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- From: lemay@netcom.com (Laura Lemay)
- Newsgroups: alt.drugs
- Subject: Re: Seed Starting Problems
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.192150.25597@netcom.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 19:21:50 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.063528.16779@fuug.fi> <1993Jan25.170420.29130@linus.mitre.org>
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- > In article <1993Jan25.063528.16779@fuug.fi>, an2509@anon.penet.fi writes:
- > >I've tried to start cannabis seeds several times, using the suggestions
- > >offered in alt.drugs (germinate between wet paper towels, keep them warm, etc.).
- > >I've gotten about 5 or 6 seeds to the point where the shell of the seed opens
- > >and a small white shoot pushes out of the crack. But the seeds seem to dies
- > >upon transplanting to soil. Is it probably just a bad batch of seeds (all of
-
- Seed germination, be it with cannabis seeds or any kind of seeds, is a
- delicate art.
-
- The warm paper towels system works well, but I'd keep them in paper towels
- until you have a bit more sprout than just a small white shoot. I would
- wait until the shoot is a little more than 1/4" long.
-
- When you transplant them into potting soil, use commercial potting soil
- that has been well dampened before hand. Mixing a bit of peat moss into
- the damp soil might be helpful.
-
- Pot your seeds close to the surface -- I usually lay the seeds on top
- of an almost full pot, press the shoots _lightly_ into the soil, and
- then just sprinkle some more potting soil on top. Then water; all the
- soil should be kept damp, but not wet, at all times.
-
- Something I've found helps seeds in the trnasition from paper towels
- to soil is to cover the pot with plastic wrap and put it in a sunny window.
- Poke a few pinholes in the wrap so that air can get in, and check it
- daily. Keep the soil damp -- this is crucial. Cannabis in particular
- *loves* water. Don't drown it, and if it starts molding leave the
- plastic off the pot for a bit, but keep it damp and warm and moist.
-
- Once your shoots start up to where they're pressing against the wrap, you
- can leave the wrap off. But again, keep the soil wet -- even one day dried
- out can kill all the shoots.
-
- Hope all this helps; I've only grown pot once, but I'm a chronic
- gardener, and much of the same rules apply.
-
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- writer of trifles in shadows and blood
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