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southfloridasean · #**151** 04-19-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Backwoods grower

how can i get ahold of staff or which do e-mails. yea im a newbie lol

Go the roll it up main page scroll to the bottom you should see a moderator listing. You can PM one of them.

Lobotomist · #**152** 04-28-2008, 12:42 PM

Thanks from a newbie on his maiden voyage!

projump · #**153** 04-28-2008, 02:30 PM

I have a question that was not on the list.. I have a 1000Watt HPS I am a newbie can i pour watter directly on top of the bulb so it warms up the water before it hits the plants, I dont want to do it without asking because I dont want to hinder the life of the bulb. kidding.

mockingbird131313 · #**154** 04-28-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by projump

I have a question that was not on the list.. I have a 1000Watt HPS I am a newbie can i pour watter directly on top of the bulb so it warms up the water before it hits the plants, I dont want to do it without asking because I dont want to hinder the life of the bulb. kidding.

Not a good idea for several reasons. Just start with warm water from the tap or off the stove. Warm you water with a microwave. DO NOT warm water with your HPS bulb.

Enkilot · #**155** 05-14-2008, 08:45 AM

What is the easiest/best/fastest way to germinate seeds?

southfloridasean · #**156** 05-14-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Enkilot

What is the easiest/best/fastest way to germinate seeds?

Put them between layers of paper towels. Keep the paper towels moist at all times. What I do is put mine between paper towels, moisten the towels & then put it on a plate & then into my bread pan that sits on top of the refrigerator. Works great.

Or you can get a heat mat with a thermostat, keep it at 75-78 degrees then get a propagation tray & put the moist paper towels with the seeds in between the towels. Always keep the paper towels moist & do not expose the seeds to any light.

Once they show a tap root, put them into your preference of oasis cubes, rockwool or soil then once they show foilage put a t5 or t8 overhead.

Enkilot · #**157** 05-14-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by southfloridasean

Put them between layers of paper towels. Keep the paper towels moist at all times. What I do is put mine between paper towels, moisten the towels & then put it on a plate & then into my bread pan that sits on top of the refrigerator. Works great.

Or you can get a heat mat with a thermostat, keep it at 75-78 degrees then get a propagation tray & put the moist paper towels with the seeds in between the towels. Always keep the paper towels moist & do not expose the seeds to any light.

I'm using the papertowel method. I heard somewhere that it would take around 40 hours, if kept at a decent temp ... they're bagseed, and they've been in moist papertowel for almost 3 days ...

southfloridasean · #**158** 05-14-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Enkilot

I'm using the papertowel method. I heard somewhere that it would take around 40 hours, if kept at a decent temp ... they're bagseed, and they've been in moist papertowel for almost 3 days ...

Are they in a dark humid area?

Enkilot · #**159** 05-14-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by southfloridasean

Are they in a dark humid area?

They are in a dark area, yes. Humid? Not so much. Warm? Eh ... so so ... right around 65°F

Whatcha' thinkin' ???

mockingbird131313 · #**160** 05-14-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Enkilot

They are in a dark area, yes. Humid? Not so much. Warm? Eh ... so so ... right around 65°F

Whatcha' thinkin' ???

Typicle bagseed is NOT so easy to germinate, for a variety of reasons. The exception is when the grower is trying to carefully grow a few seeds. Then his excess seeds might be your gain. Also, I have better luck with water in a cup germination. But, that's just me talkin...