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Graytail's 4th Perpetual: 4x4 Samsung Panels
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Or you have become a more spiritual experienced grower.
They feel your care and say.. Heck yeah, we want to be alive. ( I know, sounds silly)
They feel your care and say.. Heck yeah, we want to be alive. ( I know, sounds silly)
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I've always had a metaphysical relationship with dogs and houseplants, so you may be right. 
We're old friends, as the oriental culture refers to it. We grok. 
So why are the seeds not listening?
We're old friends, as the oriental culture refers to it. We grok. So why are the seeds not listening?
so you know what I meant Seeds need a "mothers compassion" you know the picture of a new born sleeping in your arms looking so content?
Maybe a parents compassion is a better word, since I have seen men "shine" the same vibe...
It's an upside down world!
Beautiful update!
Deadly sativa #1 is a real looker this week 
Nice update Gray. Deadly Sativa is looking really good. I can't tell how similar ours are, mine is for sure tall but the pistols, man are they thick. I'm seeing some promising frost already and I'm just getting ready to give the 1st CAT.
Do you put a heat mat under your seedlings? I seem to have trouble popping seeds this time of year as well, I don't know why because the grow room stays fairly consistent except for humidity, maybe that's it?
Do you put a heat mat under your seedlings? I seem to have trouble popping seeds this time of year as well, I don't know why because the grow room stays fairly consistent except for humidity, maybe that's it?
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I'm confused I thought Robert Heinlein was originator of "grok" in Stranger in a Strange Land, a favorite read back when. Did he get it from oriental culture?
He was but I have no idea where he got it from.
Beautiful work as always Gray, love the variety... and one day I may have to try thing your way on a few plants so I too can have more variety.
That Zam with the curly tips reminds me of the Grinch for some reason
That Zam with the curly tips reminds me of the Grinch for some reason
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I have problems at times of the year with clones and seedlings as well. Bagging them up ala Toast's cloning method, fixes that issue, which makes me think it's about the humidity level.Do you put a heat mat under your seedlings? I seem to have trouble popping seeds this time of year as well, I don't know why because the grow room stays fairly consistent except for humidity, maybe that's it?
I've gotten a couple of seeds to pop in soil without bagging them recently, but I was misting the soil in the pot daily to keep the topsoil from drying out. I also made sure that they had germinated and had tails showing before I put them in soil. That way they only needed 2-3 days to come up.
Seeds and seedlings like fairly moist environments, which we lack this time of the year in the Midwest.
I know it's not for everyone but wanted to mention that I've been putting seeds direct in Doc's soil and most are coming up in 2-3 days!
Plants are looking great Gray! Looking forward to your Star Pupil!
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I soak mine in water until they pop a tail before putting them in soil, because of the issues I have with the soil drying out. Bagging it fixes the dryness problem, but I don't like having to check them in the bags for days on end. If they have tails, they'll be above ground in 3 days or less. When I don't bag them, they tend to dry out and die, if they aren't above ground in the first couple of days.I know it's not for everyone but wanted to mention that I've been putting seeds direct in Doc's soil and most are coming up in 2-3 days!
Plants are looking great Gray! Looking forward to your Star Pupil!
When I plant them before they crack open they can take a while. I've seen them come up 3 weeks later in some cases. Way to long in my environment.
Yep, I’m doing the soak over night and then paper towel until it cracks thing. This is the first time the soil ate two seeds in a row, second run soil... so giving Duggs method a go. That’s a bummer too I only had 3 star pupil seeds so if this one doesn’t make it, guess I’m SOL!
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Do you put a heat mat under your seedlings? I seem to have trouble popping seeds this time of year as well, I don't know why because the grow room stays fairly consistent except for humidity, maybe that's it?
I've been soaking seeds for a couple days and then putting them directly into a cup of soil - same as usual. Then I've been setting them on top of the furnace, so the soil warms into the 80s. I've been wondering if that's the problem.
The low humidity is what surprises me about the cuts - you'd think they'd be struggling. The seeds are in dirt, so they don't care about humidity.
I mixed my metaphors.
As far as I know, Heinlein created the concept himself. It just seemed to describe that relationship. I "get" dogs and they get me.
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I grok
No worriez 119....i have more SP.....can always see u get more!
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I grok
LOL, I was musing over my obsession with scifi as a young reader. I read everything that had been published, I think, by the time I hit high school. Heinlein wrote some pretty cheesy stuff - don' know if you read those. I got one of my best early chubbies from Farnham's Freehold.
But he redeemed himself with Stranger, and the Foundation trilogy, etc.
Bradbury, Asimov ... there were some greats in those days. And here I am now, 50 years into that future. We have a lot of the gadgetry that they foresaw, and the culture is similar in many ways to some of their predictions.
[Edit] I was reading scifi when the 9v portable pocket transistor radio, and color television, were the most amazing new "electronics".
Stereo HiFis. Touchtone telephones.Aww, thanks Duggs... appreciate that sir
Grok!! I saw that word and instantly remembered “stranger...”. Great book !
Plants look great Graytail. I like your variety.
I just popped 2 Panama’s, 1 Malawi, and 5 reg cherry cookie haze seeds from relentless genetics. All but one CCH came up in 7 days. I tried Docs tech this time....filled 1 gal pots with 1st run soil, dunked and top poured H2O, till fully saturated, topped off with more saturated soil, roots powder in hole, plant seed, place on heat mat. Didn’t need to trickle any water since I planted, as the soil was so much wetter than I normally would do. Best results I’ve ever had with seeds!
My humidity is low too...40-45% at 80*f.
Plants look great Graytail. I like your variety.
I just popped 2 Panama’s, 1 Malawi, and 5 reg cherry cookie haze seeds from relentless genetics. All but one CCH came up in 7 days. I tried Docs tech this time....filled 1 gal pots with 1st run soil, dunked and top poured H2O, till fully saturated, topped off with more saturated soil, roots powder in hole, plant seed, place on heat mat. Didn’t need to trickle any water since I planted, as the soil was so much wetter than I normally would do. Best results I’ve ever had with seeds!
My humidity is low too...40-45% at 80*f.
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I do cups, but the same way - saturated a few hours before. I haven't been using Roots, though - maybe I'll try that. Every day, I pour a spoonful of water over the top to keep the seed wet, hefting the cup to be sure I'm not drowning it. Fresh seeds are sprouting as usual - it's the older ones that aren't taking. Most of them never pop in water, so after 3-5 days of that I've been planting anyway. That's usually been fine in the past, just slower - might take several days to show. But now, nothing happens.
I took a tip from Chimp and cracked a couple after a week in water and then planted them, but only one of those came up. I haven't been frantic about it because these are mostly older seeds and ones that I have more of, but it's annoying. 
There's so little we can do with a seed if it doesn't sprout. I have a cup that I've put 2 Carnivals into now. The second one's been in there over a week, it's been 2 weeks for the first one. I think I'll put a divot of bare Pro-Mix in there and add a 3rd one.
