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opinions on rooting cubes or root development media...

Our grow shop got some of the rapid rooters in so I got some and am trying them too just for comparison to the rock wool. They're 2 weeks behind the others but hopefully will catch up a bit. It won't hurt the first photoperiod plants any to let them go a week longer than planed. The seeds just planted in the rapid rooters should provide a decent comparison between the two starting plugs. If I don't have better success with the rooters then I might try the Jiffy Packs next time_ thanks for the suggestion/information. It looks like Nebula was right in saying that even experienced growers eventually end up having some type of issue to deal with sooner than later...which makes me feel a bit better. I consider myself a "starter cube"_ just getting into this after 3 grows ...maybe someday I'll have this down so my grows are more consistent. Having fun anyway!
 
With three grows under your belt, I wouldn't call you a starter cube, ZigZag: more like a four-inch rockwool cube or a five-gallon hydro pot!!!!! ;-}
 
alltatup_Ha! Thanks for the appraisal..cool!...But heck, I'm feeling pretty newbee this time around. Don't know if its the new lights, straight coco grow (getting used to the nutrient demands) or the strains I'm growing this time. Weird stuff happening_ leaves with two regular "blades" and one very short one_ all on the same leaf, one with a 2 bladed leaf, One with fat, blunt leaf tips, Two growing really slow (maybe the strain to some extent), one that looks like its healthy during the first 12-16 hours of light- perky and reaching up towards the lights, but then droopy the last 4-8 hrs or so. This one always perks up by morning if I give it 4-6oz of water before the lights go out (20/4 photoperiod) but then the whole thing starts over again. Otherwise all look healthy, green and happy_ except with weird stuff going on that I haven't run across before.
Guess Nebula was right when she suggested that most of us experience some type of growing issues sooner or later! I thought I was a lucky one_ guess we'll see how it works out in the end. I was going to send in some pics last week but I fell while ice climbing and busted my shoulder so holding a camera and moving plants isn't gonna happen until I'm more mobile..
Better stop before I start with the ugly words!..
 
Hey Ziggie, get that shoulder better!! But yeah, it's good for us to have different issues come up that challenge us to learn more. I'm in week 5 of flower, second grow: I can see clearly now how my LST worked, and what could have been better; I didn't quite create that lovely flat canopy, but I love the learning process!! My next grow is gonna be dr. grinspoon, and I can't wait to discover what challenges that presents me with.
 
Yeah, good luck with the Doc- I tried to get some of those seeds but they were out. From the pics I've seen that strain does look like a challenge. Long branches. lots of small dense buds.
Small dense buds are easier to dry and cure and much less chance for bud rot and such too. Added benefit of not using up your stash so fast cuz it appears you have less in the jars than is really there_ at least for me.
Might be a good strain to manifold or at least top twice...long as its not going to put them back too much. Have you looked around to see how others have worked with that strain? Be interesting to see how different training techniques work with that one.
I could buy at a dispensary but really like the learning process too_ plus added benefit of knowing exactly what went into your plants, being able to control the cure, and of course the rewards as well. Can't say I've saved any $ yet _ biggest setback was deciding I wanted to try new lights...but by the end of this grow I should be ahead a bit and by the next one in the black for sure!
 
We had an exciting discussion going in December because the grinspoon seeds were out everywhere, except for a little place I found online called JustFeminized. I was a little worried about buying from an unknown shop, but I looked up reviews and they were decent. I'd like to find out why it's taking so long to get them back in stock...
I think this strain will be ideal for LST in my grow box. I haven't tried manifold yet because just plain old LST worked pretty well on my current (second) grow. I'm planning to put two plants in the box and train the heck out of them.
It's been said over and over on this forum: once you smoke your own, you'll never go back to street or dispensary weed. It's just too good when you grow, tend to, talk to, nurture, harvest, dry and cure your own!!!!!
 
Cool, thanks for the link_gonna check it out for sure. I have to agree_ once you grow your own its so much more rewarding and people that have tried some of the bud this resulted have commented how good the smoke is.....growing your own you know everything that goes into the plants, can give them pep talks, thumbs up, loving care and can devote more time to the cure. Commercial growers have too many plants to get out in too short a timeframe to spend that much on any individual plants. A grower I know (just stared commercial venture about a year ago) is constantly worrying about one thing or another_ like a juggling act_ but heck they have a lot of $ invested and can't keep enough supply in stock in their dispensary. Both good and not so good. But heck, no competition for them yet so they seem to be doing ok. I like the personal experience from growing my own and wouldn't want to give that up to grow commercial. Good though, that others do.
 
Pressures of capitalism as currently practiced in US, I reckon. It doesn't have to be that way: folks could form the right kind of collective businesses and do it on their own terms. There will always be the pressures of supply and demand, but I believe that the best farmers will always rise to the top.
 
I really hope that is the case and if MJ goes the way of craft brews then the little guys_ family and coop farms_ will have a good future! And we'll be able to benefit from their experience, TLC and attention to detail. Those who don't know the difference can buy whatever. There has been a lot of talk about how in the future marketing will be all about effect rather than strain. Effect is something we'll always take into consideration, of course, but it would be a bummer to loose the connections between the strains themselves and the genetics that got them to where they are now. Or of future possibilities.Don't kill the romance! I know some California growers have formed a collective_ more power to them!
 
sorry for the delayed response but yeah, wish there was one round here I could join too. We all should be working towards forming "user collectives" as a way to politically represent the weed industry.
now that we (well us in the US anyway) have an administration that may not be very weed friendly then our interests need to be voiced_ the more people and organizations involved the more clout we will have.
The Fed needs to spend their resources on fighting the cartels and all the crap they import.
 
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