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i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
 
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1moretime said:
i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
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I would go paper towels, kept moist, put seeds in a shot glass for 12-24 hours before placing in paper towels. Make sure not to get your strains mixed up.
No direct light from sun for a few weeks. Once you have tails(tap roots) are 1/4-1/2 inches place in a medium of your choice, peat, etc..
make sure to harden them off before going outside full time! Are you growing autos or photos?
 
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1moretime said:
i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
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Your problem isn't really the tray, it's that swing from 100 down to 60. Seeds germinate on stable warmth and moisture, and that kind of temperature whiplash will stall or rot them no matter what you start them in. There's no single tray that controls heat, light, humidity and water all at once, so I'd stop hunting for one and just build the little micro-environment yourself.

The heat side is what's actually killing you, and the fix is a seedling heat mat run off a thermostat with a probe in the medium, set somewhere around 77 to 80. The thermostat is the part people skip and it's the whole point for your situation, since it holds the root zone steady even when the room is bouncing around. Drop a clear humidity dome over the tray and the humidity's handled too. Seeds don't need any light until they've cracked and pushed up, so ignore that part until they're above the surface, and keep the medium damp, not soaked.

Soaking until the taproot shows and then planting works fine. Just don't let a popped seed sit in a cold spot for a day waiting on the room to warm back up, because that's most likely what's been getting you.
 
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1moretime said:
i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
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I think a heat mat with thermostat is worth its Weight in gold when popping seeds! Just two cents!
 
#6
Hey 1more.....

I agree with the aboves.....😉

Heat mats are super handy, but, I don't have one....🤥

And I don't do paper towels......💩

10ish/90ish peroxide/water soak till they pop....🤓

If after 15ish days, toppin off every so often, they don't sprout, toss um....🤕

No heat mat?😔
No problem...😏

Your refrigerator, 🤔, always running, nice-n dark behind it, maybe with a towel down to keep it off the floor....😬

Just a thought from someone who's used it before.....🥴
 
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EastCoastOutdoor said:
I would go paper towels, kept moist, put seeds in a shot glass for 12-24 hours before placing in paper towels. Make sure not to get your strains mixed up.
No direct light from sun for a few weeks. Once you have tails(tap roots) are 1/4-1/2 inches place in a medium of your choice, peat, etc..
make sure to harden them off before going outside full time! Are you growing autos or photos?
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i been growing for 30 years vegetables never been any good at it , every year before this one i would soak marijuana seeds in a dixie cup for a day then put them in a potting soil in a dixie cup making sure the seeds stayed at least 80 degrees but had no direct control over humidity ,, so the problem i have is, i am at 30 percent seedling and a 70 percent fail,,, not good at the cost of seeds..... Thanks For Reply, sorry if you don't understand my chicken scratch writing
 
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1moretime said:
i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
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I can 100% say avoid the vivosun tray and dome heater mat combo. Like it was said above, avoid the swing. Is your lung room (the room the tent is in) taking big swings as well?
 
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1moretime said:
i live in a cold climate 60 to 80 degrees usually 60 percent humidity
and it is always raining
i have a grow tent but still cant start seeds

this is my question
which Starter trays have you used and i would like one that controls heat light humidity and water
my place is old 1 day it's 100 degrees in and around the house and the very next day it is 60 degrees in and around the house with constant rain till july
Click to expand...
I use a wet paper towel inside a sealed plastic container on a seedling starter heat mat - the mat helps with clones too. I have the same issues during winter, low 60's can stall my seeds and seedling but the tents usually stay pretty warm with the lights and everything.
 
#10
The seeding kit from aci is pretty solid. It has a a thermostat. I don’t use the seeding tray. In my opinion they get to stretchy before the roots are big enough. I use six solo cups with water in the box and I can an add a shotgun glass for humidity. After they break the soil you open the vents and turn on the t5 leds that come with it. I do the soak then move them from a paper towel onto a warm computer. I try to get them in dirt before they become too long because I have managed to tear them apart.
 
#11
I borrowed this from another grower here. You bump the humidity up using a zip lock bag over the top of the cup and use an appliance for heat. My newer fridge has no heat on top it comes out the bottom.
 
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