When do I plant my seeds ?

[DreManSpliffMan]

heres the deal : i have ten seeds that i put in a air tight container and i kept it at a temperature of around 30 degrees. Its been a little less then 30 hours and 8 have already cracked and are showing little growths. When would be the right time to put them in the dirt ?

 

[crazy-mental]

after you have germed the seeds on a paper towel or cotton bud for 1 to 5 days, depending on seed and strain, they will grow a tap root, white tail growing from the seeds, in my pics.
when your seeds have gered, get some soil/perlite mix and plant into a pot, with the tail pointing down, that is the root"tap root" then cover with the soil, plant the seed, one to 2 cm down in the soil/perlite mix, and after a day or three the shoot will come out of the soil.
when you germ your seeds, in paper towel, keep in a warm place, like a pc, i use the cable digi box, cos the temp are perfect 70 to 80.
pics of germed seeds before being put into soil.
pics

 

[Farmer Joe]

i put em in rockwool or soil the moment they crack open and a little tail is emerging

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

ya i put it over a old fridge . . . but if the temperature is to high will it not grow the tap root ?

 

[email468]

now would be a good time to plant them - tap root downward.

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

in rockwool or soil ? and should i expect the other two to germinate ?

 

[email468]

in rockwool or soil ? and should i expect the other two to germinate ?

wherever the final destination is - the less mucking around with them the better. I've never done a soil grow so am not sure why you would put them in rockwool first so i may be missing something.

only time will tale if the others will germinate.

 

[Farmer Joe]

in rockwool or soil ? and should i expect the other two to germinate ?[/quot

your preference on your medium...the other's might germ, after a week or so if they haven't they prolly won't

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

cool thanks for all you guys help

 

[GMNRecordsCT3]

My question is... when you plant them do you start using light immediately?

 

[email468]

My question is... when you plant them do you start using light immediately?

as soon as you see green you can start using lights though floros are recommended until they can be put under HIDs.

 

[GMNRecordsCT3]

as soon as you see green you can start using lights though floros are recommended until they can be put under HIDs.

So put the little guys in the dirt with no light and it will still grow?

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

lets say i grow my 8 plants under fluorescent i have 3-45 W soft white and 2-23 W soft white . . . . is that enough ?

 

[GMNRecordsCT3]

lets say i grow my 8 plants under fluorescent i have 3-45 W soft white and 2-23 W soft white . . . . is that enough ?

Not for 8 plants... I've been told at least 3 lights to a plant...

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

Each of the 45 watt bulbs has an lumens output of 3 100 and the 23 watt bulbs have a lumens output of 1 600 . . . . for a total of 12 500 . . . . is that not enough ?

 

[email468]

So put the little guys in the dirt with no light and it will still grow?

sure will. you can plant un-germinated seeds and leave them in the dark and they will sprout. the plant doesn't start using sunlight until you see green (it needs chlorophyl - the green stuff to start photosynthesis).

the stuff from biology 101 is coming back to haunt you!

 

[DreManSpliffMan]

anybody have any good recommendations for soil mixes ?

 

[email468]

anybody have any good recommendations for soil mixes ?

i am not a soil grower but pinksensa really likes this soil:

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/53380-i-use-love-supersoil-check.html