[Kweku Ananse]

^^^seedhole is pinky-nail deep


^^^put the root down, below the seed "cap"


^^^another pic of germinated seed in hole


^^^gently, very gently cover the seed with the surrounding soil


^^^and very very very slowly put a splash of water onto the seed, careful as to not float the seed, which could turn it upside down, or expose it to too much light or dry air.

will post pics of ground-break when we get there.

-KA-

[Kweku Ananse]

woke up this morning to 2/5 breaking ground.





that makes it 4.5 days from shot glass to breaking ground.

will post again when another comes up

[Kweku Ananse]

for my own notes:

round 2 seeds go into shot glass at 3am may 16

into towels 11:30am may 16

into soil 2am may 19

libra is slightly longer than gemini, so the second round seeds will be in towels approx 8 hrs extra... which will mean slightly longer taproot, but the plants don't grow too quickly that early, we are probably talking 1/32-1/16 of an inch extra... negligible considering the amount of control (or lack thereof) in this experiment.

I've decided "time from shot glass to groundbreaking" is an area of comparison, a longer root before placed in cup might indicate slightly shorter time from cup to ground break, and another comparison being "health/vigor" of seedlings once all in cups/transplanted to 1 gals by the end of may (11-21 days in solo cups)

time of root development (or root binding if left too long) and life time in solo cups could influence the amount of growth in 1 gal veg stage.

perhaps 3weeks in solo cup will be too long and run out of food. maybe 2weeks won't be enough root development, and then 1 gal transplant won't be as effective...

these are the comparisons being made. within my method of germinating before full moon, and then transplanting out of solo cups by the next new moon, which phase is best for germination? new moon to first quarter or first quarter to full moon?

i will have an answer to THAT question by the end of this thread.

hope you guys like my start mix. shit is bangin...

[Kweku Ananse]

So round two got put into paper towels today, will check them tomorrow morning.

Got one larger plant from a month ago, with round one in cups.

looking good so far

heres a close up of a baby


later guys

[Kweku Ananse]

Again, 5/7 germed in equal time to round one (30hrs in towels).

So far, no discernable difference. :P

[Kweku Ananse]

7/7 of round two germed... and a few of these root tails are already longer at T+48hrs than round one was at T+72

honestly, i believe that 1/7 in round one was a dud, and I'm surprised ALL 7/7 round two germed. i believe we got better germ rates on round two due to the waxing gibbous (growing moon, between 50-99% illuminated), and increased lunar gravity and energy.

to keep this experiment equal, they get one more day in these towels before soil... suddenly, interesting so far...

[Kweku Ananse]

Well, I can say that this round two seems to be developing faster. The roots are longer when put into cups... higher germ rate too. I wouldn't be surprised if these broke ground T-12hrs sooner (4 days shot glass to groundbreak vs. 4.5 days). Round 1 took about 42hrs to break ground after being placed in solo cups. I'm expecting to see at least 4/5 of round 2 in about 30hrs. Right on!

We shall see how much effect the extra ten days in solo cups has on the transplant to one gallons.

All seedlings will be transplanted may 30th 11am

[Kweku Ananse]

I see three bent necks this mornin.

So far, still coming along about 8-12hrs sooner than round one

[Kweku Ananse]

Of the 7/7 that germed in round 2, 4/5 broke ground faster than round one... 1/5 has stalled, I dug a Lil bit... I believe I maybe have sunk one too far... oops! 2/7 germed later but had stronger roots than 1/5 (i'm thinkin 1/5 stalled... it had a significantly shorter root tail). So the fifth seed to break ground (2/7) replaced still subterranean seed (1/5) in our comparison as "J" - for anyone who sees the outcome of this experiment.

For the record. I will be experimenting with light schedule on this next grow. I'm thinking gas lantern once all plants are transplanted on may 30th. 12 on, 5 off, 2 on, 5 off = (14/10) 24hrs VEG, then 11/13 FLWR

My main comparison within this method compares the germination point. Any growth past transplant is to be considered homogeneous and consistent. Upon my next germination in the phase that is concluded to be favorable, I will be able to anecdotally compare the difference between my current 18/6 regiment vs. my aforementioned gas lantern schedule. From my studies it is forecasted to be a blatant improvement in plant health and vegetative growth speed.

My reason for wanting to change my VEG lighting regiment:

I currently have a "purple Thai F x white widow M" seed going that shows serious wilting for daylight times longer than 15hrs. I will set an alarm to check. But it's insane. My guess is anything longer than 13hrs daylight and this bitch be trippin.

Really, first time I trusted my instinct: she ain't REALLY thirsty... she lyin' - sure enough, slept her 6hr dark period and was all 45 degree angles...! Good thing I didn't overwater nawmeen

[rockymountainJ]

Hey kweku!! Yeah were close lol!! Cheers from the foothills!! Wasn't sure if you where "forcoco" or well.. you know lol!! Happy harvests neihbor!!