jcb9134
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Started germinating 4 of the 10 seeds that i recieved on April 22 using the paper towel method, and then moved the seeds into peat pellets after they cracked on the second day. on the third day, 2 sprouted (first picture) and after a few more days the other two poped up. i then transplanted the seedlings into 4 inch pots using MG potting soil. i know this could have been a mistake but didn't think much of it at the time and had the soil on hand. i placed the seedlings under a 4ft flourescent shop light that i used for all my vegi seedlings(yes i do grow other things ) and repotted them again into half-gallon containers when i saw a root coming from the bottom about 2 weeks later. after another week i began noticing a skunky smell so i decided to move them outside in a well hidden spot with no noticable traffic, inside a thicket of poison ivy and blackberry bushes, luckily enough i don't get a reaction to it but it might deter anyone from walking near the area. i put the plants in the ground with the plants still in the half gallon pots, because i wanted to keep the plants as small as possible. after another week it seems to be about the same size as when i put them outside except that they are now getting a bit tall like they are stretching for light, I might have to move them but really dont want to. because unfortionatly I don't have many spots to choose from that are so well hidden from peeping eyes. the spot is on the western edge of a forest and there are no trees directly above them but there are some on the eastern side. any suggestions? also I started using floranova bloom(using the seedling formula sice the MG mix already has nutes in it) after the 3rd week, as suggested by Dr. joint's guide to growing lowryders, I also just started using superthrive after seeing some of the other lowrdyers being grown. i might be over feeding the plants but it show no sights of burning and might be getting over watered (its been raining every other day). any suggestions on making them grow faster because my plants seem to be way behind compared to other people's lowryders. by the way the purpose of this grow is basically for seed but having a little bud wouldn't hurt i do plan on using a hydro system after getting my own house, testing my homemade system with tomatos right now before using it on the more precious plants. the last picture is from a 5 days ago had a hail storm that lasted 5 seconds with marble sized hail. only had a little leaf damage but making a comeback, the other 3 plants were inside at the time and were saved from damage, will post newer pics tomarrow.