Summer grow begins

Dropped Blue Dream and Godfather OG seeds today. I will be running a flood table in one tent and Auto pots in the other.
Wish me luck.

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Best of luck! Happy growing!

Luck to you!

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Checked my seeds early this morning and no sign of life. Checked again a few minutes ago and they are busting open now.
Sweet!!!

Once upon a time, I used the microwave to warm.
Used it too much, most all seeds exploded, instantly.

The Godfather OG had a 1/2 tail this morning so it got a trip to the solo cup. Used some soil from my last grow to keep from possibly burning the new seedling.
The Blue Dream seems to have hit a wall. The seed split open but hasn’t progressed. I dropped another seed to replace it this morning.
I followed ILGM seed guidelines to the letter. I did add a few drops of peroxide to each cup.

Always a good plan.
Monthly, I should start a couple of seeds, just for the continuous
Just bought some Afghan Auto seeds and the Gold Leaf (on sale).

The original Blue Dream seed seems to have some fuzz starting to grow where it split open. The second seed has yet to split open.
The Godfather OG is about 1 inch tall now. I had to carefully remove the seed hull from the seedling. It is looking good so far.

The second blue dream seed isn’t showing any signs of opening up. I’ll give it a little more time.
My Godfather OG bit the dust. It was up about 1 inch in a solo cup with soil. I had a clear solo cup on top. Dirt was moist.
I checked it this morning and it was broken half way down the stem. This makes absolutely no sense to me.
I’ll drop another bean to replace that plant.
This is irritating :angry:.

Finally got both new seeds to germinate. I had to pull the hull off the Blue dream sprout. It was pretty tough. It’s a wonder it even sprouted.
Both sprouts are in dirt in solo cups. I have my light on it’s lowest setting on 18 hours.

I don’t know what the major malfunction is. Both of my Godfather seedlings reached about 2 inches in height and died.
Two Blue Dream seeds failed to germinate. One Blue Dream is barely hanging on.
I’m following the same instructions from ILGM as I have for all the seeds I’ve tried so far and no success. I’ve had to delicately remove each hull from the seedlings if they split open. The seedling hull is holding the first two leaves together for some reason.
I know I shouldn’t expect success every time but I’m getting frustrated. I usually drop on seed for each strain I want to grow and make clones to fill my tents.
Im going to give it another shot.

Me neither.
Pictures?
Helmet heads damage or stem rot?
Hard not to be discouraged, but good luck on the next seed drop.

Blue Dream seedling is making progress but really slow for some reason.
Godfather OG seed has split open, finally. Fingers crossed.

I’m at the point of I’m done with this for a little with starting new seeds right now. I have followed the ILGM guidelines to the letter. I used 3 each of Blue Dream and 3 each of the Godfather OG. Nothing has grown beyond 3 inches tall.
The Blue Dream only had 1 that even germinated. The 1 that sprouted had to have the seed hull delicately removed. It got about 1 inch high and fell over at night. Dead.
The Godfather had three sprout. One of them got about 3 inches tall and the others about 1 inch. Dead.
I’m disappointed to say the least. My first three grows I had all my seeds sprout and become awesome plants. I’ve had these seeds for about 2 years. They are all stored in their own small clear screw cap cases. The cases are about 1 inch in diameter and half an inch thick. Those cases are all in a larger plastic case about 8 inches by 10 inches by 5/8 of an inch. The house temp is between 71 and 73 degrees. The humidity is right at 68. Stored in a dark closet.
I’ll give it a few weeks before I try again. Right now I’m just frustrated.

Back in the game again. Dropped 2 Blue Dream seeds and 2 Godfather OG. Everything germinated this time. Had to remove the seed hull from each seed again.
One Blue Dream only got about a half inch tall and died. The other plants survived and are going great.
I topped all the plants at the 5th node 3 days ago. I took all the tops and dipped in root starter and planted directly in Miracle Grow potting soil. That potting soil has been out in the weather for 4 years but still in the original bag. I’m guessing it’s flushed out enough to not be too hot for seedlings.
The Blue Dream started out a lot slower than the Godfather OG. I wasn’t sure it was going to make it. The Blue Dream is going gangbusters now. It has surpassed the Godfather by a few inches.
Both wilted a little for two days after topping but all are good now.
The clones are all green and in their little solo cup environments. I’ll keep a clear cup on top until I see some good growth.
Sorry for the long post. I just didn’t want to post until I was sure the plants would grow.

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Transplanted the mother plants four days ago. I’m socked and impressed with the root growth. They are in Lush soil and doing well. I removed a few lower leaves that showed nutrient deficiency after transplant.
The girls look great now!

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Girls went into 5 gallon cloth pots today. They were doing pretty good and started to show nutrient deficiency in the leaves. I matched the leaves to some actual photos I found on this forum. I can’t seem to find those photos again and I’m tired of looking for them.
I have 6 clones that survived and are looking good. I have a buddie that will be getting 1 Blue Dream and 2 Godfather OG clones from me. That will leave me 3 mother plants and 3 clones for my winter grow.
I’ve done it this way a few times and it works out pretty good. The mother plants will be ready to harvest 3-4 weeks before the clones. That keeps me from being overwhelmed in Trimming hell.

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Thanks, that is great info.

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Worked on the new grow setup yesterday and today. Got the light, heater, air conditioning done. Today cleaned , setup, and filled flood table. Water PHd at 6.1.
Ran everything after setting the timers. Lights are on 5am to 11pm. Water pump comes on at 5 am for 10 minutes. Fans are on 24/7.
I will clean up and put the dehumidifier in in the morning. I will put the girls in place when the water temp gets close to room temp. I have the temp set at 75degrees.
It’s coming together.