Question from a fellow grower:
Hey a quick question…I’ve tried twice now to germinate indoors using a
rapid rooter but not peat plugs or rock wool. I intended to grow hydro.I would
put them in the rooters, wet the rooters, squeezing off excess moisture and
keeping them dark. I started checking them after the second day and when they
would sprout I would put them in their hydro pods with air and water pumps. I
would start using light from a 400watt(the first time HPS light). the stems kept
growing fast and thin, had no support and died after a few days and keeping the
light about 2 ft above the plants, forgot I have a grow tent. I have an
adjustable ballast on the light and can turn down wattage to 200( 2nd time) with
the light the same distance as before(2 ft. above) same problem, they died.
Another thing I noticed that it was impossible to control tent tempeerature even
when using gale force fan attached to light and taken out of the tent, used aq
second smaller fan to circulate air in tent and a 6” inline fan for exhaust from
the tent. temps would get to 84-86 F. I do have a 4ft fouresent light with samll
wattage grow bulbs that I can use…do you think that might work better for
the first couple of weeks to get them growing then switch back to the HPS
light…Help, I’m really frustrated but not willing to give
up…I also have a outdoor plant grow (8)going now
that is moving along ok and just entered the flowering period. I have used the
defoliating and fimming techniques that are working as taught and are starting
to increase amount and size of buds…any advise you can give me would be
gratefully appreciated…