Hello to any new growers,i am here to help on any questions U may have?
Please feel free to post anything,you will never be judged,don't be shy,,;)
Remember i have 4 Decades knowledge all things cannabis,an i like helping!
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Not in any ways shape or form,Conspiring here with anybody,helping info only ok...
Today,id like to show some old pics of seedlings,since this is a beginners place folks!
Feel free to post questions,or add to my info if you already have cannabis knowlege.
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Germinating seeds,can be done in many ways,but the easiest is get a medium pot,
about a 3 gallon one,this gives the baby seedlings plenty of room to stretch roots.....
The roots will grow downwards naturally,but to big of a pot and you will be breaking,
long roots that went to far down,at the transplant,so a medium,or small pot is best!!
Or,if just going with a big pot,simple just let it grow there the whole time ok!!
Depending on your climate,soil types,or if you mix your own soils, whats best is really,learned threw time.
Spending time in the garden is key to understanding the right times to plant seeds,
and how long your seasons are, will vary much in gardening,seasons,or season???
Temparate climates usually only have the 1 summer season,but in the deep south,
we get year round growing climates,3 in all as we never really get a winter here....not the southern states,i am talking very deep south, year round!!!!!
So,any place besides the very deep south will be a regular summer growing season,
how many months is needed usually 3 to 4,most plants are a 3 to 4 month type ok...cannabis is a weed,but the equatoral type can go 10 months until done.....
Unless your in the very deep south,or have a nice green house with heat,you may never grow a long flowering sativa type,100% sativa from the equator.....
Hybrids,and indica types are what most grow these days,easily done in that time.....3 to 4 months from seed germination until the finished product of bud!
As said before,a medium to small/shallow type pots can be used in the seedling stage,but if just leaving them in 1 pot for the entire life,go big pots!!
Let me show some pics of different ways i do my seedlings,some shallow trays also ok,some in the 3 gallon pots as i prefer best!
Here you have the 3 gallon method,i left them there as is until they show sex,kill males,
then leave them to grow up a few weeks more then tranplant them to about 2 to 4 each,
in the 3 gallon pots to finish.......this gives them a comfort to grow faster young,better than a very shallow pot,or tray method,as the females stay put!
Now other pics to show those trays,and smaller pots,and how they look,the grower skill,
matters also in how good seedlings will do,i have the strongest sun,so that also helps,,but the heat and water is the enemy,they like cooler starts!
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3 gallon pots here,and also 1 gallon pots,but those ones in the smaller pots will grow shorter and stress more as the pots dry out quicker,bigger is better,but not to big ok,unless you plan on just leaving the be in a big pot as said above...
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More different type germinations done differently next...
Here is a very shallow tray type germination method,but this is for monitoring seeds,
as they pop open with a clear view of them germinating under the food rap plastic......only to watch as they pop,an soon after to be planted into pots....
The soil is first wet very well, pat down,and sprayed again with water,small rows made,
using your fingers in the soil by pressing down a bit,just to keep seeds separate in it,tags at the top of each row marking the strains!
Seeds are never burried using this method,they are layed on top the wet soil in the rows,
the seeds will naturally soak up the moister from below,just as they would in nature........
Popping in just a day,or 2 they will then be transplanted into the better growing pots,
medium ones best for my type of growing!
Thats a way not many have even seen before,i can asure you this folks,i like keeping,things easy but fun!
More seedling maddness.......next explained for the newer growers!
This is not a recomended method ok,just some monitoring fun!!!!
More seedlings...
Simply scoop them out gently with a fork,and transplant into pots,from tray!
Pots are much better though,my recomendation for the new growers info!
A look at the skunk#1's as they grow to show sex,just one way to grow, cannabis here....;)
2003 was a good year,skunks#1's!
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