Hydro

is it ok to fills a pot 3\4 of the way and when the seedlings pop up add soil to increase stability in the early stages?

my seedlings r 4-5 inches tall and the first leaves have not seperated from the circle ones yet, is this because i might have had my lights too high up?

in vegetative growth what kind of fert should i use? one wit a high 1st number like 30-15-15?

Smoker4life420

[quote]Originally posted by Hydro
[b]is it ok to fills a pot 3\4 of the way and when the seedlings pop up add soil to increase stability in the early stages?


{SFL}
I done it myself and it works good


my seedlings r 4-5 inches tall and the first leaves have not seperated from the circle ones yet, is this because i might have had my lights too high up?



{SFL}
What kind of light are you using? if its flouro then you need to keep it about 1-3 inches away.



in vegetative growth what kind of fert should i use? one wit a high 1st number like 30-15-15?


{SFL}
That will be ok but wait till they are about 3-4 weeks old. they dont need to be fed this early and can be burned easier at this age.


Goodluck and keep us posted
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smokinrav

I was just wondering if there was any other reason for not filling the pots all the way. Soil volume is as important as any other factor in growing good bud, so filling your planter to within an inch of the top would maximize the dirt and still leave a little room for you to pour water.
Stability should be resolved with good growing conditions, a fan on the plants, and lights close enough to keep them from stretching for it(which sounds like what yours are doing). Have fun

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Smoker4life420

{Quote by hydro}
my seedlings r 4-5 inches tall and the first leaves have not seperated from the circle ones yet, is this because i might have had my lights too high up?


I didnt notice what he was saying, but now I see that he's saying its stretching (the first leaves have not seperated from the circle ones yet) he must correct the problem before he burys the seedlin a little more And another thing to hydro, I agree with rav why not fill the pots all the way up? When you water alot the soil is gonna pack down and when it packs down you can then add a little more soil to stenghten it up some and keep the soil at the top(did that make sence at all??). Just use that for future grows.

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Hydro

thanks for the replys, i have a green flourescent, my dad still hasnt taken me to get a cool white one so im waitin for that, ne ways bout how much for a bulb? i got the light bout 2 inches away from the plants i put em outside during the day for better light

smokinrav

Well, Hydro, you know what we think of the green floro, I wont rehash that. But youll need $30-$50 in lights to get a decent plant at all. $40 will get you a 70 HPS at Menards or 240 watts of 4' floro incl bulbs. You just have to figure out how to mount em. Goof luck

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