1st Grow - Northern Light - Journal (aka help me not screw up)

[KenneyHo]

[KenneyHo]

Added a grate under the pots. Thanks for the heads up!

[KenneyHo]

[KenneyHo]

Day 17 since first seedling broke through the soil. Transplanted into 3 gal fabric pots, except for the runt. Removed the damaged leaves.

Tent: 32”x32”x63
Seeds: 4 x Northern Light Photo Feminized (Nirvana)
Medium: FFOF, Coco Pots > 3 Gal Fabric Pots
Nutes: FF Trio (Haven’t started feeding them yet)
PH: 6.5 PHd water with cal mag
24 Hour Temp Hi: 83
24 Hour Temp Lo: 69
24 Hour RH Hi: 65
24 Hour RH Lo: 50
Light: 23w CFLs for seedling then 800w COB LED ( that already has a busted bulb), awaiting a Vivarspectra v600 600w (260w actual)
Exhaust: 4 Inch 190 CFM w/ Carbon Filter

[KenneyHo]

So I just had to order light #3 😳 One of the LEDs has already gone out on my new COB LED. I’ve ordered the Viparspectra 600w as I’ve read good things on it and I see people speak positively about the brand on here.

[Canuck147]

Make sure you have some kind of riser underneath - needed for air circulation. I use old bbq grates.

[KenneyHo]

You read my mind. I was thinking about transplanting them into 3 Gal fabric pots this week.

[Canuck147]

Good start - transplanting happening any time soon?

[KenneyHo]

Update :

I gave them a flush on Friday, then nothing till last night. Switched the lights to 18/6. I think my fan was blowing too directly onto the seedlings so I moved it. They seem to be bouncing back and the new growth is looking good(I think).

If you see something I’m missing please don’t hesitate to say it! I take constructive feedback well according to my 1st Grade Teacher 🤣

[Canuck147]

Probably cuz your lights are on 24/0 - If I was growing photoperiod plants, I'd run my lights 18/6.

[KenneyHo]

Starter leaves turning yellow.

[KenneyHo]

Help! Woke up to her looking like this!

[KenneyHo]

The CFLs have been on 24/0

[KenneyHo]

One of the ladies is a little droopy. Her stem is also more grey and the others more purple. I’ve moved the CFLs a little further up and I don’t think I’m overwatering. Water is PH’d at 6.7. Haven’t watered until runoff yet as not wanting to drown them.

Thanks for the help!

[KenneyHo]

Day 8 since first seedling broke through the soil.

Lessons learned over the past couple days:

Temperures went up to 88 due to the additional lights and not having the exhaust on. Exhaust has been on since and Last 24 hour range was 77-84. Went digging to see what happened with #4 & #5. #4 was still fighting and removed some excess soil from above her. #5 opened up but died. In both cases I buried them too deep and the soil was too compact. #4 broke through the soil this morning! The pictures below are of #1 - #3 (#1 biggest > #3 smallest).


Tent: 32x32x63
Seeds: Northern Light - Feminized Photo (Nirvana)
Medium: FFOF in Coco Pots, then 3-Gal fabric pots
Nutes: FF Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom (haven’t started)
PH: 6.7
Temp Hi: 88
Temp Lo: 77
RH Hi: 70%
RH Lo: 40%
Light: 4 CFL 23w actual for seedlings, then to a 800w COB LED
Exhaust: 4 Inch 190 CFM with Carbon Filter