Good afternoon all,
First off I'd like to say thank you for the plethora of information in these forums. It's helped me thus far, I just wish I had researched a bit before jumping in and planting some seeds lol. I have a small dilema that I was hoping someone can help me out with. Im sure its been asked before and Im sure most of you could point out many mistakes I've made while jumping into this without a well rounded knowledge base first.
I bought a set of Bhut seeds (20), kept them in a moist paper towel under a lamp for about 8 days or so (until i saw them beginning to germinate). I planted each one into a small pot (6" pots, good sized for them for awhile) BOOM they shot up to two inches very quickly, about 18 of them did anyways) 2 of them are stuck at about an inch tall but ALL of them have completely stopped growing. They seem perfectly healthy but will just not grow. By now I should be looking at 6"+ plants correct? Im 2 months into growth.
Mistake #1 - I didnt start them inside, being in south florida the weather seldom gets cold, and on our cool nights I brought them inside the house. I watered them only when I saw the soil was dry on top (MG soil mix with a little domestic dirt)
Mistake #2 - I say I watered them when the soil was dry on the top, which was about every other day, am I overwatering here? Shoulf i let it go a few more days?
Mistake #3 - should they absolutely be started indoors even when the weather is permitting?
I havent had any plants die off as of yet, they just seem very stunted in growth and I hope this wont kill any idea of a harvest, maybe just delay it. I've already ordered a new batch of seeds just in case these go down the drain (which im hoping they dont).
Also, I've recently purchased one of those mini "greenhouses" from Walmart, basically its a small shelf-like structure that has a clear plastic tarp that can be put over it and zipped up. I opened it yesterday to find that it hold humidity a lot more than I actually thought it would. So i figure with this I will have to water a lot less.
Thank you guys in advance, as I said this is my first time with this and I've already planned to do more andmore but I need expert advice!
First off I'd like to say thank you for the plethora of information in these forums. It's helped me thus far, I just wish I had researched a bit before jumping in and planting some seeds lol. I have a small dilema that I was hoping someone can help me out with. Im sure its been asked before and Im sure most of you could point out many mistakes I've made while jumping into this without a well rounded knowledge base first.
I bought a set of Bhut seeds (20), kept them in a moist paper towel under a lamp for about 8 days or so (until i saw them beginning to germinate). I planted each one into a small pot (6" pots, good sized for them for awhile) BOOM they shot up to two inches very quickly, about 18 of them did anyways) 2 of them are stuck at about an inch tall but ALL of them have completely stopped growing. They seem perfectly healthy but will just not grow. By now I should be looking at 6"+ plants correct? Im 2 months into growth.
Mistake #1 - I didnt start them inside, being in south florida the weather seldom gets cold, and on our cool nights I brought them inside the house. I watered them only when I saw the soil was dry on top (MG soil mix with a little domestic dirt)
Mistake #2 - I say I watered them when the soil was dry on the top, which was about every other day, am I overwatering here? Shoulf i let it go a few more days?
Mistake #3 - should they absolutely be started indoors even when the weather is permitting?
I havent had any plants die off as of yet, they just seem very stunted in growth and I hope this wont kill any idea of a harvest, maybe just delay it. I've already ordered a new batch of seeds just in case these go down the drain (which im hoping they dont).
Also, I've recently purchased one of those mini "greenhouses" from Walmart, basically its a small shelf-like structure that has a clear plastic tarp that can be put over it and zipped up. I opened it yesterday to find that it hold humidity a lot more than I actually thought it would. So i figure with this I will have to water a lot less.
Thank you guys in advance, as I said this is my first time with this and I've already planned to do more andmore but I need expert advice!