munch_madness
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Hey fellow growers,
Cannabis is soon to be legalized here in Vermont, and residents can possess a total of 6 plants starting July 1. Because VT summers are so short, I figured I would get a jumpstart on my grow.
I started with seeds from seedsman - two strains of Indica (kush & skunk) and one Sativa (ace). I used the presoak method for 5 of my 8 seeds. After roughly 24 hours, most of my seeds had sunk to the bottom of my glass, and all were transplanted into Peat Pellets for germination.
All but 1 seed germinated, and after 4 days, I had 7 little seedlings sprouting up out of their pellets. I wish I had taken photos of that stage...
after another week, all but two of the seedlings had discarded their shell and begun growing their first pair of actual leaves. At this time, I transplanted them into pots filled with organic garden soil. After loads of research, I quickly discovered that this soil wasn't optimal, and switched to Fox Farm Ocean Forest (ffof) mixed with 20% perlite. This was roughly a week ago.
My plants are currently just about 2 weeks from initial pre-soak / germination, and so far, all seems well. I move them outside into the sunlight during the day and bring them inside at night. I had to manually remove the hardened shell from two of the seedlings, and they may not make it - they still seem to be growing leaves, though.
My plan is to move the plants outdoors permanently in another 2 weeks and plant directly into the ground using my ffof mixture. I will then begin using nutes.
My concern at this stage is water pH and soil acidity. I have read that ffof is too hot for seedlings, although my seedlings seem fine, and my soil is cut w/ 20% perlite. Also, our well-water tests at a pH of about 8. I have not tried altering this, because so far the plants seem to enjoy it. Plus, I'm thinking the acidity of the ffof may be cut by the relatively basic tap-water.
Anyway, thanks for reading! Please let me know if you have any suggestions for me moving forward. I'm a complete and utter 'n00b' when it comes to this stuff, and in the short time that I have been researching, I have learned that there are many different ways to grow, and many very opinionated people. I'm not looking for perfection, but certainly not mediocrity, either. Somewhere in-between.
Cannabis is soon to be legalized here in Vermont, and residents can possess a total of 6 plants starting July 1. Because VT summers are so short, I figured I would get a jumpstart on my grow.
I started with seeds from seedsman - two strains of Indica (kush & skunk) and one Sativa (ace). I used the presoak method for 5 of my 8 seeds. After roughly 24 hours, most of my seeds had sunk to the bottom of my glass, and all were transplanted into Peat Pellets for germination.
All but 1 seed germinated, and after 4 days, I had 7 little seedlings sprouting up out of their pellets. I wish I had taken photos of that stage...
after another week, all but two of the seedlings had discarded their shell and begun growing their first pair of actual leaves. At this time, I transplanted them into pots filled with organic garden soil. After loads of research, I quickly discovered that this soil wasn't optimal, and switched to Fox Farm Ocean Forest (ffof) mixed with 20% perlite. This was roughly a week ago.
My plants are currently just about 2 weeks from initial pre-soak / germination, and so far, all seems well. I move them outside into the sunlight during the day and bring them inside at night. I had to manually remove the hardened shell from two of the seedlings, and they may not make it - they still seem to be growing leaves, though.
My plan is to move the plants outdoors permanently in another 2 weeks and plant directly into the ground using my ffof mixture. I will then begin using nutes.
My concern at this stage is water pH and soil acidity. I have read that ffof is too hot for seedlings, although my seedlings seem fine, and my soil is cut w/ 20% perlite. Also, our well-water tests at a pH of about 8. I have not tried altering this, because so far the plants seem to enjoy it. Plus, I'm thinking the acidity of the ffof may be cut by the relatively basic tap-water.
Anyway, thanks for reading! Please let me know if you have any suggestions for me moving forward. I'm a complete and utter 'n00b' when it comes to this stuff, and in the short time that I have been researching, I have learned that there are many different ways to grow, and many very opinionated people. I'm not looking for perfection, but certainly not mediocrity, either. Somewhere in-between.
