First Grow! Lets Go!

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Yup thats almost perfect for seedlings, once they get more leaves and the roots set in i’ll be looking for a solid Vegge setting, but for now this is great
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Hey @The70’s , nice looking setup! I don't have a crazy amount of experience with sprouting seeds, but the best are the ones that form a growing root in less than 2 days on the paper towel, and then emerge from the soil in another couple days when planted. I plant in 2" pots. Ones that don't follow this sequence usually don't make it... that's what I've found.
 
My one little sprout is kinda long, is it reaching for the light, they’re about 2.5’ away and set to 115watts, it looks dandy though :0)
 
The70’s said:
My one little sprout is kinda long, is it reaching for the light, they’re about 2.5’ away and set to 115watts, it looks dandy though :0)
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I get long sprouts too. I plant into little 2" pots, and then transplant into 1 gal. pots and bury the stem some, leaving 1-2" of plant height.
 
cbdhemp808 said:
I get long sprouts too. I plant into little 2" pots, and then transplant into 1 gal. pots and bury the stem some, leaving 1-2" of plant height.
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@cbdhemp808 gotcha, i’ll keep plugging along, these pots are kinda big, my hope was to get a month out of them.
I lowered the Light a bit to 24” and raised the watts so its not reaching so much…
 
cbdhemp808 said:
... I don't have a crazy amount of experience with sprouting seeds, but the best are the ones that form a growing root in less than 2 days on the paper towel, and then emerge from the soil in another couple days when planted. I plant in 2" pots. Ones that don't follow this sequence usually don't make it... that's what I've found.
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I just sprouted 3 seeds. One grew a root very fast on the paper towel, about 1/2 in. long, I planted it in a 2" pot, and it's growing well. Another seed took a couple more days on the paper towel, and grew a smaller root. The 3rd seed didn't really grow a root, but had a little tail and the seed lost half of its shell. I planted these two in 2" pots, but they haven't emerged yet. I suspect the one with the small root will be fine, but I have my doubts about the other one.

Here's my paper towel routine...

I take a brown paper towel, fold it in half, and then in half again. This gives me 4 sheets thickness... two sheets for the seeds to sit on, and two sheets covering the seeds... "hinged" by the fold on one side. I use a flat tupperware container with a lid, place the paper towel cut to size to easily fit the container, and add distilled water with a plastic squirt bottle... just enough to dampen the towel. Seeds come out of their soak jar into a tea strainer, then onto the paper towel. With tweezers I move the seeds so that they're about 1 inch apart, then cover with the top paper towel layers. I will put a couple more drops of water over each seed. I put the container in a dark cupboard. Lively seeds will crack and develop a root very quickly... 1-2 days.
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cbdhemp808 said:
I just sprouted 3 seeds. One grew a root very fast on the paper towel, about 1/2 in. long, I planted it in a 2" pot, and it's growing well. Another seed took a couple more days on the paper towel, and grew a smaller root. The 3rd seed didn't really grow a root, but had a little tail and the seed lost half of its shell. I planted these two in 2" pots, but they haven't emerged yet. I suspect the one with the small root will be fine, but I have my doubts about the other one.

Here's my paper towel routine...
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Thank you very much
 
Good luck with the new seedlings. Just for another perspective here's how I start seeds. They usually sprout in 3-4 days.

I use EZ-Gro plugs (like rapid rooters but not pre-moistened). I soak the plug for about an hour in a mild CloneX solution pH'ed to around 6. Then I stick the seed about 1/2 inch into the cube and tear off a corner to cover the hole. I put the plug in a humidity dome with a little bit of water in the bottom of the tray, but not enough so that the plug is sitting in water. With a heat mat set to 74f and the dome and vents closed, the humidity stays in the 90s. I left it in the dark for about 48 hours, then set the light far away and programmed for 20/4 (4am-Midnight). Once the seed sprouts I remove the dome. I plant the whole thing in a 4" pot within a day or two, or put in DWC bucket.
 
very good! update on mine: 2nd one is up, 3rd... it may take a wee miracle. ;)
 
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