white-widow
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Okay so a friend and I decided to start growing...Armed with the following we started our journey:
While we were waiting for our purchased seeds to be shipped we worked on our soil. We mixed in the appropriate amount of hydrated lime, and watered the soil with plant food often.....
When the seeds finally arrived we immediately prepped them to germinate. With unbleached paper towels, and a couple ziplocks our seeds were off to a good start. After about 48 hours we planted them.
In planting our first mistake was made. We planted the germinated seeds about 1/2 inch deep in the soil. Not really thinking at all, we just watered with de-chlorinated water and gave our jiffy pot farm good sun. After about 2 weeks nothing whatsover had sprouted. We decided to take action and see what was happening with our seeds.
We sifted through the soil as carefully as we possibly could only to find that our seeds had sunk to about 2 1/2 inches under the soil. They were super deep, and there was no chance of them sprouting.
We re-planted the seeds with only a very small amount soil over them, and left them for 2 days. Nothing happened.
Today we went and bought Permagreen potting soil, and once again we planted our seeds. The pictures attached are what we managed to salvage. We are hoping that 1-2 may grow.
If anyone has any tips or advice that could possibly help please respond!
- 10 White-Widow Max Seeds
- 5 Misc. Shwag seeds
- Jiffy Pots about 3-4 inches deep
- Backyard Soil with a pH of about 6
- Rapitest mini pH tester
- 30-10-10 Water Soluable plant food
- Hydrated Lime
- Plastic Enclosures for a greenhouse effect
- De-chlorinated tap water
While we were waiting for our purchased seeds to be shipped we worked on our soil. We mixed in the appropriate amount of hydrated lime, and watered the soil with plant food often.....
When the seeds finally arrived we immediately prepped them to germinate. With unbleached paper towels, and a couple ziplocks our seeds were off to a good start. After about 48 hours we planted them.
In planting our first mistake was made. We planted the germinated seeds about 1/2 inch deep in the soil. Not really thinking at all, we just watered with de-chlorinated water and gave our jiffy pot farm good sun. After about 2 weeks nothing whatsover had sprouted. We decided to take action and see what was happening with our seeds.
We sifted through the soil as carefully as we possibly could only to find that our seeds had sunk to about 2 1/2 inches under the soil. They were super deep, and there was no chance of them sprouting.
We re-planted the seeds with only a very small amount soil over them, and left them for 2 days. Nothing happened.
Today we went and bought Permagreen potting soil, and once again we planted our seeds. The pictures attached are what we managed to salvage. We are hoping that 1-2 may grow.
If anyone has any tips or advice that could possibly help please respond!