i cant get seeds to grow?
i started thinking about something stinky mentioned..... i overwatered my plants right after i planted them... and that stunted root growth, but when i look at the soil everything is telling me this should be great stuff, and it is, with everything i know about soil and good soil vs bad... minimal.. but when u see some good soil u know its good shit.
i think the next seeds i germinate depending how well the MG goes, but i would like to try the happyfrog again but not over water and just mist a little water on top and call it good. if not i'll just transplant into happyfrog once the plants have control or there space and become powerful. big picture stinky like u said..
ive been looking at the plants insted of the soil composer and the soil didnt look like it was breathing and would stay wet and a few i checked the root or replanted, the soil came off in big clumps and was very dense with few roots. the MG is great the 2 times i checked today with one i sprouted 4 days ago, i was under cfls, and i placed it under the MH and its quadrupled in size, another was completly curled down to the stem(the 2first leaves, but still green. with very small 2n node. after 12hrs so far under the mh, the leaves are straight, and double in size.... the others i transplanted today into mg. and we'll see its effect. so currently everything is in mg and comin back. imagine that.
i cant get seeds to grow?
Hint -important one-
Do not mist seedlings/their soil. That leads to fungus. Google 'damping-off'.
Instead, get a cheap diner ketchup dispenser and keep it filled with plain tap water, around pH 6.7 if you feel fancy, and use that to apply small amounts of water to the soil without adding humidity to the area.
MG is difficult to work with once you get into feeding your plants with liquid fertilizer. And it is too 'hot' for seedlings. That is why so many people slam it. FYI.
Happy frog with some extra perlite sounds like it will work well for your future seedling runs.
i cant get seeds to grow?
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Hint -important one-
Do not mist seedlings/their soil. That leads to fungus. Google 'damping-off'.
Instead, get a cheap diner ketchup dispenser and keep it filled with plain tap water, around pH 6.7 if you feel fancy, and use that to apply small amounts of water to the soil without adding humidity to the area.
MG is difficult to work with once you get into feeding your plants with liquid fertilizer. And it is too 'hot' for seedlings. That is why so many people slam it. FYI.
Happy frog with some extra perlite sounds like it will work well for your future seedling runs.
u are a smart person.. i know i get pissy and sound arrogant, but i am kinda smart to too... your thoughts were the same as mine, i was questioning myself for some reason about misting, not sure why, but u said it... and i also agree i should be able to use happyfrog next time as long i dont overwater it from the beginning... ketchup bottle, or anything to gently squeeze a little water onto the soil... got it.
i dont not believe MG is shit, im sure it is, but i also believe it does have its place on my closet for a basic, simply mixture, but soon as they out grow the little dixi cups, 1 will go into happyfrog for a few days before i decide the rest, just to see how it works...
now that i have transplanted and litterely removed soil from the roots many plants, i have some dirt sitting in a pot, just in the corner, i have some in the bag it came, ive tossed a good amount in the trash and after just the other days repotted i have some more sitting in a plastic grocery bag... im contemplating tossing it out, but its such good soil that, well, was never really used. and it should still be good but i dont want to take it out and use it and infect my garden with some bacteria, fungi, bug that might have taken refuge in them when they were still moist, or dry... who knows im sure theres something that can live in it no matter the temp/moisture. and if theres no natural enemy, ie the outdoors, it'll reak havoc...... to put it simple im trying to minimize possible future problems.
i cant get seeds to grow?
That's backwards; start with happyfrog and THEN go into MG if you are going to use it at all. Happy Frog has lower nute levels than MG and is therefore correct for seedlings. Also, a few days won't really tell you anything.
Why don't you do a test with bag seeds and dixie cups of different types of soil available to you to see which performs best? Put them all under a 4', 2-bulb T12 shop light and treat them IDENTICALLY. Record results. It will be informative for you, and for us if you share what you find.
i cant get seeds to grow?
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
That's backwards; start with happyfrog and THEN go into MG if you are going to use it at all. Happy Frog has lower nute levels than MG and is therefore correct for seedlings. Also, a few days won't really tell you anything.
Why don't you do a test with bag seeds and dixie cups of different types of soil available to you to see which performs best? Put them all under a 4', 2-bulb T12 shop light and treat them IDENTICALLY. Record results. It will be informative for you, and for us if you share what you find.
i dont really have any bagseed, but they sent me some immature seeds that iasked for because my last shippment half the seeds were cracked or immature and never popped... but there might be 1 or 2 that will grow...
ill make sure to post the results on here once i get them. w/ pics.
thanks stinky..
