Please check me OUT! Cab Design, Light, Seeds, GROW!
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dsam
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OK well I left it over night again and woke up this morning and there is a tail now... so I have to go to the Hydro store after work and get a few things anyways so you will see the first seed in Soil or possibly in hydroton... just don't want to grow unknown male/female in hydro... so I am thinking soil. 
feelingreen
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I'm excited, hope to see some pics of a sprout soon! 
I'd love to watch either a soil or a hydro grow, and to be honest I've been really interested in hydro lately. Seems like soil's super finicky these days - so many complaints in the MJ plant problems forums (often about consistently faulty soil mixes, although there are certainly good ones out there ). You gotta constantly keep up with hydro, and damage occurs much more quickly than it does in soil (in soil it could take a month for some problems to become apparent, but it varies a lot). At the same time, you have much more control with hydro, you know exactly what your plants are getting and when.
Once you have the whole system down, you can have the peace of mind of knowing that, as long as everything's been maintained, your plants are getting exactly what they need - and you can watch the root system for any damage, super handy. Plus, hydro often allows for a sick a** root system, and plants grown in hydro with the same size root system as one grown in soil will have more foliage than the soil-grown one, comparatively, given that the plants in either have been kept healthy.
I'd love to watch either a soil or a hydro grow, and to be honest I've been really interested in hydro lately. Seems like soil's super finicky these days - so many complaints in the MJ plant problems forums (often about consistently faulty soil mixes, although there are certainly good ones out there ). You gotta constantly keep up with hydro, and damage occurs much more quickly than it does in soil (in soil it could take a month for some problems to become apparent, but it varies a lot). At the same time, you have much more control with hydro, you know exactly what your plants are getting and when. Once you have the whole system down, you can have the peace of mind of knowing that, as long as everything's been maintained, your plants are getting exactly what they need - and you can watch the root system for any damage, super handy. Plus, hydro often allows for a sick a** root system, and plants grown in hydro with the same size root system as one grown in soil will have more foliage than the soil-grown one, comparatively, given that the plants in either have been kept healthy
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THCHead.25
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Pics Dsam ?
dsam
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you ask and shall receive... I know its boring but its what I do... LOL sorry I completely got complacent and didn't take a picture of the germed seed... the tail was about an inch long though... that's what I get for leaving it in there all day I guess haha I am going to see how this goes... should be a fun ride! I will have more pics this weekend. Work is just killing me.
Soil I picked
Soil in container
Seed in soil!
Soil I picked
Soil in container
Seed in soil!
dsam
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So I have a few questions... this soil.. can I water it with the same solution and ph at my hydro stuff? Also how long can I keep mixed nutrient water in a 1 gal jug? Thanks!! Also set a Buddha seeds red dwarf fem auto to germ the way mattman recommended. So ill put it in paper towels tomorrow after work.
what up dsam, see everything is coming along nicely! I noticed you posted a question regarding pH... I posted a question earlier about how to monitor pH of the soil consistently without problems. Someone pointed me in the right direction... Dolomite lime! It buffers the soil at at pH of 6.8-7.2... so when you pH your water and add it, it will not go above or below this range!
dsam
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Awesome. What's the mixing ratio to soil with that?
Im not sure if its the same with every product (bc of different brands and what not), but I do know that the stuff I purchased for my cactus, you just add 1 tablespoon/per gallon of soil used and mix it up..... If you already have everything going, you can just lay it on top of the soil and give it a good flush. Really, I dont think adding that much more can hurt anything after doing a little research on the matter.
Also, not sure where your located, but here in the STATES, I dont have a hydro shop in the state im in, so I purchased my bag at lowes for $8.00, it was a 2 pound bag, so should last quite sometime. Haha and dont get scared when you open it... it literally smells like a fire is burning lol.... scared the shit out of me because I opened it and layed it on my bed, came back in my room and almost had a panic attack.
Also, not sure where your located, but here in the STATES, I dont have a hydro shop in the state im in, so I purchased my bag at lowes for $8.00, it was a 2 pound bag, so should last quite sometime. Haha and dont get scared when you open it... it literally smells like a fire is burning lol.... scared the shit out of me because I opened it and layed it on my bed, came back in my room and almost had a panic attack.
Awesome, you will see those things explode 4 sure... Make sure you get your pH stuff figured out ASAP though, pH probs have ruined my stuff in the past, and when they are seedlings, they are much more susceptible to damage.
feelingreen
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Nice job! I'll have to try the paper towel method next time, maybe it would've gotten my girls going faster.
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