: Big Bud & Hollands Hope AutoPot 1st indoor grow with pics

Ok so not really my first grow, my 2nd. My first that isn't gonna end in disaster though

Have set up a new grow room which you can check out here.

So one week ago I put 2 Big Bud and 2 Holland Hope from SensiSeeeds in for germination using the paper towel method in a airtight plastic container wrapped in aluminium foil and left on a heat mat.

Within about 4 day one of the Holland hope had about 1" of a tap root and I transplanted to pre-PH'd rockwool and popped it into a propagator with some very mild nutes and placed on a heat mat in my clone box (under 6x20w cold cfl's) After a week this is how she is looking.

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Now I have never gown in rockwool before and now the tap root is coming out the bottom I'm wondering what is my next step? Should I put some mild feed in the tray and let the roots develop some more in the propagtor or do I transplant to the next medium now?

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Now the other 3 seeds have been in the same container under the same conditions and they are only cracked with not a whole lot else going on, any ideas?

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Bad news.

Could not sleep last night so I turned the fans for the clone box off for a few hours.

6x20w CFL + 2 x heat matts in a 20" x 30" mylar lined box with no fan = bad times.

The one seedling that has sprouted is we and truly BROWN, If it survives I'll be amazed. Such a stupid thing to do

This is how she's looking.

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The container the seeds were in was also pretty hot, so theres also the chance that I've steamed them . They still look the same cracked with a tiny head poking out but no big roots like the other. Anyone any ideas on how I can spur them on?

I'm going to try 4 more seeds tonight using the drop in water method to see if I can get better results.

Still looking for some advice on what to do with the seedling in the rockwoool cube, do I keep i in the propagator another while (considering the scorching I gave it, or do I move it to a small pot?)

Thanks again.

Call me old fashion but after try every germination method . i just place seed in seedling soil and allow nature to do it thing. It seems i get a better germination ratio and it is simple

Honestly, id say its what your most comfortable with personally. Id read through some germination threads,and try a couple different methods. Whatever you personally feel works best, I would go with. Sometimes I feel when I'm more confident about by descisions due to some trial and error I learned for myself, things go better. At least for me its like that. A lot of my friends grow as its legal here,so I had the opportunity to observe some of the different methods first, sometimes I feel to see is easier than to read about it.. butyou might not have that freedom there.
Good luck with your grow!

PGS420

We had some seeds that was in pot we were smoking. I put them in one of those cheap supermarket seeding things with all the little squares and put them outside and forgot about them. Then a bunch of them came up.
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One pot has two plants and one has 3 in it. No place to put them. They're short wide plants, indica. I have to pick out the males pretty soon.

I guess if I paid $100 for a few seeds it would be a different deal.

I'd get all worried and kill them with kindness.

I'm thinking about ordering some fancy seeds for my next grow.

Imo don't add any nutes... since you have a tap root, plant her into your medium of choice. Give water for a few week till 2/3 sets of leaves come out, then has your nutes 1/2 strength till she shows good growth. 18/6 /light. Give it time...

Honestly, i just take a plastic drinking cup, fill it with special seedling soil. The soil is extra light and smooth and isnt compact and i just let it sprout in there. And once i see roots through the cup, i know its time to transplant. Simple as that.

I see no need for rock wool and all that shit if your just gonna grow in soil the whole way through any way.

So the seedling died and the 3 other seeds halted at where they were I think I steamed them

Total plank!

Anyway I have another 4 Hollands Hope and 3 Big Bud germinating right now.

Going to muy some Canna Coco Nutes as don't want the hassle of messing around with the Aqua stuff I got, I'll keep that for some other time. (might do a wilma grow next time and use up the nutes and clay pebbles )

Now my two local grow shops stock either u-gro coco (€18) or playgron coco (€15) does anyone have any thoughts on these brands as I can't find a whole lot about them online.

So went with the plagron and the Canna nutes.

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I'm going to use the AirDomes on this grow (I might leave them out on 1-2 pots just to compare but I don't want to experiment too much on my first grow). I have also filled the bottom of the pot with about 1" clay pebbles to stop root rot.

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Now here is my question. Do I have to mix the coco with Perlite for aeration, can I use some clay pebbles instead? Do I even have to mix it at all?

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Answers on a postcard.

no need to mix it if ya don't want to, some coco comes with added perlite but it's light and works well on its own.. gluck..