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[BlacHaze]

These seeds are from my last plant grown from natural seed. I dropped the seeds in water and the next day they sunk to the bottom. After the soaking, I put them in good draining soil. I put the seed tray under a 400W MH @ 80 degrees. The light is on 24hrs. It's the 3rd day, and 9 out of 12 have popped!

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[WHITE RABBIT]

What type of fert. are you going to use? :rasta:

[Nzo]

cool, that had to be one of the best buds i've had.
really good shit! :rasta: medical too.

[BlacHaze]

There's nothing in the soil and I won't feed them for about 3 weeks.
I'm going to use what I have. I bought the fish emulsion at home depot and the big bloom at my local hydro store. The water bottle is a home made mixture of miracle grow tomato fertilizer/acid loving plants fertilizer/fish emulsion/ and big bloom. For a light start, I'll give them the fish. Then I'll switch to the mixture I made for the veg stage and hit them with the big bloom for flower.

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[BlacHaze]

cool, that had to be one of the best buds i've had.
really good shit! :rasta: medical too.

Yeah, we like it cause it's strong!

[Hippie3]

fish emulsion is highly acidic so be sure to dilute properly and balance the ph .

[BlacHaze]

I usually add about one tablespoon per gallon. ;)

They seem to be stunted. I haven't noticed any growth in their first few days. I have them in a cold room so the light is on 24hrs for heat. I may have to bring them inside and put them under CFL's.

[BlacHaze]

They seem to be growing slowly. I was too lazy to bring them inside, but I’ve been checking the temps more frequent. I’m not using a fan, only the light for heat. I think they are getting better. You can see the new leaves growing inside. Out of the 12 seeds, 10 popped. I gave up on the others and let them dry out. Ten is more than I can handle with a 400W. The problem with growing from seed is that you have to grow your plants for a long time before you find out if they are male or female.

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[Nzo]

try to water around them
not on them

[twoguysupnorth]

nice, yes temps do affect the speed they grow at. i kept some plants miniscule by growing at 50 f for a month. same plants at 70 f needed to be transplanted after a couple of weeks. good call, i went by watt rating and 9 plants are really to much for a 400w. next time i think i will try 6, but it(9-10-12 of them) would be good starting from seed since you will be removing about half for flowering. good luck.

[BlacHaze]

try to water around them
not on them

LOL

I try to mist them a few times a day. I have a strong sprayer and the plants are very small. :amazed:

Humidity is good during the veg stage! :D

[BlacHaze]

nice, yes temps do affect the speed they grow at. i kept some plants miniscule by growing at 50 f for a month. same plants at 70 f needed to be transplanted after a couple of weeks. good call, i went by watt rating and 9 plants are really to much for a 400w. next time i think i will try 6, but it(9-10-12 of them) would be good starting from seed since you will be removing about half for flowering. good luck.

Big fan of yours from the other site. Good to see you around here.

I had seedlings that were only a few days old around freezing temps for over 3 days. I turned off the light and left them for dead. But they didn't die. Then I turned the light back on.They started slow but grew into nice plants. With a 400W, I clearly saw the difference between growing 6 plants and 3 plants.
The 3 plants were much larger.

I'm hoping. So far, it's been about 20 out of 20 for females. These plants are from the same batch of seeds. :D

[Nzo]

are you gonna pollinate at least one for seeds or no?



i like taking clones off a female so that i can skip
the seed germinating/seedling stage and save some time..

just curious what month do you think you'd harvest?
goodluck

[twoguysupnorth]

hehe, we have fans? i couldnt imagine. thanks, nice to see you too. i have been skimping on the others since i have been reading on here. :heart:

[BlacHaze]

Nzo,
I know it takes time, but I enjoy the seed germinating part. It's fun to watch them pop up and grow. When I want seeds, I don't pollinate. I get them from females without any males in the room. Like I said, I'm not hoping for males for pollen. I'm not trying to get seeds out of these plants cause they are feminized seeds. But If I get seeds, I won't throw them out.

Harvest date will depend on how long I veg them due to the amount of plants.
At least, I want to veg for about 6 weeks until mid Feb and then flower for 8 until mid April, so I would have some dried smoke about a week before May. I should have some nicely cured White Widow by Memorial Day.

[twoguysupnorth]

i guess i missed the part about being feminized, still good luck. i am sure a friend would love to get the extras that wont fit. i really would like to start some new seeds too but it isnt going to happen untill closer to spring.

[Hippie3]

LOL

I try to mist them a few times a day. I have a strong sprayer and the plants are very small. :amazed:

Humidity is good during the veg stage! :D

be sure to have a good breeze going from fans
to dry off the water spray quickly and boost that rh .

[BlacHaze]

They are still growing slow. Sometimes the temps are at 60, and sometimes it's like 80. The weather has been up and down. I moved them to pots that are WAY too large for them, but I HATE repotting, so I just want to do it once. I actually spent some money on this grow and bought 6 "perfect pots" at my local hydro store. They are square so you can get the most soil under the light.

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[BlacHaze]

The veins are getting yellow, so I'm gonna try a little salt on the next watering.
I picked it up @ Wally World for under $2. :D

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[BlacHaze]

They are getting better but I will veg longer because they got off to a slow start. I have been neglecting the other four. I gave them a some fish emulsion mixed with the magnesium hoping it would help them along.

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