You Outdoor Growers
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HUSTLERBOY20
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I would suggest atleast 4 nodes tall
Dan Kone
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Nah. I lose ~1/4 or 1/3 of them by doing that. I like to keep a few extra plants in case I need them for whatever reason. I usually end up with a bunch I don't need and end up giving them to friends. It's better to have too many than not enough.
I let mine get a little girth so they can hold their own against insects, rain, and etc. If you throw them outside after germination then you take unneccessary chances and many of the seeds may not survive. Not to mention the soil that I use outside is too strong for seedlings to survive anyway. I start my seeds in a germination station with a organic seedling mix. When they show their first set of leaves I transplant into dixie cups. Then I wait until they grow a tad before I put them outside. Here is one that is ready for outside.....
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This is the Jiffy Organic mix I use. You have to mix pearlite with this stuff or you will get compaction...
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This is the Germination Station I use...
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From Germination station to cup...
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My top shelf is like 3 inches from the top of my cups and as my plants grow they drop to the second shelf and then to the third shelf. Once they are on the third shelf and reach the top of the light I put them outside...
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Then outside....
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Dan Kone
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That is the way people should do it (unless you have massive seed supplies)I let mine get a little girth so they can hold their own against insects, rain, and etc. If you throw them outside after germination then you take unneccessary chances and many of the seeds may not survive. Not to mention the soil that I use outside is too strong for seedlings to survive anyway. I start my seeds in a germination station with a organic seedling mix. When they show their first set of leaves I transplant into dixie cups. Then I wait until they grow a tad before I put them outside. Here is one that is ready for outside.....
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This is the Jiffy Organic mix I use. You have to mix pearlite with this stuff or you will get compaction...
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This is the Germination Station I use...
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From Germination station to cup...
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My top shelf is like 3 inches from the top of my cups and as my plants grow they drop to the second shelf and then to the third shelf. Once they are on the third shelf and reach the top of the light I put them outside...
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Then outside....
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Hope this info helps...
Isn't it wiser to make sure every seed has the best chance? I can germinate 72 seeds from seed to plant in a week. That's 288 plants per month from one germination station and I have 3.
Dan Kone
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nah. I want to know my genetics can endure a little weather. the strong ones survive.
Of course if they are seeds I've ordered or have a limited supply of, I do it much different. I give them enough time under a t5 to grow a couple real nodes, then I start a 2 week hardening off process.
jesco51
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Thanks for such an informative post! Your plants look great by the way. + repI let mine get a little girth so they can hold their own against insects, rain, and etc. If you throw them outside after germination then you take unneccessary chances and many of the seeds may not survive. Not to mention the soil that I use outside is too strong for seedlings to survive anyway. I start my seeds in a germination station with a organic seedling mix. When they show their first set of leaves I transplant into dixie cups. Then I wait until they grow a tad before I put them outside. Here is one that is ready for outside.....
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This is the Jiffy Organic mix I use. You have to mix pearlite with this stuff or you will get compaction...
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This is the Germination Station I use...
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From Germination station to cup...
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My top shelf is like 3 inches from the top of my cups and as my plants grow they drop to the second shelf and then to the third shelf. Once they are on the third shelf and reach the top of the light I put them outside...
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Then outside....
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Hope this info helps...
Dude, regardless of what the genetics are a plant just can't take certant punishment no matter what. You can have the hardiest strain and it can still get torn to sheds by a rough Thunderstorm. This is true for all plants.
Thx man. Good luck with your grow.
Dan Kone
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Oh, they don't get direct rain on them or anything. They go under this:
I just want to make sure they can handle heat/cold. Natural selection 4tw.
To each it's own. I would NOT set up a place like that for a seedling. A plant maybe, but NOt a germinated fresh seed.
Dan Kone
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um ok. works fine for me
huklburryfin
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im hopefully going to be putting out 3 babies in a few days. they are about 6 inches tall right now even though they are 3 weeks old. im vegging them indoors under cfls.
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/432131-firsttime-bagseed-outdoor-guerilla-growww.html
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/432131-firsttime-bagseed-outdoor-guerilla-growww.html