Recent content by berbes

thanks for putting in your story, linden. basically your story IS my story. so far by doing exactly as instructed, i have four dead beans (2 NL and 2 NYCD auto fems) out of 7, with one NYCD still alive, but looking ragged and still without the second set of 'real' leaves. i'll post up a pic...

I was asking for specifics from CKS, as i have never grown auto fems, especially at $15 per seed after discounts. no matter how many seasons i've grown, i've never had a seed that auto flowers and is fem. CKS tell us to grow them in their final pot, and always at 18/6. With regular beans I've...

Thanks for the tips, Golfer! The beans are in day two of their moist-towel-on-the-hot-water-heater phase. I'm hoping someone from CKS can answer my q about starting these seedlings in exactly what soil, so I'm covered in case of bean S.I.D.S. again.

They do seem like a great company. I didn't keep a journal of this first grow. but I am for this next one. Hey Frank, like you said, I found a GREAT journal using the same seeds from these guys. He used LST on his and it worked like a charm. That's exactly what I'll do...if I can get past...

hey BC! great answer, but i'm 55 1/2 and have been doing this for a good 15+ years. using a tent with every bell & whistle to make sure water, temps, ph, humidity and airflow are all good. you're certainly right about making sure you are good on the water. that's a mistake we've all made at...

i got 5 seeds (nyc diesel auto fem) from you folks (fast shipping!) and planted them in 5 gal fabric pots filled with roots organics soil 1/2 down, and the lower half foxhound ocean forest. They cracked and began perfectly with your recommended steps (cup 'o water up to 14 hours, then to napkin...