pop, doing a demonstration comparison grow with my method and a party cup.

PS a clear cup is always a bad idea for a pot. light gets in and fucks around with the hormones in your roots.
 
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