Looking for some advice

[3fthighnrizn]

I started my seeds in 1" rockwood cubes under a humidity tent to germinate. It is the 3rd day and the have germinated. Can someone tell me when I should begin fertilizing and what amounts? I have General Hydroponics FloraGro, FloraMicro and FloraBloom to use.

[billbeau]

Didn't your kit or chemicals come with directions?
If not, keep watering with a ph balanced water of 4.5 to 5.5
for about a week. You don't want to put chemicals on a seedling
to early.Let it get it's first set of leaves going. My chemicals say
to start with a base solution then move on to half strength for a
week then to full strength for the duration of growing.
Change you lights and go to your bloom chemicals in a minimum
of 6 weeks.

Billbeau

[HighBlueSkies]

Billbeau is right, check your stuff for directions. All fertilizers are different. A general rule of thumb is to wait three weeks before beginning to fertilize. Introduce it gradually, diluting it at first. Fertilize every few days.

[bUrNEd_oUt420]

personally i use fox farm's products and i havent founs anythign better.....but ne who i usually start giving my plants nutes 7 - 10 days after sprouting........my plants are goin to be 2 weeks on saturday and they are 3 in tall and have their 6th set of "true" leaves......i started to give them nutes last saturday. ( 1 week old ) and they look fine.......what r u using for lights?? what is your setup???? you have to explain more before i can................b_O420

[bUrNEd_oUt420]

r u goin to grow hydroponics???? thats what i take it from your post above..........???

[grouchy_old_dude]

.."IMHO"...If not, keep watering with a ph balanced water of 4.5 to 5.5 for about a week...5,0 is pretty low, too low for maximum nute uptake, according to this chart..

For best yeild and potency, they should be grown to "sexual maturity", either alternating nodes or pre-flowers both indicate sexual maturity, before flowering is induced. High nitrogen ferts should be continued for 2 weeks into flower to accomodate the stretch AND maximize final yeild..."IMO"
Seedlings are often nute sensetive, abd usually don't require feeding for 7-14 days from sprouting.

[billbeau]

I wish I could post a pic here. You said your plant has 6 sets of "true leaves" at two weeks old. Mine has 6 "stems" with 4 to 5 sets of leaves on each one at two weeks
and two days. If I'm doing something wrong, it is in my favor.
Billbeau

He who laughs last, finished the joint.

[rangerdanger]

Seedlings don't need any nutrients for the first 12 days.
If you check the back label of the GH containers, it lists recommended doasage for all stages of a plants life.

[bUrNEd_oUt420]

oh yes my friend but now i have the last laugh.......right now my plants are 1 foot to a foot and a half and they are only 34 days old.....iput them into flowering yesterday...
i veg'd them under 125 watts of fluros.....my biggest plant has 18 budsites forming (19 including the main cola) oh yes and all 5 of mine are females.....they are going to flowering under a 250 watt hps......post will be coming soon!


b_O420

[bUrNEd_oUt420]

pics will be coming soon*****

[geckopelli]

Set the Ph at 6 and use 25% of the recomended nuits in your solution for 10 days or so.

[Dr Death (the DJ)]

I bought some cheap seeds from Camden. I must have had a few hundred. I posted about 10 to a friend and put some in a pot of water, to see which ones sprouted, some straight into soil, some indoors, some outdoors, some in a propagator some in the greenhouse... none grew though some sprouted in the water glass.

Visited my friends in Bournemouth a few days ago... 3 of theirs grew. I am so pissed off!