help??? is there such a thing as weak seeds??

[zeppelinrules]

Gently sanitizing the water you use for seeds or clones is always a good idea.

You can use a bit of peroxide or aspirin. Aspirin is basically the active ingredient in cloning gel for instance. Salyacylic acid or something.

I have noticed a little dryness helps young plants get stronger.

Germination rates, as well as inconsistent or unpredictable plants are why I clone 90% of the time.
I generally keep 1-2 out of ten seeds as mothers.
Once you get your genetics ironed out, you will KNOW what the plant is basically gonna do. Then you can cater to your specific equipment and get way better yields, and no wasted space in your rooms.

Anyway, back on subject.
Things like spray bottles or humidity domes need to get a sniff check every day. If it smells like creek mud or wet towels, it needs aspirin or peroxide in the next use.

I thought that the first 4 that died. bought some fancy drinking water and used that, same thing. I've used tap water my whole life and no problems. I give a few days to gas off the chlorine and ph it...

 

[zeppelinrules]

Definitely are differences in seed quality and viability. If what you have done before suddenly isnt working it is likely poor seeds.

thats what I'm thinking had to change seed banks, seedsforme went away... some one suggested i49, not a good fist impression. 16 bad seeds. they are replacing them but are these going to do the same thing?

 

[zeppelinrules]

Definitely are differences in seed quality and viability. If what you have done before suddenly isnt working it is likely poor seeds.

need a good us bank that doesn't do wierd stuff with payments, although seedsforme was fast.. like less that a week from buying

 

[Lordhooha]

I used to just put in dirt but i've discovered you can usually select the best moms just by the way the seeds crack and roots size versus the others. You put 10 seeds in a paper towel and the next day the ones that crack and are the biggest root will be the most monster plant out of the bunch. Then I just clone the shit out of that one give to everyone on new stuff. This is also just based on experiences not some college science.

That’s a terrible way to select moms Though. You don’t know how the structure of the plants how they feed or anything. You might have tossed good potential moms that way. going solely on root size. There are other things to look for like how they respond to stress and a whole host of other factors.

 

[ComfortCreator]

thats what I'm thinking had to change seed banks, seedsforme went away... some one suggested i49, not a good fist impression. 16 bad seeds. they are replacing them but are these going to do the same thing?

Although it's a huge pain, dont get down on anything because you got a bad lot of seeds. They are replacing them, run them again and see. Too easy to assume anything just grow and go!

 

[zeppelinrules]

Although it's a huge pain, dont get down on anything because you got a bad lot of seeds. They are replacing them, run them again and see. Too easy to assume anything just grow and go!

its cool. I just have an nearly empty grow room that I'm paying to run...

 

[ComfortCreator]

its cool. I just have an nearly empty grow room that I'm paying to run...

Buy ahead. Seeds from a good source are good for years. I have 10 years worth of grows on hand lol! If budget is tight buy 3 to 5 things you already love and grow them.