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Is this too much lighting for my babies?

Just let them continue their course roots are there they just need some time. But you would probably be better off with cfls or a t5 for the first few weeks to get it going in that bigpot. Chalk it up as a learning experience.
 
I started my 1st grow getting advice from 420magazine forums. I started getting some good advice. Then I would sometimes get some pretty snarky attitude. That was it for me. This forum is my new go to for great advice!
 
Yeah, we're pretty friendly here - and nice to each other!
Rare for an internet community - It's why I am here too :)
 
Thanks, Chefbjy, but I think I'll stick with the 3 A19 style LED bulbs I have on the plants for now. I used them on my 1st grow, and they worked(seemed, at least) great all through the veg phase. They are 6500K bulbs. The bulbs did suck when I switched over to flower, even though I changed out 4 of the then 8 bulbs w/ 4 2500K bulbs and kept 4 of the remaining 6500K bulbs.
 
Morning growsomebud, on seedlings like yours, I only feed them about a half a cup to 1 cup of water a day, seedlings don't like alot of water,
Overwatering them can slow them down bigly, I start my autos in big pots I don't transplant much anymore. I don't even water my soil before putting in the seed.
I just pour half a cup in a circle close to the stalk, maybe a little slower than transplanting, maybe, But I'm old and lazy now. And I never water to runoff.
I think your gonna do fine, just be easy on the water, an keep your led ,at the right height.
Peace.
Ps, everyone grows differently !!
 
These were planted on the 23rd of April. All sprouted by the 25th. Used 3 cfl's for the first part. Switched to a 450 led on Monday of this week. Eventually goung to 1000 watt hps. They were just transplanted to 1 gallon air pots.
 

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One of my Aurora Indica's were born on the 24, and are way smaller than that. I learned that it was a big mistake to put the seed straight into a 5gal bucket. I'll never do that again.
 
Yes mine went from the little easy plugs, to a small peat pot, and currently just went to the gallon air pots. The peat pots are about the size of a solo cup but you can plant them pot and all when its time. The seedlings really like cfl's so grow pretty fast under them. When they outgrow the gallon size they will go to either a 7 gallon or 12 gallon air pot depending on how big i am going to let them get.
I am almost always starting seedlings of some sort so have gotten pretty good at it. Pretty much the same as starting tomatoes or peppers which ive been growing for over 40 years. Give it time and just have fun with it. You will get good quick.
 
Since we're sharing...
These are my girls when they were 18 days from sprout... Kept 'em under CFLs till day 34, but only because tent was occupied. That's their 1/2 gallon bags - Step 2 in my transplant regime.

Coco FTW
 

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Campesino said:
Since we're sharing...
These are my girls when they were 18 days from sprout... Kept 'em under CFLs till day 34, but only because tent was occupied. That's their 1/2 gallon bags - Step 2 in my transplant regime.

Coco FTW
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Did you fabricate you pots from some aluminum porch screen material.
 
They have these at homedepot now . Also they sell single cell dwc pots at home depot too . As well as led grow lights and hydro nutes . It’s a little more pricey there then online but always good to have a local source in a pinch . Aside from the hydro store . Which for my the hydro store is 15 miles away and Home Depot is 1 mile away
 
Scott’s has there black magic brand now . Don’t know how it is but it’s marketed with there hydro line . Which is the repackaging of GH brand. Idk if it is really general hydro bran . This is what the scotts guy told me
 
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Wendy in the white bucket is 15 days old. Ellie is 3 weeks old. I'd say it's like their midgets.
 

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They look healthy and you made it past the most critical stage so they should do well under that LED light.
I've lost a few babies because I think the LED light is a little too much for the newly sprouted babies.
So I built a separate little baby box with a couple of small florescent grow lights, this also helps speed up my cycles doing autos.
 
They should start growing for real soon. that first part of there life is all about putting out some roots, once that's done, they get to work on growing leaves and getting bigger. Nice watering circles, that will draw there roots out looking for water, perfect for that life stage.

If you need more buckets for your gardening, go to the bakery of your local supermarket. Frosting and donut filling comes in various sized plastic buckets, and they will usually just give them to you if you ask. Normally the buckets just take up dumpster space, and wind up in a land fill. Great for harvesting to, I use a bucket lid as my trimming tray, and the bucket to carry my buds to the tool shed, some times weed spends a day in one if I don't have time to jar it up right away after hanging.
 
If you cut off the top of milk cartons they work great too . Not quite a gallon but good for transitioning from seeding to early veg before they go into there final home . I used gallons of distilled water anyways so I have like 30 just stacked in my storage shed . They are basically free . Just cut some drainage holes . And then cut them away when you go to transplant to bigger pot . I also like to paint them black . I don’t know if it really matters if they are clear but I paint them anyways .
 
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