Quote Originally Posted by Weezard
Aloha fluid69

Very old one. Cpywrt '79 & '86
Marijuana
The Cultivator's Handbook
Bill Drake

Ronin Press
out of Berkely.

Lost my original copy and could not remember which side went up, so I just bought a new copy.

Had I thought it through,
the shape of the seeds gives a clue.

Falling to ground, I'd guess, from the aerodynamics, that most of them land pointy side up
Kind like a teardrop.
(No, wait, small drops of liquid are round when falling. Judging from all the high-speed photos I've seen.)
But the falling comment still stands.

I only had 5 seeds, so I looked it up before I planted them.

And, if you think about the need to shed the husk it makes even more sense.
The stem's curve gives it leverage and pulling the partially opened husk through the soil in that direction helps to open and remove it.
Since I started doing it this way, I have not had to "help" one seedling shed it's husk.
The husks stay in the soil.

Regards,
Wee Zard
Thanks again, Weezard! With your additional explanation, I understand even better; I've always let my taproots grow out a bit longer rather than plant them in the peat pellets once I see a smidge of root. I thought I was doing the beans a favor, but I've always had problems with them not shedding their caps - probably 1 of 4 beans I have to provide an assist; and, I've even screwed that up a time or 5! Serious and sincere thanks to you for the pics, but also for the follow up, my friend! Mahalo!

P.S. - final edit, I promise - I tried to rep you for your awesome gifts of knowledge, but the board won't let me since I must have repped you not long ago; looks like I need to share the wealth a bit more, but the good karma will definitely find you, my friend!



Quote Originally Posted by quarteroy
yeah im interested you are growing 2 of the same strains as me now :wtf: Lemon skunk from green house cant wait to see how mine compare under the Led. Think they are just about as far along too. what day did you seed yours? How long are you planing on veggin them? Oh and we are using same Veg fert. I use FF stuff for flower though. Glad to see you are watching my log as well.

(crap thanks weez just realized ive put every seed ive ever done in wrong.)
Peace
roy, it's good to see you - I just discovered your log not long ago, and you have me seriously interested in those Blue/Red/Orange UFO LEDs. I'll definitely stay tuned to your log to see how your UFOs work - seems like you have a Blue only spectrum for veg, as well as a double spectrum Red/Blue for general usage, but you recommended the trip spectrum?

As for the times on my LS - the 2d batch is at Day 12 Veg, and the 3rd Batch is at Day 3 Veg. My 2d batch has 1 LS, and the 3rd Batch has 2 more - I goofed on 1 LS in my 2d batch and assisted its cap off too early - wish I had seen Weezard's post earlier! I really need to break down and get some good ferts, man; I just hate to see all of the stuff I have go to waste. FF is at the top of the heap from everything I've read. I'm looking forward to following your log, my friend, and thanks for stopping in mine!

P.S. Almost forgot to answer the veg length question - they're outside, so they're on their own timers. I'm interested to see when they'll pop flowers, as I got 2 grows in last year due to an unexpected autoflower on my 1st grow - the Mighty Freeze.