greenghost420
Well-Known Member
i bought these dollar store pellets one time and they worked so great, fluffed up instantly and were not compacted. ever since iv bought 2 hundred packs from dif brands, most recent hydrofarm i think. and you right , they just dont fluff up very much at all . i soak em overnight in plain water, then i basically crush em up till theyre real loose. usually half the shit falls out so i just lightly poack it back in. i feel they help with preventing damping off. i like to use humidity domes on my seedlings and ill burp them like every 6-8 hours for good air exchange. thru all my growing adventures iv my worst area has been having seedlings damp off. specially when i tried coco, ugh! with these pellets iv been cranking out high germ rates, think my worst has been bright moments with 7/10. not sure if these pellets effect sex but im getting killer fem male ratio as well. but id love to try other shit like rapid rooters and and considering making a homemade seedling mix with ewc,peat,perlite,kelp maybe. im always trying to get better. were u crushing up those compacted pellets? mine are kinda spongey texture. soaked in great white as well.