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hi folks,my seedlings are in there second week,and about 7 to 10 centemeters tall,all the stems are very thin and transparent,have i planted my seeds too shallow,or is this natural.....firs time grower folks
QUOTE (clarkykyt @ Nov 7 2009, 12:28 PM) 
hi folks,my seedlings are in there second week,and about 7 to 10 centemeters tall,all the stems are very thin and transparent,have i planted my seeds too shallow,or is this natural.....firs time grower folks
Check out my sweet seeds diary m8, you can see how I sorted my gangly sedlings
Not planted too shallow.
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
[quote name='compostverte' date='Nov 7 2009, 01:14 PM' post='1991729']
Not planted too shallow.
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
cheers for the reply bud...!as i said 1st time grower mate any advice 100% welcome.......moved my babies closer to the light,about 10cm+ away,will this help
Not planted too shallow.
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
cheers for the reply bud...!as i said 1st time grower mate any advice 100% welcome.......moved my babies closer to the light,about 10cm+ away,will this help
QUOTE (compostverte @ Nov 7 2009, 01:14 PM)
Not planted too shallow.
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
Most likely light too far away / kept in propagator too long (not needed once seedlings are up.)
took your advice bud,moved my babies closer to my uv's should this solve the problem,about 10cm away... 1st time grower...your feedback appreciated bud....!
It depends on what sort of lamp it is. Close for fluorescents, further and further away with HPS.
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Thumb's width from 18 watt fluorescents
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9 inches from 250 watt HPS.
Note the small fan to keep the air moving.
The general rule is to use the back of your hand at the "canopy" level - "warm" is good, "hot" isn't.
Click to view attachment
Thumb's width from 18 watt fluorescents
Click to view attachment
9 inches from 250 watt HPS.
Note the small fan to keep the air moving.
The general rule is to use the back of your hand at the "canopy" level - "warm" is good, "hot" isn't.
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