First Grow - Here We Go - SPACE.U beans

[Calyxander]

FWIW, I put my seedlings under the very brightest light that I have available.
I have never used LEDs (other than cheapie screw ins).
I have dimmable ballasts for my HIDs but have never dimmed them.
Whenever possible (depending upon where I am growing) I put my seedlings under the sun outdoors ASAP.
Here is a seedling which popped thru the soil yesterday.
Under the sun outside today…cloudy day here…rats!

ETA:
That seedling is the only one which is viable thus far in my mass germination effort with @Scissor-Hanz notoriously difficult to germinate Head Band seeds. I used styrofoam egg carton cells in order to maximize the number of seeds in my attempt, using the least amount of space and smallest quantity of seed starter mix

[Eddie.saw]

@Calyxander

That seedling is the only one which is viable thus far in my mass germination effort with @Scissor-Hanz notoriously difficult to germinate Head Band seeds.

Nice!!! @Calyxander… How many did you try? I gifted about half of mine but I got one to pop from around 40 seeds. It’s about 3 weeks old rn.

[BadVoodoo]

My plants go right under my COBs. 200w, 5 weeks 4-5 days into flower, as well as seedling pics:

[SkyDog]

@BadVoodoo

My plants go right under my COBs. 200w, 5 weeks 4-5 days into flower, as well as seedling pics:

Looking good. I think I let mine stretch a bit too much the first few days. I’d feel a lot better if they were shorter like the ones you pictured but it is what it is. Grow baby, grow!

[BadVoodoo]

I honestly attribute that to the high light intensity exposure throughout the lifecycle. I think the PPFD of 200w of COBs might have forced it to stay short and grow outward. I can’t say if that’s the case, but all of my plants get stocky like that.

[Calyxander]

@Eddie.saw

How many did you try? I gifted about half of mine but I got one to pop from around 40 seeds

Well well.
Coincidentally, I planted about 40 seeds also. I put roughly 100 in water to soak for around 24 hrs. Then put them all in moist paper towels. I ony put the ones that cracked open into the medium, I also put two to three seeds into each little hole.
So far that is the only seedling. Maybe more will pop up, maybe not.

[SkyDog]

@Calyxander

So far that is the only seedling. Maybe more will pop up, maybe not.

I guess I got lucky getting 6 to pop from the rockwool cubes. Unfortunately, all six in the peat pucks did nothing.

[Eddie.saw]

Strange… My method was peroxide and water for 24, the paper towel til a crack then peat and perlite… Guess Rockwood was the way to go.

[Calyxander]

@SkyDog

I guess I got lucky getting 6 to pop from the rockwool cubes. Unfortunately, all six in the peat pucks did nothing.

My understanding is that you began with
@99PerCent seeds

I am referring specifically to @Scissor-Hanz wickedly stubborn, germination resistant Head Band seeds.
I knew that they would be tough to get seedlings from, so I used techniques that I never do. I typically put my seeds directly into the medium. But I knew that I needed to use a different procedure for these pesky HB seeds.
I can’t believe that I am happy with only one(so far).

Look here:

Scissorbörg Gardens

LOL you lost me on that one @Jellypowered? Don't forget those Headband are difficult to germ but still viable. I just had some take 5 weeks to germinate in promix. The shells must have really hardened.

[Eddie.saw]

I believe you’re right @Calyxander about 99% giving him the beans he’s flowering now but he had also tried Scissor-Hanz hard beans as well…

@Calyxander

ETA:
That seedling is the only one which is viable thus far in my mass germination effort with @Scissor-Hanz notoriously difficult to germinate Head Band seeds. I used styrofoam egg carton cells in order to maximize the number of seeds in my attempt, using the least amount of space and smallest quantity of seed starter mix

[SkyDog]

@Calyxander

My understanding is that you began with
@99PerCent seeds

You are correct. I misunderstood and thought they were the same as I had.

[SkyDog]

He we grow again…

[Calyxander]

@Calyxander

Unfortunately, all six in the peat pucks did nothing.

Although I did not use them with my current veggie, flower, herb grow, I have used Jiffy 7 peat pellets many times. They work well for germinating many different types of seeds, but not very well for cannabis seeds, IME?

However, I use them to root cannabis cuttings with great ease and success.

[SkyDog]

@Calyxander

However, I use them to root cannabis cuttings with great ease and success.

Good to know. I’ve heard several others claim that the Jiffy Pellets are not very consistent from batch to batch for germinating, but since I have a bunch I will probably try for cuttings. Waste not, want not…

[G-paS]

@SkyDog

Waste not, want not…

You sound like me

[99PerCent]

@SkyDog

I will probably try for cuttings

Maybe try to correct the pH as you set your seed.

[hewhocoruptz]

What I find useful in this stage of plant life is a small fan on the plants to help them grow stronger. Not sure if you have one or not but may help with the stretching and making the plant over all more hardy.

[SkyDog]

@hewhocoruptz

What I find useful in this stage of plant life is a small fan on the plants to help them grow stronger.

That’s a good piece of advice. I’ve got a ceiling fan going 24x7 now. I found the sweet spot with these lights at about 1 inch above the plants and they have stopped stretching and are spreading out. Have a couple of them propped up right now until the trunks are stronger.

[99PerCent]

Keep the air moving on these. They will strengthen out of necessity. Use soil to prop them up too.

[hewhocoruptz]

I agree 100% with what you say 99%.