I've actually been growing about 7 years now but haven't had this happen before so seeking some advise.
I just grow 2 or 3 plants at a time. I've found the best way to germ for me is putting the seeds in rock wool and then putting the cube in my soil mix and putting the whole thing under a humidity dome. I get 100% germ doing that. I also roll up about a 4" square of sand paper, roll it up, and plug the ends with my fingers and shake each seed for ~30 sec. so to scuff them up a little for easier germination. Works. That all may seem a little too much but I tend to leave stuff alone that works. The prices of good genetics seeds makes me go that far too. Whatever.
Here's the problem I ran into. One out of two cubes/seeds popped and is on it's third set of leaves and is already. I tried another seed in the second cube thinking I had a bad seed. Then after 5 days and nothing seen I figured I better try something else. Nothing again after another 5 days or so. So I put another seed into a damp paper towel and baggie to pop it. Damn if the next day both the sprouts in the lagging cube popped up, and the seed in the paper towel popped and has a tail.
So I have 4 growing now. My cab is small. I like to veg under a 90W UFO and flower under a 150 HPS. Micro man.
I've decided to put two of 'em outside. I live in a non-med state but rural and I have 5 acres. I can hide them in the back.
But back when I was first reading and learning, I read you shouldn't have two plants in one pot. Made sense. The roots would tangle a choke each other. I decided the two growing in the same little pot will go outdoors (I'm not certain of one strain there in that lagging cube, one of the seed packs came open in the fridge, and want to make some seeds, I'd like to know what strain they're from). Anyway, should I separate them now or wait till I put then out. I'm thinking waiting till the third set of leaves show before I put them out. I'm thinking of leaving them alone right now because any re-potting stresses the plants and they're just sprouts. Actually when re-potting I found it best to re-pot everything, dirt around roots and all, and that's is how I figured I'd do it outside too, even with the two together, thinking that out side they'll have lotsa room anyway. BTW, the two in one pot are separated a little anyway. I somehow missed the cube with one seed and it went straight into the soil, on the side of the pot.
Is two sprouts in one pot a big problem? Maybe I should separate them now. My tendency is to leave them be. I also have enough good soil mix right now for for about 2, 4-gal. pots so two of the plants will have to go outside.
BTW too, NEWB ALERT, I've found that usually best fix method for most things, unless there is a definite problem and you know a certain thing will definitely fix it, is to leave it be. Cannabis is pretty hardy and the plants try to fix themselves. Don't over-love 'em! Usually does more harm than good. And another lesson learned though, wait at least 7 days/week for a sprout to show.
Bump/Edit: I've been mulling this over. Because the MJ laws are so crazy here (felony for ANY cultivation) I'm thinking I should probably grow INSIDE as I always have. My problem is that I just have enough of my soil mix for my 2, 5 gal.pots. I do have some Miracle Grow Organic but that stuff doesn't work so good. It also gave me fungus gnats when I used it before. So I have 4 sprouts going. I'm wondering which would be best; either 2 plants in each 5 gal. pot or break up the soil mix and use 4 smaller 2.5 gal. pots. Outside would be cool but the paranoia and risk outweigh the possible benefit to me.
I just grow 2 or 3 plants at a time. I've found the best way to germ for me is putting the seeds in rock wool and then putting the cube in my soil mix and putting the whole thing under a humidity dome. I get 100% germ doing that. I also roll up about a 4" square of sand paper, roll it up, and plug the ends with my fingers and shake each seed for ~30 sec. so to scuff them up a little for easier germination. Works. That all may seem a little too much but I tend to leave stuff alone that works. The prices of good genetics seeds makes me go that far too. Whatever.
Here's the problem I ran into. One out of two cubes/seeds popped and is on it's third set of leaves and is already. I tried another seed in the second cube thinking I had a bad seed. Then after 5 days and nothing seen I figured I better try something else. Nothing again after another 5 days or so. So I put another seed into a damp paper towel and baggie to pop it. Damn if the next day both the sprouts in the lagging cube popped up, and the seed in the paper towel popped and has a tail.
So I have 4 growing now. My cab is small. I like to veg under a 90W UFO and flower under a 150 HPS. Micro man.
I've decided to put two of 'em outside. I live in a non-med state but rural and I have 5 acres. I can hide them in the back.
But back when I was first reading and learning, I read you shouldn't have two plants in one pot. Made sense. The roots would tangle a choke each other. I decided the two growing in the same little pot will go outdoors (I'm not certain of one strain there in that lagging cube, one of the seed packs came open in the fridge, and want to make some seeds, I'd like to know what strain they're from). Anyway, should I separate them now or wait till I put then out. I'm thinking waiting till the third set of leaves show before I put them out. I'm thinking of leaving them alone right now because any re-potting stresses the plants and they're just sprouts. Actually when re-potting I found it best to re-pot everything, dirt around roots and all, and that's is how I figured I'd do it outside too, even with the two together, thinking that out side they'll have lotsa room anyway. BTW, the two in one pot are separated a little anyway. I somehow missed the cube with one seed and it went straight into the soil, on the side of the pot.
Is two sprouts in one pot a big problem? Maybe I should separate them now. My tendency is to leave them be. I also have enough good soil mix right now for for about 2, 4-gal. pots so two of the plants will have to go outside.
BTW too, NEWB ALERT, I've found that usually best fix method for most things, unless there is a definite problem and you know a certain thing will definitely fix it, is to leave it be. Cannabis is pretty hardy and the plants try to fix themselves. Don't over-love 'em! Usually does more harm than good. And another lesson learned though, wait at least 7 days/week for a sprout to show.
Bump/Edit: I've been mulling this over. Because the MJ laws are so crazy here (felony for ANY cultivation) I'm thinking I should probably grow INSIDE as I always have. My problem is that I just have enough of my soil mix for my 2, 5 gal.pots. I do have some Miracle Grow Organic but that stuff doesn't work so good. It also gave me fungus gnats when I used it before. So I have 4 sprouts going. I'm wondering which would be best; either 2 plants in each 5 gal. pot or break up the soil mix and use 4 smaller 2.5 gal. pots. Outside would be cool but the paranoia and risk outweigh the possible benefit to me.
