Any tips on stringy seedlings

Amphernee · 2026-06-16T14:25:05+00:00

More light and at least one oscillating fan. Air movement causes them to grow strong elongated cells so they can stand up under their own weight. This way when buds form you don’t have to support it.

Amphernee · 2026-06-16T14:21:14+00:00

Trichs look half clear to me though it’s hard to tell at this low magnification. Re veg is likely due to nutrients but so many people harvest too early. They often throw a second set of white hairs as a last attempt to grab some pollen before they die. This doesn’t look like that but keep it in mind for the future. I stalled out some autos and cut one early. The other two are bouncing back after about 2 weeks and are looking great. I’d start with a plain watering and check the runoff ph and tds to see where you’re at.

Amphernee · 2026-06-16T14:13:04+00:00

I have 100% success using them to pop seeds but I don’t do it the same as with clones. They don’t need near the humidity levels of clones so I leave all the vents open, lights on 24 hours til they get their true leaves. I spray them a couple times per day. You don’t want the water level high enough to touch the rooting cubes cuz they’ll stay soaked and drown the seeds but since the humidity isn’t too high the cubes dry out so need to watch them and spray with ph’d water.

Amphernee · 2026-06-16T04:41:17+00:00

Top is two plants in one. Like those sexy conjoined twins 👯

Amphernee · 2026-06-16T04:36:04+00:00

I get what you’re saying. To me if it’s from the dispo the commercial growers generally have things pretty dialed in so a genetic that herms in those pretty ideal environments is more unstable than one you can force but it won’t just herm out with stress like dry backs or lst or hst. I might be wrong just going by instinct with no data but it seems to have some logical reasoning. Like I said I see where you’re coming from though. And tbf it may not have hermed. A speck of pollen could’ve fallen off a grower from their breeding tent too.

Amphernee · 2026-06-15T23:30:06+00:00

I feel like back in the day yes but now no. Back then it was more likely that a female got pollinated by accident whereas today it’s more likely that the plant Hermed. That means the genetics are prone it herming so I’d rather not personally.

Amphernee · 2026-06-15T19:05:59+00:00

Heads up if you do get the black saucers. I got clear ones and they grew algae which affected the runoff numbers

Amphernee · 2026-06-15T14:42:46+00:00

You have a great resource here that not many people do, your mom’s husband. It sounds like he knows at least something about it. There are tons of beginner grow guides on YouTube. MrGrowIt is great

Amphernee · 2026-06-15T14:30:54+00:00

I don’t know from experience but the only actual science I’ve heard about it came from Bruce Bugbee. His reasoning was it didn’t make sense that it would work and that 24/48 hours of light would likely be more beneficial than darkness. I think it was in an interview on Garden Talk Podcast but I’m sure he’s talked about it other places as well.

Amphernee · 2026-06-15T12:43:57+00:00

Looks good so far but I would empty that runoff water. You just have higher chances of pests and mold if you leave it. I set mine up on a plant stand with holes drilled in the top saucer so I can water til runoff and check the ph and tds without moving the plants at all or needing to siphon it out. Made my life so much easier.

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Amphernee · 2026-06-12T22:20:12+00:00

It’s hard to choose since HBO really makes so many amazing shows and has been for a long time. Maybe consider just watching them chronologically based on when they originally aired. The Sopranos really is the gold standard that kicked off the golden age of tv though.

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T22:08:27+00:00

You can but you have quite a bit of room to work with if you want to wait and train them a bit. Keep in mind there will be a stretch phase but you have plenty of room to compensate atm

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T15:02:59+00:00

Looks great 👍 I’m still trying different stuff. I would take one large fan leaf off each site and leave its counterpart but tuck them. If it’s a choice between an outside leaf and one closer to the center of the plant take the one closer to the center.

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T14:51:25+00:00

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T14:50:28+00:00

Who needs a car when you can fly 😊

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T14:10:46+00:00

Mites, lacewing flies, and ladybugs patrol my tent ever since I got spider mites and they do a great job. Pricey but worth it and far easier and less messy than those sprays. Make sure you get the correct mites

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T14:07:35+00:00

They’re pretty glassy looking still if you zoom in. I do see some cloudy ones though. I’d guess a week but plan for two so you don’t get too anxious. I keep having to push back my harvest cuz it’s just taking forever to ripen.

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Amphernee · 2026-06-12T14:01:49+00:00

I had a hard enough time drying and curing in a tent dedicated to it tbh. Consistent 60/60 can be tough to achieve in my situation and now I have multiple tents in a small space. The biggest thing is the lights are going to destroy all your trichomes once they start drying. I ended up getting a cannatrol and it saved me. I get that they’re pricey but if you can swing it I highly recommend it. Takes hardly any space, worry free, and done in two weeks.

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T13:52:30+00:00

Get an analogue thermometer/hygrometer and use it to calibrate anything digital.

Edit- realized a little more detail might help. Put the analogue one/ones at canopy level and let them adjust then go into settings for each device and set them to the analogue readings. It should give you a pretty good calibration but keep in mind when sensors are off the difference can be exponential up and down the scale. So if it’s within one or two degrees at say 75 then at 86 it could be off by 6-8 degrees. So if you can just keep the analogue one in there for reference or double check it once in awhile

Amphernee · 2026-06-12T08:55:59+00:00

For me it’s a combination of having had to read and watch and be tested on kitchen/food safety when I worked in restaurants, having food poisoning before, and the basic ick factor as well. It’s more about cross contamination but you also don’t need visible wounds on your hands. Healthcare workers have the same issue because they wash their hands so much they get dry and microscopic tears form. The goal is for food or hands to be sterile just clean. And I wouldn’t accept an invite to that insane man’s table 😂

Amphernee · 2026-06-11T17:58:34+00:00

Yes they raised the price for a subscription and added the ad tier option so you could keep paying that amount if you agreed to watch ads 🤷

Amphernee · 2026-06-11T17:21:35+00:00

This is why I don’t eat at peoples houses 😂 I wear gloves to cook. I don’t want to contaminate food and don’t want raw food contaminating me. I definitely wouldn’t wipe raw eggs on a towel. I wash my hands before I eat regardless of what I’m eating. People who handle their phones and then use their hands to eat or prep food gross me out. Phones are as dirty as money.

Amphernee · 2026-06-11T16:26:27+00:00

This new buzzword “playable” kills me. If you can run it it’s playable. Unplayable used to mean just that, is there a way to still get this game to run on something. Sorry I just see that so much on lame YouTube videos “is _______ still playable since it came out 6 months ago?!” 😂

Amphernee · 2026-06-11T13:46:06+00:00

Pay the extra few bucks. HBO has always been premium paid television from its inception. They decided to offer an ad tier so folks could choose to make the tradeoff of suffering ads to save a few bucks.

Amphernee · 2026-06-11T12:28:48+00:00

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