Hi Guys,
I have not had good luck with a few seeds, and am new to the forum and back to the drawing board.
I am an outdoor grower in the Southern Hemisphere and we have just cracked into Autumn.
I have 2 seedlings that have popped in their final pot, around 1 month and 3 weeks, and they really have just not taken off, so I need to change what I'm doing to not waste seeds. They are barely an inch - just too much rain and humidity. Planted at the very end of summer/start of autumn just didn't seem to do them any favours.
So this time I am thinking of changing it up by raising seeds in smaller cups and transplanting to the final pot.
I know people say not to transplant autos, But I just feel I'm going to get better root development and control over a seedling in a cup (easy to move around for maximum sun also).
Last time I used nutes (few pinches of crushed dynmamic lifter) and a small amount of lime in the base and Vermuculite. Not a good idea, I think I burned them and I've learned on here that Vermuculite retains water and is not really ideal for a mix?
So before I plant again, I'd like to get some feedback on the following:
Soil Mix I will use - 1/3 Perlite/ 1/3 Nute Free soil mix (probably a general plant mix) and 1/3 Peat Moss.
Seeds - Dinafem Moby Dick X 2 - 75 day from seed to bud
Starting Container - Styrofoam cup X 2, outer of inner cup will be cut in half (ready to transplant when at size), outer to keep inner cup intact. Lots of drainage holes.
Temperature - AVG will be 65 F, with a minimum of 50 and a top of 80F. As it is autumn, it will be on the warmer sides for the next month, with temps unlikely to go below 55 - Towards the end of the grow, they will drop to around 60F Avg with tops of 70F, but lows will go to around 50 F .
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I have not had good luck with a few seeds, and am new to the forum and back to the drawing board.
I am an outdoor grower in the Southern Hemisphere and we have just cracked into Autumn.
I have 2 seedlings that have popped in their final pot, around 1 month and 3 weeks, and they really have just not taken off, so I need to change what I'm doing to not waste seeds. They are barely an inch - just too much rain and humidity. Planted at the very end of summer/start of autumn just didn't seem to do them any favours.
So this time I am thinking of changing it up by raising seeds in smaller cups and transplanting to the final pot.
I know people say not to transplant autos, But I just feel I'm going to get better root development and control over a seedling in a cup (easy to move around for maximum sun also).
Last time I used nutes (few pinches of crushed dynmamic lifter) and a small amount of lime in the base and Vermuculite. Not a good idea, I think I burned them and I've learned on here that Vermuculite retains water and is not really ideal for a mix?
So before I plant again, I'd like to get some feedback on the following:
Soil Mix I will use - 1/3 Perlite/ 1/3 Nute Free soil mix (probably a general plant mix) and 1/3 Peat Moss.
Seeds - Dinafem Moby Dick X 2 - 75 day from seed to bud
Starting Container - Styrofoam cup X 2, outer of inner cup will be cut in half (ready to transplant when at size), outer to keep inner cup intact. Lots of drainage holes.
Temperature - AVG will be 65 F, with a minimum of 50 and a top of 80F. As it is autumn, it will be on the warmer sides for the next month, with temps unlikely to go below 55 - Towards the end of the grow, they will drop to around 60F Avg with tops of 70F, but lows will go to around 50 F .
Any advice greatly appreciated.
