Sure fire seed sprouting

[Creeperpark]

Here are two tips. You can paste yellow stickies on a piece of styrofoam and make it portable and place it anywhere easily. 2nd tip. I like to keep a dry pot of soil next to the wet ones as a reference. I check when the plants need water by picking up both pots and match them to make sure it's ready for watering...

 

[Creeperpark]

The last 4 Hashberry are needing water every day and are ready to up-pot in a bigger pot. Heres are photos of the last 4 germinations on this cycle again without any failure. This method works and has worked for years without losing any seed. Happy gardening.

 

[Creeperpark]

Update 30 days after sprout, I have my Ganesh and Safari Mix females up-potted into 5 and 3-gallon pots and the 4 Hashberrys still unsexed.

 

[Creeperpark]

Here are the plants today. No downtime from over-watering or under-watering. Weighing the cups, in the beginning, can save so much time and money. .

 

[Creeperpark]

Didn't lose not one seed and now I have a room full of plants with flowers.

 

[Indica808]

How long do you leave your new seedlings under a 12/12 light cycle? Also, when do you increase your light time to a vegging photo period?

Thanks, great thread.

 

[Creeperpark]

I start increasing the daylight hours when I see the first leaf, I add about 1;15 mins a week. If you only have a timer that does hours then 1hr a week for the first 3 weeks, then 2 hours on the 4th week. I seem to get more females when I add to the photoperiod gradually.

 

[Creeperpark]

Even if you only veg for 4 weeks after sprout, do it anyway because you can just flip to 12/12 after the females show their sex. I always wait until I see pre-flowers before I reduce the photoperiod to 12/12 and that can take 5 or 6 weeks..

 

[Creeperpark]

These seeds were worth the money and I didn't lose even one. If I would have overwatered my seedlings even one time, these plants would have been delayed, and I wouldn't be where I am now. Here are some photos from today, it's time to start the fade.

 

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I start seeds under 24/0..

 

[Creeperpark]

I start seeds under 24/0..

Yes, the 24-hour lighting warms the soil and helps to germinate the seed, however, running 24 hr lighting for plants is unnatural. Once there's a leaf it's best to always give your plants nighttime for their metabolism. Plants have circadian rhythms tuned to Earth's 24-hour light-dark cycle and do best when given the darkness.

 

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Yes, the 24-hour lighting warms the soil and helps to germinate the seed, however, running 24 hr lighting for plants is unnatural. Once there's a leaf it's best to always give your plants nighttime for their metabolism. Plants have circadian rhythms tuned to Earth's 24-hour light-dark cycle and do best when given the darkness.

Yo creeper. How does that manifest as the 'best' in real terms? Eg. more potent, larger yield..?

 

[Creeperpark]

The plants did overall better in all areas where plant metabolism was concerned.

 

[Creeperpark]

Plant metabolism is defined as the complex of physical and chemical events of photosynthesis, respiration, and the synthesis and degradation of organic compounds. ... Plant secondary metabolism produces products that aid in the growth and development of plants but are not required for the plant to survive.
A series of metabolic processes happen in different parts of the plants such as leaves, stems, and roots. These processes include photosynthesis, respiration, and nitrogen fixation. Photosynthesis is a series of complex processes that converts light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose.Google

 

[Creeperpark]

Lastly, Plants, shrubs, and trees use sunlight for photosynthesis during the daytime, but at night they need darkness to regenerate a key compound - phytochrome. Nighttime lighting can reduce vegetation's ability to properly create this compound. Google

 

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Fair enough, I will look up phytochrome. Im not convinced that the benefits would be enough to discern in a side by side smoke off. I get around 1.8-2g/w so yield isn't an issue. The plants don't get too much light because i balance the DLI. The only reason I dont have a dark period in veg is because its not convenient for me, though I'd like to, something like a 17/7 I think the plants would transition better? into flower..

edit: oops I thought this was the first page, didn't realise it was a tutorial, my bad.

 

[VerdantGreen]

Yes, the 24-hour lighting warms the soil and helps to germinate the seed, however, running 24 hr lighting for plants is unnatural. Once there's a leaf it's best to always give your plants nighttime for their metabolism. Plants have circadian rhythms tuned to Earth's 24-hour light-dark cycle and do best when given the darkness.

I can't remember where to find the study, but basically what you say is correct providing that the plants receive optimum DLI. If your lights are not delivering that, then it is best to use 24 hour lights on to deliver the maximum light energy.... but if your lights ARE able to give the plants optimum DLI during the lights on period, then a dark period is preferable, because as you say, there are night time plant processes too.
VG

 

[Ogsourblue]

Good thread.

 

[Creeperpark]

Almost finished my friends, here's a photo of the same pencil I used to plant the seed with a few months ago. (75-day) flowers

 

[Creeperpark]

Good thread.

Thanks