CSI humboldt thread

[Bakersfield]

Yea ive always been hard headed about seeds and towels and soil, luckily I rarely run into problems...The fallen soldier freebies all popped today and were planted 2-3 days after the t1000....I also inoculate my seedling soil to prevent dampening off etc...

I tossed the remaining 3 t1000 urkles into a wet napkin, something I rarely ever do.....

I have never had a prob with CSI's seeds, but I haven't tried any T1000's.
I've had poor germination with Obsoul, Karma and my own crosses that were too fresh or too old.

 

[Kp sunshine]

Yea ive always been hard headed about seeds and towels and soil, luckily I rarely run into problems...The fallen soldier freebies all popped today and were planted 2-3 days after the t1000....I also inoculate my seedling soil to prevent dampening off etc...

I tossed the remaining 3 t1000 urkles into a wet napkin, something I rarely ever do.....

If your worried about damping off maybe use canna coco to germ. I think it has trichoderma in it which inhibits damping off and a few others. You might want to soak your seeds in peroxide to kill any pathogens.

 

[Kp sunshine]

I have never had a prob with CSI's seeds, but I haven't tried any T1000's.
I've had poor germination with Obsoul, Karma and my own crosses that were too fresh or too old.

I bought the last pack of headbanger at the tude 2 years ago so assume they were old and I got 100%. Weird how we all deal with the same company's and have similar problems. I think it's just hit or miss.
I read that seeds taken out of frozen storage should be sprouted fairly soon due to reduced germ rates and viability. Maybe it's when we buy older seeds that were stored in fridges or freezers and then sold to us which usually get kept at less then ideal conditions for a period of time.
A small % change in moisture and temp during seed storage has a impact on seed viability
Sorry for the long post

 

[Kp sunshine]

Just so you know I'm using pellets. This probably drives you paper towel users crazy. Lol
The pellets just started to soak so don't tell me they're dried out I know

First run on CSI gear
Old Family Purple F2r

 

[oswizzle]

whatever happened to the MAC1 project Caleb was working on?

 

[madvillian420]

whatever happened to the MAC1 project Caleb was working on?

i wouldnt be surprised if hes testing it extensively first, Im a big fan of the refinement with CSI, it doesnt seem rushed

 

[Romis]

whatever happened to the MAC1 project Caleb was working on?

MAC1 I heard does very very poorly in crosses. Most of the MAC1 crosses aren't tested or they wouldn't be out.

CAREFUL FOR MAC1 CROSSES.

ex. Jungle Boys - TK Bx1 x MAC1- I haven't heard anything good about them (lots of mutants and hermies) but they auctioned for 500 a pack.

 

[dakilla187]

I agree 100% seeds are hit or miss and its truly in mother natures hands

 

[Kp sunshine]

MAC1 I heard does very very poorly in crosses. Most of the MAC1 crosses aren't tested or they wouldn't be out.

CAREFUL FOR MAC1 CROSSES.

ex. Jungle Boys - TK Bx1 x MAC1- I haven't heard anything good about them (lots of mutants and hermies) but they auctioned for 500 a pack.

Think buddy from Greenpoint avoided it to for the same reason but not 100%

 

[Bakersfield]

The odds of finding some goods in the F1 Mac1 cross aren't good, but maybe once you sift through the trash and find a keeper, you could continue breeding to stability?

 

[Genetic Geek]

The odds of finding some goods in the F1 Mac1 cross aren't good, but maybe once you sift through the trash and find a keeper, you could continue breeding to stability?
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Is this from cap him self correct?

 

[Bakersfield]

Is this from cap him self correct?

Yes

 

[Genetic Geek]

Can the mac1 be reversed? Or is this applying to mac1 breeding overall

 

[Bakersfield]

Can the mac1 be reversed? Or is this applying to mac1 breeding overall

It can be reversed, but one thing is Mac1 is very hard to pollinate, might be the thick layer of trichomes and two it makes mutant babies.
I know Greenpoint released a Mac1 S1 and I personally have never seen or heard of a successful grow of them.

 

[Genetic Geek]

Right on thanks man

 

[Mrsmokestacks]

Yeah i just hate forgetting about them for 12-24 hours and the tap root is suddenly 2 inches long and grown into the paper towel.

Lol done that! I like hanging them by a clothespin sometimes and the roots all grow down. A million ways...

 

[Mrsmokestacks]

I don't ever sprout my seeds in paper towels.
I am too heavy handed and have destroyed many sprouts this way.
I plant them directly into soil-less, rockwool, oasis cubes, whatever, but never coco, I've had bad dampening off with coco.

I add a bit of Hydrogen peroxide to the water and then wait.
About once a year I'll find a pack that doesn't germ well and I usually demand a refund, because my method gets me 100% or close to it with good seeds.

Yeah you got to be extra careful with Coco. I do a pretty damn good job though. Try not to overwater them. Having a decent amount of root and burying the root deep can help. Dampening off is exactly why I am super careful and like to have a decent Taproot.

 

[Mrsmokestacks]

If your worried about damping off maybe use canna coco to germ. I think it has trichoderma in it which inhibits damping off and a few others. You might want to soak your seeds in peroxide to kill any pathogens.

I think it's really easy to overwater and Coco and that is where the dampening off comes from. but once the plants have well established Roots nothing can beat Coco in my opinion. It seems like my plants are usually a little bit slower in the seedling stage compared to my peat moss buddies, but then I'm killing them in veg.

 

[Growitpondifarm]

I go straight into a peat perlite starter mix from lamberts. Keep them warm and have no issues typically, there are 3 other varieties that went 5/5 from various companies in the same tray. Stoked for these anyhow, I think the runt may make it.

 

[JoeBlow5823]

i wouldnt be surprised if hes testing it extensively first, Im a big fan of the refinement with CSI, it doesnt seem rushed

Yeah he is still releasing fresh S1's of very old strains. Quality over hype any day. I cant wait to grow out all my S1's and then start looking at crosses of my favorites.