ColSmoke

bluecheese has great germination success because she's an awesome person and she tricks the weaker sex into doing her evil bidding

Great Dane

Hey BC! At what point after you have seedlings, do you transfer them into your hempy, DWC , or whatever, and at what point do I start to give them nutes? (I know to use low doses at first) but can I give it to them 1-2 days after popping up?

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bluecheese

Mine usually stay in the rockwool - no feeding - for about a week after they pop up. Then I transplant them to either solo cups (for hempy buckets) or straight into my e&f system. I feed them lightly (maybe 1-1-1 ml/gal) when I transplant them.

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uhoh i didnt ph soak the cubes, just put it in some tap water.

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Originally Posted by OldPhart
Basic cheat sheet:
Ec goes up, PH goes down=plants require less nutes.
Ec goes down, PH goes up=Plants require more nutes
Ec stable, PH goes up=Equilibrium=Good thang.

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My method is to 1st put them in a cup of water for 24 hrs in a dark warm place then transfer them to moist paper towels, by then some of them already cracked open I would normally let them get a good root going before transferring them into soil.

Great Dane

Just to let everyone know, a third seed popped up last night. That brings my success rate to 60%

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ColSmoke

I used a cup of water with a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide (3%). I usually get total germination within 24-36 hrs.

People underestimate the importance of a clean working environment. I keep everything clean during germination and cloning. It could mean the difference between a successful operation and a bummer.

Also what is the temperature at the cubes? I know your ambient temperatures looked good, but are the cubes themselves getting warm enough?

grower 519

keepin the area clean is a must.

also what temp you keep them at is huge and if you can bottom heat is best, so that you spur on root development. a high humidity is also key, lower light levels too is a good thing to keep them from stressing. somthin around 23-25 celcius is good.

you mentioned the fan was blowing on them which is a big no no as you pull humidity out of the cubes faster then normal.