You've Got To Know When To Grow 'Em (A First Timers Journal)

Foreigner · July 22, 2021, 2:50pm

It takes me 3 days of checking on/off cycles before I can settle in to a run.

StevenInRVA · July 22, 2021, 3:03pm

So I shouldn’t automatically shoot for 18/6 for lights?

Foreigner · July 22, 2021, 3:11pm

For veg that’s right.

18/6 is what most people use. I do 16/8 because I’m a contrarian. Some do 24/0. It’s up to you.

StevenInRVA · July 22, 2021, 10:06pm

Well hello there girl. You’re looking pretty fine if I do say so myself.

leetdood · July 22, 2021, 10:12pm

Hell yeah dude!

StevenInRVA · July 22, 2021, 10:20pm

I know what I’m doing after dinner!

cannabliss · July 22, 2021, 11:59pm

Great pick on the seeds I have heard a ton of good things about them and yes bugs are for sure possible inside gnats mites and many other creepy crawlers but it’s ok for every problem there’s a solution and an opportunity to learn you have made your first right move joining OG you will love it here the best group of growers on the web I will be following along

corgitron · July 23, 2021, 1:22am

Agree I think that the short flower time will really be in your favor. Jelly ranchers supposedly finish in 45

StevenInRVA · July 23, 2021, 3:47am

Here we go!! And awesome, I finally get to use my Dirty Heads mug for something. . I put the cup in a closet on the floor with a paper towel over it in a cup of room temperature water I had sit out for a few hours. So far so good?

leetdood · July 23, 2021, 4:29am

I usually go direct to paper towel but looks good.

StevenInRVA · July 23, 2021, 6:32am

For the remaining seeds, is there a particular way I should store them until I use them next time?

leetdood · July 23, 2021, 7:12am

re-seal the tube. keep in a dark cool place, i know some people put theirs in a tin in the fridge. people’s preferences vary but dark and cool is safe.

FailingForwards · July 23, 2021, 3:54pm

Best long-term storage is inside something airtight (centrifuge vial, ziploc) in a jar with a desiccant (rice, silica) and plop that in the fridge or coolest, darkest place you have.

Foreigner · July 23, 2021, 4:07pm

I’ve had long term success in a mason jar in the basement. Almost 20 years.

FailingForwards · July 23, 2021, 4:10pm

Seems like the important part of storage is consistency. Colder is good, but cool and consistent is all you need to keep seeds for a while.

Foreigner · July 23, 2021, 4:11pm

Agreed. Cool, dark, stable. I was pretty shocked to get such good germ rates but there it is.

StevenInRVA · July 23, 2021, 7:12pm

Thanks for the advice on storing seeds!

cannabliss · July 23, 2021, 8:29pm

Godspeed little beans and as was hinted at there’s a bunch of ways to germ I use a heat mat and swear by it a lot of people don’t but I would suggest reading something on dampening off just as a precaution these are precious little beans so lol I killed so many in the past

StevenInRVA · July 23, 2021, 9:05pm

I’m so impatient right now lol I can just hear my dad in the background from growing up, “patience is a virtue Steven”.

StevenInRVA · July 23, 2021, 9:14pm

If everyone happens to be asleep when they go in the soil I should ask now…is there a specific height the lights needs to be yet, and also should I start the 18/6 light cycle I’m going to do for veg right when they go in?