Getting started with Whamband

I'm short on cash right now, and dug out a pack of Hazeman testers from years ago that I was recently gifted by someone who knows how much I love Headband. It's labeled as White Aloha x Headband/Mikado.

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I'm not sure where this will go, but at minimum it's a seed run for future pheno-hunting. I currently have only one tent, with two clones that should be flipped in a couple of weeks. So I may flip these before they're old enough and not make clones, or may clone all the females in hopes I get lucky. Hopefully I'll have a place to put clones, because I might actually find something in the F1 generation.

I searched online extensively and am unable to find a single reference to the cross. So I'm just going to call it "Whamband." These may be the last seeds of this cross in existence!

I planted three seeds and two survived. So I soaked the last two in a strong coconut milk solution overnight and they're both showing tails. The orange pots are the latest batch.

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This will be a living soil grow, and the soil is homemade.

Seedlings up-potted

I up-potted the last seed today to 1L; one didn't survive so I have three seedlings to work with.
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I only saw two gnats flying around this morning and no crawlers. Unless some got in to lay eggs, I think the infestation is over. I saw a fast-moving soil mite working its way across the floor, so am thinking predatory mites are helping along with the rice hulls.

Two weeks in...

Two weeks in and they're doing well. I currently have just one tent and it's on 13.5/12.5 now. I've been lowering day length 1/2 hour a day for a few days. Last night was 12.5, and tomorrow I'll start 12/12. So it's pretty much 12/12 from seed.

These will probably be in small pots because I went a little crazy with seeds recently. But some of the seedlings in the tent are regs, and I'll up-pot as room becomes available.

So I'm playing it by ear. Here are the three seedlings (hopefully one male, two females):

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Rasterman
I'm trying to advance the state of my personal art, and create grow logs to help other people have it easier than I did.

I haven't been growing that long but I'm blogging my journey anyway. I'll try anything, and anything I try I'm just going to put out there. So you can take anything I say with a grain or two of salt.

But I'm learning. A lot. Learn with me.

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Good luck @Rasterman :peace: :pass:
I'm already curious about soaking in coconut milk. Does that help with the germination or when they go into the soil?
Thanks @RosaB!

I used coconut milk once on seeds that had a low germination rate and the germ rate improved. It has enzymes, sugars and hormones needed by a growing coconut seed and the thought is that it should provide those things for cannabis too. So now if I have it I use it whenever I soak.

I also water it in for a growth boost once in awhile. I don't know if that actually works but believe it does...
 
I use horticultural freeze-dried coconut milk like they have at Buildasoil. Occasionally I buy the cheaper stuff for humans on Amazon if I'm short cash.

For watering and foliar I mix about a teaspoon per gallon. For soaking seeds I put about 1/4 teaspoon per cup.
 

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