[Henrik]

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=236382
This is what I have done a few times, direct sowing. some times almost everything comes up, sometimes not... This method you talk about probably will increase the succes per seed... Would like to try it myself..

[Henrik]

yes... make your own seeds.. I do... buy, cross and play...

[Bamse92]

Originally Posted by Henrik

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=236382
This is what I have done a few times, direct sowing. some times almost everything comes up, sometimes not... This method you talk about probably will increase the succes per seed... Would like to try it myself..

Judging by the thread it looks like a great tech. If you have something like a thousand seeds. I, however only have about 100 to spare :(

[idiit]

if you contemplate the logistics of transplanting 1000's of seedlings for a large commercial od grow operation, the beauty of b92's post becomes self evident.

if his method works ( i see no reason why it won't) then it may turn out to be one of the most influential posts in outdoor large commercial grow operations.

critters will upturn some of the plastic mini-greenhouses. some of the area the mini-greenhouses ( clear plastic domes) will be found and sabotaged. some of the seedlings will fail ; torrential rains, poor germinating soil, excessive heat, drought, bugs finding a way inside, etc...

having multiple smaller areas where the mini-greenhouses are in place will help distribute the risk some. having back up indoor seedlings for transplanting ( what i intend to do) is not a bad idea imo.

pretty exciting simple and elegant solution if it works out.

Judging by the thread it looks like a great tech. If you have something like a thousand seeds. I, however only have about 100 to spare :(

i keep pollen on qtips in plastic labeled (inside and out) bags stored in olive jars in the freezer. i can make thousands of seeds outdoors any year by pollinating the favored females of any strain i'm running. freezer pollen threads are here at ic. the frozen pollen properly done has a shelf life of 12-18 months if you don't have a major power outage and the pollen thaws.

i also intend to run a few male only gardens and bag pollen from selected males, label 'em and then take qtips and pollinate selected females. i use little jewelry price tags with a string on 'em and tie to the selected branch where i pollinated the buds. i write in indelible ink (sharpies) the female/male and put a couple tags on each branch pollinated.

this is how you can generate thousands of seeds labeled for future identification.

nice first post Bamse92
Newbie.

[idiit]

if you contemplate the logistics of transplanting 1000's of seedlings for a large commercial od grow operation, the beauty of b92's post becomes self evident.

^^ so we are testing b92's idea.

critters will upturn some of the plastic mini-greenhouses. some of the area the mini-greenhouses ( clear plastic domes) will be found and sabotaged. some of the seedlings will fail ; torrential rains, poor germinating soil, excessive heat, drought, bugs finding a way inside, etc...

logs for preventing animals from digging out, preventing strong rains from washing out. planted on small slope for good drainage. holes in bottom of pots for drainage. diatomaceous earth inside containers on top of soil and around little green house area for bugs. pre-germinated seedlings (wet paper towel) planted in little holes filled with premium potting mix) surrounded by excellent field collected top soil inside pots). holes drilled in tops of clear domes for heat release,moisture release, bug prevention, and excess rain damage prevention. all clear domes staked thru holes drilled in the side bottoms to the ground by these little irrigation line stakes.

[einsteinlady]

nice

Great idea.......def gonna try this.

B

[hamstring]

Love the idea but am going to call BS on some of the implementation. I have been starting seeds outdoors for years ( plastic cups in a cold frame) and if you presoak the seeds you can get a good germination percentage over 80%.

Even with a screen around my cold frame critters get curious and will force their way in to see what's in there. Putting your hard earned seed money in plastic cups setting on logs is asking for trouble in my opinion. The germination idea is sound but you have to have a solid way of keeping them safe.

Just take those same plastic cups and put them in a tote/container and put some tightly secured hardware fabric or some other type of fencing over it.

Also keep in mind temps play a large role. Cold spring like we have this year and even presoaked seeds will not fair well in 65 deg F during the day and 38 deg F at night. Watch for the temps to settle in at 70-75 deg F before hauling 100 presoaked seeds out to the patch or you will be waiting for 2 weeks for them to pop up.

The longer the seeds are out there the more probable a curious critter is going to have a look see.

[idiit]

young-un's on motor cycles came out of the woods on a path i did not notice when i did my 360 degree search around my new location. bad. i have completely closed off the area with cut down trees but they may notice. the area looks like weeds so it may pass. if the area looks hot i may move seedlings to another location nearby.

ok, they have survived so far. i put down more diatomaceous earth for insects. will be back in couple weeks.

the questions remain:

1). will they survive?

2). will they prematurely flower?

[idiit]

^^ some of the above pictured mini green house seedlings (post # 19).