ILGM Cali Strains

I used the good 'ol paper towel method for this one. I didn't have great success using the Aerogarden last grow, so I tried a different method this time. It worked wonderfully. 100% germination, 3 different strains. The tap roots popped in ~48 hours and were put into soil ~72 hours after they started in the towel. This grow is set up to be a living soil/ Earth Box grow. I mixed the base with the ProMix from my last grow, as well as some compost, worm castings, and all purpose fertilizer that I used in my summer vegetable garden. I supplemented this with amendments from Build-A-Soil, a microbe innoculant and bokashi from Teraganix, and the clean kelp fertilizer I used last grow. While the seeds germinated in the paper towel, the boxes hung out in the grow tent with the light cycle on 18/6 and the vent fan running to jump start the "living" in the soil. Because I'm growing autos, I'm using an Earth Box Jr. instead if the full size EB. I think the the root system may colonize the smaller box and reach the water reservoir right as the plants begin to flower. They fit in the 2x4 tent perfectly. The EB Jr. holds about 1 cubic foot of soil, but it can be very heavily top-dressed because the cover stretches and holds everything in.