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The Yorkshireman

The Yorkshireman

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Morning boy's.

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The purple undersides to seedlings ain't no thing mate, forget about it.

I've had hundreds of seeds be the same and it never manifests into anything later.

Colour doesn't come out in veg, there has to be specific conditions for pigmentation to show.
 
R1b3n4

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how long do you lads normally give a seed in soil to pop its head above the soil before going digging looking for the cunt?
 
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ghb said:
hahaha, that's why you should germ before planting you tool.

see my gringo shrub?
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nah bollocks to that, if a seed cant be put into soil n grow its a faulty seed ffs, ya dont see mother nature catching seeds as they fall off plants, germing em in paper towels n then transplanting em into soil do ya??

I did mate, looking hench, gonna be a monster when its finished, how far into 12/12 is it? mines 2 weeks 4days in
 
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R1b3n4 said:
how long do you lads normally give a seed in soil to pop its head above the soil before going digging looking for the cunt?
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If it wasn't sprouted before hand it could take a while, it has to soak up enough water first before it can sprout.

If it was sprouted before hand then no more than 2-3 days the soil should be breaking and it showing.

If it was spouted before hand and it doesn't show after a week it's probably fucked and rotted under the surface.
 
ghb

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R1b3n4 said:
nah bollocks to that, if a seed cant be put into soil n grow its a faulty seed ffs, ya dont see mother nature catching seeds as they fall off plants, germing em in paper towels n then transplanting em into soil do ya??

I did mate, looking hench, gonna be a monster when its finished, how far into 12/12 is it? mines 2 weeks 4days in
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only a week in but like i mentioned last week it stinks like it is in week 8 lol, no filter is gonna be able to cope with this in late bloom.

i agree but i still like to take the belt and braces approach to make sure they have the best chance of making it, you never know what seed is going to produce the special phenotype.
i use those root riot cubes to germinate in, so long as you don't let them dry out it is really hard to fail.
 
The Yorkshireman

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R1b3n4 said:
nah bollocks to that, if a seed cant be put into soil n grow its a faulty seed ffs, ya dont see mother nature catching seeds as they fall off plants, germing em in paper towels n then transplanting em into soil do ya??
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If she wanted 100% germination rates she would.

She has a ridiculously consistent fail rate you know, she's all about spreading the masses far and wide.

A bit like African's having loads of kids cos half die off!
 
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ghb said:
only a week in but like i mentioned last week it stinks like it is in week 8 lol, no filter is gonna be able to cope with this in late bloom.

i agree but i still like to take the belt and braces approach to make sure they have the best chance of making it, you never know what seed is going to produce the special phenotype.
i use those root riot cubes to germinate in, so long as you don't let them dry out it is really hard to fail.
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Yeah i know what your saying but i take the " if it doesnt work as nature intended then its shite not worth bothering with and ill spend my money elsewhere next time " lol

I mean, can you imagine selling people cars an shit n saying to them " well before you drive it you will have to jack the car up, change the oil, warm the engine up with a heater and then bump start it since we cant be bothered to fit a decent ignition system"?

If you cant just drop a seed into damp soil n have it sprout then its not fit for purpose
 
ghb

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just have patience lad i'm sure she'll come round lol.

i've never had a seed not germinate, i have killed loads like but that is always my fault for either leaving them too long un planted or letting them dry out.

soil could have been too hot and burned the fresh tap root, clutching at straws but it does seem strange that it wouldn't germinate if it was a recently acquired seed.
 
R1b3n4

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ghb said:
just have patience lad i'm sure she'll come round lol.

i've never had a seed not germinate, i have killed loads like but that is always my fault for either leaving them too long un planted or letting them dry out.

soil could have been too hot and burned the fresh tap root, clutching at straws but it does seem strange that it wouldn't germinate if it was a recently acquired seed.
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Fresh bag of john Innes seed starting soil, soil has been moist since seeds went in, , been in soil now for over a week n nothing
 
The Yorkshireman

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When you buy a new car you can't just jump in it and put your foot through the floor.

They need a break in period of a couple of thousand miles.

Otherwise your libel to fuck the engine.

Unless you buy a brand new Nissan GTR, they come broken in and track ready fresh from Japan. ;)
 
ghb

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R1b3n4 said:
Fresh bag of john Innes seed starting soil, soil has been moist since seeds went in, , been in soil now for over a week n nothing
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give it another week then if you still see nothing i think it would be safe to say it's a jaffa, sometimes it takes the taproot to hit something before the vegetation gets pushed out of the soil. i always notice a plant will grow faster down than it will up, maybe you just planted it deep.
 
RobbieP

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I drop my seeds in a shot glass of tap water n stick in back of kitchen cupboard .... go back 4 days later and 99% have a half inch tap root .... never failed me yet
 
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