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First time grower here, too. Things I have learned so far:highguy69 said:Hi everyone,
this is my first time growing and i want to make it a successful one.
here is my situation,
I have a t.v. box with two seedlings in it, with one 100W incandescent bulb inside, the boxes inside is wrapped with tinfoil and foil tape.
The seedlings are each about three inches out of the soil, and have about 10 leaves each, one seedlings leaves are turning yellow what should i do about that?
I am currently on a 16/8 light dark ratio, is this a good idea for the stage they are at?
all the help appreciated and wanted,
thank you very much,
-Highguy69
- using Reflectix instead of aluminum foil. Available at any home improvement store. Not having any hotspot problems (yet?), easy to work with;
- get a thermometer/humidity monitor. You should know what the temp and humidity levels are inside the box. You may have a temp problem (yellowing leaves). Increased humidity can somewhat mitigate high temps in the box. My box temps run from 90 to 101 degrees depending on the time of day (on an 18/6 cycle because of high ambient air temp here). The little plants are looking lovely so far. Humidity is about 60%;
- they will start to smell soon - what's the plan for that?
- all of the above - CFLs instead of incandescent. They generate heat, heat, heat. You need to deal with it. You also need air circulating in the box;
- the very bottom leaves, which look unlike the others, will yellow and fall off. There are 2 of them on each plant and they were the first leaves to appear above the soil. They have a name, but I forget it.
Your best luck has been finding this site. There are many, many knowledeable people here that are willing to help.