shotnva777
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Wondering about watering and amount of light/water these need...
So this is how it was done on the seeds... any advice is appreciated!
First the Northern Lights Hybrid seed: was thrown into germination with the shot glass method using water and a drop of super thrive (1 drop to 1 gallon of water) and a dark cup over top. The next morning I checked the seed and it was still floating, I poked it once with the tweezers that I use for all of my seeds and she sank.... bingo! I let it sit for about another 12 hrs, while I was at work. When I got home I SLOWLY poured out the water from the shot glass and GENTLY grabbed the seed (which I could already see the split in the seed) with the tweezers, it was thrown into an old plastic cookie container between 4 sheets of paper towel (2 bottom, 2 top), I then sprayed it with 1 drop per gallon Superthrive/Water. The container has a few small holes on the top cover... nonetheless, I completely wrap the entire container in a small beach towel (makes it pitch black but still gets SOME air - it's worked every other germination) and put it in my grow box WITH ONE LIGHT ON. The temp stays right around 75-80*F - give or take a few degrees. Nonetheless, I couldn't get it to split open anymore after 7 days! All it was was the seed split long ways and a white root tip barely running down the side and just a TINY end poking out on the pointed end. Wish I woulda took a pic, hard to explain. Anyways, I got tired of it not doing anything else (I contemplated helping it out of its shell but didn't want to mess up a FREE seed!
) So after 7 days, the way it is.... it was thrown like half a centimeter into a moist "seed starting growing mix" (which is pretty much all peat moss and some perlite for drainage) in a half cut dixie cup yesterday and put it 2" beneath a soft white AND daylight CFL - all in my veg box! lol.... it's staying about 85*F in there and has GREAT airflow... nothing showing yet.
Secondly, I went after the Autofem Critical Jack (also a free seed): After I read up on the Autofem strain, how GD QUICK it grows and the THC levels it! I immediately threw this thing into germination with the shot glass method and a dark cup over top - same water mixture as the other! The next morning I checked the seed and it was sitting on the bottom, WITH THE TAPROOT STARTING TO SHOW! I couldn't believe it, again I let it soak in the dark in the shot glass, until I got off work about 10 hrs later.... when I looked again, after that 10 hr span, the seed was starting to try and fall off and when I picked it up out of the shotglass I COULD SEE THE FIRST GREEN LEAF inside the shell.... wtf! Nuclear seeds - I SWEAR!!!!
Welp, it wasn't going to see the damn paper towel if it wanted to grow like a freaking weed plant - and I'm not talking about the type of weed this forum is based on!!! So I threw it in another half dixie cup with the same growing medium and put it under the same lighting, right next to each other - with their labels in the veg box.....
Here's some pictures of one that I assume needed to be watered (because I did) due to its dry top (the Northern Lights hybrid which was planted 24 hrs prior to the other autofem seed). Guess that would explain it being dry, it's been planted longer... lol. STONED! Anyways, I REALLY HOPE that both (or atleast the autofem) take off towards the lights. Do you think it needs more light or less right now? Plants too close? Should I use a humidity dome? Did I plant them too soon? As you see, there's a powerful fan blowing on the lights/pots so they don't get TOO hot. How long does it usually take for these to show? The only start to finish indoors I got to finish was a dank bagseed and I had forgotten I germinated it.... it germed for a good 10-15 days and when I got to it it had already broke out of it's shell and was growing it's first two leaves IN THE PAPER TOWEL!!
Any answers greatly appreciated!
So this is how it was done on the seeds... any advice is appreciated!
First the Northern Lights Hybrid seed: was thrown into germination with the shot glass method using water and a drop of super thrive (1 drop to 1 gallon of water) and a dark cup over top. The next morning I checked the seed and it was still floating, I poked it once with the tweezers that I use for all of my seeds and she sank.... bingo! I let it sit for about another 12 hrs, while I was at work. When I got home I SLOWLY poured out the water from the shot glass and GENTLY grabbed the seed (which I could already see the split in the seed) with the tweezers, it was thrown into an old plastic cookie container between 4 sheets of paper towel (2 bottom, 2 top), I then sprayed it with 1 drop per gallon Superthrive/Water. The container has a few small holes on the top cover... nonetheless, I completely wrap the entire container in a small beach towel (makes it pitch black but still gets SOME air - it's worked every other germination) and put it in my grow box WITH ONE LIGHT ON. The temp stays right around 75-80*F - give or take a few degrees. Nonetheless, I couldn't get it to split open anymore after 7 days! All it was was the seed split long ways and a white root tip barely running down the side and just a TINY end poking out on the pointed end. Wish I woulda took a pic, hard to explain. Anyways, I got tired of it not doing anything else (I contemplated helping it out of its shell but didn't want to mess up a FREE seed!
) So after 7 days, the way it is.... it was thrown like half a centimeter into a moist "seed starting growing mix" (which is pretty much all peat moss and some perlite for drainage) in a half cut dixie cup yesterday and put it 2" beneath a soft white AND daylight CFL - all in my veg box! lol.... it's staying about 85*F in there and has GREAT airflow... nothing showing yet. Secondly, I went after the Autofem Critical Jack (also a free seed): After I read up on the Autofem strain, how GD QUICK it grows and the THC levels it! I immediately threw this thing into germination with the shot glass method and a dark cup over top - same water mixture as the other! The next morning I checked the seed and it was sitting on the bottom, WITH THE TAPROOT STARTING TO SHOW! I couldn't believe it, again I let it soak in the dark in the shot glass, until I got off work about 10 hrs later.... when I looked again, after that 10 hr span, the seed was starting to try and fall off and when I picked it up out of the shotglass I COULD SEE THE FIRST GREEN LEAF inside the shell.... wtf! Nuclear seeds - I SWEAR!!!!
Welp, it wasn't going to see the damn paper towel if it wanted to grow like a freaking weed plant - and I'm not talking about the type of weed this forum is based on!!! So I threw it in another half dixie cup with the same growing medium and put it under the same lighting, right next to each other - with their labels in the veg box..... Here's some pictures of one that I assume needed to be watered (because I did) due to its dry top (the Northern Lights hybrid which was planted 24 hrs prior to the other autofem seed). Guess that would explain it being dry, it's been planted longer... lol. STONED! Anyways, I REALLY HOPE that both (or atleast the autofem) take off towards the lights. Do you think it needs more light or less right now? Plants too close? Should I use a humidity dome? Did I plant them too soon? As you see, there's a powerful fan blowing on the lights/pots so they don't get TOO hot. How long does it usually take for these to show? The only start to finish indoors I got to finish was a dank bagseed and I had forgotten I germinated it.... it germed for a good 10-15 days and when I got to it it had already broke out of it's shell and was growing it's first two leaves IN THE PAPER TOWEL!!
Any answers greatly appreciated!
