Just finished building my grow box. Found a thread on germination, so got that figured out. Some things I am not certain about: When should I put my sprouts under light? What light times should I run from the start? 18-6? How often should I water the plant? I was thinking every other day? When should I begin to add nutrients? I plan on using fox farms trio nutrients. They have a schedule on their website for them, should I stick with this? I plan on putting my sprouts in party cups to start them out, then transplanting to the pot it will stay in until it's end. When should I start to think about transplanting? Is it alright if I just start them out in the pots to avoid the transplant? I'll probably think of some more. But I'm just trying to get these kinks worked out before I start. I would like to have minimal mistakes made.
1. as soon as the cotyledons open, basically. 2. 240/ or 18/6 or 20/4, your preference. 3. possibly not every other day, depending on how thoroughly you water them. You don't want to drown them. Make sure it's moist, not wet, but don't let it dry out completely. 4. I dunno the Fox Farm schedule but you'd probably be fine to follow it. Generally you start with a weakened solution and gradually ramp it up to the full dose over time. 5. Absolutely fine to start them in big pots.