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Integra21
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Re: first grow / few questions

[Re: OverAgain]
#431565 - 06/11/10 10:17 PM (14 years, 8 months ago)

A good alternative to rockwool is peat pellets, and those are sold at just about every hardware store at this time of year. You can usually pick up a germination kit for about $10 that will come with a humidity dome, the tray for the pellets, and about 20 peat pellets. This is the next best thing for germinating next to rockwool, and a lot of people will argue its better. You just soak the pellets as directed and then place the seeds in them. Usually you'll have visible sprouts in under a week. It is good to have a mixed spectrum of bulbs, but the brighter the better and go by actual watts instead of equivalent. The 23w are pretty small. I have had great luck with the 43w ones and you can usually pick those up for about $9. And if you need a good cheap light for the bulbs, I made mine with a regular $1.50 extension chord and 2 socket adapters that plug strait into an electrical outlet, can be bought at any hardware store for about $2. and that makes a nice cheap 2 bulb light for $6(not including bulb price). As far as the roots go, If you didn't damage them while transplanting, they shouldn't have had any negative side effects. Short exposure to light and air is no big deal, but when you start getting past the 10 minute mark, you might notice some problems depending on plant size and health. Otherwise, Keep them going, any experience will only help you down the road. And remember, you don't want your lights too close when the plants are that small. For cfl's, I would keep them about 6-12" away until you see the first set of actual leaves(more than 3 fingers). But after that, keep them as close as you can without the plants showing signs of stress(limp or wilty leaves, discoloration, burning or curling) Once a plant is larger and healthy(12"or so) you can easily keep the bulbs within 2" with no damage, but that will require regularly raising the lights to prevent damage. Hope all of this info helps and good luck with your grow. The first ones always the hardest. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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