For something like a swamp tube guerrilla grow, if someone wanted to germinate the seeds right in the soil in the final location it seems like a big risk would be mice eating them before they germinate. Does anyone have any good ideas for a home remedy mouse repellent that would allow you to sow the seed and come back in a couple of weeks without worrying too much? I'm thinking something like wormwood tea might work.
Outdoor How to keep mice from eating seeds?
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Your really better off starting them inside and transplanting ouside if you can.If you cant do that try putting some fine mesh screen around and over the seed to help keep rodents out.:smokebuds:
I use 1/4 in steal construction screen to make cages or they won't last a week...
you will be disapointed germinating them that way.
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I agree, best to start them indoors and transplant once they are established. I generally transplant when mine have 4-5 sets of leaf nodes. You'll get higher germination rates starting indoors and less likely to lose them to mice, squirrels and cut worms.
Thanks everybody. I'm especially concerned because I just got some expensive Think Different seeds (3) and some precious Purple Jem/Ryders. I know that mice can smell hemp seeds from a mile away and they love them. I'm not sure if I can swing indoor germination due to my living situation. The 1/4" construction screen is a good idea, but would require an additional trip out to the site to replace it with chicken wire fencing before they grew through it.
Anyways, I've got awhile until spring to think about it. Thanks for all of your advice so far.
Anyways, I've got awhile until spring to think about it. Thanks for all of your advice so far.
Chicken wire is no good for me.
Mice and grasshoppers will still get in an eat the stems.
I Also have to cage the roots around here or jack rabbits an gophers dig right In.
My cages consist of 4 parts.
The root Cages,
And 2 wire cylinder like cages on top.
One fits inside the other to extend up as the plant grows.
And don't forget the lid on your cage.
Then take tall weeds an weave it into the cage.
And as the plant gets gets bigger you extend the cage up to camo it an give some shade from the 110'+ summers out here.
Mine are nearly invisible. Until they out grow my cages.
I lost alot of plants tell I got my cages figgured out...
Mice and grasshoppers will still get in an eat the stems.
I Also have to cage the roots around here or jack rabbits an gophers dig right In.
My cages consist of 4 parts.
The root Cages,
And 2 wire cylinder like cages on top.
One fits inside the other to extend up as the plant grows.
And don't forget the lid on your cage.
Then take tall weeds an weave it into the cage.
And as the plant gets gets bigger you extend the cage up to camo it an give some shade from the 110'+ summers out here.
Mine are nearly invisible. Until they out grow my cages.
I lost alot of plants tell I got my cages figgured out...
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