OMM's Aloha Journal Part III
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Got to ask Jimmy6000, what happened to you when you disappeared ? I thought you were in deep S. Good to see you again.
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Yeah! Man, this is going to be amazing, I just know it! Can't wait for the pics, and I'll be sure to take notes throughout the grow. Nothing better than to learn how to grow from one of the greats.
Hi there DawnStar7. The pics are coming and much more info. I'll be quoting some of the great growers on 420 too. First up is a tutorial from one of 420's best writers on how to germ seeds. Glad your riding along.
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Welcome Czecho. Indoor grows are great too if you have the right conditions, however there is nothing like the sun for growing. That's why I put them outside for flowering.
Ok you have me chomping at the bit as it were my good sir lol. Nah looking forward to this kicking off for real. Your reputation precedes you and I'm real happy to be here from the start!
May the stars fall into alignment, May the tides fall into a rhythm, May all natural forces then combine in an opportune moment to bring you and your future bounty to untold levels of wondrous potency! best of green Sir!
May the stars fall into alignment, May the tides fall into a rhythm, May all natural forces then combine in an opportune moment to bring you and your future bounty to untold levels of wondrous potency! best of green Sir!
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Here is a tutorial on how to germinate seeds by one of 420's Great Writers and Growers. Xlr8
My seed germination technique
I really like Rapid Rooter plugs. I've been germinating seeds in them since I started growing, and now use them for cloning, too. They're great as they can be used to germinate for soil or hydro, and easy to use. They contain important micronutrients and beneficial organisms to stimulate rapid root development. They have a really nice balance between moisture retention and airiness.
Here's my process:
I soak seeds for a few hours in a glass of RO water. The Rapid Rooter is soaked overnight in a glass of RO water.
Making sure my hands are clean and sterile, I shake the excess moisture out of the rapid rooter, or give it a gentle squeeze. Basically, you want them to be "moist" but not soaked/saturated.
I take a sterile tweezers, squeeze it together, and I stick it into the hole of the rapid rooter while I gently twist it around some. I've had better luck if I deepen the hole slightly, and loosen it up a little inside the rooter plug. You could also use a pen, etc. Basically, just loosen it up and make it about a 1/4" deeper than they come from the factory.
I use a clean pen cap as a tool to scoop the seed from the cup of water, and place it into the rooter. I used to do the "paper towel" method of "pre-germinating" seeds, but it is better to plant them directly in the rapid rooter (or whatever medium you use). You will have better success, and quicker development if you skip the whole paper towel thing, in my experience. When putting it into the rooter plug, I put it in pointy end up (hinged end down). Positioning it this way will allow the taproot to make the turn it needs to, and will put the seed in a better position to succeed and remove it's "helmet".
I place the seed about half way down into the rooter (again pointy end up) and then I tear a small piece of rooter plug to cover the hole on the rooter. It should not be "jammed" in there, but placed in somewhat loosely. The hole should be fully covered to not allow light in.
I place the plug in a humidity dome, under t5's. I don't use a seedling heat mat (only for clones and not directly under). I mist the dome periodically, but high RH isn't needed to germ seeds. The rooters shoudn't be allowed to fully dry, and should be moistened periodically with plain RO water.
Pre-soak seeds in glass for a few hours
Pre-soak rooter plug 12-24 hours (probably doesn't need to be that long)
Use RO water from store - do not PH balance it
Shake/squeeze out excess moisture in the rooter
Use a tweezers or pen to loosen up the hole, and make it slightly deeper.
Position seed in the rooter plug, pointy end up
Cover the hole on the rapid rooter plug by tearing a small piece of the plug, and loosely covering the hole.
Place rapid rooter, with seed in it, inside humidity dome, under flourescent lights (I use T5's).
Rooter plugs should be moistened with plain RO water periodically, but only moistened
Heat mat is not needed - and it can dry the rooter plug too fast. Humidity only needs to be around 50%. I just mist the humidity dome periodically.
No nutrients are needed with seedlings until the 3rd set of true leaves.
I transplant when roots are showing through the bottom and sides of rooter plugs
I've had 100% success over the last year or so this way. There are lots of ways to do it successfully, this is just mine. X
My seed germination technique
I really like Rapid Rooter plugs. I've been germinating seeds in them since I started growing, and now use them for cloning, too. They're great as they can be used to germinate for soil or hydro, and easy to use. They contain important micronutrients and beneficial organisms to stimulate rapid root development. They have a really nice balance between moisture retention and airiness.
Here's my process:
I soak seeds for a few hours in a glass of RO water. The Rapid Rooter is soaked overnight in a glass of RO water.
Making sure my hands are clean and sterile, I shake the excess moisture out of the rapid rooter, or give it a gentle squeeze. Basically, you want them to be "moist" but not soaked/saturated.
I take a sterile tweezers, squeeze it together, and I stick it into the hole of the rapid rooter while I gently twist it around some. I've had better luck if I deepen the hole slightly, and loosen it up a little inside the rooter plug. You could also use a pen, etc. Basically, just loosen it up and make it about a 1/4" deeper than they come from the factory.
I use a clean pen cap as a tool to scoop the seed from the cup of water, and place it into the rooter. I used to do the "paper towel" method of "pre-germinating" seeds, but it is better to plant them directly in the rapid rooter (or whatever medium you use). You will have better success, and quicker development if you skip the whole paper towel thing, in my experience. When putting it into the rooter plug, I put it in pointy end up (hinged end down). Positioning it this way will allow the taproot to make the turn it needs to, and will put the seed in a better position to succeed and remove it's "helmet".
I place the seed about half way down into the rooter (again pointy end up) and then I tear a small piece of rooter plug to cover the hole on the rooter. It should not be "jammed" in there, but placed in somewhat loosely. The hole should be fully covered to not allow light in.
I place the plug in a humidity dome, under t5's. I don't use a seedling heat mat (only for clones and not directly under). I mist the dome periodically, but high RH isn't needed to germ seeds. The rooters shoudn't be allowed to fully dry, and should be moistened periodically with plain RO water.
Pre-soak seeds in glass for a few hours
Pre-soak rooter plug 12-24 hours (probably doesn't need to be that long)
Use RO water from store - do not PH balance it
Shake/squeeze out excess moisture in the rooter
Use a tweezers or pen to loosen up the hole, and make it slightly deeper.
Position seed in the rooter plug, pointy end up
Cover the hole on the rapid rooter plug by tearing a small piece of the plug, and loosely covering the hole.
Place rapid rooter, with seed in it, inside humidity dome, under flourescent lights (I use T5's).
Rooter plugs should be moistened with plain RO water periodically, but only moistened
Heat mat is not needed - and it can dry the rooter plug too fast. Humidity only needs to be around 50%. I just mist the humidity dome periodically.
No nutrients are needed with seedlings until the 3rd set of true leaves.
I transplant when roots are showing through the bottom and sides of rooter plugs
I've had 100% success over the last year or so this way. There are lots of ways to do it successfully, this is just mine. X
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OMG Light Addict! You really lay it on....and....I love it! Going to love having you riding along.
Hey brother! Made it in your Journal 
Always exciting to see one of your threads prior to page 100
I might be busy tonight.. when i get home from work (on my break now). Got a friend coming over to help move my tent around and the light, etc... Good times.
Kwazulu! Its so fun to say...
Always exciting to see one of your threads prior to page 100
I might be busy tonight.. when i get home from work (on my break now). Got a friend coming over to help move my tent around and the light, etc... Good times.
Kwazulu! Its so fun to say...
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Hey brother! Made it in your Journal
Always exciting to see one of your threads prior to page 100
I might be busy tonight.. when i get home from work (on my break now). Got a friend coming over to help move my tent around and the light, etc... Good times.
Kwazulu! Its so fun to say...
Welcome my good Buddy. No problem about tonight. Glad you have help to make things better.
Bring that Kwazulu on home.
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Finally some pictures!
This is the original plan. 4 plants and 4 pots.
2 7 gallon pots and 2 5 gallon pots.
Added a bit of light.
To be continued........................
This is the original plan. 4 plants and 4 pots.
2 7 gallon pots and 2 5 gallon pots.
Added a bit of light.
To be continued........................
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Continuing on..............
I use smaller containers to sprout with. You can see the plugs with the seeds in them. One of the Sweet Black Angels did not sprout. A very rare happening.
Lowered the light a bit.
We have lift off on a Sweat Black Angel and the Violator Kush
Here are the 2 Black Russians
As you can see both Black Russians are up, however one of them decided to split. I doubt very much if they are 2 different sprouts. If we looked at the roots, I think they are connected to each other. I have had this happen to me before and one just be came dominate and the other died. Should be fun watching them. The seed was very small, so it is surprising.
I use smaller containers to sprout with. You can see the plugs with the seeds in them. One of the Sweet Black Angels did not sprout. A very rare happening.
Lowered the light a bit.
We have lift off on a Sweat Black Angel and the Violator Kush
Here are the 2 Black Russians
As you can see both Black Russians are up, however one of them decided to split. I doubt very much if they are 2 different sprouts. If we looked at the roots, I think they are connected to each other. I have had this happen to me before and one just be came dominate and the other died. Should be fun watching them. The seed was very small, so it is surprising.
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A few more pictures. I've added more to the tent.
Since I have 5 sprouts, I have added another 5 gallon pot.
Another picture of the 2 Black Russian sprouts
And the other 3.
I let the sprouts grow tall before I plant them in their final homes. I do this so I can actually plant them deeper and that allows them to grow more roots under the soil. I'll show examples when I do so.
Questions? Comments?
Since I have 5 sprouts, I have added another 5 gallon pot.
Another picture of the 2 Black Russian sprouts
And the other 3.
I let the sprouts grow tall before I plant them in their final homes. I do this so I can actually plant them deeper and that allows them to grow more roots under the soil. I'll show examples when I do so.
Questions? Comments?
I alway's thought if I planted to deep,the root's would just hit bottom and circle.I thought that was a bad thing?
Happy days were off!
Pictures too, dang that rep thing I gave some for the germination post and now I got PICTURES! 
Great start. You have a few years experience smoking so I am going to have to look up that black Russian. 
I have an old shot of some Thia stick. It was by far the best I have ever had. Every time I look at the pic I drool at the SEEDS in the picture... regrets, you can't live and not have some.
Notice I am not asking about things? That's cause I am too busy visualizing a smooth scene
Rock on
OMM
Great start. You have a few years experience smoking
so I am going to have to look up that black Russian. I have an old shot of some Thia stick. It was by far the best I have ever had. Every time I look at the pic I drool at the SEEDS in the picture... regrets, you can't live and not have some.
Notice I am not asking about things? That's cause I am too busy visualizing a smooth scene
Rock on
OMM
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I alway's thought if I planted to deep,the root's would just hit bottom and circle.I thought that was a bad thing?
Hi Jim, we are not talking really deep, only the 2" that the stem is long or less. I cover the soil with hydroton also.
I don't know if you've seen the add that goes "The bigger root the bigger the fruit." By the way, I am only telling you what I do, it's not gospel by any means.
Good morning weed OMM. It's good to see babies in your house again. Hope you and Jo are doing good. It's Skunkday 
I am not even on the radar when it come's to your knowledge and experience OMM.I misunderstood what you meant.I should have know that you knew better.
