Ok...so I'm a newb. I'm also scared to ask this question after reading the last few pages!
Let me brown nose you a bit. I really admire your journals. They're very well done and extremely informative. Thanks for taking the time to document your process. I hope to have a fraction of your success on my first grow.
Right now I just started to crack the seeds using the paper towel method. Hopefully they'll be ready for cups tomorrow, and I'll be trying to do exactly what you've taught me.
I'm going to attempt AK-47 and White Russian, both Autoflower. Eventually, they'll end up in 2 gal bags. I've got the FF big 3 nutes and I'll be following your schedule with the nutes.
The one thing that I could not find in your journal, (and please forgive me if this has been asked. I looked twice before typing this), is your quantity of the Big Bloom on the seedlings.
From your 2009 summer journal:
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Day 19:
June 20, 2009
So, I repotted my plants in 2 gallon pots today along with giving them their first taste of nutes. I used 7 gallons of water (ph down to 6.5) with one teaspoon of Fox Farms Grow Big and one tablespoon of Fox Farms Big Bloom per gallon.
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This said, can I assume that you did not use the Big Bloom (as per the FF feeding schedule) on your seedlings and you let the soil and clean water do the work for the first 2 1/2 weeks?
I guess I'm just a bit nervous to fry my seedlings on my first go if I hit them with 2Tbl/Gal of the Big Bloom as soon as they pop the soil. Which is what the FF schedule says to do.
Thanks again Dill. I appreciate your input. (and I sincerely apologize if i missed the answer in a previous post).