I tried to grow three rounds of bagseed (nearly four dozen seeds), and I grew all runts but two, which grew to plants - but then one died when a light fell on her. So after 46 seeds I had one plant growing. But the girl that did grow almost drowned, her story is at post #2.
Got started on April 21 by germinating 12 bagseed.
DAY 1 Bagseed round 1 [12 seeds, all runts]
Germinated 12 seeds in little grow plugs that expand with water (those starter kits often found near the cash register when paying). Moved best eight to 5inch planters without holes (built in tray) using standard potting soil. Grew a batch of stretchy runts. All tossed.

DAY 10 Bagseed round 2 [24 seeds, 22 runts, 1 plant stille going a big girl, hardy bagseed plant]
Germed 24 in moist paper towels, moved to egg carton (saw it in a book), then to 18oz solo cups once viable. Upcanned the best 8 too soon into 2.5 gallon pots (still using only cheap soil). Gave 'em probably too little light, than moved to HID and gave too much.







DAY 33 Bagseed round 3 [10 seeds, all runts]
Germed 10 in papertowels, moved to cups and they were all runts. Tried to revitalize best three of them, and got them to grow, but theyre now just runts that are growing . . . Put em outside a few days ago under the longest days we got here and a sun that will amost certainly bake them to death in coming months.
The one in back in green pot - actually two days older than the six genetic plants in front.

Again, older sisters by two days are in green pots, compared to genetic seeds growing like lettuce-weeds.

Finally kicked them outside with the gnat ridden cheap dirt in which they sat (couple of days ago under sun, around 4 weeks from germination).

DAY 35 Genetic seeds round 1 [AK-48 and Afghan, 6 seeds, all thriving - finally found and bought some foxfarms soils on Day 34]
DAY 49 Bagseed round 4 [6 seeds, all thriving]
Germinated in cup of water for 12-18 hours. Using only seeds that sank when soaking in cup of water (6 of 20 sank right away), and using the Light Warrior/Ocean Forest soil mix (around 70/30) made a huge difference in bagseed growth a couple of weeks after germination. Still using moist paper towels, but the worst possible tweezer (from a mini-pocket knife) makes for poor handling of these fragile, delicate, barely seedlings.
Yes, these really are bagseed. Amazing.


DAY 51 Genetic seeds round 2 [6 seeds, 5 thriving, 1 MIA]
Conclusion: two changes made a difference like day & night to my bagseed grow efforts: using quality soil, and only seeds that sank. My first 46 seeds might have been floaters and were planted in run of mill mediocre soil; my last 6 were all sinkers, that grew their first 2 weeks in very good starter soil. Also, having the 23w CFLs closer improved the results (earliest rounds used too little light, too far away).
Got started on April 21 by germinating 12 bagseed.
DAY 1 Bagseed round 1 [12 seeds, all runts]
Germinated 12 seeds in little grow plugs that expand with water (those starter kits often found near the cash register when paying). Moved best eight to 5inch planters without holes (built in tray) using standard potting soil. Grew a batch of stretchy runts. All tossed.

DAY 10 Bagseed round 2 [24 seeds, 22 runts, 1 plant stille going a big girl, hardy bagseed plant]
Germed 24 in moist paper towels, moved to egg carton (saw it in a book), then to 18oz solo cups once viable. Upcanned the best 8 too soon into 2.5 gallon pots (still using only cheap soil). Gave 'em probably too little light, than moved to HID and gave too much.







DAY 33 Bagseed round 3 [10 seeds, all runts]
Germed 10 in papertowels, moved to cups and they were all runts. Tried to revitalize best three of them, and got them to grow, but theyre now just runts that are growing . . . Put em outside a few days ago under the longest days we got here and a sun that will amost certainly bake them to death in coming months.
The one in back in green pot - actually two days older than the six genetic plants in front.

Again, older sisters by two days are in green pots, compared to genetic seeds growing like lettuce-weeds.

Finally kicked them outside with the gnat ridden cheap dirt in which they sat (couple of days ago under sun, around 4 weeks from germination).

DAY 35 Genetic seeds round 1 [AK-48 and Afghan, 6 seeds, all thriving - finally found and bought some foxfarms soils on Day 34]
DAY 49 Bagseed round 4 [6 seeds, all thriving]
Germinated in cup of water for 12-18 hours. Using only seeds that sank when soaking in cup of water (6 of 20 sank right away), and using the Light Warrior/Ocean Forest soil mix (around 70/30) made a huge difference in bagseed growth a couple of weeks after germination. Still using moist paper towels, but the worst possible tweezer (from a mini-pocket knife) makes for poor handling of these fragile, delicate, barely seedlings.
Yes, these really are bagseed. Amazing.


DAY 51 Genetic seeds round 2 [6 seeds, 5 thriving, 1 MIA]
Conclusion: two changes made a difference like day & night to my bagseed grow efforts: using quality soil, and only seeds that sank. My first 46 seeds might have been floaters and were planted in run of mill mediocre soil; my last 6 were all sinkers, that grew their first 2 weeks in very good starter soil. Also, having the 23w CFLs closer improved the results (earliest rounds used too little light, too far away).