[MJPassion]

Don't love your babies to death.

[pumpkinpie eyes]

all about balance- soil er medium, water, lighting

[Snook]

Germing is a mine field of mishaps and heartbreaks, too much water is probably the worst culprit, then, too much wind with no protection (dome of some sort)for the first 7-10 days, after that, let them dry out some, if they wilt a little they'll come back just dont get excited and drown them. or not enough wind and too close a light and fry the little darlins'... my shit goes well at 76*F day, 71*F night, 50%RH, many combinations will work.

If soaking seeds first, when the seed first germs and the little white root tip emerges 1/8" or less if you can, plant that bitch so that that little tail horizontally tip down toward the bottom of the container taking care not to touch or disturb that little root-tip.. dont know about soil guess if one sows directly into media/soil its a crap shoot..

wish i had the space, and thats all it takes, to veg under even 400w, let alone 1K..

[Betterhaff]

Originally Posted by Snook

that little tail horizontally tip down toward the bottom of the container...

Ever body has their methods and I’ve always said whatever works best for you is the key. I like to plant my seeds horizontal so the root tip is sideways after they crack. This seems to help with the seed shedding its seed coat.

@Snook…is this what you meant? You mentioned planting horizontal but with the seed tip facing down.

[Snook]

Originally Posted by Betterhaff

Ever body has their methods and I’ve always said whatever works best for you is the key. I like to plant my seeds horizontal so the root tip is sideways after they crack. This seems to help with the seed shedding its seed coat.

@Snook…is this what you meant? You mentioned planting horizontal but with the seed tip facing down.

Side ways, down.. either but I've had 3 in the past that when not paying attention, the tap root looped up, then down and tied a knot around the base of the seedling and cut it off

[Dropped Cat]

Here's a good thread on seedlings with lots of pics:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....eed+Experiment

Dave Coulier's Seedling Feed Rate Experiment

[paradoxlost]

My buddy plants six to eight seeds in 20 gallon pots, waits for them to sprout than carpets it in cover crops. Makes them fight it out for light.

My biggest problem with seedlings is always damping off, so my tip is to always water seedlings with peroxide or enzymes (specifically, I use Hydroguard or Subculture-B).

[Snook]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

My biggest problem with seedlings is always damping off, so my tip is to always water seedlings with peroxide or enzymes (specifically, I use Hydroguard or Subculture-B).

I would think that peroxide would kill of any beneficial bacteria, no?

Originally Posted by Snook

I would think that peroxide would kill of any beneficial bacteria, no?

Indeed, which is why I only water with one or the other*, but I suppose I could've made that more clear, rather than confusingly implying I use both at the same time.

I prefer to use enzyme products as they're less likely to shock the system, but peroxide is cheap and readily available, and has filled in the blank effectively for me a few times.

*in truth I actually HAVE watered with both when I was extra paranoid about particularly expensive seeds, figuring that they might knock each other out, but the 'winner' of that conflict was still going to protect my seedlings from damping off.