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Thought I would drop these at about the same time as a friend of mine to compare methods and spark a little friendly competition (in honor of the olympic games of course). I am also trying to create and document a tried and true method of seed starting for myself since I have had bad luck recently with damping off, feeding too early, etc..
day 1- drop seeds in 4oz of RO water with 1/2 tsp neptunes harvest, 1/2 tsp root pack, 2 drops molasses, and 3 drops vitamin b.
day 2- transfer seeds direct in to 1/2 full solo cups with 50/30/20 hydroton coco perlite mix, pre soaked with RO water only. place under t-5, 18" away. The top layer of the mix in the cup was 1/2" of pure coco, so the seed would be surrounded by only fluffy soft damp coco.
day 3- mist surface with RO water only. I am misting now because overhead watering and ebb/flow was displacing too much mix. This way the mix stays in place, and the tap root is not disturbed.
day 4- same as above
day 5- 8/10 sprouts break by morning, the other 2 by afternoon. mist with 20 sprays of root/foliar tea each.
day 6- 20 sprays RO water each
day 7: moved t-5 lamp 6" closer. hit with tea again 20 sprays each.
Pics of day 7:
day 1- drop seeds in 4oz of RO water with 1/2 tsp neptunes harvest, 1/2 tsp root pack, 2 drops molasses, and 3 drops vitamin b.
day 2- transfer seeds direct in to 1/2 full solo cups with 50/30/20 hydroton coco perlite mix, pre soaked with RO water only. place under t-5, 18" away. The top layer of the mix in the cup was 1/2" of pure coco, so the seed would be surrounded by only fluffy soft damp coco.
day 3- mist surface with RO water only. I am misting now because overhead watering and ebb/flow was displacing too much mix. This way the mix stays in place, and the tap root is not disturbed.
day 4- same as above
day 5- 8/10 sprouts break by morning, the other 2 by afternoon. mist with 20 sprays of root/foliar tea each.
day 6- 20 sprays RO water each
day 7: moved t-5 lamp 6" closer. hit with tea again 20 sprays each.
Pics of day 7: