Heisengrow
Well-Known Member
Yeah i like the peat better for seeds than rapids.They both work great but ive had issues with the hole in the rapids and sometimes the tap would hit that air pocket and self prune itself and die right in the rooter.Ive never had this issue with peats before.Always 100 percent.Its rare i lose seeds in the peats.I always use tweesers and poke a small hole after they swell up.put the seed in and cover it.I put the little dome on so the peat doesnt dry out so fast and as soon as they start to push up i uncover them.I think what happened is the top of the pellets were covered all the way with the net.Ive never seen that before.When they swelled up the top net compressed them to much so the tap got jacked up trying to bury down.I've had hit and miss issues with peat.
My garlix was done in peat because I ran out of rooters and I scrapped that grow.
The copper, dynamite, and black gold did great, but garlix just didn't take off like the others. Only difference was they were started in peat.
For now on im gonna wet the pellets and pull the net off and break the peat in half.No point in the pellet being that tall.Once the seed sprouts the tap wont be far from the bottom.Ill just put the halfs straight in the dirt pots and cover with a solo cup untill they sprout.I think this method will be better.