ugmjfarmer
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I'm getting a very late start at this. I have collected some bagseed from last season and decided recently that I want to grow my own stash. Needless to say I will be running into a scenario where I cannot count any chickens before they hatch, but this should be fun none the less.
I live in the Great Lakes around the 45th Parallel. I've been delaying getting started because the weather this year has been strange to say the least. April came in with 50's and 60's, but March was full of snow. Near the beginning of april we had some cold spells which brought frost. Needless to say with the weatherman predicting a frost nearby, it seems that this week is a good time to get germinating the bagseed.
Most of this weed was nothing special to speak of. I've always tried to acquire the best stuff, and with most luck has had it, all of the NL, Blueberry and Kush that is around here is seedless. So the above brown schwag seeds will have to do for this project. I will be doing an indoor Hydro setup too, and for that I will acquire the best in seeds from a trusted supplier.
But since I'm not expecting much, there is no sense in waisting money on seeds for this.
I purchased some 6500k and 2600k CFL's from Walmart and rigged up a small cabinet to do the germination in. I am running a small fan and keeping track of the temperature/humidity of my cabinet. So far, this has ranged from 65F/55% to a high point of 78F/35%. So far, this range seems good, however with the colder weather today on this fine mothers day, things are slow.
So far, 16 seeds have cracked. There are 17 or so left, but they might not do much more than sit in the water. Once they have cracked, I have placed each seed in a small 4oz dixi cup. Each dixi cup has 12 holes poked in them for drainage and Oxygen. The seeds are placed 1/4" below the top, and each cup is watered until the water drains out the bottom. With some luck, each of the 16 seeds should bust the soil with the pod buster seeds shortly. They will be getting an initial 24 hours of light until the pod busters come up, then I will reduce that to 18/6.
I have not scouted sites yet however, unless you count scouring satellite images of my area. I plan to plant a good 12 miles from my home in an area near swamps, farm fields and state owned land. This area is well known to be home to many guerilla growers, so Helicopter flights overhead might become a problem later in the season. So far, I am looking for a few things:
1. Ease of access
2. Seclusion
3. Water supply
My plan is to follow the guidance of Mr. Barry Cooper and not plant near a stream. Farm fields may be my bag of tea.
More to follow...
I live in the Great Lakes around the 45th Parallel. I've been delaying getting started because the weather this year has been strange to say the least. April came in with 50's and 60's, but March was full of snow. Near the beginning of april we had some cold spells which brought frost. Needless to say with the weatherman predicting a frost nearby, it seems that this week is a good time to get germinating the bagseed.
Most of this weed was nothing special to speak of. I've always tried to acquire the best stuff, and with most luck has had it, all of the NL, Blueberry and Kush that is around here is seedless. So the above brown schwag seeds will have to do for this project. I will be doing an indoor Hydro setup too, and for that I will acquire the best in seeds from a trusted supplier.
But since I'm not expecting much, there is no sense in waisting money on seeds for this.
I purchased some 6500k and 2600k CFL's from Walmart and rigged up a small cabinet to do the germination in. I am running a small fan and keeping track of the temperature/humidity of my cabinet. So far, this has ranged from 65F/55% to a high point of 78F/35%. So far, this range seems good, however with the colder weather today on this fine mothers day, things are slow.
So far, 16 seeds have cracked. There are 17 or so left, but they might not do much more than sit in the water. Once they have cracked, I have placed each seed in a small 4oz dixi cup. Each dixi cup has 12 holes poked in them for drainage and Oxygen. The seeds are placed 1/4" below the top, and each cup is watered until the water drains out the bottom. With some luck, each of the 16 seeds should bust the soil with the pod buster seeds shortly. They will be getting an initial 24 hours of light until the pod busters come up, then I will reduce that to 18/6.
I have not scouted sites yet however, unless you count scouring satellite images of my area. I plan to plant a good 12 miles from my home in an area near swamps, farm fields and state owned land. This area is well known to be home to many guerilla growers, so Helicopter flights overhead might become a problem later in the season. So far, I am looking for a few things:
1. Ease of access
2. Seclusion
3. Water supply
My plan is to follow the guidance of Mr. Barry Cooper and not plant near a stream. Farm fields may be my bag of tea.
More to follow...