Cannaventure seeds thread

Bought 4 packs of cannaventure seeds.. LA affie, cheap thrills, arcata ghost and Albert Super Tramp.. was really pumped to do the super tramp first after seeing it..packs were perfect size as i can only grow 4 or 5 plants at a time. Only 2 of the 5 seeds germinated.. dont know what happened as i do it the same way everytime with very high rate of success.. kinda bummed me out. Thats my first exp with cannaventure.. i hope the others are not the same..
 
PungentPete said:
Bought 4 packs of cannaventure seeds.. LA affie, cheap thrills, arcata ghost and Albert Super Tramp.. was really pumped to do the super tramp first after seeing it..packs were perfect size as i can only grow 4 or 5 plants at a time. Only 2 of the 5 seeds germinated.. dont know what happened as i do it the same way everytime with very high rate of success.. kinda bummed me out. Thats my first exp with cannaventure.. i hope the others are not the same..
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Same here. Tiny seeds,which usually doesnt mean much, but only 2 sprouted. This was the arcata ghost.
 
My last Cannaventure grow i had (5) Ghost OG (5) Cheap Thrill (3) Albert super tramp. !00% germination .My present run i started with (5) Arcata Ghosy and (5) Electric Larry's All but one Arcata Ghost germinated.I will say they are small and the one that did not germinate never did find the seed in the cup. ( probable never made it to the cup). My method is simple soak seed for 24 hours in RO water with a little H2o2. Then directly into media inside a dome with heat mat. Just sharing what works for me.
 
My current grow is 2 triple novas and 2 cheap thrills and my last grow was 3 TK#2 100% germination. I germ the same way as Capt just with out the h202. Soak them in water till they drop, then in rapid rooters in a dome on the heat mat. Works for me
 
CAPT CHESAPEAKE said:
My last Cannaventure grow i had (5) Ghost OG (5) Cheap Thrill (3) Albert super tramp. !00% germination .My present run i started with (5) Arcata Ghosy and (5) Electric Larry's All but one Arcata Ghost germinated.I will say they are small and the one that did not germinate never did find the seed in the cup. ( probable never made it to the cup). My method is simple soak seed for 24 hours in RO water with a little H2o2. Then directly into media inside a dome with heat mat. Just sharing what works for me.
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That's how I do it as well. They have only been in soil for 24 hours, but after soaking...only 3 sank and 1 had a tap.
 
If youre having whole packs not geminate then there is something your doing wrong. Small seeds dont mean shit. Now if theyre white then yeah maybe but I doubt Rusty is putting out whole packs of premature beans.

Do you guys put the seeds in the fridge for a couple days before you try germinating them? It seems to help.
 
CAPT CHESAPEAKE said:
Looks like the majority of the new sprouts that i thought had damping off are going to survive. So i am still not sure what was wrong some kind of white fungus i am guessing.. I cut it away from the leaves however if you look at the one's on the left you can still see the cotyledons leaf's are still white.
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Is that a coco perlite mix you have them seeds in?
 
Now what Im about to say is from experience so please dont throw any "overwatering" issues my way. NEVER let the coco dry out. Water at least everyday for seedlings (once a day then when they are bigger you can increase frequency for faster growth). I used to let the coco dry out when I fed seedlings and ran into stunting and what looked like nutrient deficiencies (when you let coco dry out, when using nutrients, the nutrients get concentrated to a high amount that it either causes a nutrient lockout or worse nutrient burn) but Ive never run into issues of fungus (anything close to dampening off) so this advice might not help you. I just saw that what looked like coco was dry and I wanted to share this with you. When you put coco in solo cups like that it tends to starve the seedling from oxygen thus feeding every day puts new oxygen via water and gravity itself pulling in oxygen from the grow area. Im sure this will help you out if you care to try it. Also now that it makes sense lack of of oxygen and a wet environment is what can cause dampening off. Hope this helps you.
 
CAPT CHESAPEAKE said:
Yes roughly 50-50 mix
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Ive had that happen twice, once I was convinced it was due to too much mykos or perlite in homeade mix, I accidentally spilled the whole lil bag of mykos and put way more perlite in that I wanted into a tote of mix. I could wipe that white film gently off, and it would be there next day, but finally left and they grew out of it. Another time, I thought it had something to do with too much air flow at too low temp and too low humidity at that young age. Not happened since I got new mix. jme
 
thenotsoesoteric said:
If youre having whole packs not geminate then there is something your doing wrong. Small seeds dont mean shit. Now if theyre white then yeah maybe but I doubt Rusty is putting out whole packs of premature beans.

Do you guys put the seeds in the fridge for a couple days before you try germinating them? It seems to help.
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I don't think anyone said the entire pack wasn't germinating.. Reading is fundamental..
 
Thegermling said:
Now what Im about to say is from experience so please dont throw any "overwatering" issues my way. NEVER let the coco dry out. Water at least everyday for seedlings (once a day then when they are bigger you can increase frequency for faster growth). I used to let the coco dry out when I fed seedlings and ran into stunting and what looked like nutrient deficiencies (when you let coco dry out, when using nutrients, the nutrients get concentrated to a high amount that it either causes a nutrient lockout or worse nutrient burn) but Ive never run into issues of fungus (anything close to dampening off) so this advice might not help you. I just saw that what looked like coco was dry and I wanted to share this with you. When you put coco in solo cups like that it tends to starve the seedling from oxygen thus feeding every day puts new oxygen via water and gravity itself pulling in oxygen from the grow area. Im sure this will help you out if you care to try it. Also now that it makes sense lack of of oxygen and a wet environment is what can cause dampening off. Hope this helps you.
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What i had was not damping off some kind of fungus i guess. I here what your saying about daily irrigation in the coco with seedlings and may try it. I treat it like soil until i have a established root ball ( 2 weeks or better) trying to get the roots to stretch. I am not throwing over watering issue's at you butt are you saying you cant over water in coco?
 
CAPT CHESAPEAKE said:
What i had was not damping off some kind of fungus i guess. I here what your saying about daily irrigation in the coco with seedlings and may try it. I treat it like soil until i have a established root ball ( 2 weeks or better) trying to get the roots to stretch. I am not throwing over watering issue's at you butt are you saying you cant over water in coco?
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Ive heard that you can over water an "underdeveloped" root system that cant handle multiple feeds per day. Thats why its important to water just once a day when watering seedlings. I did a test once (not in a solo cup) with a seedling and pure coco in a one gallon Radical bag once, I fed the seedling 6 times a day and it grew and did not die or show signs of overwatering. I think it was because of the radicle bags because they let so much air go into the media you use. So that "overwatering" myth in coco for me was debunked. I water seedlings everyday (only once a day ) and in pure coco (perlite or any amendments can decrease or increase cocos CEC and its exceptional buffering capabilities thats why Its easier for me to leave it alone)too and have not run into one plant that has died doing it like that.
Let me ask you something, How old are those seedlings today?
 
Thegermling said:
Now what Im about to say is from experience so please dont throw any "overwatering" issues my way. NEVER let the coco dry out. Water at least everyday for seedlings (once a day then when they are bigger you can increase frequency for faster growth). I used to let the coco dry out when I fed seedlings and ran into stunting and what looked like nutrient deficiencies (when you let coco dry out, when using nutrients, the nutrients get concentrated to a high amount that it either causes a nutrient lockout or worse nutrient burn) but Ive never run into issues of fungus (anything close to dampening off) so this advice might not help you. I just saw that what looked like coco was dry and I wanted to share this with you. When you put coco in solo cups like that it tends to starve the seedling from oxygen thus feeding every day puts new oxygen via water and gravity itself pulling in oxygen from the grow area. Im sure this will help you out if you care to try it. Also now that it makes sense lack of of oxygen and a wet environment is what can cause dampening off. Hope this helps you.
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Good post. Coco is definitely something you have to learn to work with, soil growing habits just won't cut it.
 
Thegermling said:
Ive heard that you can over water an "underdeveloped" root system that cant handle multiple feeds per day. Thats why its important to water just once a day when watering seedlings. I did a test once (not in a solo cup) with a seedling and pure coco in a one gallon Radical bag once, I fed the seedling 6 times a day and it grew and did not die or show signs of overwatering. I think it was because of the radicle bags because they let so much air go into the media you use. So that "overwatering" myth in coco for me was debunked. I water seedlings everyday (only once a day ) and in pure coco (perlite or any amendments can decrease or increase cocos CEC and its exceptional buffering capabilities thats why Its easier for me to leave it alone)too and have not run into one plant that has died doing it like that.
Let me ask you something, How old are those seedlings today?
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Just over 2 weeks
 
Thegermling said:
Theres a saying in coco Ive come to understand "Coco is a hydroponic medium. Treat it like soil and you will get soil results. Treat it like a hydroponic medium and you will get fast grow."
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Sounds about right. I finally put all the pieces together regarding growing in coco just this year. I tried using it years ago but treated it like soil, everything was great for a while, but then it all went to shit. I knew I was doing something wrong, I just didn't know what it was...that's so frustrating.
 
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