Grow Mediums What is killing my seeds???

[slimjim00]

Ok, going to try your method FI. I rinsed my coco down from .50 EC to about .19 EC.
Added Coco A+B and Cal/Mag and PH'd to 5.8.
Runoff = .50 EC 6.2 PH

I have 2 seeds gerninating now and 1 has cracked the seed w/ a little less than an 1/8th inch root, and the other isnt far behind.
Couple questions...
Should I wait till tomorrow to bury them? (how far do you usually bury them?)
Is the coco too wet to drop the seeds because I just rinsed it?
Why do you put a shot glass over the buried seed?
Why do you draw a line around the seed when you remove the shot glass?

Thanks everyone!!

 

[purplestuff]

cant answer your first 2 questions, but the 3rd answer is to trap humidity(dome)...and the 4th answer is not what you think,he means pour the water around the seedling in a circle instead of directly on it...

 

[Fantasy Island]

Ok, going to try your method FI. I rinsed my coco down from .50 EC to about .19 EC.
Added Coco A+B and Cal/Mag and PH'd to 5.8.
Runoff = .50 EC 6.2 PH

I have 2 seeds gerninating now and 1 has cracked the seed w/ a little less than an 1/8th inch root, and the other isnt far behind.
Couple questions...
Should I wait till tomorrow to bury them? (how far do you usually bury them?)
Is the coco too wet to drop the seeds because I just rinsed it?
Why do you put a shot glass over the buried seed?
Why do you draw a line around the seed when you remove the shot glass?

Thanks everyone!!

Plant them now. I go down to my first knuckle the one past your finger nail. The shot glass is to keep that area warm and humid. instead of watering directly on the seedling water a ring around half the distance from the seedling to the pot edges. This way the roots will spread out quicker.

Hope this helps

 

[slimjim00]

Ok, so i planted them last night and made little domes out of spring water bottles. I have them on a shelf right now and not in the grow room yet. Keep your fingers crossed and say a cannabis prayer/chant etc...Heck I have a picture of the Pope next to them and I'm not even catholic!

 

[Fantasy Island]

Good Luck Brother. here's some Karma to help you out and a little bit of Rep to get you started

 

[slimjim00]

Thank you FI for all your guidance and encouragement!! I have a really good feeling about them this time! (at least i keep telling myself that! lol)

 

[slimjim00]

Ok the 1 seed just broke the surface...it's yelllow? Is that from nute burn from pre-treating? Also, since its just breaking surface, should i leave on the dome or take it off? Also not sure if I should throw her in the grow tent yet under lights?

 

[Fantasy Island]

Yes leave off the dome and yes she needs light

 

[Fantasy Island]

Could be a sign it was to hot but I pre-charge mine to .80 Ec and that doesn't happen.

What was your ec of your solution that you feed the pot? I see what it was coming out the bottom.

The yellowing may be from leaving the dome on a little to long and lack of light. keep the dome off and put under the light she should green up in no time

 

[slimjim00]

She did green up!! She looks a little stretchy, but my lights are close...I hope she don't fall over...I had a couple seedlings fall over from my last grow. That's when I though they were damping off. I have a solution of H2O2 I could spray on the seedling, but I will hold off unless someone recommends it.