Niwashi
Well-Known Member
Hello 420 Magazine Forums!
Long time smoker first time grower. I have wanted to run a grow forever, but never felt the time was right. All of that changed when I was home for Xmas in a rec state and got a great bag from a friend that had one nug loaded with seeds. I hung onto the seeds for the 1500 mile ride home and that's where this story starts.
Day 1 12/29
I started by placing 20 seeds in a glass of bottled water.
Day 2 12/30
After 24 hours, the taproot popped out on 3 of them. At this point I moved all of the seeds into wet paper towel that I placed into a 1 Gallon Zip-lock bag.
Seeing the taproots motivated me to buy some gear. I picked up some Jiffy peat pellets kits with mini greenhouse locally and ordered the following items on Amazon:
Day 3 12/31
The taproots are now visible on 5 of the seeds. One of the sprouts is way ahead of the others and no sign of life on the remaining seeds. I decided to hydrate 5 of the peat pellets and planted the 5 germinated seeds taproot down. The remaining seeds will stay in the paper towels for a few more days to see if anything happens. I then placed the Greenhouse in my windowsill, hopefully the sun will provide adequate heat and light until the small LED lamps come in next week.
Now time to decide soil or hydro! Any suggestions? I am fairly technical and would like to incorporate a Raspberry Pi controller to handle light and fan control as well as watering and nutrient mix. Right now I am leaning towards a simple aeroponic setup as it does not require the same volume of water as DWC. I am however open to changing paths as I haven't bought any parts. Automation is my main concern because I have to travel a few days a month for work and want to be able to no worry about looking for a plant sitter or wondering there is enough moisture in the soil.
Thanks for reading!!
Niwashi
Long time smoker first time grower. I have wanted to run a grow forever, but never felt the time was right. All of that changed when I was home for Xmas in a rec state and got a great bag from a friend that had one nug loaded with seeds. I hung onto the seeds for the 1500 mile ride home and that's where this story starts.
Day 1 12/29
I started by placing 20 seeds in a glass of bottled water.
Day 2 12/30
After 24 hours, the taproot popped out on 3 of them. At this point I moved all of the seeds into wet paper towel that I placed into a 1 Gallon Zip-lock bag.
Seeing the taproots motivated me to buy some gear. I picked up some Jiffy peat pellets kits with mini greenhouse locally and ordered the following items on Amazon:
Day 3 12/31
The taproots are now visible on 5 of the seeds. One of the sprouts is way ahead of the others and no sign of life on the remaining seeds. I decided to hydrate 5 of the peat pellets and planted the 5 germinated seeds taproot down. The remaining seeds will stay in the paper towels for a few more days to see if anything happens. I then placed the Greenhouse in my windowsill, hopefully the sun will provide adequate heat and light until the small LED lamps come in next week.
Now time to decide soil or hydro! Any suggestions? I am fairly technical and would like to incorporate a Raspberry Pi controller to handle light and fan control as well as watering and nutrient mix. Right now I am leaning towards a simple aeroponic setup as it does not require the same volume of water as DWC. I am however open to changing paths as I haven't bought any parts. Automation is my main concern because I have to travel a few days a month for work and want to be able to no worry about looking for a plant sitter or wondering there is enough moisture in the soil.
Thanks for reading!!
Niwashi