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[insomniaczzz]

And forgot to mention...a small fan on the young baby will do wonders to strengthen that stem as it grows. 🌱

Excellent advice!

 

[kingfish]

Good point rockman

 

[Tika]

Welcoming you also- you have many good peeps here

 

[Royal Nugs]

Welcome aboard DIH. Like rockman and yourself, I too am growing in kindsoil. I really like using coco loco by fox farms for my filler media. It is also the recommended media by the kindsoil people. They said it's the most consistent with good yields.

Im diggin it!

 

[rockman]

That's what I use...don't need to blow it away...just make it feel a little like being outside with some wind.

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

Thanks everyone i appreciate thw advise and im sure the babies will too.

i do have a question. How do i know if a plant is stretching compared to just growing normally?

 

[Tika]

In flower it will become very evident..think week 3 but ask the masters
happy stretch!

 

[insomniaczzz]

Thanks everyone i appreciate thw advise and im sure the babies will too.

i do have a question. How do i know if a plant is stretching compared to just growing normally?

This, to me, is what stretching looks like.
http://forum.sensiseeds.com/uploads/51190/weed3.JPG

 

[Royal Nugs]

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Thanks everyone i appreciate thw advise and im sure the babies will too.

i do have a question. How do i know if a plant is stretching compared to just growing normally?

Here's my little ones at 3 weeks from seed. This under 24/0 induction (basically a fluorescent bulb but bigger) at 12" from light. Browse the other grow journals to compare and customize it to what fits you best. I doubt you even know what that is yet, but you will.

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

Those look good. What stain did you decide to go with?

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

Thanks. So if i seeing this correctly you dont want that many gaps?

 

[Royal Nugs]

Ignore the spots... had an uncalibrated ph meter...

I'm going with blue dream, tangie ghost train, pre98 bubba kush, and strawberry og.

 

[Royal Nugs]

The little girl in the solo cup was scrapped . Ghost train haze

 

[Green75]

Thanks everyone i appreciate thw advise and im sure the babies will too.

i do have a question. How do i know if a plant is stretching compared to just growing normally?

awesome question....

It will just chill after it sprouts...won't grow in height but just a bit...if you notice growth upwards every day then it's trying to stretch to light....when it just chills your in there..roots are banging away stalk is getting thicker....you'll know...

 

[Royal Nugs]

Good point, roots are going nuts even though not much is happening up top sometimes. That papery skin grows around the stalk, then you know it's all good.

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

Nice selection. What happened to the little girl?

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

awesome question....

It will just chill after it sprouts...won't grow in height but just a bit...if you notice growth upwards every day then it's trying to stretch to light....when it just chills your in there..roots are banging away stalk is getting thicker....you'll know...

Ok cool thanks. Ill keep an eye on it. Ill lower my light a bit to be safe. I know i cant be perfect on my first grow but i want to do it right.

 

[Royal Nugs]

Didn't make the cut... it looked better than the bubba but that's my wife's plant... lol.

 

[rockman]

Are you asking about stretching (too much) as a baby seedling, or later on in the grow before flowering?

 

[DrunkInHatchy]

More of seedlings. One plant is about an inch in a half from the top of the dirt and right under the first set of leaves. And the other is about an inch. I didnt know if that was normal.