Katatawnic
Well-Known Member
My first grow was prematurely terminated two days ago. 
Also two days ago, a couple hours or so before my not-so-happy discovery, I started germinating four seeds: one Northern Light, one Blue Hash, and two "mystery" seeds. No soak overnight in water, no paper towel, no fuss whatsoever. They didn't just "crack" already.... all four completely sprouted this afternoon! 
I don't like handling sensitive seeds with even more sensitive taproots; my hands always have tremors, and I'm just kinda clumsy.
However, I didn't clean out my BP (Stealth's Bubbleponics) till today, so I made me a "mini greenhouse" which not only made the move into the BP simple, but WOW the speed at which they sprouted blew my mind!
All I did was soak four 1" rockwool cubes in water pH'd to 5.5, put the seeds into the cubes, placed those into one of those little food storage containers that are so cheap it doesn't matter if you lose or toss it (two pack for $1), closed it, and set it on top of my cable box for the warmth they so love. The sealed container is the "humidity dome" (all four easily fit in the little container, and six would also very easily fit if I were to decide to fill up my BP) BUT you've gotta make sure you open it at least once a day for a moment or so, or they can quickly suffocate and rot. (This is true with using paper towels, etc., as well; just in case anyone reading this has had trouble germinating seeds.) I was opening it two to four times a day, whenever I'd happen to be near the entertainment unit.
So this afternoon I decided I should finish cleaning out my BP for the next batch. Got done with that, grabbed my "mini greenhouse" to resume germinating in the BP, and saw a seed popping out of one of the rockwool cubes. I figured it was way too soon for cracking and sprouting out of the cube, and was about to push the seed back down there. But it was a true sprout; it just hadn't shed the shell yet. So I very gently opened up the other three rockwool cubes just enough to get a peek, and sure enough: all four had completely sprouted, in just two days! I've read several people's posts about putting their seeds straight into their mediums, but I didn't think there was any way there'd be results so quickly. (In the past it took at least this long, if not longer, for the seeds just to crack open a bit in paper towels, then there'd be the wait for them to sprout once planted into the medium. Less work and time are a great combo!)
Luck of the draw or not, I was pretty bummed about discovering my plants were males this last week. I was waiting the last two days for my seeds to sprout, but wasn't feeling very "into" it. Then my quadruplets were born, and I got excited again. I even named them!
Really though, it's easier to just give each a name than it is to refer to "the mystery plant in the left back of the BP," etc. I went with names from Greek mythology, all goddesses of course (gotta have female names!). I had to actually look up names beginning with "C" (A, B, C, & D for the order in which they sprouted and/or they were planted); there aren't many of those in the Greek pantheon, believe it or not. ANYHOOO, so they are Athene (goddess of Wisdom; she was wise to rise, LOL), Bia (goddess of Force; she forced her way out), Calliope (goddess of Eloquence and Poetry; the "C" that had to be Googled), and Demeter (goddess of [in a nutshell] Nature). So there ya have it!
They're already a lot more perky than they were when they went into the BP about four hours ago. Reaching for the light now, instead of just lying there on the rockwool cubes like they were when I set it all up and took a few snapshots. So long as everything goes smoothly for the Blue Hash (Calliope, or just Calli for short), then I'll have at least one female this time around as that one is from a feminized seed.
Wish me luck!
Also two days ago, a couple hours or so before my not-so-happy discovery, I started germinating four seeds: one Northern Light, one Blue Hash, and two "mystery" seeds. No soak overnight in water, no paper towel, no fuss whatsoever. They didn't just "crack" already.... all four completely sprouted this afternoon! I don't like handling sensitive seeds with even more sensitive taproots; my hands always have tremors, and I'm just kinda clumsy.
However, I didn't clean out my BP (Stealth's Bubbleponics) till today, so I made me a "mini greenhouse" which not only made the move into the BP simple, but WOW the speed at which they sprouted blew my mind!All I did was soak four 1" rockwool cubes in water pH'd to 5.5, put the seeds into the cubes, placed those into one of those little food storage containers that are so cheap it doesn't matter if you lose or toss it (two pack for $1), closed it, and set it on top of my cable box for the warmth they so love. The sealed container is the "humidity dome" (all four easily fit in the little container, and six would also very easily fit if I were to decide to fill up my BP) BUT you've gotta make sure you open it at least once a day for a moment or so, or they can quickly suffocate and rot. (This is true with using paper towels, etc., as well; just in case anyone reading this has had trouble germinating seeds.) I was opening it two to four times a day, whenever I'd happen to be near the entertainment unit.
So this afternoon I decided I should finish cleaning out my BP for the next batch. Got done with that, grabbed my "mini greenhouse" to resume germinating in the BP, and saw a seed popping out of one of the rockwool cubes. I figured it was way too soon for cracking and sprouting out of the cube, and was about to push the seed back down there. But it was a true sprout; it just hadn't shed the shell yet. So I very gently opened up the other three rockwool cubes just enough to get a peek, and sure enough: all four had completely sprouted, in just two days! I've read several people's posts about putting their seeds straight into their mediums, but I didn't think there was any way there'd be results so quickly. (In the past it took at least this long, if not longer, for the seeds just to crack open a bit in paper towels, then there'd be the wait for them to sprout once planted into the medium. Less work and time are a great combo!)
Luck of the draw or not, I was pretty bummed about discovering my plants were males this last week. I was waiting the last two days for my seeds to sprout, but wasn't feeling very "into" it. Then my quadruplets were born, and I got excited again. I even named them!
Really though, it's easier to just give each a name than it is to refer to "the mystery plant in the left back of the BP," etc. I went with names from Greek mythology, all goddesses of course (gotta have female names!). I had to actually look up names beginning with "C" (A, B, C, & D for the order in which they sprouted and/or they were planted); there aren't many of those in the Greek pantheon, believe it or not. ANYHOOO, so they are Athene (goddess of Wisdom; she was wise to rise, LOL), Bia (goddess of Force; she forced her way out), Calliope (goddess of Eloquence and Poetry; the "C" that had to be Googled), and Demeter (goddess of [in a nutshell] Nature). So there ya have it! They're already a lot more perky than they were when they went into the BP about four hours ago. Reaching for the light now, instead of just lying there on the rockwool cubes like they were when I set it all up and took a few snapshots. So long as everything goes smoothly for the Blue Hash (Calliope, or just Calli for short), then I'll have at least one female this time around as that one is from a feminized seed.
Wish me luck!
He'd left his bass & amp with a band member before he deployed for repairs, thankfully! I feel "safer" with the neighbors I've got now, and much better knowing that J will come house sit when I have to run errands. I can't wait till we can buy a house in the next year (or sooner?!) and get out of this awful neighborhood!
hopein u get sum ladies this time ill be watchin good luck
keep it up
.... who'd've thunk it?! 
