Are you ready?
And...we're off!
We're here at the beginning of our journey growing cannabis from seeds. It's an exciting learning process for me that I hope will lead to beautiful plants and delicious nuggs. These are all seeds that I have found in what I've smoked. Some are from dispensary flower, some are from homegrown flower. This should be very interesting to find out what becomes of all the seeds. There are 14 total; how many do you think will germinate? how many of those will take to the soil? how many of those will grow into healthy plants ready for transplanting? finally how many of those will be female plants? It'll be a fun ride, I assure you of that! Stay tuned for regular updates.
Here are some things I've done so far to set up for success.
Gather Your Supplies
I gathered all the supplies I'd need for germinating the seeds. Having everything ready to go made the process much smoother.
This included:
* seed trays (I found old pans and little plastic cups that will work just fine)
* a spray bottle for watering (I'm using a turkey baster the moment, placing drops on the seeds every 6 hours)
* paper towel cut into small squares
* labels to keep track of which seed is which
* the seeds themselves
Prepare the Seed Trays
Take the square of paper towel and fold it in half around the seed, then place it in the plastic cup. At the moment, I am using a turkey baster to drop a couple water drops on the paper towel to keep it wet; I've found 6 hours is a good amount of time in between "watering." You need to be careful because you don't want to overwater the seeds and drown them, so I only do a couple drops at a time.
Provide the Right Conditions
They say "place your seed trays in a warm, sunny spot to encourage germination" so I found a nice sunny spot on my desk. I "water" the seeds every 6ish hours (or at least I check to make sure they're still wet every 6 hours.) I've read that some people like to cover the trays with plastic wrap to create a greenhouse effect, but I have also read articles saying the opposite. I decided to be a rebel and just let the seeds be; afterall, I am really curious who (I mean which seeds) last throughout the whole journey.
Here's some pics I took as I set up my germination stations.