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jayda

Member
First time grower here. Live in central Illinois and have always had a desire to start growing. So I've got some questions that I would really appreciate if I could get them answered by some of you guys who have done this before.

I have 8 sour diesel seeds and they're in the germination process. 7 of the 8 have already began to sprout. I used paper towels and it's now been about 30 hours since. It's been a cool May with the hottest day of the spring to date being 88 degrees today. I should probably be getting ready to plant the seedlings but I'm not sure if I should cause it might be too hot for them. It's almost 4 pm, what time would be ideal to make starter cups and take them outside? Also what type of soil should I use I have some miracle gro as well as miracle gro plant food. How should I go about this? Should I add any extra nutrients into the soil and if so when? How often should I water and how long should I wait before planting them in the ground or would transferring to a 5 gallon bucket be a better solution? Also, what are some accessories that I should get. Sorry for all the questions but I want to make sure this turns out how I hope it will with me having some flame buds to smoke during the fall.
 
Cali chronic

Cali chronic

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i would order medical growers bible off amazon used if you can't afford new but worth its weight in gold. You are fine for getting them in the ground now. I recommend doing your t-planing in the morning---then all day to acclimate and not go to bed to wet----
Ph is important at this stage to avoid males. Keep your watering with Ph balanced H20 see a ph meter by Hanna is about the best and cheapest ebay 30 bucks. You are going to wish you had it in about 5 weeks----so get it now and use it from the beginning and get a great crop.
MG soil is not my preferred soil choice---when you go to flush the soil it is not a good experience. Get some Scotts or the likes of, get some Spagnum Pete moss and Perlite if you cannot or unsure of when to know when to water.
Water when pot is light and the first few inches of soil is fluffy or dry.
When T-planting do not use fert or food, you can use some b-1 or super thrive with the first watering after t-plant WEAKENED SOLUTION!!
back to the soil use 1/3 peerlite 1/3 pete moss 1/3 scotts or on sale soil you can also toss in some steer manure if it is an outside grow (which I think you stated?)
Use just about 5-8 cups of that compost or manure to your soil mix
T-plant into 5 gallon nursery pots no need to stagger them from small to bigger unless you want to. Use B-1 at T-plant always fights infections and shock.
Water in the morning with at least 10 percent overflow out of the pots and you should be good to go. MG food is fine but not the time relaease, 3 months you do not want Nitrogen releasing. Best to use water soluable or chelated stuff.
If you keep your Ph at 6.5 and do not falter and the days are 14 hour I bet most to all will be female. If you falter with a dry spell or shock them you are not going to be happy. The Bible says that when they are developing their true 3rd leaf (not the seed casings) that is when Gender is decided. If harsh conditions are present you will get males. If conditons are as you say happy growing!
oh ps humidity is a nice touch either by leaving water in a bucket near them or a mister on a garden hose and if you are nearing 90 you may want to think about a net shade till they are about 2 weeks
 
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jayda

Member
Appreciate the insight homie. I'm guessing t-planting means to plant the seed? Do you think if I planted it right now at 5 pm it would be alright to water it since it is still a very hot 88 but the sun is past it's peak by now. Or should I just wait till the morning to plant it? Only reason I'm debating is that I don't want to over-germinate the seeds as I'm sure it's possible. What does the pete moss and perlite do and is it a necessity and are there ways to control the ph because itll be about a week before I get the ph meter in. Should I water every morning and how much water should I be using? How about on days it rains and what kind of water works best. I used tap water to germinate them but it was left out in the open a day in advance. Also, how do I avoid shock. Would that be a dramatic change in temperature as it's 86 degrees outside but it's also 86 degrees inside and I'm hot as hell. Basically, could you provide some more advice on the watering aspect of growing. I don't think humidity is a problem as I do live in the midwest and what do you mean by net shade? How much sun should they be getting each day as its supposed to be in the 80s for the next week.
 
darkdestruction420

darkdestruction420

Well-Known Member
Cali chronic said:
i would order medical growers bible off amazon used if you can't afford new but worth its weight in gold. You are fine for getting them in the ground now. I recommend doing your t-planing in the morning---then all day to acclimate and not go to bed to wet----
Ph is important at this stage to avoid males. Keep your watering with Ph balanced H20 see a ph meter by Hanna is about the best and cheapest ebay 30 bucks. You are going to wish you had it in about 5 weeks----so get it now and use it from the beginning and get a great crop.
MG soil is not my preferred soil choice---when you go to flush the soil it is not a good experience. Get some Scotts or the likes of, get some Spagnum Pete moss and Perlite if you cannot or unsure of when to know when to water.
Water when pot is light and the first few inches of soil is fluffy or dry.
When T-planting do not use fert or food, you can use some b-1 or super thrive with the first watering after t-plant WEAKENED SOLUTION!!
back to the soil use 1/3 peerlite 1/3 pete moss 1/3 scotts or on sale soil you can also toss in some steer manure if it is an outside grow (which I think you stated?)
Use just about 5-8 cups of that compost or manure to your soil mix
T-plant into 5 gallon nursery pots no need to stagger them from small to bigger unless you want to. Use B-1 at T-plant always fights infections and shock.
Water in the morning with at least 10 percent overflow out of the pots and you should be good to go. MG food is fine but not the time relaease, 3 months you do not want Nitrogen releasing. Best to use water soluable or chelated stuff.
If you keep your Ph at 6.5 and do not falter and the days are 14 hour I bet most to all will be female. If you falter with a dry spell or shock them you are not going to be happy. The Bible says that when they are developing their true 3rd leaf (not the seed casings) that is when Gender is decided. If harsh conditions are present you will get males. If conditons are as you say happy growing!
oh ps humidity is a nice touch either by leaving water in a bucket near them or a mister on a garden hose and if you are nearing 90 you may want to think about a net shade till they are about 2 weeks
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Man, im glad you seen this post first, lol, I really didnt want to have to type it all out myself but after reading his post I couldnt just walk away and not answer. lol
 
RuchaYolanda

RuchaYolanda

Active Member
Seriously...get a book or read all of the FAQ's on this site! This is the stage where they are fragile.

T-plant means transplant...that's anytime you move your plant to a new container. I prefer to plant mine in containers outdoors - then I can always move them if there is an issue. Like the person above said...B-1 like thrive alive or super thrive will help avoid shock - but do not use any fertilizer nutrients for several weeks or you will burn those seedlings.

Personally, I plant the germinated seeds in coco pots or dixie cups (w/holes punched in the bottom) and just take them outside for a few hours a day. When they outgrow these - Then I put them in the big pots outside in their final locations.

Water until run off means - water until a little water comes out of the holes in the bottom of the pot. In itty bitty containers (dixie cup sized) you'll probably have to water everyday.

Once the plants get a few sets of leaves they need at least 8 hours of full sun a day...right now they don't need any...so take it easy.

does that help?

YO
 
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eggsonbass

Member
golden rule- MORNING MORNING MORNING! only water, top off (cutting the top most growth to cause more buddable branches to grow), or prune in the plant's morning time with ONE EXCEPTION- spraying for bugs- do that at the plant's bed time after the sun has gone down.
if you water your plant in the middle of the day it is going to die.
 
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