Hi all. Was looking for something to do after work and kids are gone to bed so I thought I'd give growing a shot. I can't say thanks to everyone else that's been posting. There are a lot of great ideas on here and a lot of knowledgeable people that have a great deal more experience than I do. I welcome your comments, ideas, and questions on what I'm doing.
So I ventured into a local retailer where it was recommended that because I was going to do an outdoor grow and it was my first time, I should try some CKS Amnesia Haze Feminized Autoflower seeds.
After a quick soak, The Highway Men (I realize that I should have should have named them for a female music group but I thought Waylon, Willie, and the boys with guest star Tom Petty would be a better fit.) went onto paper towel and in between some plates in the cupboard above the fridge.
After 24 hours, the boys were starting to come out of their shells.
The boys were then planted into some starter pots with a little bit soil. Is anyone familiar with this stuff? I picked it up at Lowe's. Anything I've read said to avoid anything that says Miracle Grow or Scotts. The bag says organic, compost, and peat so I thought I'd go with it.
After three days, Waylon & Willie showed up.
Now I'm not sure if I was keeping them too dry but it seemed like they stalled in these small pots. I was also wondering if they were stretching too much. I then transferred them to some beer cups with holes for draining and it was as though they shot up within a day or so. I also have to say that I am doing this inside with a window facing east and if the temp outside is ok, I'm moving them outside before work. Here they are in cups:
Johnny and Kris have since showed up, stretched, and are in cups now. Funny thing with Johnny is that I had originally soaked this seed and planted him but it didn't take off. I then went digging through the starter pot and found him. I re-soaked him for 24 hours and did the in between the plates thing and then Johnny popped. He's been a little yellow since he popped up but otherwise he's ok.
Tom, my last seed which took the longest out of this batch to pop up seems a little lazy. This one took the longest to split and show a tap root. Even when she popped out, it was just above the dirt and only one leaf on the cotyledon really showed up. This seed didn't show the vigour of the others.
I realize that this starter is looking a little wet but I'd like to get this one moved over to a beer cup so I need to get it wet to keep the dirt stuck together.
Meanwhile, I moved Waylon and Willie over to their big pots. These are 5 gallon pails that I've drilled holes in the bottom of and put inside another pail. There's enough room between the two pails to hold a gallon of water. I filled these pails a couple of days ago and threw in a gallon of water to settle the soil. Also in the pails are some marigold seeds that I planted to keep pests away as this is an outdoor grow.
I've got the pails ready for Johnny, Kris, and Tom ready as well.
So I ventured into a local retailer where it was recommended that because I was going to do an outdoor grow and it was my first time, I should try some CKS Amnesia Haze Feminized Autoflower seeds.
After a quick soak, The Highway Men (I realize that I should have should have named them for a female music group but I thought Waylon, Willie, and the boys with guest star Tom Petty would be a better fit.) went onto paper towel and in between some plates in the cupboard above the fridge.
After 24 hours, the boys were starting to come out of their shells.
The boys were then planted into some starter pots with a little bit soil. Is anyone familiar with this stuff? I picked it up at Lowe's. Anything I've read said to avoid anything that says Miracle Grow or Scotts. The bag says organic, compost, and peat so I thought I'd go with it.
After three days, Waylon & Willie showed up.
Now I'm not sure if I was keeping them too dry but it seemed like they stalled in these small pots. I was also wondering if they were stretching too much. I then transferred them to some beer cups with holes for draining and it was as though they shot up within a day or so. I also have to say that I am doing this inside with a window facing east and if the temp outside is ok, I'm moving them outside before work. Here they are in cups:
Johnny and Kris have since showed up, stretched, and are in cups now. Funny thing with Johnny is that I had originally soaked this seed and planted him but it didn't take off. I then went digging through the starter pot and found him. I re-soaked him for 24 hours and did the in between the plates thing and then Johnny popped. He's been a little yellow since he popped up but otherwise he's ok.
Tom, my last seed which took the longest out of this batch to pop up seems a little lazy. This one took the longest to split and show a tap root. Even when she popped out, it was just above the dirt and only one leaf on the cotyledon really showed up. This seed didn't show the vigour of the others.
I realize that this starter is looking a little wet but I'd like to get this one moved over to a beer cup so I need to get it wet to keep the dirt stuck together.
Meanwhile, I moved Waylon and Willie over to their big pots. These are 5 gallon pails that I've drilled holes in the bottom of and put inside another pail. There's enough room between the two pails to hold a gallon of water. I filled these pails a couple of days ago and threw in a gallon of water to settle the soil. Also in the pails are some marigold seeds that I planted to keep pests away as this is an outdoor grow.
I've got the pails ready for Johnny, Kris, and Tom ready as well.
