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Hey hey! Okay so it's been a little while since I posted, but I've got good news. All of the plants are doing well. Out of the 8 seeds that I planted I have 7 plants, and of those seven, 5 are thriving. I took some pictures about a week ago and those will be posted below.
So what's been happening:
The plants were doing pretty well after their transplant and then I was worried because they weren't growing as fast as I thought they should. When I went down to the grow room to water them a few days ago I noticed two tiny tiny tiny black bugs on the cement floor. So after seeing that I decided to go and clean the grow room really well. I had spilled a bit of dirt and had some boxes and non-harmful trash sitting around so I made sure to sweep up any dirt and get rid of the trash. That was two days ago.
I also realized that my timer was off and that the fan had been running all the time. The timer was set to a 17/7 schedule, and the fan was running 24/7, I think this was why the water I was giving them was drying up so fast. So I fixed those things and I also decided that I wasn't giving them enough water, due to the fact that every day the soil was dry without really any moisture.
I discovered all of this the night that I cleaned, so after fixing everything I made sure to give the plants a thorough soaking. That night I also potted the last seedling into a 3-gall bucket. Number 7 was looking pretty wilty and sick because of the styro cup and the nasty mg perlite soil, but now she's in healthier soil with some rocks in the bottom for drainage.
I went downstairs a few minutes ago to water the girls and check on them and they are all doing magnificently. A few days ago they were all doing okay but three were looking a little wilty and pathetic. Today they have grown hugely. The extra water and better schedule has really improved their growth. The previously second-biggest, Number 1 (and I totally want to call this one Commander Riker, but I refuse to jinx her with a boy's name) is now the biggest and getting it's third set of leaves. All of the plants in the .75 gal buckets are doing well, and I think number 7 in the 3-gall bucket, even though it's still a bit wilty from the hot soil, is bigger. I'm going to post current pictures of them sometime in the next couple of days.
Also, when do you guys think I should start in with the 1/4 strength nutes? The plants are still kind of small, but they will hit the three week mark on Wednesday.
Here are some pics I took on like day 12 or so, the plants look a lot different now, than they did in these pics, but here is where they were.
Number 7 before she got crappy looking and before her re-planting.
Thanks!
So what's been happening:
The plants were doing pretty well after their transplant and then I was worried because they weren't growing as fast as I thought they should. When I went down to the grow room to water them a few days ago I noticed two tiny tiny tiny black bugs on the cement floor. So after seeing that I decided to go and clean the grow room really well. I had spilled a bit of dirt and had some boxes and non-harmful trash sitting around so I made sure to sweep up any dirt and get rid of the trash. That was two days ago.
I also realized that my timer was off and that the fan had been running all the time. The timer was set to a 17/7 schedule, and the fan was running 24/7, I think this was why the water I was giving them was drying up so fast. So I fixed those things and I also decided that I wasn't giving them enough water, due to the fact that every day the soil was dry without really any moisture.
I discovered all of this the night that I cleaned, so after fixing everything I made sure to give the plants a thorough soaking. That night I also potted the last seedling into a 3-gall bucket. Number 7 was looking pretty wilty and sick because of the styro cup and the nasty mg perlite soil, but now she's in healthier soil with some rocks in the bottom for drainage.
I went downstairs a few minutes ago to water the girls and check on them and they are all doing magnificently. A few days ago they were all doing okay but three were looking a little wilty and pathetic. Today they have grown hugely. The extra water and better schedule has really improved their growth. The previously second-biggest, Number 1 (and I totally want to call this one Commander Riker, but I refuse to jinx her with a boy's name) is now the biggest and getting it's third set of leaves. All of the plants in the .75 gal buckets are doing well, and I think number 7 in the 3-gall bucket, even though it's still a bit wilty from the hot soil, is bigger. I'm going to post current pictures of them sometime in the next couple of days.
Also, when do you guys think I should start in with the 1/4 strength nutes? The plants are still kind of small, but they will hit the three week mark on Wednesday.
Here are some pics I took on like day 12 or so, the plants look a lot different now, than they did in these pics, but here is where they were.
Number 7 before she got crappy looking and before her re-planting.
Thanks!
to you EmElla. It looks like the advice your getting has been great. Your doing good already & are top of the game with using quarter strength nutes. People who are new to growing tend to over due it, not you. So to this you definitely deserve a +rep definitely a 
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