After a few grows under my belt, (some diesel clones and some bagseed) I wanted to try some of these great strains out there. I got one order with a few different strains to keep me in stock of a few different hybrids to experiment with.
The first beans I popped were these White Widow fems from Seedsman Seeds.
These were them after they popped, about 10 days or so after they were planted. They took longer than others to pop, the little one literally struggled to get out of the dirt. I left them in cups for awhile hoping to get them established, getting a root structure. The soil was left over FF Happy Frog from a previous grow, mixed with some seedling starting peat. My thinking is to start them in mild soil.
For about 2 weeks they sat there just as you see... not growing, stretching, no new leaves, etc. Pretty soon they looked like they were starting to die. So I transplanted them into the tubs they were going to go to eventually, hoping they would survive.
Here they are about 10 days after that.
As a comparison, here they are next to my purple indi clones that were put in soil nearly 2 weeks after the seeds. Same exact soil and conditions. The tubs are filled with FF Happy Frog, a lil extra perlite, and older mild soil on the top few inches for a mild start until the plants are really established. I'm pretty much doing what has worked well in the past.
So I'm dragging on but... here's my questions. Do you think I just got lame seeds? I don't think I've made a major mistake but I don't have years of experience and I know I could have. This same routine worked just fine for my last round of seeds. They sprouted and just took off.
The idea of fem seeds appeals to me but I'm starting to wonder if they are a bad idea as some people feel. They seem like weaklings, struggling and unhealthy.
Feel free to throw in your perspectives and experience.
The first beans I popped were these White Widow fems from Seedsman Seeds.
These were them after they popped, about 10 days or so after they were planted. They took longer than others to pop, the little one literally struggled to get out of the dirt. I left them in cups for awhile hoping to get them established, getting a root structure. The soil was left over FF Happy Frog from a previous grow, mixed with some seedling starting peat. My thinking is to start them in mild soil.
For about 2 weeks they sat there just as you see... not growing, stretching, no new leaves, etc. Pretty soon they looked like they were starting to die. So I transplanted them into the tubs they were going to go to eventually, hoping they would survive.
Here they are about 10 days after that.
As a comparison, here they are next to my purple indi clones that were put in soil nearly 2 weeks after the seeds. Same exact soil and conditions. The tubs are filled with FF Happy Frog, a lil extra perlite, and older mild soil on the top few inches for a mild start until the plants are really established. I'm pretty much doing what has worked well in the past.
So I'm dragging on but... here's my questions. Do you think I just got lame seeds? I don't think I've made a major mistake but I don't have years of experience and I know I could have. This same routine worked just fine for my last round of seeds. They sprouted and just took off.
The idea of fem seeds appeals to me but I'm starting to wonder if they are a bad idea as some people feel. They seem like weaklings, struggling and unhealthy.
Feel free to throw in your perspectives and experience.