Honestly, the fact that these seeds germinated is pretty amazing. I originally bought these Nirvana Autoflower seeds over 5 years ago. I had a failed attempt at the time - all the plants stopped maturing after the first week or two. They didn't die, but just completely stopped growing. They sat in a dormant stage for a couple weeks until I called it quits. Not sure if it was a seed issue, their environment, over-watering (this is my best guess), etc. Always meant to get them going again but life got busy at the time. Now here we are 5+ years later giving it another go! Apparently I stored them properly, because they actually germinated.
I put the seeds in water overnight, then transferred to the wet paper towel method. After another overnight, 6 of 8 seeds have popped. Hoping the other 2 pop in the next day or so, but fine if they don't. I still have 3 seeds of all 4 strains, and the fact that it's been so long wouldn't be surprising if a few can't make it.
I will be planting these straight into 3 gallon pots - half "smart" pots, half plastic pots. Just to experiment and see if I notice any differences. I read that it's not good to transplant autoflowers, just to put them in their final home. Seems like 3 gallons is the general consensus for size, although I understand I could really do anything between 2-5 gallons. I'll be using Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil, and will begin using their "trio" nutrients after a couple weeks when the seedlings are a little stronger. I will be putting them all in a 4ft x 8ft text under 2x 1000W LED lights.
Here are some of the parts I will be using:
1000W LED Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7GBF2S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
4ft x 8ft Grow Tent: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DXYMSMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Humidifier (currently using in my 32 in x 32in grow tent and it's more than enough for that): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KHYN1XW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
3 gallon Smart pots: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TF9E4UO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I am pretty much brand new to all this, so would appreciate any feedback, thoughts, comments/questions you may have.
@MicrowGrow420, Awesome, thanks. I'll post some more pics/updates in a few days for week 2. They are just starting to pop out of the soil at this point.