Is Rainy Weather OK???

[david nicholas]

It's gonna rain for like the next 2 days off and on where I live, and I have some germinated seeds that I need to plant. Is it ok to plant them outside in this weather-it's not stormy just small rain showers?

Thanks

 

[david nicholas]

anyone??????????

 

[overfiend]

the more rain the better get those things in out there. a good soaking in the spring is essential. "april showers bring may flowers" or in our case october buds

 

[Twistyman]

I'd put a clear plastic (for sun) container with holes in it over the top..Kind of a drip thing, and for protection. If you get a major downfall your sprouts will drown or get the shit knocked out of them...Then it's back to square one....which sucks, I know, My first batch all committed suicide.......Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[david nicholas]

how long can I keep the germinated seeds in moist paper towels before they get messed up?-to wait for the rain to pass

 

[overfiend]

should plant when you see the tap root starting to come out.
i waited once and the roots got growing through the paper towel and was a bitch to un tangle the roots without breaking them.

 

[Twistyman]

I wait till the're 1"

 

[4mySoul]

Are you saying I only need to wait 'til my seeds have grown 1" before i plant out. I'm still not sure how large I should grow mine. I was thinking at least 4"

 

[david nicholas]

I have them in egg cartons filled with soil next to a window and I plan on moving them outside when the storm passes.

 

[Twistyman]

4"...? I've never seen a sprout live to be 4" 's long without being in dirt. If you plant 1/2" below the surface of the soil it'll take 2 - 4 days to break surface and show his happy
self..........

 

[david nicholas]

Here's a picture.

 

[4mySoul]

Well they're in dixie cups now. Living on the east coast I'm concerned about my lil' ones dying from the cool weather upon the time of transplant. So I was thinking once they grow to around 4" they'd be a tad more strong and live out natures hurdles.

mmm... considering I have germinated 20 seeds what might be a possible yield come September-October, I'm psyched

BTW David, I don't see any form of life emerging from your clumpy dirt. Maybe it's just me but it looks like mud.

 

[overfiend]

mmm... considering I have germinated 20 seeds what might be a possible yield come September-October, I'm psyched .

cant tell last year one of my plants outdoors was like 4 oz dry they jut keep growing outside. but that one was in a 10 gallon pot and another one in a 3 gallon pot only yield 1oz so there are a lot of variables to figuring out yield.
also you have to figure out the "male" factor a lot of times i get just less than half male if this happens you only have 10 plants that are good and you wont know until aug-sept. unless you clone them and flower the clone indoors.