I can't grow weed

[spunom]

After my last harvest, I planted a Zkittlez auto with the plan of topping it. All was going well. ~14 days I topped her, and side shoots were exploding.

Drama ensued. In a panic, I chopped her.

Since then, I've planted 11 seeds.

The first didn't germinate. The second two didn't germinate. The next two germinated, but one was a mutant with the other that just stopped growing... Completely. The next two didn't germinate. I got psst. I do this the exact same way. All the time. Directly into the final container.

Saturday, I changed up and put 4 seeds into peatpucks.

 

[spunom]

And I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen. I'm pretty bummed about that too lol

 

[SubmarineGirl]

And I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen. I'm pretty bummed about that too lol

Awe shucks spunom. Hope things get better soon and your seeds start popping

 

[boo]

take a breath and sit back to review what you've been doing wrong...ask questions to the point of oblivion...you wont learn until you kill a few plants...not gonna say anything about the phone...

 

[Lesso]

And I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen. I'm pretty bummed about that too lol

 

[Redrum92]

Have you tried the paper towel method? Keep your hands and materials clean and it's pretty much foolproof. Leave it alone for the first 36 hours, keep sealed in a bag. Try to plant when tap root is around a half inch.

 

[pute]

Sorry about the phone. We will guide you through a successful harvest. Don't give up or get discouraged. Many before you have been there.

 

[oldfogey8]

How is the pH of your water? I have read that high or low pH can affect germination.

 

[seedhunter]

Where did u get this Zkittlez i wonder?

 

[spunom]

I was just venting y'all. Thanks for the helpful and sympathetic replies. This happened once before.

I keep my water @~6.8 pH. Before SIPs, I've always germinated my seeds in red cups. Same in my early days of SIP growing. The past several have been in final container.

Unnecessary murder comes with a price (the Zkittlez). The last time this happened (^^^) was a result of the same thing.

Some folks call that karma... I call it Chaos. Either way...

These last 4 that I put in the peat pucks consist of 2 (regular seeds) Shock Trauma and The Force each. One of the Shock Trauma has germinated. I'm hopeful that the rest will follow. If not...

 

[zem]

Germinating seeds at a high rate requires sterile soil that drains just right not too airy but not too tight and the right temps. Humidity of the medium does not need to be precise. Seeds will seek humidity when the temps are right. It is important to keep the soil from growing mold on the seeds and killing them so avoid using a totally closed dome. I use seed starting soil that has minimal nutrients and i don't add perlite. I also found coco to be a poor seed starting medium IME. i soak it in bleach or peroxide then flush the hell out of it, fill in 1.5" cubes tray i place that on an elevated stand that is 2" high and is like a plastic net and then cover it with a raised dome that is just below the soil level and cfl's until i gets to 73-75F steady. Only then will i place the seeds under just 1/3" of soil. I use straight tap water of 7.8PH with a mister, but you will not need to water much if at all since they normally pop in 3-5 days. I let the surface of the soil tell me if it needs water. This method improved my germination rate to 90%. Some seeds are just not viable anyway. I hope this helps. Good Luck!

 

[spunom]

One of the last four germinated. It's a Shock Trauma reg. The other three are duds. I planted one of the Snow Leopards from bigsur51's contest yesterday.

 

[user 60570]

^^^^^^^ if the leopard doesnt pop i can send a bunch more

 

[spunom]

Much thanks homie, but that's the first out of that stash I've used. Many left

 

[SubmarineGirl]

My snow leopards popped and are growing good. Now to figure out the boys from the girls…

 

[Lesso]

Looks like you can grow weed

 

[zem]

My snow leopards popped and are growing good. Now to figure out the boys from the girls…
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I thought the new norm is to ask them to what gender they identify. oops...

 

[SubmarineGirl]

I thought the new norm is to ask them to what gender they identify. oops...

Yeah, I guess it’s a bit harder these days depending how they identify but @oldfogey8 said if I’d buy him a couple dozen oysters and a girly magazine, he would sex all my outdoor plants this year

 

[spunom]

My bad also. I hope they/them identify as females or I'ma chop their asses for not supporting the lbghijklmnop life

 

[Lesso]

My bad also. I hope they/them identify as females or I'ma chop their asses for not supporting the lbghijklmnop life

Very woke plants