Seedling Light Sched.

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veen

Member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #1

Seedlings just sprouted above ground.. When should the switch from the T5's being on 24 hrs to something like a 18/6 or 17/7 schedule?

THANKS!

Oh, and in any of yous' opinion out there, how long should seedlings be kept in a seedling tray filled with individual coco pellets? until the 3rd set of true leaves maybe?
Thank you all so very much once again

 

Last edited: Mar 17, 2008

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trich-zilla

• Mar 17, 2008

• #2

18/6

Can't answer your other question.

 

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NaT805

New member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #3

I start my seedlings in a small rockwool cube and when I see roots (~7 days) coming out I transfer them into a big rockwool cube and water with weak nutrient solution manually (3 days) then will transfer them out of seedling tray into my drip system with a stronger nutrient solution.

So mine are in the tray for 10-15 days. I keep them under 24 hours of light during that time and change it to 18/6 to veg in the drip system.

 

V

veen

Member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #4

NaT805 said:

I start my seedlings in a small rockwool cube and when I see roots (~7 days) coming out I transfer them into a big rockwool cube and water with weak nutrient solution manually (3 days) then will transfer them out of seedling tray into my drip system with a stronger nutrient solution.

So mine are in the tray for 10-15 days. I keep them under 24 hours of light during that time and change it to 18/6 to veg in the drip system.

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NaT805.. By keeping them under 24 hours light does that not raise the tendencies for them to be male rather than female? would it hurt do you think to put them on a 18/6 schedule?
Thank you for the response

 

LatinThug

Member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #5

I keep my veg on 24 hrs constantly....i dont think it really affects the male to female ratio as i usually get a 50/50, i think it is just one of those factors like light type, tap root depth, wind, etc.

I do notice that growth is really slow on a 24 hr schedule. i dont have an extra timer so it has to suffice. but if you can do switch em to 18/6

 

dkmonk

Member

• Mar 17, 2008

• #6

leave it on 24 hours until your done veging them then switch over to 12/12. Second question once they have established a good root system.