I altered the ph of some tap-water down to 6 and soaked the seeds for 24 hours in the water. The seeds were in seperate shot glasses on my heat-mat. The Gorilla Cookies (GC) had a nice long tap root after a day and the White OG (W-OG) had just popped its tip so I transferred them into some jiffy peat pods and popped them into a little humidity container and added a bit more of the same water placing them back on the heat-mat. 24 hours later the GC had popped out of the soil and I moved the humidity container and heat-mat into my tent under a small 70w ufo light, 24 hours further on and W-OG has just made its way up out of the dirt.
Once the seedlings roots started to appear from the bottom of the jiffy pod I transferred them into netcups (yoghurt tubs I cut) with clay pebbles surrounding them and popped them into a small hydro setup I made from an icecream container. Im using a small air pump and one air stone with 2 litres of water. I used ph down to maintain a ph of between 5.8 and 6.2, this took about a drop per litre (not very precise as your dropper may make bigger or smaller drops than mine :P).
I popped a humidifier in the tent that I keep running on low, Im aiming for around 60 humidity give or take. I have an exhaust fan up top and small usb fan running over the light that turn on and off with the lights. The fan down the bottom is always on it helps with intake from the vent but also creates some airflow for the plants.
if u defoliate too much there will be no leaf matter left to support the bud development....................and i would look for a better light..............it would take you a mile further..........................and cut a nuts a bit.....at this stage they just need less and less...........................looks really good
@bonemealheavenly, Hey, thanks! I tried soil and then coco when I first started but wasn't doing too well, at the time I knew a lot less about feeding plants and ph monitoring so that didnt help but I found it easier to correct my mistakes with hydro. I think if I was to go back to soil now I'd do much better with what I know now. I can't wait to try a full organic no till grow but I find the growth rate of hydro to be super fast. Thanks for commenting :)