Newbie_2020

Day 12th Update: The seedling is slowly making progress. Some roots can now we seen on the side of the cup. Humidity and temperate is now under a bit better control, awaiting the delivery of my humidity controller then it will become much easier. 

Looking good. Must say Im also in the begin stages and my growth are also slow. The forum really give great input and guidance. One thing I learned patience are key. 

Ok awesome , then I guess Im on track . 

One question , how quick does the first real leaves develop on a seedling. My seedling is growing these, extremely slow. Couple mm so far in the last two days. 

Its not stretching, but not sure if the light is to high so it does not encourage growth?

If i run my exhaust fan on its high setting, it brings it down fast. 

Currently , spraying the side of the tent and a wet cloth, old school. Currently working from home, so i keep an eye but need to get to a environment that does everything automatically. 

So one question, how do one maintain the Humidity around 60% if one dont have  device to regulate that range. 

Thanks for the guidance

@Ill_Evan I hope i can, it will be difficult could be compared to giving a rookie a Ferrari to drive, does not mean if you have the greatest car that you will make it to the end. But with the forum support i hope to get the first successful grow under the belt to move forward.

Planned to run my Burple light, but with no specs and anything I was not very comfortable. So with some research and asking around I got this light from @Master_G. Want to hit the ground running so will see how everything works out. 

@Bakstein420 Thanks man, got worried that two seeds failed but guess third time lucky.

So took me some time to type out my first attempt. So basically my first attempt to germinate a seed was not successful placing the seed into water and then in a Jiffy Pod. The second seed also failed by using the seed in the water method and placing the seed in serviette and bag placed in my germination environment which include a heat pad. I germinated 2x seeds at the same time just to be safe so technically seed 3, germinated using the soaking and serviette method. So the steps below describe the day to day for Seed 3. 

Seed 3:  White Widow CBD (Fem Autoflower)

Day 1. 21^st June – Placed the seed in Ph`d water  around 12h00 noon. Going to leave the seed in water for approximately +-36hrs

Day 2. 22nd  June – Seed still in the cup of water.

Day 3. 23rd June – 36 Hours later, Placed the seed in the damp serviette and placed it in my humidity environment which include a small heat pad , humidity is around 50 to 60 percent. 

Day 4. 25^th June – Seed germinated , small root appeared. Left the baggie for around 24hrs in the humidity environment. 

(Pic 1)                                                                                                                    (Pic 2)

Day 5. 26^th June – Root is around 2cm long, (Pic1) transferred the seed to a Jiffy Pot. (Pic 2) Placed it into humidity environment.

Day 6. 27^th June – Huge surprise this morning, The seedling was standing 2cm tall. 2x Yellow Leaves (Pic3)

(Pic 3)                                                                                                                    (Pic 4)

Day 7. 28^th June – Yellow leaves turned green, and seedling is doing well. Removed the Seedling from the Jiffy pod, and planted into a small cup. Cup was filled with Formula 1 grow medium that have been flushed out and watered PH level 6.1. The Seedlings is placed under my new LED lights system.(Pic 4)     150w Lumiled 2d 3030 Leds currently around 60cm away from seedling. Keeping humidity between 30 and 40 percent to encourage the seedling to pull water from the soil and stimulate root growth. Tent temperature around 20-26 degrees.

                Before                                                                                                                  After

Day8. 29th June –

Day 12 3rd  July – Steady Growth, watered three days after replanting.

Day 16 7th July – Transplanted to a bigger container on the 5th, Steady Growth, Plant really loving the bigger space.

@TheUltimateNoob @420SA 

Thanks Guys, have tried it but failed. I will reboot my laptop and try again, might be my anti virus restricting access. Thanks for the help. 

Thanks,

Tried Chrome on my laptop and Android phone, same issue. Will try on Mozilla see if that helps.

Just a question, have tried to access the link for the store but keeps giving me an privacy error, and not able to access this site to make an purchase. 

I dont have the knowledge of these guys, but for keeping bugs out i found the below link. Just a simple solution , available in different size`s.

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/ram-bug-barrier/?attribute_pa_size=100mm

Not sure price and brand your looking for, but here are some options.

https://seedleme.com/collections/other-accessories/products/ph-02-ph-pen

https://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/469430121/Digital_PH_Tester_PH009_a_With_Atc.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw57b3BRBlEiwA1ImytqOVwyhKVgkgASsAftU4Hr-vAGrziyuY3nPGQlP96BqowBHfL0E6KhoC6NsQAvD_BwE

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/plantt-ph-meter/

Not sure where GGG , get his products, but found Calcium Magnesium Nitrate @ Hydroponics.co.za

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/calcium-magnesium-nitrate/?attribute_pa_size=1kg

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/hortimix-nutrient-b/

Hortimix Nutrient B (Calcium Nitrate) is a unique combination of nitrate nitrogen and fully water soluble calcium offers many benefits to growers. It’s immediately available for plant use, it improves crop quality, disease and stress tolerance.

Please note:  Nutrient B needs to be used in conjunction with Nutrient A to provide all the nutrients your plants require.

For Flowering plants, you will also require MKP (Bloom Booster) e.g Tomatoes, Peppers, Chillies, Flowers etc.

How much do you Need:

350g makes 5l of Concentrated Nutrient Solution. You will then mix (depending on the growth stage of your plant between 1ml to 16ml of Nutrient Solution per 1 litre of water). Please see Feeding schedule below.

Nutrient B Contains:

Nitrogen N 155g/kg

Calcium Ca 190g/kg

Nutrient Preparation and Usage : 

https://hydroponic.co.za/horti-mix-multi-part-nutrient-preparation-usage-table/

5 minutes ago, Popcoen said:

@Newbe_2020 Also for humidity for germination you need it above 70% for best results. Dont oversoak the Jiffy, make sure its damp thats all! 

Thanks, will do i have pushed the humidity to above 60% will monitor and take it from there. 

@1000Hills Nursery Thanks, for the info. Will definitely look into getting the Calcium ad Epson Salts. 

Is the Formula 1 Growing medium ideal to use? 

Ingredients: Coco Coir, Worm Castings, Perlite (30%), Volcanic Rock Dust, Bone meal, Gypsum, Fermented probiotic bran.

Thanks All,

So below is some info on my setup. I created a small propagation dome , with a small heat pad to assist with the germination process. 

I have tried to germinate one seed bought from Biltong and bugz using Rockwool but it failed to germinate. Seed was left in ph`d water over night, and placed in rock-wool using info i read on you tube. I initially thought the temperature or humidity was at fault , but closely inspecting the seed it was very soft and the contents of the seed was like a white past, so i think the rock wool was too wet. I did not add any water and i added so other none weed seeds into the dome which germinated perfectly, so the other thought could be that the seed was a dud. 

So as it stand Im attempting to do my second seed, this time using a Jiffy pellet and regulating the temperature and humidity more carefully. trying to keep the temperate between 21.5 and 23 and humidity between 50 -60%. Today is day 2, Im keeping a eye on it daily and had to water the pellet this morning as it was drying out a bit. Feeling more comfortable with this attempt so hope it works. I am using ph`d water of around 5.6 , hope its ok. 

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HZ-100 Silent Series inline Fan (100mm, 2 speed                                        From Seedleme.com
1/8″ ROPE RATCHET                                                                                            From Seedleme.com

CAN-Lite 150 PL Carbon Filter                                                                            hydroponic.co.za

Freedom Farms Formula 1 Growing Medium                                                   hydroponic.co.za

Jiffy Pellets                                                                                                             hydroponic.co.za

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LED Full Spectrum LED Light (Import) Not sure of watts                              Unknown

General Hydroponics Flora Series Nutrient Kit                                                Futurama

Got Small fan , humidifier and heater if needed

PH UP, PH Down, Kelp

Good Day All,

New to everything, starting to setup a small indoor grow tent. Bought some items over last couple months to have a basic setup. Tried to so some homework , watching YouTube video`s etc,,,,,,,, 

Here to get some guidance , build some knowledge and see if i can at least be successful with my first attempt.