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SmeLLyTreeZ

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Give mrs saggy tits a few days to dry out. When you think she needs some water, wait one more day.

worked for me :bigjoint:
Exactly! Those seedlings can be tricky because they don't need much water. Once they build up there root mass is when they start feeding every other day or more..
 

FreeHeeling

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I'm subbed. I see you decided to go Fox Farm. It's cool. I would be careful. Ocean Forest has been known to burn tips on some strains of cannabis that are sensitive to nutes. My advice would be to get some of their Light Warrior and mix it. This is what many growers do that use Ocean Forest, maybe Smelly the exception because he is the man! :lol: Smelly is a good person to know on here. He provides good advice.
 

SmeLLyTreeZ

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I'm subbed. I see you decided to go Fox Farm. It's cool. I would be careful. Ocean Forest has been known to burn tips on some strains of cannabis that are sensitive to nutes. My advice would be to get some of their Light Warrior and mix it. This is what many growers do that use Ocean Forest, maybe Smelly the exception because he is the man! :lol: Smelly is a good person to know on here. He provides good advice.
Thanks free, I appreciate that! I have read the same thing about the FFOF but so far so good :)
 

ifartsmoke

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6.jpgphoto2.jpg7.jpgphoto8.jpg5.jpg3.jpgphoto.jpgupdate time. The big one isn't looking much better from the drupy stand point. And the smaller ones are not growing up, but they are growing out? They all look nice and green for the most part
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ifartsmoke

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So I put the Papaya down this morning, I put the seed in a moist paper towel put that in a zip lock, and put that in my sock drawer, 2 days later she's got a nice white sprout. I put her in a jiffy pot burried in some fox farm inside of....what else.. a party cup. haha. But if it takes off it's going in a 3 gal airpot!!!
 

ifartsmoke

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Well the Papaya died... :( but the Afgan seems to be doing quite well in the party cup!! Nice thick trunk and big green leaves. My bag seed however, I transplanted to a 1.5 gal to see if I could get her to bounce back. The saggy tits never went away. But being in the new pot seems to have revived her a bit!
Now I've got Blue Mystic and another Papaya down. No party cups though. haha. I need some pain relief.... and I need it badly!!!
 

FreeHeeling

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Couple of questions. 1. Are you using any perlite? 2.Are you putting the seeds directly into soil without perlite? I wouldn't use the Fox Farm stuff until you get a few nodes. I wouldn't put them in soil until they are ready for transplant. 60% peat moss and 40% perlite is perfect for seedlings as it has much needed aeration and hardly any nutes, as seedlings do not require them until they are ready for transplant. Whenever you transplant, then use your Fox Farm soil. Were there any holes for drainage and air in your party cups? I would be willing to bet that if you didn't and you were using straight potting soil, you were strangling/suffocating the roots. I put my Pineapple Express seed directly into soil and the roots couldn't move and died. Seedlings need plenty of room for root growth and little to no nutrients. Hope this helps you not waste anymore high dollar seeds. Good luck
 

ifartsmoke

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Not using perlite. Yes, I'm putting them into the soil after germ. I was using jiffy pots up untill recently. I do allways cut holes in the cups for drainage. Should I pop out the seedling and place into a jiffy pot you think? Hymm, I never put 2 and 2 together. hahah. thanks for the advice!!! I'm going to get some more jiffy pots.
 

FreeHeeling

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Not using perlite. Yes, I'm putting them into the soil after germ. I was using jiffy pots up untill recently. I do allways cut holes in the cups for drainage. Should I pop out the seedling and place into a jiffy pot you think? Hymm, I never put 2 and 2 together. hahah. thanks for the advice!!! I'm going to get some more jiffy pots.
all depends on whether they are doing okay. If they aren't and you don't do something, they might die anyway so transplant them.
 

ifartsmoke

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So I moved the girls from the party cups in to a 1 gal pot for the rest of the grow. I've got limited space. They have taken off and look strong and healthy!!! Photos tonight. The bag seed has a very strong minty smell, but the afghan smells like a tomato plant?? Ok...
I also have a Papaya up and running along with Blue Mystic!!!
 

kpac

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Hey I put this in here because it wont let me send pics the other way.

Little clay balls that air out the bottoms of your pots. Mold will start at the real fast if just sitting on the floor wet all the time.

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ifartsmoke

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2.jpg1.jpg55.jpg44.jpg3.jpgso here is a long over due update. The first photos are when I first transfered my party cup grows that were dieing in to 1 gal pots and then 1 week later!! Then my party cup grow, photo_11.jpg This is my bag seed party cup that started to die so I repotted photo_33.jpgThis is the afgan kush from a party cup, this is Mrs. saggy tits.

photo_5.jpgI have a 3.5 gal pot waiting for her with a mixture of fox farm ocean and roots organic. Well see that that goes???!!!! 4.jpg This is Blue Mystic.photo_22.jpg and this is my bag seed party cup grow
 

ifartsmoke

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Update for those who care :), The girls are girls! I was wondering about the afghan for a while, but the bag seed looks like it's gona be a monster, so friggin bushy!! I'm loveing these little 1 gal pots too!! just the right size I think, we'll see what the yeild is though b4 I say any more haha. I topped the papaya in the 3 gal and she took off like seabiscuit so I think thats her name :) Blue looks good in the 3 gal too, can't wait to see that one all grown up too! So I also switched from 6500k to 2700k CLF's today. Now I have 1 42watt over the papaya, and the rest are 26watts, but I have the medusa light filled and ready to go if the plants get to tall. I've got another 42watt, 3 26watts, and 1 55watt that I found at wallfart today haha. Bright as dookie!! I'm going lights out 12/12 and fingers are crossed
 
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