Hey guys, I'm new here and decided that maybe everyone could post some REALLY GOOD TIPS for first time growing. And I figure other people looking for tips as well could find this. So to start out and keep this brief, one day I got the cool idea to take some seeds from the last of my reggie and germinate them. I really didn't think it would work because I'm new to this and I'm going off of what I'm learning online. Well the next day they popped. So with excitement and limited options where I'm from, I went and bought solo cup sized planting cups and Miracle Grow Seed Starter. I have a huge wooden chest I've put them in with two lights, a 14 watt or 900 lumens CFL and a daylight light from an aquarium which run 24 hours a day except I turn one off occasionally to cool down. Don't laugh, I'm working with what I have and can afford right now while saving up for nutes. From my understanding there is nutrients in the seed starter and the plant can provide its own nutrients for week or so. As of today It's only been 7 days exactly since I placed the seeds in toilet paper to germinate and they are already a few inch tall seedlings. Now, I'm looking for the best advice out there,..I'm talking about light watts and nutrients types, soil types. Do I HAVE to transplant? Whats the best thing to do in vegetation to make a better flowering stage? What can I do with male plants other than just throw them out? I read about reflecting the light with different things including some white paper or paint, what about white tshirts? I want to know as much as I can. Thanks!
One of the plants may not make it. I made a boo boo and planted one a little too far in and I found it in the soil. It didn't look good. Look like It couldn't make its way up and out so I figured It wouldnt hurt much more to gently pull it out and that how I discovered the soil was too loose, I replanted just below surface. It's the only one out of 14 that ended up like that. Another had a problem shedding the seed shell, so I read online to add a drop of water to it to help. other than that the others are doing well.
I'm trying to fix lighting issue. Need brighter but not as costly. Any recommendations on walmart lighting?
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