pre. germination
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Northernlights4
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no way man, wait till they sprout then put it on 12/12 for like a week, helps promote females, then go to 18/6. peace.
gangjababy
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that's a myth, sex is predetermined.
There is nothing you can do to "make" more females
LUDACRIS
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here is the pics of the gear i use.
one shows the cheap plastic prop with the clear lid(humidity dome).
one shows a dry jiffys and shows how they fit in the prop nicely(room for 20 jiffys).
the pic of the swollen jiffy shows you how i prep them soak them in warm water untill fully soaked then just squeeze the excess water out and shape it how it looks in the pic.
and one pic just shows what kind of weight you want the jiffy to be once prepped.
if i am planting maybe 10 seeds then i will weigh each jiffy to 38g to give consistency with the moisture level you can give them a light misting of water after 12 hrs and that will do untill they sprout.
once this is done just make a small 5mm deep hole in the top of your prepped jiffys and just simply drop the seeds in there holes straight out the packet cover them slightly with some peat from the jiffy put them in the prop put the lid on and keep in a drawer in TOTAL DARKNESS make sure the temps are 21-23* and you are most definately going to get 100% germ rate within 70-85 hrs.
i have done over 60+ seeds for various people just to get their sprouts started and never had one not sprout.as soon as you see the peat cracking at the top of the pellet and life coming(any whiteness from the embrio/seed)then remove them from the dark and start your 18/6. NO LIGHT UNTILL THEN ONLY A QUICK CHECK ON PROGRESS.
i may do 6 seeds shortly for a friend and when i do i will show you the sprout as it cracks the jiffy surface.
[EDIT]
(this info is from and earlier thread were i was explaining to someone how i germinate my seeds in to sprouts).
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LUDACRIS.
420swed
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germination
here is the pics of the gear i use.
one shows the cheap plastic prop with the clear lid(humidity dome).
one shows a dry jiffys and shows how they fit in the prop nicely(room for 20 jiffys).
the pic of the swollen jiffy shows you how i prep them soak them in warm water untill fully soaked then just squeeze the excess water out and shape it how it looks in the pic.
and one pic just shows what kind of weight you want the jiffy to be once prepped.
if i am planting maybe 10 seeds then i will weigh each jiffy to 38g to give consistency with the moisture level you can give them a light misting of water after 12 hrs and that will do untill they sprout.
once this is done just make a small 5mm deep hole in the top of your prepped jiffys and just simply drop the seeds in there holes straight out the packet cover them slightly with some peat from the jiffy put them in the prop put the lid on and keep in a drawer in TOTAL DARKNESS make sure the temps are 21-23* and you are most definately going to get 100% germ rate within 70-85 hrs.
i have done over 60+ seeds for various people just to get their sprouts started and never had one not sprout.as soon as you see the peat cracking at the top of the pellet and life coming(any whiteness from the embrio/seed)then remove them from the dark and start your 18/6. NO LIGHT UNTILL THEN ONLY A QUICK CHECK ON PROGRESS.
i may do 6 seeds shortly for a friend and when i do i will show you the sprout as it cracks the jiffy surface.
[EDIT]
(this info is from and earlier thread were i was explaining to someone how i germinate my seeds in to sprouts).
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LUDACRIS.
So would it take longer then 70-85 hours with old bagseeds roughly about 3-4 years old?
gangjababy
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Yup turn it on once the seeds are in the soil
420swed
Well-Known Member
Ok you are saying to use light when u first put them in soil and Ludicris is saying to keep them in the dark till it sprouts so which way is it?
LUDACRIS
New Member
old tired seeds 3-4 years old can take up to 3 weeks to sprout if they are still viable.
DARKNESS UNTILL THEY SPROUT.
you can put them under light but i have never done it this way and even when the seed/s are planted into the soil and put under lights the seed is still in darkness as the light wont penetrate the soil.
seeds are always germed in the dark.
in jiffys under soil(dark).
in papertowels(dark).
soaked in water in a glass in a dark cupboard(dark).
or planted below the soil(dark).
LUDACRIS.
tyke1973
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what a load of bollaks 12/12off helps promote growth.i would advise getting the seedlings started by the papper towel method but if you are going to go for this opsion then put the seeds in soil then put the light on 18/6 or even 24 hour constant light dont be to stressed if growing this way take a little longer for the seedling to show them selfs.go for the papper towel method put some towel on the bottom of a saucer and spray this papper towel with water ph of around 5.0/5.5 make sure that the papper is nice and wet then put the seeds on. add a drop of multithrive to each litre of water. And put another saucer on top same size has the first then put in a carry bag wrap the bag around to keep the moisture in they should be done in a couple of days but they can take up to a week but itis alot faster than the way you was gonna do.This is called the clam method.
LUDACRIS
New Member
never use paper towels(they suck).
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/176359-starting-your-seeds.html
LUDACRIS
New Member
never use paper towels(they suck).
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/176359-starting-your-seeds.html
^^^^^^^^^^^^ click here.
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