greencowboy said:
One other thing sb.....right now there's 2 inches of hydroton with the cubes on top of them. If I pick up the cubes with roots already coming out the bottom in order to put them on the tub bottom........ will that hurt them? I don't know how sensitive they are...
The best way to handle them is to take both hands and gently scoop the hydroton and cube out and gently place it into a small bowl of some kind. Do this until you have all of the seedlings out. Then add the rest of your hydroton and push the bowl into the hydroton. Then tip the bowl and GENTY move the hydroton in the bowl into the system so that the top of the cube is about two inches below the top of the hydroton in the system. Some of the roots will tear, but they should recover.
After moving all of the cubes back into the system and burying the cubes, run your first flood. Use plain water for about a week. Then start with a 1/8th strength nutrient solution on a one hour on, two hours off cycle. They may herm out on you, but the only way to know is to let them grow. Keep your lights a little higher than normal until they recover from the transplant shock (about three or four days). You'll know that they're ok when the leaves all pick up and look like they're standing tall again.
Let us all know how it's going.
Good luck!
greencowboy said:
Hey Stoneybud....appreciate all your help. They all look a little better..one or two may make it. I'm considering starting all over now that I have a mentor. With the stress I've put them through I cant expect much. I will leave what is there in case they snap out of it but will probably start some new seeds very soon. I've been reading some things here about different seed companies...do you have an opinion?
Your welcome. This group is the best on the net for help. There are a LOT of very experienced growers here with lots of crops under their belts.
MJ is a very resilient plant. I've seen it take one hell of a lot of stress and come back with a perfect harvest. The only way to tell is to let your crop continue until it shows herm or not. If it doesn't, then there is no reason to think it won't be a great crop.
I grow nothing but clones now. If I use seeds, I grow host plants first. The entire pack of seeds and then chose the best two females of the group as host plants for future clones.
Browsing the seeds area will help you decide on which of the many seed companies to use. Decide what you want to grow and then post a question about where the best place to buy those seeds is. The group will tell you of their experiences with that company and also advise you on the best place to buy the seeds you're looking for.
Nirvanas "Aurora Indica" is one of the best I've ever grown. It's not a "picky" plant, and it has one fine buzz to it.
That would be a fantastic starter for you. Many growers here have, or are growing it.
