Indoor Tent Grow - FoxFarm Nutrients - Green House Seed's Trainwreck

Yesterday I germinated all four Trainwreck seeds. Here are the items I used in the process:

• 4 Trainwreck seeds
• 4 Paper towels
• 1 Plate or dish
• 1 Plastic bag
• 1 Glass of distilled or reverse osmosis (RO) water
• 1 Small container lined with rough sandpaper

Preparation: First, simply collect all of the above items before moving forward. Remove seeds from their packaging and be careful not to damage them. Fold all four paper towels at the perforated edges and then fold it "hamburger" style one time. Cut a strip of sandpaper and insert it into a small container (matchboxes and dube tubes will work fine).

1) Take all four cannabis seeds and place them into a small container lined with sandpaper. Lightly swirl the seeds so that it they make constant contact with the sandpaper for roughly ten seconds (Click HERE to check out a YouTube video regarding seed scuffing).

2) After lightly scuffing the seed's outer layer, place each one onto the inside half of the folded paper towel.

3) Fold the paper towel on top of itself, completely covering all four seeds and slowly pour the entire glass of distilled water onto the napkin until drenched.

4) Take the wet paper towel between your hands and gently press out any water loosely trapped inside. You simply want the paper towel to be wet without dripping.

5) Place the wet paper towel into a clean plastic bag (I prefer freezer bags). Do not lock or completely close the bag as you want it to breathe, making it more difficult for mold and bacteria to take hold.

6) Find a spot to store the seeds while they germinate! I like to place them on my water heater as it is always dark and around 75 degrees Fahrenheit (dark, wet, and in the mid 70s is generally the key).

Yet to Come: Either today or tomorrow I will remove all four seeds from the paper towel and transplant them into a small nursery pot. At that time I will describe and show you my vegetative tent and grow space.

24 hours after using the above germination process I have four viable seeds with tap roots ready to be planted! The medium I am using is a mixture of two parts FoxFarm Ocean Forest, one part FoxFarm Light Warrior, and some dolomite lime (brings the PH up just a bit). this soil drains well and has plenty of nutrients that keep the plants growing strong.

Preparation: Now that my wet paper towel full of viable seeds that have opened up and shown their tap root, I've collected the following items:

• 4 Nursery pots filled with potting soil
• 1 Spray Bottle
• CloneX or another seed/clone specific nutrient

1) Added the minimum dosage of seedling nutrient to a spray bottle filled with distilled or RO water. (I use 1ml of CloneX solution and have had good results. Once out of CloneX I will likely be moving to seaweed extract or other natural supplements).

2) Sprayed the dry soil until it is moist. Water does not need to be dripping/flowing out the bottom of the nursery pot at this time. I will be spraying again, once the seeds have been planted, so I don't need to drench it...

3) Poked a small divot into the soil as a little "bed" for the seed. This divot is roughly just the height and width of the seed.

4) Using a straw, I pick up one seed with the root facing down and being careful not to damage anything (it's very vulnerable right now). When the root is lined up with the divot I lightly tap the straw to force the seed out and into her new bed.

5) I push just a pinch of dry dirt over the top of the seed and spray once again. This time I ensure that the seed is snug, surrounded by wet soil, and no part of the root is visible.

Moving to Tent: Knowing that these seeds will soon turn into plants, I place them directly into a vegetative tent after transplanting. I keep them about 6 inches from the light, one fan blowing on the light, one fan blowing on the floor, and have a humidifier constantly running at half capacity. This allows me to keep the veg tent cool and at a high humidity while the flower tent (same room of the house) is unaffected. Here are the items I'm now using, but didn't mention:

• 2x4 Tent (very cheap model of the one in the link)
• GrowBright Indoor - Outdoor Thermometer with Hygrometer
• 4 Foot 4 Lamp High Output T5
• Humidity Dome
• Two 6" fans
• Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier

Yet to Come: Over the next few days I expect all four seeds to sprout and shed their shell. As the seedlings grow I will make sure they stay about 6" from the light and will prop them up if needed. I'll post pictures as they grow.

In the top left of the following picture you will notice the left pot has dry soil while I have sprayed the one on the right to make it moist. I then poke a divot into the wet soil and gently place the seed into the divot, making sure the tap root faces down.

Looking good. Number four decided to curl on me and the tap root was trying to reach toward the sky. I got it turned around and believe it will come around. Number one should shed its shell soon and I imagine all of them will be sporting green in no time.

Took these pictures a few minutes ago. As usual, they are all going at their own pace.

The changes don't look major, but a lot is going on under the soil and quick growth is just around the corner.

Number 4 is still lagging. I don't expect her to ever show the growth the other three will, but I'm open to being proven wrong.

As time goes on it's always fun to watch the process speed up! the strong three are really stretching out while poor number four is finally showing regular growth.

I did a test to see if my T5 lights were losing some of their spectrum by spinning them 1/4 circle each day. They always reached toward the back light, the one that even looked brightest to me. Although the lights are rated for 10-15k hours, I replaced them at around 8k hours of use. After 24 hours of using the new GE T5 bulbs, all of them are reaching directly up regardless of them being turned twice.

I'm starting to have issues with these seedlings that I've not experienced before. From the start I've seen slow growth and now I'm noticing more serious issues such as decoloration and leaf deformities.

• Each canopy is about 10" from T5 lighting
• Humidity is constant around 50% with a humidifier running
• Temperature is about 75/70 day and night respectively
• Water around 6.5ph is given with some runoff every two or three days depending on dryness.

I got these seeds roughly two years ago from a reputable dealer and believed they would be still viable. Does anyone have suggestions to help these plants or do you think my old seeds are going to develop weak plants no matter what?

Although I've never flushed a seedling, I will be doing that tonight. I have to ensure nutrients and PH are not the issue before I attempt anything else.

New growth looks much better. Temp and humidity are consistent. I'm watering every three days right now at a PH of 6.5, allowing plenty of runoff.

I attempted to delete this threat but it appears Rollitup does not allow that action. If this upsets you, please take it up with them as I will no longer be accessing this site. Sorry to bail on the two people following this thread, but I realized I'm not helping anyone and I should just focus on trying to become a better gardener myself before trying to help people that are learning themselves... Peace.

move them to bigger pots with str8 ocean forest
they would've done better if you didn't mix the potting soils.
I've sprouted many beans in str8 FFOF, but I prefer their CocoLoco if you can get it.