Thanks Carty and I’m sorry for causing a disturbance on you thread. I truly am only trying to start out on the right foot. I will plan to go ahead and use the 2 gallon pots I got to start as my seeds as they are marked feminized (well 2 are not marked but I’ll take a chance
) and watch out for the watering thing. I understand what you said about light water around the roots and not all directly on the stem area to encourage the roots to move out and chase the moisture. Will maybe need a bit more info on how to lay those 2” roots into the pot at planting. I never grew them that long before planting. I was thinking the tap root goes down and the head is even with the soil but in your pics they seemed to be laying in there horizontally. I’ll be looking again at you pics for sure. Thanks for responding and again I’m just here to learn and don’t doubt anyones proven methods even if other methods also work. Hope your day is good
Don't believe you did a thing wrong, and questioning is learning.. even his comments helped us learn...
Hey, let's do this together then. I just started 4 feminized seeds in 2gal felt pots, no up potting.. hey, still learning and experimenting myself. On this current grow I've got 2 in the 1gal pots, 1 up potted plant was topped after flowering showed, 1 was FIM cut as was 1 of the plants in 1gal pots was.. you can tell by the damaged leaf under the new growth..
Left one was FIM cut, right one was left alone
I lay it out for ya'll to play it out how you wish.. don't be afraid to try and push yourself and learn, take some chances.. taken me years to somewhat learn these autos and what they like.. they seem to love the FIM trimming and being topped.. (strain dependant)..
I grow outside so I move my seedlings from small pot to 3 to 5 gallon pots pretty quick.
I know how to water so it's not a problem for me,,,,but as Carty and you pointed out not everyone knows how to do that. I use a water bottle I poke holes in the lid and water my seedlings with it. That way I have more control how much and where the water is going.
hahaha.. great idea. You know them little squeeze bottles, picture a tiny turkey baster, but these are used for toddlers runny noses.. I use one to water my babies the first few days. it really allows me to control where the water goes and after sloshing to much onto a baby plant and washing it out, killing it.. never again.. your method is simple, love it.
Hey Subgirl, when the tails get long, yes, make the hole and plant it with the shell right at soil height so it has to fight a little to start off, strengthens the stem. the reason you may have seen some laying sideways is because not all of them germinate straight.. some will look like a dang L shape.. lol.
now when I place a seedling in that is barely cracked open, I plant that seam side down ..
luck
