SoilGirl's Soil Multi-Strain Grow Journal 2014

[Gfcollective]

I am not able to see any pistils on your UKH#1, can you please take some close up photographs of the top and nodes of your UKH#1 in 5 days?

When I germinate seeds I use a matchbox lined with about 320 sandpaper to shake the seeds in for a minute, it scrapes the sides of the seeds to aid in moisture penetrating the seeds shell.

After having germination issue with Jiffy peat moss pucks and soil I switched to Rapid Rooters and have had much higher germination rates. Rapid Rooters seem to provide the seed with the perfect amount of air and moisture. I soak my seeds in pH adjusted water for 30-36 hours or until i see tap roots. I cut the Rapid Rooter mat into individual squares then I soak the Rapid Rooter squares in pH adjusted water for 15 minutes before use. Then I place the seeds tap root down into the Rapid Rooter square then place them underneath a light with 18/6 18 hours of light and 6 hours of darkness. I do not use a humidity dome. I hand water with a syringe each day to keep the Rapid Rooter square moist. when I see roots emerge from the Rapid Rooter square I transplant to 5" pots in a mixture of peat moss, perlite, vermiculite and mycorrhizae.

https://generalhydroponics.com Rapid Rooter

https://www.perfectgardens.com gh rapid rooter mat 98

really dont want to be the one to call this out, but there is no need to shake and possibly damage your seeds on sand paper.. ive never had a problem dampening a paper towl placing the seed inside the towel putting in a plastic sandwich bag for added humidity and placed in a dark area for a few days. check it daily after 3 days for roots. then i plant it by hand and have never had a problem. could have bet my pay check that this was mentioned on these forums too. but im all over the web so who knows, so many ways to do everything.

Stay Green 420mag

I&i

 

[daTenshi]

Hahah good to know Tenshi but I think I'll just let mother nature do her thing, she hasn't done me wrong yet.
And duh! idk how anyone grows without them lol!
But I probably need to re-do them soon lol. SoilGirl's got Soily-Nails that are chipped right now after taking 2 euphoria seeds and planting them hahah. Plus I already have induced many plants into flowering

I agree, mother nature is awesome!

Purple dye will be on my shopping list for sure if my garden will look as awesome as yours And I know the feeling, think I still have some leftover dirt from when I planted my auto's a week ago


Haha my bad about light deprivation, I didn't mean to sound like I was assuming you haven't! Am a little, distracted at the moment

 

[SoilGirl]

really dont want to be the one to call this out, but there is no need to shake and possibly damage your seeds on sand paper.. ive never had a problem dampening a paper towl placing the seed inside the towel putting in a plastic sandwich bag for added humidity and placed in a dark area for a few days. check it daily after 3 days for roots. then i plant it by hand and have never had a problem. could have bet my pay check that this was mentioned on these forums too. but im all over the web so who knows, so many ways to do everything.

Stay Green 420mag

I&i

Hi GFC thanks for stopping by again!
I don't think KJC was saying that you need to, or that it is totally necessary to shake them up with some sandpaper, just that he has had better survival rates doing that in his experience, and I appreciate his input (and yours!) and I understand your point. But personally I won't discount anything until I've tried it or looked further into it, and I trust that both your methods get good results (or else you both wouldn't be growing such nice, strong plants!) so I will likely try both ways and see what works for me I really like the share of ideas/methods that I find every day on this site! No need to call anyone out on their exp!

I agree, mother nature is awesome!

Purple dye will be on my shopping list for sure if my garden will look as awesome as yours And I know the feeling, think I still have some leftover dirt from when I planted my auto's a week ago


Haha my bad about light deprivation, I didn't mean to sound like I was assuming you haven't! Am a little, distracted at the moment

aw, thanks Tenshi! and hahaha I guess its just a part of the job
no worries All is chill this beautiful day.

 

[Gfcollective]

Hi GFC thanks for stopping by again!
I don't think KJC was saying that you need to, or that it is totally necessary to shake them up with some sandpaper, just that he has had better survival rates doing that in his experience, and I appreciate his input (and yours!) and I understand your point. But personally I won't discount anything until I've tried it or looked further into it, and I trust that both your methods get good results (or else you wouldn't be growing such nice, strong plants!) so I will likely try both ways and see what works for me I really like the share of ideas/methods that I find every day on this site! No need to call anyone out on their exp!

aw, thanks Tenshi! and hahaha I guess its just a part of the job
no worries All is chill this beautiful day.

sorry if it sounded like i was calling someone out on their experience as i have asked for help from KJC myself so he should know im not doubting his experience. i was simply stating that from what i have heard and read that you do not need to do that to your seed and was asking him in a way if he has heard anything about this. i should have just PM'ed him and would have been better. i am on this site 10 hours a day while im at the shop and i respond inbetween helping patients when they come in. so at times i can get lost in my text or what im even responding about and i truly am sorry if i offended anyone. was not the intention at all, i am 24 and am still learning as i have mentioned several times before, i do not claim to be the grand master of the plant but i was taught my method when i was 12 years old by my brother in law that was growing so it was just a method ive seen for over 10 years work and the first time i heard about the sand paper method was a year ago online and read within a week after that, that it was not good to do to cannabis seeds as they are very fragile. but good to know KJC can squash another internet rumor!

Stay cool 420mag

I&i

EDIT : after rereading my previous post i can see how i started off 2nd guessing his post. but i ended it saying there is many ways to do everything.

so with that i was trying to say his method must work too. sorry about that.

 

[SoilGirl]

sorry if it sounded like i was calling someone out on their experience as i have asked for help from KJC myself so he should know im not doubting his experience. i was simply stating that from what i have heard and read that you do not need to do that to your seed and was asking him in a way if he has heard anything about this. i should have just PM'ed him and would have been better. i am on this site 10 hours a day while im at the shop and i respond inbetween helping patients when they come in. so at times i can get lost in my text or what im even responding about and i truly am sorry if i offended anyone. was not the intention at all, i am 24 and am still learning as i have mentioned several times before, i do not claim to be the grand master of the plant but i was taught my method when i was 12 years old by my brother in law that was growing so it was just a method ive seen for over 10 years work and the first time i heard about the sand paper method was a year ago online and read within a week after that, that it was not good to do to cannabis seeds as they are very fragile. but good to know KJC can squash another internet rumor!

Stay cool 420mag

I&i

EDIT : after rereading my previous post i can see how i started off 2nd guessing his post. but i ended it saying there is many ways to do everything.

so with that i was trying to say his method must work too. sorry about that.

Oh, no worries at all GFC!! I was just worried that KJC might take offense to that, and I don't want this thread to be a place with petty disputes, Especially when both your methods work well for you. This is a thread of harmony with mother nature and sharing of growing knowledge, exp, and ideas and a little bud porn in the future hopefully
I'm actually 21 so I know I have tons to learn still, but I also know enough that I'm sure I could teach a thing or two to some too! I'm glad to have you chime in, sometimes I forget that most everyone who's been here for a while knows each other one way or another.

Edit: No need to wish you had Pm'ed him! I encourage any growing-relevant philosophical debate here as long as its productive and friendly. The first sentence you said just kinda worried me that you had a bone to pick with KJC! I should have focused more on your last sentence.

 

[Lester Freeman]

Happy Thurweed Day SG!

 

[SoilGirl]

Happy Thurweed Day SG!

Happy Thurweed day Lester! (and everyone else!)

Sorry for not getting back to ya sooner! been cleaning out a chicken coop most of my day lol. (EWww)
And lol, got a little distracted playing pokemon and smoking later on.

 

[Dank420Girl]

Looking good, keep up the good work!

 

[shadowman]

Pistil Pack'in Mama's! Gotta love it!!! Great job SoilGirl, Outstanding!

 

[KingJohnC]

I will also look into rapid rooters, those seem very promising. But one question, since I have an abundance of rockwool cubes, do you know if those are any good for germination? I've never tried that before.

I had pour germination results using Rockwool cubes to germinate seeds in, they stay more moist then the Rapid Rooters do even when squeezed seem to hold more water.

 

[SoilGirl]

I had pour germination results using Rockwool cubes to germinate seeds in, they stay more moist then the Rapid Rooters do even when squeezed seem to hold more water.

Thanks for sharing KJC, as it turns out, I'm pretty sure my other chem dawg, and 2 euphoria seeds, both failed to pop up once I had them in the soil (sunshine #4 organic). Likely drowned them in their cups. I usually see them show their faces after 24-48 hours, so, not looking good for them. I will just stick to rockwool for clones then. I'm thinking of ordering some blue blood or cali jack (or both) after seeing the links on your journal for my indoor grow later this year. I'm interested in trying the matchbox thing+rapid rooters for some and just trying paper towels for others and seeing what works best. Definitely won't be germ-ing the way I was this grow.

 

[SoilGirl]

Looking good, keep up the good work!

Thanks! Will do my best

Pistil Pack'in Mama's! Gotta love it!!! Great job SoilGirl, Outstanding!

I sure am lovin' it thanks Shadow!

 

[Chinnubie]

Out of curiosity I looked up the current daylight schedule for N. America and today gives us 15 hours of light 9 hours of darkness, so they can begin to flower after 9 hours of dark. Amazing!!

 

[shadowman]

Out of curiosity I looked up the current daylight schedule for N. America and today gives us 15 hours of light 9 hours of darkness, so they can begin to flower after 9 hours of dark. Amazing!!

If I'm not mistaken, unless it's an auto-flower they need less than 14 hrs of light to flower. If I remember right. Sorry gotta run, playing bartender for frozen Margarita's!
Have a good one y'all.

 

[trichomes]

i talked about this in another post, i built a specific closet just incase i got a male. (i find it hard to believe people throw seeds away when they are more valued in my opinion)

i can not confirm for sure, but green lion farms where i get my clones and seeds told me that with organic seeds there is no way to make it feminized 100%. would love to know if anyone can back this up at all? anyone hear about it?

I&i

This may help, I'm "jumping in" SoilGirl.

GfCollective, RE: your fem question, have you seen Toker69 's Colloidal silver thread? amazing thread,

I got him to make a video and he did! he'd be the guy to ask.,

Colloidal silver femseed maker- @toker69

the link is on that page

 

[SoilGirl]

I'm not so sure about that, that might be an average...? Yesterday the sun went down around 8 30 here, and today it came up around... 7.... which is still off... maybe its the trees here that block the sun for an extra hour or so...

 

[SoilGirl]

If I'm not mistaken, unless it's an auto-flower they need less than 14 hrs of light to flower. If I remember right. Sorry gotta run, playing bartender for frozen Margarita's!
Have a good one y'all.

Thank you shadow there's the answer haha.

This may help, I'm "jumping in" SoilGirl.

GfCollective, RE: your fem question, have you seen Toker69 's Colloidal silver thread? amazing thread,

I got him to make a video and he did! he'd be the guy to ask.,

@Toker69

the link is on that page

thanks Trichs! jump in any time.

 

[toker69]

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[trichomes]

I had pour germination results using Rockwool cubes to germinate seeds in, they stay more moist then the Rapid Rooters do even when squeezed seem to hold more water.

nice share KingJC! never heard of them, just looked at them retail, they have A+ ratings/reviews. I need these.

 

[trichomes]

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no comment on 100% female?? lol NP Toker

"i can not confirm for sure, but green lion farms where i get my clones and seeds told me that with organic seeds there is no way to make it feminized 100%. would love to know if anyone can back this up at all? anyone hear about it?"

"trix: TOKER WOULD KNOW"