Old smoker, New grower

[JOINTER65]

Hi everybody,
I’m not new to cannabis, just growing it. Quit toking early 1980’s, joined military, retired 20yrs later. Moved to okla.. they passed MMJ bill last year. Got my MMJ license this year. Two things I noticed right off, more expensive And more potent. So, I decided to grow my own. Failed miserably, never got past seedling stage. So, couple of questions 1. Do seedlings have to be in a enclosed space ie: grow tent 2.does it matter what kind of grow light you have. I used a grow sys my wife got at Wally World, it has the tube cfl. At least I think it’s a cfl. How far does the light need to be from seedling. Germinated ok, sprouted ok, after that things went down hill. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Backlipslide]

Seedlings usually stay in a humidity dome untill their old enough to come out. For seedlings you don’t need a big light. I use a small 2’ T5 light for them. Awesome thing about that is you can keep the t5 super close without harming the plants I.e heat. With your light just use the hand technique. Put your hand under the light palm down, move your hand up and down, feel the heat or discomfort? If it’s uncomfortable for you, it’s uncomfortable for them.

Where are my manners. Welcome to the site!!

 

[JOINTER65]

Thank you. And thank you for the info.

 

[JOINTER65]

Seedlings usually stay in a humidity dome untill their old enough to come out. For seedlings you don’t need a big light. I use a small 2’ T5 light for them. Awesome thing about that is you can keep the t5 super close without harming the plants I.e heat. With your light just use the hand technique. Put your hand under the light palm down, move your hand up and down, feel the heat or discomfort? If it’s uncomfortable for you, it’s uncomfortable for them.

Where are my manners. Welcome to the site!!

Thank you. And thank you for the info

 

[Backlipslide]

Thank you. And thank you for the info

Not a problem at all sir!! That’s what we’re here for! First of all I Want to thank you for your service in the military!

Secondly now that you’ve posted to introduce your self, it would be great if you started your self a journal. With pictures to help us help you along.

Are you looking for plants with high thc, or high cbd levels?

 

[JOINTER65]

Not a problem at all sir!! That’s what we’re here for! First of all I Want to thank you for your service in the military!

Secondly now that you’ve posted to introduce your self, it would be great if you started your self a journal. With pictures to help us help you along.

Are you looking for plants with high thc, or high cbd levels?

15 - 20% thc.

 

[JOINTER65]

15 - 20% thc.

How do I start a journal?

 

[Backlipslide]

15 - 20% thc.

Awesome!

Looking forward to what transpires with your seedlings.

 

[Backlipslide]

How do I start a journal?

Grow Journals

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Click on the link this will direct you there

 

[Backlipslide]

How to Make a Grow Journal

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But first check out this helpful link to help you make your own journal

 

[Bush Doctor 77]

Welcome. You'll get lots of help here. Funny, you quit when you joined, and that's about when I started. Different era, though. No pissing in a bottle when I was in. The most common mistake is over watering. The best place to grow is outdoors if you want cheap and good---and huge!

 

[StoneOtter]

See you in the new journal.

 

[Alafornia]

Welcome.

 

[jimbobdaz]

 

[JOINTER65]

Thank you. And thank you for the info

This may sound like a dumb question but, does the light need to be inside dome with the plants or can it be outside the dome if it is a clear dome

 

[JOINTER65]

Seedlings usually stay in a humidity dome untill their old enough to come out. For seedlings you don’t need a big light. I use a small 2’ T5 light for them. Awesome thing about that is you can keep the t5 super close without harming the plants I.e heat. With your light just use the hand technique. Put your hand under the light palm down, move your hand up and down, feel the heat or discomfort? If it’s uncomfortable for you, it’s uncomfortable for them.

Where are my manners. Welcome to the site!!

 

[JOINTER65]

This may sound like a dumb question. Does the light have to be inside the dome with the plants or can it be outside if dome is clear?

 

[Backlipslide]

Having the light outside, how far is it from the plants without it doing harm to the tent it’s self?

I’ve never really thought about it, my first though and concern would be, is it going to be too far from the plants. Will the plants start stretching, does it block out an x amount of rays being able to come in to the plant. Will it be too hot for the tent sitting above it... let’s see what other will say about it

 

[Carcass]

Does the light have to be inside the dome

By "humidity dome" I think he meant just a clear solo cup turned upside down over the seedling.
I use one till the seedling pops out of the ground,then I remove it so she can get used to the "real world" as soon as possible.

 

[JOINTER65]

That makes sense. Have more seeds coming. Will try that when they get here.
Thank you