I have vivosun 5 gallon grow bags that I plan on filling with Fox farm ocean forest soil and diatomaceous earth. I was wondering if I could pop a wedding cake feminized autoflower seed directly in the soil or should I drop the seed in a glass of bottled water and then plant it in the ffof soil after it already shows the taproot?
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You can, but FFOF isn’t really recommended to start autos. It’s hot stuff and can burn them up a little in the beginning, slowing then down a little. Happy Frog is a good starter. A lot of growers will do a top layer of Happy Frog so the first few days are a little more gentle.
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People do it both ways. I prefer to see my tap Root going into the soil so I do the paper towel germination method for a couple days and then stick the tap Roots down in there
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I really appreciate all the advice and I think I will definitely get a bag of fox farm happy frog for the next seed. At the moment I have a wedding cake feminized autoflower seed soaking in bottled water. It’s been soaking in a coffee cup on a heating pad sitting in the dark cabinet. The weather is getting colder here in western North Carolina and I thought the warmth of the heating pad would keep the water from getting too cold.. I was also wondering if I should water the entire 7 gallon fabric pot with water pH’d at 6 before I drop the seed after it shows taproot ? Thank you again for any advice that you all may have . It is Greatly Appreciated