seeds germ'd when to add lights? - Page 2

jsx1313 · 03-01-2009, 07:33 PM

i had that problem when i started my new batch of plants. I didnt do anything but make the stem real strong. So that could be a good thing. It should fall off with time.

those plants and wait.

metalgod69 · 03-02-2009, 03:44 PM

anyone care to answer those few questions I asked?

Thanks

ILLEGAL-SEED · 03-02-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by metalgod69

Thanks EZMark, couple of questions though....

1)you say after the 2nd leaves form and i take off the lid, would I again lower the lights to be closer to the new seedling?

2)you say You can run 24x0 or 18x6 for the 1st 4 to 6 weeks....can I run them 24/7 untill they develop the 2nd set of true leaves, take the lid off, lower my light, then switched to 18/6 for the remainder of the vegitation state? Or is that just added change to cause stress?

Thanks agian

if you keep the lights too far away, they will stretch. especially seedlings. keep them within 2-3 inches.

you can have a 24-0 schedule till flower if you want. just keep it above 16 hours on.

*Luke Highwalker* · 03-02-2009, 03:53 PM

i keep 26w cfls about 6-8 inches away from my seedlings and clones and never do they stretch.

also they are under light from the time they pop out of the soil..even sooner really.

i find the key to be blue light.... during the first week of there life they like the blue. whenever i put them under hps too soon they stretch. even though the light is much more intense.

after the first week or so of life i put them under teh big light and all is fine

metalgod69 · 03-02-2009, 06:08 PM

Thanks guys

My seedling has grown so much today.

metalgod69 · 03-04-2009, 06:59 PM

Hey guys
I am don;t know if I am jsut expecting to much, or being impatient. My seed has sprouted from my rockwool cube, it will be a week on sunday. The sprout is about an inch above the rockwool, but has yet to loose the seed on the very tip. When would you normally see this to happen?

I still have it under my humidity dome, and T8 fluorescent 4 inches from the top of the dome. I weighed a dry rockwool cube, and compare it to my moist rockwool cube, so it defiantly has enough water. Water is ph'd to 5.8 and I have added a little SuperThrive that my local hydropnics shop guy reccoemnded (i have used it since day 1).

So am I jsut being impatient or does it normally take around a week for the sprout to shake off the seed and start to form some baby leaves?

Cheers!

**bluecheese** · 03-04-2009, 07:55 PM

Use tweezers and gently remove the seed covering. You don't want to damage baby leaves, stems, etc.

metalgod69 · 03-04-2009, 08:04 PM

Really??? hmmmm dont know if I have a steady hand for that job lol. it doesn't even look like the seed is opened enough for it to fall off.

JointVenture · 03-04-2009, 08:15 PM

is it hanging onto the entire sprout? ... or on just one of the first leaves? (wtf are they called again?

)

if it's just one of the leaves, let it be ... it will fall off in a day or two.

jv

metalgod69 · 03-04-2009, 08:46 PM

I cannot visibly see any leaves. looks like a tooth pick with a seed stuck on top lol. The middle is obviuosly cracked open but not a whole heck of a lot. I will try and get a picture of it when i get home in about 20mins. hard for me to explain.

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