Hi everyone. I germ'd a couple auto's for my first stab at growing. I have a Red Dwarf and a Deimos sprouted, about two days old now and in party cups under two CFLs(5500). My question is When do I take the CFLs out and flip on the MH? I've read that some folks use MH from the get-go and others use CFL for a bit before switching. Is it ok to leave these seedlings in their party cups for a little bit longer with the MH running? I have a couple 2 gallon grow bags that I could transplant to when they're ready but I have 3 gallon Smart Pots on the way, hopefully by the end of the week. When the 3gallon pots get here, the seedling will be about 6 days old from first breaking ground. Here's what I have on standby: Secret Jardin DR II 2x2x5 4" Vortex/4x8 Phresh filter Lumatek 400/250w (250w mh/hps bulbs) CAP vsc dne Various other items like pH tester, FF soil, FF nutes etc etc .. I did my homework here on GC and gathered some pretty good items I think .. and I should have everything I need. Just wasn't sure about some of the finer details about exact timing and whatnot. Thanks for yalls help!!
Theres a few things I have read about putting a small seedling under a HID ( high intensity discharge ) if there that small you should wait till they are a few inches atleast they say if all you have for light is a HID then put it on the outside of your garden so as to no expose them of them HiD light that's what I've read leave them under your cfl's not only will it save you money for a bit it will also do the same job as the HID will and when starting from seed if your gonna grow anything worth your time then it's gonna be a little longer than 4 weeks from seed JMO...
As the others said... 2 weeks TOPS! I just moved mine under MH (as you can see in my grow journal) from CFLs... Good luck!