How to grow auto flower seeds

Do you filter it to remove any solids I get small pieces of coco in the waste and I am afraid it will plug my drippers I am using 3gal root maker pots I grew OG Kush and Sour Diesel they did real well I did well enough that I have shut down my other rooms to concentrate on growing only auto I am starting a Blue Dream auto I hope it does as well

f.kelsey said:

Do you filter it to remove any solids I get small pieces of coco in the waste and I am afraid it will plug my drippers I am using 3gal root maker pots I grew OG Kush and Sour Diesel they did real well I did well enough that I have shut down my other rooms to concentrate on growing only auto I am starting a Blue Dream auto I hope it does as well

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I collect my run off from the tray with a piece of capillary mating so when it's emptying into the jug it's getting filtered, I've also a small built in filter on the pump.

Star Dog said:

I germinate seeds with 2ml per litre of H2o2 and 1ml of nitrozyme then maintain 23c waiting over 24hrs for a tap root is pretty unusual, I reckon 90/95%+ success rate.

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all i do is put the seeds into the soil and water them, so far 100% success.

The runoff from my coco goes through tomato and pepper plants. That runoff is diluted down and fed to house plants and the lawn.

I would switch to autopots to eliminate runoff completely but I run auto's perpetually so I think they'd just create more work.

Boru420 said:

all i do is put the seeds into the soil and water them, so far 100% success.

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Yes by all means each to there own, I like my method though, seeds soaked on Saturday.

Your straight into soil just can't compete with that.

Star Dog said:

I collect my run off from the tray with a piece of capillary mating so when it's emptying into the jug it's getting filtered, I've also a small built in filter on the pump.

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I am growing in 4x6 flood table and collecting my waste in a 20 gal reservoir which I pump out when full I was using the waste on my photo plants it worked out real well (they were in 7gal pots with hp soil) that grow is over I generate around 20 gallons of waste every other day I gotta filter and recycle between the dollars for the nutrients and the time it only makes sense to recycle thanks for your thoughts

Star Dog said:

Yes by all means each to there own, I like my method though, seeds soaked on Saturday.
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Your straight into soil just can't compete.

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100% success and i think you said 90-95 % success, "Your straight into soil just can't compete." you talk bollox

blah blah blah

Star Dog said:

I think your nose is out of joint lol or you are deliberately ignoring the post immediately after saying 100% is nearer the mark?

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i asked you about the shite you were saying about sensi seeds and you couldnt even reply, "nose out of place" suffering fuck there are some ego's on here

Star Dog said:

I think your nose is out of joint lol or you are deliberately ignoring the post immediately after saying 100% is nearer the mark?

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i replied to what you wrote.

Star Dog said:

Here you are

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lmfao thats not the post i replied too

lmfao

Tht_Blk_Guy27 said:

ive heard many people are goin 20/4 with autos since they're on such a short timeframe. roots do need dark to rest and recycle energy but i have seen better yields and overall better looking product from longer auto runs

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Thank you for the info I will give it a try

Star Dog said:

I germinate seeds with 2ml per litre of H2o2 and 1ml of nitrozyme then maintain 23c waiting over 24hrs for a tap root is pretty unusual, I reckon 90/95%+ success rate.

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Is that food grade (35%) h202 we talking about?

vorus said:

Is that food grade (35%) h202 we talking about?

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It's growth technologies 17.5% I'm unable to find 35% locally.

Star Dog said:

It's growth technologies 17.5% I'm unable to find 35% locally.

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That makes it 0,035% h2o2 if I'm not wrong... extremely diluted. I've read people sogging seeds in 3% for many hours with no problem as well. You can consider going harder with them I guess... but I doubt I'd be brave enough to take chances unless some seeds don't even pop and anything before throwing them off is an option lol

The post I'm talking about is: https://www.rollitup.org/goto/post?id=15812156

vorus said:

That makes it 0,035% h2o2 if I'm not wrong... extremely diluted. I've read people sogging seeds in 3% for many hours with no problem as well. You can consider going harder with them I guess... but I doubt I'd be brave enough to take chances unless some seeds don't even pop and anything before throwing them off is an option lol

The post I'm talking about is: https://www.rollitup.org/goto/post?id=15812156

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I messed around with H2o2 for bugs (springtails) , I found a post of mine from years back and I was using 50ml per litre on the leafs, I'm thinking OMFG 50ml but I must have used it or I'd never have mentioned it on the forum, I can remember my hands getting slightly burnt with it (your skin goes a whitish colour) I also remember it fizzling when I put it down through the perlite.

I lost all my growing notes to the authorities, tbh I was a bit surprised to read 50ml, I've only a 250ml bottle I use for seeds or I'd give it a try?

Or... 5ml per 100ml is equal to 50ml per litre.
I'm going to mix up 5ml to 100ml and test it again it sounds ridiculously high?

@vorus maths isn't my strong point you're obviously pretty good with numbers, what ratio does 50ml of 17.5% per litre make in comparison to 30ml of 3% in 500ml

I remember I got to a point where it burnt the roots and plant looked terrible iirc it was 70 ml per litre.

Lol I can feel the seeds suffocating in the pot

Star Dog said:

I messed around with H2o2 for bugs, I found a post of mine from years back and I was using 50ml per litre on the leafs, I'm thinking OMFG 50ml but I must have used it or I'd never have mentioned it on the forum, I can remember my hands getting slightly burnt with it (your skin goes a whitish colour) I also remember it fizzling when I put it down through the perlite.

I lost all my growing notes to the authorities, tbh I was a bit surprised to read 50ml, I've only a 250ml bottle I use for seeds or I'd give it a try?

Or... 5ml per 100ml is equal to 50ml per litre.
I'm going to mix up 5ml to 100ml and test it again it sounds ridiculously high?

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Yeah I used to bleach my hair using 9% peroxide when I young, I know how bad it burns

50ml of 17.5% per liter makes a 0.875% solution, which is not ridiculously high considering this other post I mentioned above claiming to soak the seeds in 3% solution, but then again it might be a different story when used directly on plants. So yeah the 70ml you used might have burnt your plant I guess...

I found this site that gives directions for using h2o2 on all stages in case of damping off, you might want to check it out: http://4urbanfarming.blogspot.com/2012/01/pythium-root-rot-and-damping-off.html

But I wouldn't really consider using it unless I run into some algae etc. problems... Maybe only while germinating my seeds, which I'm currently looking into

For your 17.5% h2o2 just mix it with 5.5ish parts water and you'll roughly get a 3% solution. And from there on, I would dilute it even more according to recommendations. For example, the site I linked above says 1 teaspoon (5ml) of 3% h2o2 for 16.9oz (500ml) water for germination. Which makes it a 0.03% solution... just like you do for germination. But they also recommend using it while watering Rockwool... so that is probably a safe spot for young plants. In theory, soaking only the seeds in 3% directly MIGHT BE safe for a short period of time. Which again, I wouldn't dare to take the risk