Don’t beat yourself over this ( this last round I tried to germinate some old stock and out of 5 packs of 10 seed packs, I only got like 17 pheno’s lols )
Seed wise = Rape for something I paid 50-150 bucks originally for + fridge them this whole time ( I’m def going to be ocd about fresh stock and rootsheild and certain germination ways )
I def don’t wanna lose the keepers ( that’s the point of pheno hunting, why be so easy on letting the seeds get damaged when I can get a way better % score , remember they are just so vulnerable to failing then or certain bad diseases/fungi that that can wipe em. Like clones
my tip would be look into roosheild wp plus for a defense and I use r/o uv water instead of well water so no bad pathogen for my clones ( it raised my rates to 90-95% min )
Then when I switched from using root riots or
grodan on seeds germination , I’ve tried one pack of just my reg medium of coco ( after of just letting the seeds sit in r/o with uv for 6-24 hours ) the seeds that were a 12 pack, 11/12 pack germinated ..... ( rootsheild +
seagreen +
Rootamentary)
Rootsheild is great for a 10 week anti bad pathogen/fungi, only one I see works
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An
OMRI listed and EPA registered preventative fungicide -
RootShield Plus WP contains two species of beneficial fungi that deliver an extended range of disease control. The two species are:
Apply
RootShield Plus WP directly to seeds, transplants or other propagation materials including soil and planting mixes. The unique fungal blend in
RootShield Plus WP provides 3 months of preventive control for
Phytophthora,
Rhizoctonia,
Pythium,
Fusarium,
Thielaviopsis, and
Cylindrocladium.
Trichoderma helps prevent and control soil-born
fungal diseases by colonizing plant root systems and boosting biological diversity in the root zone.
RootShield Plus WP grows onto plant roots, "shielding" plants from soil-borne diseases. This forms a physical barrier preventing root damage, while the fungi in
RootShield Plus WP release enzymes that damage fungal pathogens. RootShield Plus is also available in a
granular formulation.
REI: 0-hour, 4-hour when used as a dip or dust.
PHI: 0-day pre-harvest interval for all listed crops.
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