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Trying to germinate in the big pot

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Trying to germinate in the big pot

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It’s quality enough! And It never hurts to have some perlite laying around. It’s too late this round for the perlite, but have it around for the future. You have to play the hand you’re dealt yourself this round! And it’s no big deal!
 
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Hey AZ, I germinate seeds the same way you did and rarely have any problems.
AZreefer said:
A few pumps from a mister going to be sufficent for how long we thinking? I didnt like soak it and cause a build up of water.
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I would mist every day to keep the soil moist until they come up. Your not going to over water with a mister in a large pot.

The directions for Coco Loco say to completely wet the soil just before planting and then as needed. The organic soils you used require moisture to get their microbial life active. If you didn't wet the soil first I would start using a slow watering around the outside edges of the pot to get all the soil moist down to the bottom, but not all at once, maybe over a couple days. Just a little at a time and not in the center where the seeds are. Just keep misting the seeds daily until they come up.

Coco Loco recommends their liquid nutrient system. Both California Hot Soil and Natures Living soil are fully organic products which don't need liquid nutes, so from what you described mixing them I'd watch and see what happens. Looking ahead in a couple months, if things are going well, you may want an organic amendment mulch to lay on top of the soil as they transition to flower. Natures Living has info on that. Best of luck!
 
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Budtirement said:
Hey AZ, I germinate seeds the same way you did and rarely have any problems.

I would mist every day to keep the soil moist until they come up. Your not going to over water with a mister in a large pot.

The directions for Coco Loco say to completely wet the soil just before planting and then as needed. The organic soils you used require moisture to get their microbial life active. If you didn't wet the soil first I would start using a slow watering around the outside edges of the pot to get all the soil moist down to the bottom, but not all at once, maybe over a couple days. Just a little at a time and not in the center where the seeds are. Just keep misting the seeds daily until they come up.

Coco Loco recommends their liquid nutrient system. Both California Hot Soil and Natures Living soil are fully organic products which don't need liquid nutes, so from what you described mixing them I'd watch and see what happens. Looking ahead in a couple months, if things are going well, you may want an organic amendment mulch to lay on top of the soil as they transition to flower. Natures Living has info on that. Best of luck!
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Hey thank you so much for the suggestions. Im going to start on adding in the water in small amounts today. I have 5 gallons ph at 7 ready. I will add a bit at a time.
I Have the nutes im my amazon cart waiting for payday. Both the tea fert for the organics and the grow and bloom nutes for the 2 no fert pots.

Im going now to slowly wet the soil.
 
#25
I personally think watering in final pot is easier to manage. But supposedly growing in a smaller pot then transplanting in to bigger ones develops a denser root ball. This a better plant.
 
#26
If that is happy, frog or ocean forest, you shouldn’t have to feed them for at least a month! Not in that size pot! In my opinion, right now, your main hurdle is getting your wet, dry cycles down! Till they get big enough to grow in spite of you ! If they even come up!
 
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Fox farm coco loco. Coco coir potting soil. Not sure how it stacks to HF exactly. I believe the only difference is coco not peat. I was going to use dyna-gro grow and bloom for the nutes because i like the simplicity. Tea fertilizer for the organics. Im trying to keep it as simple as possible. I think?
 
#28
My mistake! If it’s Coco, they will probably need fed! I thought it was soil! I’ll try and keep my big trap shut! L O L
 
#29
Tbh im sitting here hating doing it like this because im not experienced enough to not be nervous that its not going to work. I should have gotten the plugs. I really wanted those but talked myself into a natural birth as i was eating a gronla bar and recycling my plastic.
 
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Has some good shit
 

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Looks like Coco to me! But I’m no expert! Three or four years ago, the consensus was never to mix cocoa with soil! One or the other! And Coco is too high maintenance for this boy! So soil it is! Once again, my apologies! Will let the Coco wizards take over from here!
 
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AZreefer said:
Tbh im sitting here hating doing it like this because im not experienced enough to not be nervous that its not going to work.
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Don't sweat it. You have made your foundational choices of soil and seed, just like every farmer does, and now you follow thru and do the best you can. The experience you have will shape your journey and your future choices. Your going to invest 4 to 5 months in this grow. Patience is your friend. Go enjoy a jay and wait for those little heads to pop up.
 
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The landscapers at work were planting flowers today. I scored on a few solo cup alternatives that i will be putting the replacments in until the transplant. Im pretty sure i let the 3 big pots dry out too much. No sign of life in them. Im going to pick up some seed tomorrow.
 

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Natep said:
No not really. It’s kind of just a mid grade soil. Good soil is really hard to get your hands on. Check out build a soil 3.0. Or the take and bake. They are really good soil
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It’s Coco Loco! Between 50 and 60% Coco! Not OF or HF. I don’t know if you can even call it soil! L O L! But it is what he has to work with for now.
 
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L O L! Never grown in Cocoa! Just want people to know what they are commenting on! It’s not really cocoa, and it’s not really soil! So, which rules do you follow? I guess that’s what you’re trying to figure out! Wish you all the luck in the world! The term Foxfarm used to mean A peat -based Soil! Not anymore!
 
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Im going to treat it as fertilized coco. The ones that do not have organic concentrate or hot soil are going to be fed the same as a coco based grow. Im going to be using dyna-gro grow and bloom nutes because i will be able to use those on my next grow. The organics im going to fertilize with roots organic terp tea flower. The rest we will see as it comes, right?
 
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