Do you use tweezers to pick the seed up and is the root fragile when placing in the hydroton?Hey mr2 - not sure why you're using the rockwool again...it's really not necessary! If you let it germinate long enough to get a good 1 inch+ tap root going, you can put it right into the hydroton without a problem... at least that's how I've been rolling, and it's worked well for me!
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Yes, I always use tweezers with my seeds, even when putting them into paper-towel to germinate - oils and germs on your hands can spoil or unnecessarily lengthen your germ time/rate. The root isn't really fragile, but you want to be very careful not to drop a freshly cracked seed on the floor/ground, so I use tweezers to go directly from the towel to the hydroton. It takes a bit of practice to arrange the hydroton so the seed doesn't fall deep into it - just be extra careful. The top of the seed shouldn't be covered - it should be suspended enough that you can pour water over it directly without it getting 'flushed' deep down into the hydroton... since you want to keep it nice and moist in there, be sure to only use CFL lights at first so there isn't too much heat that would dry-out the root that's just beginning to grow down...
I know, I just feel safer using the rockwool. Plant is moving along nicely, first set of true leaves showed themselves today. They are very very tiny though prolly .25" max. Just blows me away how fast these things grow and how big they get.Hey mr2 - not sure why you're using the rockwool again...it's really not necessary! If you let it germinate long enough to get a good 1 inch+ tap root going, you can put it right into the hydroton without a problem... at least that's how I've been rolling, and it's worked well for me!
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hahahah this is exactly what happened to me. i let mine grow about half an inch tap root and just slipped it into the hydro easily just wedged it bewtween two pebbles. the second try however went a bit pear shaped and i dropped the seed into the hydro every time i moved a pebble to try and get to it, it fell down deeper. got it out in the end and it survived just fine so alls well that ends well i guess. i laugh now but i would have loved to have seen the look on my face at the time lolYes, I always use tweezers with my seeds, even when putting them into paper-towel to germinate - oils and germs on your hands can spoil or unnecessarily lengthen your germ time/rate. The root isn't really fragile, but you want to be very careful not to drop a freshly cracked seed on the floor/ground, so I use tweezers to go directly from the towel to the hydroton. It takes a bit of practice to arrange the hydroton so the seed doesn't fall deep into it - just be extra careful. The top of the seed shouldn't be covered - it should be suspended enough that you can pour water over it directly without it getting 'flushed' deep down into the hydroton... since you want to keep it nice and moist in there, be sure to only use CFL lights at first so there isn't too much heat that would dry-out the root that's just beginning to grow down...
Here's a nice closeup of my VK went it first went into the farm...
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Good news - glad to hear!
Thanks, I keep forgetting the name of those leaves. and yes it's a feminized seed.Yeah, don't worry 'bout the cotyledons - the serrated leaves are comin in nice now... looks like she's a go!!!
Ok Mr2shim I'm Sub.Looking Forward';s To Watching Your next Grow.Peace Out
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