jagwire2010
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Hello, everyone! My friends call me Jagwire, and I used to have an indoor grow room back in the 90's. It was a 2 x 4 x 6 ft. area, lined with white poster board. For lighting, I used four - 4 ft. fluorescent shop lights (standing in each corner) and a 250-watt HPS (high-pressure sodium) bulb. For the growing medium, I used a mixture of peat moss / homemade compost (50%), perlite (25%) and vermiculite (25%), and used red solo cups w/ holes poked in the bottom for containers! 
I utilized a hydroponic-style watering system (almost like a "continuous-feed" supply of water and nutrients - but done manually) and arranged the cups in 2" trays. The cups held a nice healthy root ball and were easy to move around (since each plant grew at a different rate). When they got about 2' tall, I would switch the lights to 12/12 to force flowering. Then it was just a matter of culling out the males, maintaining the females and pruning when necessary [to ensure adequate light reached the buds on the lower branches]. I had also learned a pretty effective cloning technique - using Root Tone growth hormones, 1" squares of upholstery foam, a mixture of water and Karo light syrup, and a 2" tray sitting on a heating pad (set on low) under two - 2" fluorescent lights (to form a cloning chamber). I had some wonderful results and harvested multiple times before circumstances changed and I had to shut things down. Ah, memories...
Then, fast-forward about 30 yrs. and Missouri becomes a recreational marijuana state! So, I recently bought a 3.5 grams jar of buds from a local dispensary and to my surprise, I found a couple of fully developed seeds in one of the buds! The seeds came from the "Gary Payton" strain (a hybrid cross between "the Y" and "Snowman"), so I decided to build a quick 1 x 2 x 2 ft. grow area, slapped a couple of LED strips in it [nice upgrade], and germinated the seeds in a wet paper towel/Ziplock baggie in a dark place. Next, I rinsed out and cut down some 1/2-gallon milk jugs, put fish tank gravel in the bottom and filled them with regular potting soil. Using tweezers, I carefully placed the newly popped seeds into about 1" of soil and waited for them to come up. They are now about 1 week old, and I wanted to share some pics of the results thus far:
The biggest one is 2" tall, has very wide leaves, and is already starting to develop its 3rd node. I did have a couple of questions, though, about the seeds I found in my jar of Gary Payton buds... would these seeds be feminized? And, since it was purchased at a dispensary, how did the plant get fertilized and form seeds? Did they hermie, or was it an accidental pollination in the cultivator's grow room? Just curious... Anyways, I will provide updates/pics on a regular basis. ~ Jagwire
I utilized a hydroponic-style watering system (almost like a "continuous-feed" supply of water and nutrients - but done manually) and arranged the cups in 2" trays. The cups held a nice healthy root ball and were easy to move around (since each plant grew at a different rate). When they got about 2' tall, I would switch the lights to 12/12 to force flowering. Then it was just a matter of culling out the males, maintaining the females and pruning when necessary [to ensure adequate light reached the buds on the lower branches]. I had also learned a pretty effective cloning technique - using Root Tone growth hormones, 1" squares of upholstery foam, a mixture of water and Karo light syrup, and a 2" tray sitting on a heating pad (set on low) under two - 2" fluorescent lights (to form a cloning chamber). I had some wonderful results and harvested multiple times before circumstances changed and I had to shut things down. Ah, memories...Then, fast-forward about 30 yrs. and Missouri becomes a recreational marijuana state! So, I recently bought a 3.5 grams jar of buds from a local dispensary and to my surprise, I found a couple of fully developed seeds in one of the buds! The seeds came from the "Gary Payton" strain (a hybrid cross between "the Y" and "Snowman"), so I decided to build a quick 1 x 2 x 2 ft. grow area, slapped a couple of LED strips in it [nice upgrade]
, and germinated the seeds in a wet paper towel/Ziplock baggie in a dark place. Next, I rinsed out and cut down some 1/2-gallon milk jugs, put fish tank gravel in the bottom and filled them with regular potting soil. Using tweezers, I carefully placed the newly popped seeds into about 1" of soil and waited for them to come up. They are now about 1 week old, and I wanted to share some pics of the results thus far:The biggest one is 2" tall, has very wide leaves, and is already starting to develop its 3rd node. I did have a couple of questions, though, about the seeds I found in my jar of Gary Payton buds... would these seeds be feminized? And, since it was purchased at a dispensary, how did the plant get fertilized and form seeds? Did they hermie, or was it an accidental pollination in the cultivator's grow room? Just curious... Anyways, I will provide updates/pics on a regular basis. ~ Jagwire
