Hello everyone!

First off, I just want to say that I have read ALOT of posts here on boards.cannabis.com and learned a lot about growing the dankest. Thank you!! and keep posting!

Eventually, I want to go hydroponics, I would use an Ebb & Flow setup using those storage bins. However I wanted to grow the seeds using soil, since soil is more forgiving and this will allow me to learn more about the plant. Like what it needs and how it responds to different conditions. So my first grow is to find some good mothers and learn how to read my plants.

So here is my seed/cloning setup:


This is what I have so far. Some grow plugs, Olivia's cloning gel, Botanicare PureBlend Pro, Agway manure and humus, Perlite, spidermite killer, and a 4ft t5 stip light (when I received this the bulb was broken, steal dealing with plantlightinghydroponics.com to get this sorted, but I think they started ignoring me )

I germinated using a empty cigar tube/test tube (three seeds at first). Once burst out of its shell and germinated very quickly. The other two were partially out of thier shells (one has the taproot coming out, and the other only had the starter leaves coming out).

Plant 1 is the one that germinated first and appears to be doing well.



Plant 2 is the one that the taproot came out first. I later removed the seed shell myself (carefully).



Plate 3 never completely came out of its shell (taproot never came out) so after two days I decided I would try to remove the shell and broke one of the starter leaves. I assume this seed is dead?

I bought the seeds from hempdepot (joey's mix).

My question is, should I have waited for the seeds to come out of the shell themselves, or is intervention sometimes necessary?

Also I planted the seeds in grow plugs, will they grow enough of a root system so I can pot them? My concern is that the grow plugs don't have enough nutrients for a seedling and it will start to die before it has enough roots to be potted.

Lastly, I put a little paper tool around the stems because the grow plug holes were so big. I was concerned light hitting the taproot would cause a problem.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Raelum Reviewed by Raelum on . Raelum's first grow - log Hello everyone! First off, I just want to say that I have read ALOT of posts here on boards.cannabis.com and learned a lot about growing the dankest. Thank you!! and keep posting! Eventually, I want to go hydroponics, I would use an Ebb & Flow setup using those storage bins. However I wanted to grow the seeds using soil, since soil is more forgiving and this will allow me to learn more about the plant. Like what it needs and how it responds to different conditions. So my first grow is to Rating: 5