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[CBDMed]

Ok, the remaining seeds were soaked overnight, then I put them on wet paper towels inside of a Ziploc bag with a banana peel. Then I set them on top of a lamp, so it's about 75°F. Hopefully we will get eight vigorous auto sprouts!

The tall girls were getting too tall, so I had to pull them out and move them to a flower chamber until the other girls get tall enough to flip (may be in another few weeks).
I cut them back to 12/12 with no night interruption, so we will see how they do. The one in the foreground is leggy, so I'm hoping that she is a sativa.

Once the other girls downstairs get big enough to flip (in another few weeks) I can move these three girls back.
(Seems kind of empty at the moment without the SWICK seed buckets...)

 

[CaptainLucky]

@CaptainLucky posted about that in my thread back in December so I dug up a link on it:

Accidental Discovery: How a Whiff of an Unusual Chemical Transforms Seedlings Into Super Plants

Researchers have found that treating seeds with ethylene gas increases both their growth and stress tolerance. This discovery, involving enhanced photosynthesis and carbohydrate production in plants, offers a potential breakthrough in improving crop yields and resilience against environmental stress

scitechdaily.com

I got some 30 year old Afghani beans from smokesbetter that I was going to use that technique on later this year, so I look forward to seeing how you get on with it.

I think that would make a great experiment using old beans treated as to the untreated beans . CL

 

[InTheShed]

I think that would make a great experiment using old beans treated as to the untreated beans . CL

That's the plan!

 

[CBDMed]

I checked the beans an hour ago, and nothing so far.

Anyway, probably that is all for the best. In a happy development, we are still on track for a greenhouse in about a month, and then hopefully the new sativa CBD beans will be here. Our new gardener knows how to grow canna in greenhouses here, so probably in a half a year he will drop 19 trees on my head.


Probably I will need to start a new thread for in-ground in-greenhouse, but probably I will only go to visit him once a month or something. So we can track my progress that way. I will need to talk with him about how he plans to fertilize, etc., but I am sure he knows. Mostly it will just be good learning for me. But this will be great, because I need to get my time back. (I love growing, but I'm out of time.)

On the home front, my clones are not looking too good.
I had to pull two others already, and now the Deep Mandarin clone (in the center) looks bad also.
I try to put the stems to where they just reached the top of the drain hole (maybe 1/8 inch above the waterline).
I am watering to runoff every other day.
The mother photos are already in flower so I'm not sure I can take any more cuttings.
Any suggestions? Questions?
This particular strain is Indica and I'm not sure about mold resistance so this particular cutting is not so important, but I've got other cuttings I definitely want to keep.

This is not a great picture. The top line is about where I put the top of the cutting and the bottom line is the waterline. Is that too high?

 

[InTheShed]

I try to have my stem meet my waterline but I never know for sure since I'm not using clear cups. I also have the best luck using sterile perlite (no organic matter and bleached between uses).

 

[CBDMed]

I just want to give a vapor report: this Charlotte's Angel Auto is the best! It has very smooth uplifting highs and it feels like it's carrying you up on a cloud on a sunshiny day. It's very soothing. I would grow this again in the hot second if it was resistant to mold!

 

[CBDMed]

I try to have my stem meet my waterline but I never know for sure since I'm not using clear cups. I also have the best luck using sterile perlite (no organic matter and bleached between uses).

Thanks
How much bleach?

 

[InTheShed]

Thanks
How much bleach?

Depends on how much perlite there is and how much water you're using. If I'm just doing a cup of perlite like that probably a teaspoon. I'm not all that precise on bleach measurements. Just make sure to rinse well.

 

[CBDMed]

Depends on how much perlite there is and how much water you're using. If I'm just doing a cup of perlite like that probably a teaspoon. I'm not all that precise on bleach measurements. Just make sure to rinse well.

Thank you, Shed.
I am hoping to wash perlite tomorrow, and try some new cuttings.
I think I might try that organic cloning gel.
...

On a separate note, I ordered some CBD sativa seeds from a sponsor like back in August.
He took my money, but then he wrote me back later to say that he had an inventory problem, and he did not have the seeds I ordered--so no problem, I asked him for a refund.
He never responded, so I wrote him to ask about another strain, but he never answered--and then I got busy and forgot. :-(
I just checked bank data, and he never issued a refund. :-(
I wrote him two days ago, and he did not respond. :-(

Does 420 Magazine ever help in these kinds of situations, seeing as I made a point of buying from a sponsor (to support 420 Magazine)?
Or how many days do I wait? (I ordered the seeds like 40 days ago.)

 

[budnoob3]

Quick question for everyone. Why wash perlite? Seems to make sense but I’ve never done that in at least 15 yrs so just curious what effect it helps avoid? Any specific contaminants I should be worried about?

 

[CBDMed]

Quick question for everyone. Why wash perlite? Seems to make sense but I’ve never done that in at least 15 yrs so just curious what effect it helps avoid? Any specific contaminants I should be worried about?

Hey @budnoob3 , I am washing my perlite not to put it in the soil, but only because I am trying to learn how to take clones in perlite, and there were so many fines in the perlite that I was concerned maybe the plant was not getting air to the roots.

Next time I will probably sift the perlite first (before I wash it), but I washed maybe 2 L of perlite and got maybe 2/3 of a liter of fines off of the perlite!
I took the 2 L from near the bottom of the sack (because the sack is almost empty) but if the purpose of perlite is aeration, I cannot see how the fines assist with aeration. It would seem to me that they block aeration.
I would think that to mix into the soil you do not need to wash it, but to try to get away from the ultra fines near the bottom of the sack because they do not help your roots get any air.
(Your mileage may vary, but I hope that at least makes sense.)

Just FYI, on my end I'm changing away from perlite towards volcanic pumice stones, because with volcanic palm stones you still get your aeration, but when those breakdown you get something to plant likes to eat.

We are getting ready to grow in ground in greenhouse now, so I don't know how that's going to go but at least that is my thinking. Since you are asking. I hope that helps.

 

[CBDMed]

Thank you, Shed.
I am hoping to wash perlite tomorrow, and try some new cuttings.
I think I might try that organic cloning gel.
...

On a separate note, I ordered some CBD sativa seeds from a sponsor like back in August.
He took my money, but then he wrote me back later to say that he had an inventory problem, and he did not have the seeds I ordered--so no problem, I asked him for a refund.
He never responded, so I wrote him to ask about another strain, but he never answered--and then I got busy and forgot. :-(
I just checked bank data, and he never issued a refund. :-(
I wrote him two days ago, and he did not respond. :-(

Does 420 Magazine ever help in these kinds of situations, seeing as I made a point of buying from a sponsor (to support 420 Magazine)?
Or how many days do I wait? (I ordered the seeds like 40 days ago.)

I am still waiting for a reply from the Coughing Shop Seeds. I am feeling very ripped off and ignored.

 

[CBDMed]

Hey @bluter ,
I bookmarked your hempy clone post in a thread that is now closed. May I please ask you some questions about your technique?

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(Bluter wrote: )

here's an example of a hempy clone :

that one was a reveg that i left in the cup a bit too long
i actually trimmed the thing when the pic was taken then up potted.

to hempy clone :

it's just a cup full of perlite with a hole about a third from the bottom as pictured.
the cutting is shoved into the cup of perlite
feed about every 3 - 4 days at early veg strength. it won't use the res in that time but you want to refresh it.
run them under veg light levels and day/night cycle time.
when you up pot you can move them into any media you want. you don't have to finish them hempy.

finally watch the damn things. they'll root in and start asking for higher nute levels usually before you're ready lol.


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EDIT: I think you mean to shove the cutting all the way to the bottom, is that right?
And then the bottom 1/3 of the cup is a res (meaning it stays full).

Thanks.

 

[CBDMed]

@bluter responded on the other (already closed) thread.

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i like to suspend the cutting but both work. i don't put anything but perlite and the cutting in the cup. i feed at early veg levels, or maybe a hair under right from the start. it's not difficult.

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My clones were dying, and they had the end juuuust above the waterline, so I thought I should get serious, and try some other ways.
I have a leggy Northern Light CBD which I am hoping is a sativa, so I wanted to be sure to keep it cloned.
I broke out the heat mats and the soft blurples, and am faking a moisture dome.
I also put a few in soil, to see if I can nail it that way.
If this really is a sativa NL CBD then I want to maintain it...


It says 77F and 98% humidity...

 

[budnoob3]

Hey @budnoob3 , I am washing my perlite not to put it in the soil, but only because I am trying to learn how to take clones in perlite, and there were so many fines in the perlite that I was concerned maybe the plant was not getting air to the roots.

Next time I will probably sift the perlite first (before I wash it), but I washed maybe 2 L of perlite and got maybe 2/3 of a liter of fines off of the perlite!
I took the 2 L from near the bottom of the sack (because the sack is almost empty) but if the purpose of perlite is aeration, I cannot see how the fines assist with aeration. It would seem to me that they block aeration.
I would think that to mix into the soil you do not need to wash it, but to try to get away from the ultra fines near the bottom of the sack because they do not help your roots get any air.
(Your mileage may vary, but I hope that at least makes sense.)

Just FYI, on my end I'm changing away from perlite towards volcanic pumice stones, because with volcanic palm stones you still get your aeration, but when those breakdown you get something to plant likes to eat.

We are getting ready to grow in ground in greenhouse now, so I don't know how that's going to go but at least that is my thinking. Since you are asking. I hope that helps.

Makes sense to me, thanks!

 

[InTheShed]

Does 420 Magazine ever help in these kinds of situations, seeing as I made a point of buying from a sponsor (to support 420 Magazine)?

If they're still a sponsor I'd Report that post or PM a mod to ask for help. If they're no longer a sponsor then you might be out of luck.

Quick question for everyone. Why wash perlite? Seems to make sense but I’ve never done that in at least 15 yrs so just curious what effect it helps avoid? Any specific contaminants I should be worried about?

Like CBDMed said, getting rid of the fines is a good idea if you're just using perlite as your medium.

@bluter responded on the other (already closed) thread.

Just to be clear, there are no closed threads unless they've been locked by management. They can still be completely active even when in the Completed Journals section of the site.

 

[CBDMed]

If they're still a sponsor I'd Report that post or PM a mod to ask for help. If they're no longer a sponsor then you might be out of luck.

Yeah, good point. I guess I did not look to see that they were still currently sponsors before I purchased. I bought from them once before so I didn't even look. My bad. I am hoping my bank can help.

I can't understand that kind of mindset, that you think you're gonna rip people off, and it's going to work out for you in the end. (You might get short-term gains, but mid to long-term you're gonna be one miserable human being.)

My bank is investigating, hopefully they can help. Next time I will know to check and make sure that they are still sponsors.

 

[CBDMed]

James of Coffee Shop Seeds wrote with an apology. He said their email was messed up last week. He promises to make it right.
I have way too many seeds already, but he wants to know if I will take seeds instead of a refund (of course). I wrote to ask him what he had that has CBD and is very mold resistant.

 

[bluter]

I wrote to ask him what he had that has CBD and is very mold resistant.

just don't ask santa for that. you'll wind up with a sock full of rope hanging on the fireplace mantle christmas morning ...

 

[CBDMed]

just don't ask santa for that. you'll wind up with a sock full of rope hanging on the fireplace mantle christmas morning ...

I met a man one time who said that he prayed for firewood, and a tree fell on his house. He said now he is very specific about what he prays for.