OldHippieChick
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Im new here ....... I'm getting my ducks in a row for my first attempt at growing my own - thought I'd jump in and try hydro and some old school soil at the same time. I ordered my seeds from NL - sorta sucking air about it and hoping for the best..... selected White Widow, Crystal, Ice and Super Silver Haze. The Lights I first selected were the red/blue LED panel but thought I may have blown it so ordered some 6500K flourescents as well..... Still making decisions about nutrients and such. I've selected my smallest closet thats 7'x5'x8'H..... sounds sorta big considering I just want to be self sufficient but I assume there will be much trial and error (like with my first light choice).
I think I just made my second mistake as well - I'm trying to germinate some crap seeds that have probably been around a couple of years just for the practice.... one bunch I just folded into several layers of paper towels and sat on a kitchen counter under a regular flourescent light..... nothing going on there and it's probably 5 days now . So then I soaked some others in water and put them in a cabinet in the dark for 24 hrs..... then did the wet paper towel thing in a half open freezer bag. I set it on my computer monitor for a bit of warmth. Nothing going on there. So am I screwing up or am I being impatient or could the seeds just be to old? I tend to think it's me and maybe I've got the poor babys swimming in to much water..... those paper towels are wet - not damp...... so please if you can - get me going in the right direction? Thanks!
I picked this forum after lurking here and on another because I got the feeling a virgin grower might not feel quite so intimidated amongst you.... please tell me I was right - thanks!
xox
OHC
Im new here ....... I'm getting my ducks in a row for my first attempt at growing my own - thought I'd jump in and try hydro and some old school soil at the same time. I ordered my seeds from NL - sorta sucking air about it and hoping for the best..... selected White Widow, Crystal, Ice and Super Silver Haze. The Lights I first selected were the red/blue LED panel but thought I may have blown it so ordered some 6500K flourescents as well..... Still making decisions about nutrients and such. I've selected my smallest closet thats 7'x5'x8'H..... sounds sorta big considering I just want to be self sufficient but I assume there will be much trial and error (like with my first light choice).
I think I just made my second mistake as well - I'm trying to germinate some crap seeds that have probably been around a couple of years just for the practice.... one bunch I just folded into several layers of paper towels and sat on a kitchen counter under a regular flourescent light..... nothing going on there and it's probably 5 days now . So then I soaked some others in water and put them in a cabinet in the dark for 24 hrs..... then did the wet paper towel thing in a half open freezer bag. I set it on my computer monitor for a bit of warmth. Nothing going on there. So am I screwing up or am I being impatient or could the seeds just be to old? I tend to think it's me and maybe I've got the poor babys swimming in to much water..... those paper towels are wet - not damp...... so please if you can - get me going in the right direction? Thanks!
I picked this forum after lurking here and on another because I got the feeling a virgin grower might not feel quite so intimidated amongst you.... please tell me I was right - thanks!
xox
OHC