lilmisspiff
02-05-2012, 01:36 AM
ok so i have some seeds that i have been storing for some time now so i decided to grow them so heres what we did:
germination:
soaked in water left in warm dark place
3 out of 16 seeds germinated 2 in 48 hours 1 in about 6 hours (is that normal good / bad? )
the rest have now been soaking for 3-4 days and nothing (does that mean there not gonna work? )
Seedlings:
so i bought some mirracle grow organic shit from home depot seed starting stuff insainly light and fluffy i have 3 4" cardboard type pots ( ur suppose to be able to put the entire thing into a bigger planter with soil any advice on that? ) im really not sure about the medium for these 3 so i did some searching turns out theres a place nearby that sells foxfarm stuff so i bought the correct soil ( can and how could i transfer the 3 germinated seeds that r sitting in the mirracle grow crap to the foxfarm soil? )
Light:
ah the fun part so i decided as seedlings i was gonna start them off in a medium size storage bin ya know like the rubbermaid ones so what i did was found a bin that can hold 6 4" pots kmart $5.99 and i purchased 2 18" under cabinet florescent light fixtures from walmart $7.95 each i then took the bulbs they came with and threw them in the garbage and got 2 15w 18" full spectrum t8 bulbs 5000k 600 lumens each $6.95 each at sears i mounted them to the lid of the bin ran the wires out and plugged em into a surge protector and then to a digital timer $12.95 at sears and i have the lights on for 20 hours and off for 4 ( any opinion on the light setup while going threw the seedling stage? )
so questions i have so far:
1) i am trying to setup a drip system the pots r small and the mirracle grow crap is insainly absorbant and so is the pot actually so if i setup a drip system how much water do they need as seedlings that have just been planted from germination from what i can see it looks like 1000ml 3 times a week is that correct? ( and for the arrogant forum people yes i have researched and read about 100 posts / articles and not one specifies this stage nor specifies anything really just says if its moist dont water it if its dry water it thats a great story but i am very busy thats y i want the drip system so i dont have to worry about it consistently so my question is valid i need an amount of water or a way to figure out the amount only thing i could think of was build my drip system let it run and see how long till water comes out the bottom of the plant lol i guess that would work cause i want to do is use a 1 gallon bottle drill hole in top then drill hole in bottom side i have a air pump from a fish tank i want to run that to the top of the bottle and then run pex hosing from the bottom to the plants with 6 drip nipples on the pex line and i was gonna use a timer for the air pump like for instance say i run the system and 1/2 hour later water comes out of bottom of pot so i set timer to run for a half hour or 20-25 minutes so not to over water but now if thats the case is that 3 times a week once a week ect....
2) the seeds that have not germinated after 72 hours r they no good should i throw em out i mean they been around in an advil bottle for a long time lol
3) the seed that germinated in 6 hours is that good bad ect... should i show extra care to that plant in hopes it grows as fast as it germinated ect...
4) what do u think of my storage bin idea good / bad ?
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germination:
soaked in water left in warm dark place
3 out of 16 seeds germinated 2 in 48 hours 1 in about 6 hours (is that normal good / bad? )
the rest have now been soaking for 3-4 days and nothing (does that mean there not gonna work? )
Seedlings:
so i bought some mirracle grow organic shit from home depot seed starting stuff insainly light and fluffy i have 3 4" cardboard type pots ( ur suppose to be able to put the entire thing into a bigger planter with soil any advice on that? ) im really not sure about the medium for these 3 so i did some searching turns out theres a place nearby that sells foxfarm stuff so i bought the correct soil ( can and how could i transfer the 3 germinated seeds that r sitting in the mirracle grow crap to the foxfarm soil? )
Light:
ah the fun part so i decided as seedlings i was gonna start them off in a medium size storage bin ya know like the rubbermaid ones so what i did was found a bin that can hold 6 4" pots kmart $5.99 and i purchased 2 18" under cabinet florescent light fixtures from walmart $7.95 each i then took the bulbs they came with and threw them in the garbage and got 2 15w 18" full spectrum t8 bulbs 5000k 600 lumens each $6.95 each at sears i mounted them to the lid of the bin ran the wires out and plugged em into a surge protector and then to a digital timer $12.95 at sears and i have the lights on for 20 hours and off for 4 ( any opinion on the light setup while going threw the seedling stage? )
so questions i have so far:
1) i am trying to setup a drip system the pots r small and the mirracle grow crap is insainly absorbant and so is the pot actually so if i setup a drip system how much water do they need as seedlings that have just been planted from germination from what i can see it looks like 1000ml 3 times a week is that correct? ( and for the arrogant forum people yes i have researched and read about 100 posts / articles and not one specifies this stage nor specifies anything really just says if its moist dont water it if its dry water it thats a great story but i am very busy thats y i want the drip system so i dont have to worry about it consistently so my question is valid i need an amount of water or a way to figure out the amount only thing i could think of was build my drip system let it run and see how long till water comes out the bottom of the plant lol i guess that would work cause i want to do is use a 1 gallon bottle drill hole in top then drill hole in bottom side i have a air pump from a fish tank i want to run that to the top of the bottle and then run pex hosing from the bottom to the plants with 6 drip nipples on the pex line and i was gonna use a timer for the air pump like for instance say i run the system and 1/2 hour later water comes out of bottom of pot so i set timer to run for a half hour or 20-25 minutes so not to over water but now if thats the case is that 3 times a week once a week ect....
2) the seeds that have not germinated after 72 hours r they no good should i throw em out i mean they been around in an advil bottle for a long time lol
3) the seed that germinated in 6 hours is that good bad ect... should i show extra care to that plant in hopes it grows as fast as it germinated ect...
4) what do u think of my storage bin idea good / bad ?
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