CFL, third grow, bagseed from EXCELLENT bag (popcorn)

[JD1stTimer]

I am growing these under CFLs. I have four pots I seeded directly in soil. Four pots with seeds germinated in paper towels. The direct-to-soil pots were planted on different days. I planted two pots Sunday, Apr 26 2009 with seed from a really old bag. The seeds may have been a year old and it was from shwag if I remember correctly. Those two have no growth except some mushrooms. BTW, my Miracle Grow soil with time-release fertilizer grew mushrooms 24 hours after I watered it the first time. Watch out for this soil evidently it's not sterilized.

Two others seeded directly into soil Monday night (4-27-09) from my really excellent bag of pot had all the seeds up Tuesday afternoon, and now I have little hempseeds sticking up on little stalks. When the shells come off and I have leaves I'll post a pic. That's quick germination, no?

For sowing directly into soil it has been my habit to put three in each pot then thin them once I figure out the strongest ones.

Also Monday night I put four of those seeds into a wet paper towel, and four of the old shwaggy seeds into a towel. The good seeds were about to split yesterday, and today (4-29-09) three out of four had their taproots out, so I planted them today. The ones which were already germinated went one pot for one seed. One had no taproot but it looked like it was about to crack.

I am hoping I don't have the same bad luck I had last time with both plants being males. I want to see how my cabinet I have posted about works for flowering these (hopeful) girls. I think I will spray the inside with flat white paint and cover the outside with black contractor bags, and make a flap to cover my intake and exhaust holes.

I am also testing the effect of chlorine in tapwater on the growth of cannabis. The two I sowed directly were watered with bottled spring water, and the four I germinated in towels were germinated in springwater but I used tapwater to water the pots I planted them in. My water is very hard and alkaline, and recently the chlorine was upped to the point where it makes the water taste funny. I will be posting pictures as soon as the hulls are off and the leaves appear. Right now all you can see is stalks with beans on top. They're cute but nothing you haven't seen a billion times.

BTW I got my popcorn for $60/half and it was excellent, as good as most dro I've had around here, but with some seeds (about 24 seeds per ounce). What I call two-hit shit (I have a high tolerance, being a daily smoker)

JD1stTimer Reviewed by JD1stTimer on 04-30-2009. CFL, third grow, bagseed from EXCELLENT bag (popcorn) I am growing these under CFLs. I have four pots I seeded directly in soil. Four pots with seeds germinated in paper towels. The direct-to-soil pots were planted on different days. I planted two pots Sunday, Apr 26 2009 with seed from a really old bag. The seeds may have been a year old and it was from shwag if I remember correctly. Those two have no growth except some mushrooms. BTW, my Miracle Grow soil with time-release fertilizer grew mushrooms 24 hours after I watered it the first Rating: 5

[syde00]

I am also testing the effect of chlorine in tapwater on the growth of cannabis.

I can tell you right now... it won;t do anything positive... chlorine will only serve to hurt the plants. They will be able to tolerate it to a point, but if your water has alot of chlorine you should probably remove it.

However, it is incredibly easy to remove from tap water. Just pour it into a large jug and let it sit on the counter for > 24 hours, all/most of the chlorine should evaporate in that much time.

The other benefit of leaving the water sitting out is that it adjusts to room temperature, so your not giving your plants a bit of a temperature shock every time you water

good luck!

[fluid69]

you leave the jug open i assume?

[syde00]

you leave the jug open i assume?

Yep, i should of said that... whatever container you have it in should not be sealed, otherwise as the chlorine evaporates the gas will not be able to escape the container, effectively stopping its evaporation until you open the container and it can 'breath'

if you need faster results you can also boil the water... make sure its not boiling hot when you give it to the plants though! you can also just leave it sitting in the sun for awhile... basically the warmer the water is, the faster the chlorine will evaporate... of course, the water will evaporate faster as well, but not nearly at the same rate as the water..if you go this route, just make sure you boil a larger amount of water than you actually need, because you will lose some of it... IMO, boiling is just a waste of energy though... just plan ahead and let it sit on the counter for a couple days... boiling it might also remove some other harmful products from the water too... but it will also kill any micro-organisms that may be living in the water, some of which may be beneficial... but i am neither a biologist or a chemist, so...

the other option is buying dechlorination drops/tablets to add to the water that will remove it... you can generally get these from any pet store that have aquarium supplies

[jakezking]

JD, I'm looking forward to your grow, bro. It sounds like you have plenty of action in the germination phase, and I know they will quickly become lil' seedlings. I love the early vegetation period, where you can really see the transition from seedling to plant - when the stem really begins to strengthen and thicken.

Good luck with all of your popcorn popping! I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures.

[JD1stTimer]

Well, that didn't take long! I got 8 out of ten germinated from the fresh tasty bagseed. So far none of the old shwaggy seed has come up. I removed those from the experiment, and I think I'll take all those ancient seeds I have collected in little tins and pill bottles and what not over the years and throw them on roadsides hoping some of them grow.

The reason I'm testing the effect of chlorine is not because I think it might be good for them. I know chlorine is bad. The thing is, I've always used plain tap water straight out of the faucet and I wanted to see exactly how much better it would be to use bottled water or dechlorinated water. I may even treat some water with my aquarium conditioner, although the warning not to use it on fish intended for food might change my mind on that one. I wouldn't want to smoke poison.

The pic of the one still down on soil level is one of the ones I put in a wet towel Monday, using spring water to wet the paper towel but I watered the soil with tap water. There were four of those seeds, and three sprouted. The other two of the three are just starting to peek out from under the soil.

The ones which are green already JUST turned green, in fact earlier this afternoon they were still kinda yellowish/purple cotyledons which I have never seen before. They were planted on Sunday. I planted three in each pot, which is my standard when planting. I intend to get rid of the two weaker seedlings once there's enough true leaves for me to make a good assesment.

The seeds which I germinated in paper towels I put one per pot, since I already knew whether they were germinated or not.

[albatrossSKY]

and so it begins......

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[JD1stTimer]

They are all up now. I'm amazed how quick they are going, much faster than before. I guess having good herb makes better seeds, probably passed through less hands before it got to me. One seed germinated, but never put out the cotyledons, only the taproot. I guess I'll count that as a non-viable, giving me a viability rate of 7/10. Here's my five pots all together. The tough part will be deciding which seedling to get rid of in the double-planted pots. Oh well, it happens. I have to do the same thing in my vegetable garden. Is there anyone else who hates thinning plants as much as I do? I almost feel like I'm killing puppies or something.

[fluid69]

how big are your pots?

[Italiano715]

They are all up now. I'm amazed how quick they are going, much faster than before. I guess having good herb makes better seeds, probably passed through less hands before it got to me. One seed germinated, but never put out the cotyledons, only the taproot. I guess I'll count that as a non-viable, giving me a viability rate of 7/10. Here's my five pots all together. The tough part will be deciding which seedling to get rid of in the double-planted pots. Oh well, it happens. I have to do the same thing in my vegetable garden. Is there anyone else who hates thinning plants as much as I do? I almost feel like I'm killing puppies or something.

Maybe you should just transplant the extras into separate pots before they get too big....Plus with my experiences, the more vigorous growing seedlings ended up being my males:wtf: So never count the slower ones out as they could very well be the better ones! :thumbsup:

Either way I hope they bring you some dank and a huge harvest!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: