Germination Help? Can't seem to get by the first step!!

drolove

drolove

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just plant the seed or a wet folded paper towel in a bag is the way ive ALWAYS done it and i have a 100 percent success rate that way
 
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devon2576

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Vindicated said:
I've always wanted a heating pad, but I'm to cheap to buy one. I raised my lights to take the pic, but it's only a single 200 Watt 6500K CFL. Notice how when the seeds first sprout they don't stretch, instead they stay very compact. I don't have a fan, I'm not feeding them anything, no pre-germination, and I'm using city tap water. Even as my plants grows the spacing is just about perfect. To me, this is how they should look. These are in one gallon smart pots. The lights hung 4" to 6" away.

Some seeds were tiny, some were big, some sank right away and some floated. None of that mattered because they all look great. Indicas and Sativas all getting along together. Really the only thing special I did was add a thin layer of coir after they sprouted, and this was simply to prevent bugs from having a place to lay their eggs.


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Those look magnificent! I am only doing one plant out of a time for now, I got 100 watts of 2700K for flowering and like 72 watts for vegging. Its a scarce amount, but its a start. I have a question for you though, what is coir? I really would like to go that same direction in preventing any pests before they get their chance to even get into my grow area, but I am going DWC so is there any equivalent thing I could use to make it pest free?
 
Vindicated

Vindicated

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Coir is just a soilless growing medium, kind of like peat moss, but made from coconut husks. It doesn't matter what you use as long as it's dry. I've seen people use sand, mulch, rocks, or even just dry potting mix. The key is letting the top inch of soil remain dry. I happened to have extra coir on hand that wasn't being used, so I grabbed that.

And thank you for the kind words. :)
 
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