1st Grow Afghan Greenhouse

[XSlurpyy]

Doing my first outdoor grow I have 10 Afghan kush seeds non feminized from AMS.

I have read and done alot of research and my brother in law also grows, he grows indoors. He lives in hour a way so won't be a constant resource.

Germination began in a glass of water for 12 hours, not all the seeds sunk but I put all 10 seeds in there own individual solo cups with 4 slots in the bottom of each cup, each cup is now sitting on my window sill waiting to sprout. using Scott's soil see pic.

QUESTIONS:

Do I need nutrients?

It's 90° outside right now after seedlings sprout is it a good idea to get them into greenhouse in those Temps?

Starting beginning of July is that a problem over here in Oregon, gonna let nature run its course and buds will remain outside till harvest.

Any tips and info is appreciated

 

[XSlurpyy]

Also greenhouse will be assembled in 2 days pics to follow. It's big.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Should I be misting my seedlings in the soil? Top soil looks semi dry.. I'll mist them once each till I get an answer from you experienced growers.

 

[MassMedMan]

I'd get some type of humidity dome on them. Doesn't need to be special, I use zip lock bags. That way the little moisture you give them won't be wasted. You don't want them to dry out, but, you don't want to soak them either. Keep em moist like a date at the prom.

90 in direct sun is a bit warm for seedlings, yes.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok I'll keep them inside till this heat wave passes. And I'll put a loose fitting zip lock over the top of each cup then. Thanks for response!

 

[XSlurpyy]

Is my soil adequate? And do I need nutrients? Like HP flora series? Thanks.

 

[XSlurpyy]

DAY 2:

No sprouts yet , was recommended I put a zip lock bag over the top of cups cause soil seemed to be getting dry. So I gave each plant a light mist and put the bags over each cup.

 

[JayGrow21]

Until they sprout you've got to stay vigilant and keep them moist. Any moment of dryness can harm them. Then on the other hand they can't be too moist so you want to just must them as you have. They need constant checkups now but after a week or two above ground they are much more stable.

Good luck and congrats on the legalization. I wish I didn't have to stress about a couple harmless plants.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok perfect I've been misting them like twice a day just when I see the soil start to slightly dry. After they sprout and the heat wave passes I'll put them in the greenhouse in the back yard. And yes the legalization is awesome 4 plants a household I have 10 seeds but expect fallout to males..

How is my soil? If it's good I'll use it for all stages of growth.
Should I buy a digital pH meter?
Do I need nutrients?

Thanks.

 

[uhewekguilw]

How is my soil? If it's good I'll use it for all stages of growth.
Should I buy a digital pH meter?
Do I need nutrients?

Thanks.

Soil is ok for first grow. You might want to consider buying a better soil though for when you transplant to your greenhouse. Promix, fox farms soil, those are better soils for what you are growing. Not too expensive either. You will want a ph meter if you plan on using anything but rain water. Yes you will need nutrients unless you have some amazing soil in your greenhouse. You won't need much durring the veg stage, but you will definitely want something when you start seeing buds form. Lots of info here on organic soils and nutrients, or you could use a 3 part like fox farms, G.H. etc... search function is your friend, or go through some of the other journals here and look to see what you might want to do. Lots of great grows right now and plenty of people willing to help. It seems like you are off to a good start but watch those seedlings closely, your soil (scotts) has ferts in it already and could end up bieng too "hot" for those babies. Best of luck and I'll be around if you need anything.
GB80

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok thanks for the response I was looking at Fox farms ocean soil for transplant, and GH Flora series. Just unsure of nutrients dosing, or is it on the back of the bottle? Also I've been searching everywhere for the last 2 weeks learning things, watching YouTube etc haha..

And ok I'll buy a pH meter. What's the proper method to check pH for plant soil?

 

[uhewekguilw]

GH flora is good stuff. Use at quarter strength then a couple weeks later go to half strength and then keep bumping it up every few weeks. FF Ocean Forest is good soil, I use it on my outdoor veggies and peppers. As for the ph meter, you will ph your water after you add nutrients. Even if you just water your plants, check your ph and adjust accordingly. Soil you will want a ph about 6.5 I always thought ph wasn't necessary for soil grows till a few days ago. Make sure you ph and you will cut out a lot of problems associated with not having the correct ph...

 

[uhewekguilw]

Oh... put those cups in the dark until they sprout the surface. They will end up healthier that way. Light can slow the growth of the seeds.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok perfect looks like I got a few items on the list.

-pH meter
-GH Flora series nutes

Side note: my planters are 2 gallon felt or fabric pots with handles. I'm not planting into the ground.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Picking up greenhouse tomorrow but here is a pic of what it looks like and the dimensions are 78x82H

 

[uhewekguilw]

So, growing in pots outdoors you are going to want a bigger pot. At least 7 gallon, but I'd recommend 10 gallon to get full potential out of your plants. You should be able to fill up 2- 7 gallon smart pots per bag of FFOF.
Greenhouse looks cool, 4 plants would kick some ass in there!

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok can they veg in the 2 gallons for awhile then transplant to 7 gallon? Yes I was looking for a decent size greenhouse this one was 89$ shipped on eBay.

Should I get some sort of bug protection for all around outside of tent and on pots? Any advice is appreciated.

 

[uhewekguilw]

You can.... just a pain in the butt at transplant unless you leave them in the 2 gallon and just set them in the new smart pot. You can always veg a while in a hard 2 gallon pot and just transplant from it. That would be my suggestion. You are growing outdoors... you are going to have some bugs and other stuff always trying to get to your plants. There is a sponsor here SNS that has stuff for bugs, or you can try other stuff. Check out gfcollective. There is a lot of info on natural bug killers/repellents.

 

[XSlurpyy]

Ok I'll have to transplant from the 2 gallons since I already ordered them 20$ free shipping. For some reason I'm mainly concerned about slugs I'm not sure why really. Maybe I'll just put salt all along tent lol

 

[XSlurpyy]

Also if I wanted to keep plant height down would I leave them in a smaller pot? I don't wants these getting giant lol and I can fit 10, 7 gallon pots in the tent till in see sex.