Man, I love these Purple Maroc. ![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
They germinate MUCH faster than any strain I've ever seen before.
2012 was my first year with PM, and though I messed up somehow, and only ended up with 2, they were big and productive enough to almost be a years worth for my personal use.
They were ready enough to harvest end of September or so. I'm at about 45.5 degrees North and temps were low enough that I figured there wasn't much growing left. The previous year I had Nepalese Hash Plant clones and I'm thankful the temps were good enough in 2011 that I could let it go to end of October. They NEEDED it and I freaked a bit that they wouldn't have enough time.
My experience level is "low end of medium": 2 successful indoor grows and 2.5 outdoor. The first outdoor was 0.5 because they were looking nice when I freaked out over choppers and ended up sacrificing, sniff, cry.![Sad :( :(](/styles/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
I'm OK past the seedling stage, but I still screw up too much with seeds and seedlings and clones. That happened with my first batch of seeds this year, but I got a new batch on Monday and have been happy to see the PM poking out by Friday.
The first batch were put in very old now soil-less mix that I keep re-using. I soaked it good, multiple times; I don't know if there were any nutes left to burn the seeds. Or maybe I let them get a little too dry. Or maybe perlite in soil-less mix isn't a good idea for seeds.
The 2nd batch I did in soil. 70% have now popped after 5 days. I still don't know if PH is very important with seeds/seedlings. Or if the PH down is bad for seeds.
I've usually soaked them in water, with the tiniest bit of dish soap, for 24-48 hours and/or use paper towel method. After my first batch died I got those jiffy peat pellets for the 2nd batch, which I recall a lot of references over many years. But then I read something at the last minute that got me googling, and it turns out MANY people think they are awful for cannabis. So I went with plain soil for the PM, but am experimenting a bit with the Easy Sativa and freebie seeds.
So I also read that soaking them in water is now considered not so great, and paper towels almost always damage root hairs. So after just 3 hours in water I planted them in the soil. I'll transplant, with dirt intact, into larger soil-less mix containers when ready.
I think the 2 PMs from the first batch are doing OK now; just transplanted into somewhat larger containers. One PM is smaller pheno, and other larger I guess.
I tend to research the hell out of my important purchases, and given my mistakes I prefer almost foolproof. That's why I went with PM. Nothing but good I hear about PM for mold resistance and early maturation. Yes, it's not the HIGHEST yield or potency, but being reasonably fool-proof, and being a fool sometimes, they're great for me.
Last few years I've got the seeds from Herbies, despite my Canada having a decent selection of more local sources. But I don't know if any even carried the "Female Seeds" line of PM. Nothing but good said about Herb's too.
Looking forward to my best outdoor grow yet.![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
They germinate MUCH faster than any strain I've ever seen before.
2012 was my first year with PM, and though I messed up somehow, and only ended up with 2, they were big and productive enough to almost be a years worth for my personal use.
They were ready enough to harvest end of September or so. I'm at about 45.5 degrees North and temps were low enough that I figured there wasn't much growing left. The previous year I had Nepalese Hash Plant clones and I'm thankful the temps were good enough in 2011 that I could let it go to end of October. They NEEDED it and I freaked a bit that they wouldn't have enough time.
My experience level is "low end of medium": 2 successful indoor grows and 2.5 outdoor. The first outdoor was 0.5 because they were looking nice when I freaked out over choppers and ended up sacrificing, sniff, cry.
![Sad :( :(](/styles/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
I'm OK past the seedling stage, but I still screw up too much with seeds and seedlings and clones. That happened with my first batch of seeds this year, but I got a new batch on Monday and have been happy to see the PM poking out by Friday.
The first batch were put in very old now soil-less mix that I keep re-using. I soaked it good, multiple times; I don't know if there were any nutes left to burn the seeds. Or maybe I let them get a little too dry. Or maybe perlite in soil-less mix isn't a good idea for seeds.
The 2nd batch I did in soil. 70% have now popped after 5 days. I still don't know if PH is very important with seeds/seedlings. Or if the PH down is bad for seeds.
I've usually soaked them in water, with the tiniest bit of dish soap, for 24-48 hours and/or use paper towel method. After my first batch died I got those jiffy peat pellets for the 2nd batch, which I recall a lot of references over many years. But then I read something at the last minute that got me googling, and it turns out MANY people think they are awful for cannabis. So I went with plain soil for the PM, but am experimenting a bit with the Easy Sativa and freebie seeds.
So I also read that soaking them in water is now considered not so great, and paper towels almost always damage root hairs. So after just 3 hours in water I planted them in the soil. I'll transplant, with dirt intact, into larger soil-less mix containers when ready.
I think the 2 PMs from the first batch are doing OK now; just transplanted into somewhat larger containers. One PM is smaller pheno, and other larger I guess.
I tend to research the hell out of my important purchases, and given my mistakes I prefer almost foolproof. That's why I went with PM. Nothing but good I hear about PM for mold resistance and early maturation. Yes, it's not the HIGHEST yield or potency, but being reasonably fool-proof, and being a fool sometimes, they're great for me.
Last few years I've got the seeds from Herbies, despite my Canada having a decent selection of more local sources. But I don't know if any even carried the "Female Seeds" line of PM. Nothing but good said about Herb's too.
Looking forward to my best outdoor grow yet.
![Smile :) :)](/styles/smilies/icon_smile.gif)