Total beginner

[Lizard13]

Im on my 1st grow, i have 2 questions for now. Can i germinate my seeds( paper plate style) then put them into a root riot cube, then into my medium? And do i have to ph water for germination and the root riot cube? Can i use hps lights from beginning?

[DankwingDuck]

I used hps lights from the beginning. It might slow it down a little at first but it will be fine . Just keep the as far away as u can . I germ first then put into cube . And I don’t know about root riot cubes someone else will have to take that one I use rockwool . I would ph all your water tho

[farmerjim]

I've done the paper towel to sprout then into rapidrooters as well as simply dropping directly into the rooters. What type of seed? What type of setup? I don't pH when germing out of convenience... I start pHing when the roots start coming out of the net pot

[Potted]

Just for safety sake I ph all water used from soaking seeds to final flush. It Can’t hurt and it’s no big deal to use PHed water for me lol

[D.A.A.S.69]

Yeah I'm with Potted, I ph my water too,even though those roots grow thru those rooters fast, I soak my rooters in 6.0 ph water with silica and superthrive added for an hour or two. I ain't no scientist, so I don't know if it helps or not, but it ain't hurt nothing yet, and they all seem to grow big ole stalks.