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[Creeperpark]

Glad to see you friend, and thanks for sharing your skills. I love your posts. I used to use an outdoor amendment that was made from turkey manure called Sustain. I got it in 40 lb bags. I used it a lot in the past until everyone stopped selling it. I am wondering what the ingredients are made from in the Sustain you use above.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Can you tell me a little more about why you add H2O2?

Sup, dude! Certainly!

Due to cannabis's legal status making it difficult to nearly impossible to engage in scientific study of the plant for anything beyond potential negative effects, bro science has unfortunately flourished. Now that laws are changing, we're being blessed with good quality data. Science science, if you will.

One such example is Sorokin et al.'s (2021) study in which the authors developed a fast and effective way of germinating cannabis seeds, finding that a 1% H2O2 solution was ideal. Here's a DeBacco University video on the subject. While I have a somewhat small N at this point, I can say that I've had 100% success with germination thus far using 1% H2O2.

I suspect fulvic acid can also be effective for cannabis germination, as it is well-established in other plants. Unfortunately, I can't find any papers in English on the subject.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Glad to see you friend, and thanks for sharing your skills. I love your posts. I used to use an outdoor amendment that was made from turkey manure called Sustain. I got it in 40 lb bags. I used it a lot in the past until everyone stopped selling it. I am wondering what the ingredients are made from in the Sustain you use above.

Thanks for the kind words! I think we use the same Sustane. Mine's made of aerobically composted turkey litter, feather meal, and sulfate of potash. How'd it work for you?

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Aaaaand the Black Cream Auto is already sprouting.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

My spidey sense was telling me that something was amiss with the Auto Zamaldelica. After gingerly digging around in the cup, I found I was right: The seed had grown down and the taproot had looped.

What are your thoughts? Should I give it a couple of days for it to pull its life together? Or should I play God and bring an end to its life and try another seed?

 

[Creeperpark]

My spidey sense was telling me that something was amiss with the Auto Zamaldelica. After gingerly digging around in the cup, I found I was right: The seed had grown down and the taproot had looped.

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What are your thoughts? Should I give it a couple of days for it to pull its life together? Or should I play God and bring an end to its life and try another seed?

I always turn it up-right the minute I notice it growing upside down. I watch the seed very closely. Any late seed sprouts get dug up with a pencil. I usually have 100 % if the seeds are 100 % viable.

 

[LG/]

My spidey sense was telling me that something was amiss with the Auto Zamaldelica. After gingerly digging around in the cup, I found I was right: The seed had grown down and the taproot had looped.

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What are your thoughts? Should I give it a couple of days for it to pull its life together? Or should I play God and bring an end to its life and try another seed?

I'd leave it alone, see if it corrects itself.
It's the most delicate stage of life imho

 

[Hombre del mont]

I always leave them and they grow out ok.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

The Auto Zamaldelica's cotyledons look dead and the 1st true leaves are only somewhat green:

I'm going to be trying a 2nd seed.

The Black Cream Auto looks healthy:

 

[Hasch]

Morning everyone

Too bad about your auto zemal!
Is that the upside down one?

Thanks for the link concerning H2O2 germination video.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Morning everyone

Too bad about your auto zemal!
Is that the upside down one?

Thanks for the link concerning H2O2 germination video.

Yep, it's the upside-down one.

You're welcome! If you don't know about the channel, DeBacco University has high quality cannabis cultivation videos.

 

[Hasch]

The earlier videos here were pretty informative for me

KIS Organics

This is the official channel for KIS Organics and the Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast. Check out the latest in microscope work, podcasts, talks we've given as well as helpful gardening videos.

m.youtube.com

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Put another Auto Zamaldelica in diluted peroxide.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Transplanted the Black Cream Auto:

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Taproot sprung out of the 2nd try Zamaldelica Auto and I placed it in the dirt. The 1st one's being eaten by mycelium:

I've got the circle of life all in 1 cup! Organic cultivation is so gratifying.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

And the Auto Zamaldelica is above soil:

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Morning dew:

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Began LSTing the Black Cream Auto today.

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Transplanted the Auto Zamaldelica:

 

[Dr. Mantis Toboggan]

Black Cream Auto has begun flowering:

LST progress for Black Cream Auto:

Whole plant:

Auto Zamaldelica: