Would it hurt the plants if i let them veg for a like a week or so under soft white cfl's instead of bright white? I just put 4 clones that i took out of perlite and into soil/perlite mix. They didnt have real big roots, but had small ones coming off of it, so i thought i would see how they do in soil. Any input on this? I plan to put them into 12/12 as soon as i know they are healthy and growing. would putting them under 12/12 while they still have small roots be too hard on the plant? thanks guys, sorry this is long, and rambling, just finished token!
im pretty sure that if you put the little clones under a 12/12 cycle they wouldnt last because they wouldt be able to support the bud. you need to let your clones grow for a couple weeks than when they seem to be the perfect size, you run the 12/12 on them
I've heard of a lot of people putting them straight under 12/12 when they root, im trying to get a sog going, so i guess that would of been helpful to know lol. I just wasnt sure because they didnt have a real big root base.
so in the last few hours since i transplanted my clones from the perlite to the soil/perlite mix, they all have become very droopy...is this normal right after transplant. They all only had small roots starting, not really big or long root mass. Should i be worried?
Thanks a lot Kamel. You've been a ton of help on this first grow for me. They looked better this morning, when i opened the box to let it cool off while the lights were on. Should i veg them for a week or two under the soft white 3000k? would it not be worth the extra time under soft whites? I got 6 small clones under about 156 watts of cfl's soon to be about 200 watts.
6500K would probably be better, but 3000 k will work.... you may want to let your plants roots build up before flowering.....roots are a huge factor in overall pot harvest. they will grow while flowering, but thats all the more energy taken away from flowers, and also less available nutes/water due to small root system.
thanks man. Im going to let them veg for about a week and a half or two before i switch to flowering. Which works better anyways because i just found out i have to go out of town next week. Thanks guys.