Indoor Cannarado group grow

[Animatey]

After mucking about endlessly, I find the best way (currently) is to scarify them a little in a small container with sandpaper around the edge filled with sand. I pop the seeds into the Rapid Rooters, sprinkle some fine sand (for reptile enclosures) on top, it seems to help with the "helmet head" and then some fine seed starting vermiculite. I have them in the tray with a humidity dome (just off for pics) and keep the lid sprayed and the rapid rooters just moist. It is sitting on a heat mat with a towel under so not too much heat. I will put them under very weak light until they pop up.

I used to soak them, used the paper towel method, tried to inoculate them with mycorrhiza now it's just back to simple. I usually get 100% germination, and the damn helmet head, I don't know 100% if the sand helps but as they push up through it I think it helps shed the shell or loosen it. Sand doesn't seem to harm the babies at all either.

Thanks for going through all that! I use rockwool and many, if not most, come out with a helmet. I might try to use some sand next time to help get the helmet off there...

Thanks again!

 

[RivetGrrl]

Thanks for going through all that! I use rockwool and many, if not most, come out with a helmet. I might try to use some sand next time to help get the helmet off there...

Thanks again!

You are welcome, hope it helps maybe. There is no best way I find, it's what ends up working the best. I like RR's as the roots seem to really like them, if I only need a couple clones they are great for that too.
I've used Rockwool too and it is fine. I found that the rockwool material helped shuck the helmets off sometimes damn things who knows eh?
I end up having to remove the helmets or the seedlings rot. I wet them well to loosen and use tweezers to gently squeeze the seeds until they split and peel them off. I sweat like I'm doing open heart surgery while I do it

 

[Animatey]

You are welcome, hope it helps maybe. There is no best way I find, it's what ends up working the best. I like RR's as the roots seem to really like them, if I only need a couple clones they are great for that too.
I've used Rockwool too and it is fine. I found that the rockwool material helped shuck the helmets off sometimes damn things who knows eh?
I end up having to remove the helmets or the seedlings rot. I wet them well to loosen and use tweezers to gently squeeze the seeds until they split and peel them off. I sweat like I'm doing open heart surgery while I do it

Dude, it's nerve wracking... They feel fragile and like I'll pull them apart. I'll try to use the tweezers the way you are saying and squeeze them sideways next time.

I kind of hate using rockwool lol... I make my own holes on the bottom since the quality control on hole sizes and depth is really lacking. Also the pre treating is annoying...

I just used my last cubes, I might try rapid rooters next...

What are those little trays you have that hold 6 rooters? That's awesome... The only ones I've seen hold like 20+

 

[RivetGrrl]

Dude, it's nerve wracking... They feel fragile and like I'll pull them apart. I'll try to use the tweezers the way you are saying and squeeze them sideways next time.

I kind of hate using rockwool lol... I make my own holes on the bottom since the quality control on hole sizes and depth is really lacking. Also the pre treating is annoying...

I just used my last cubes, I might try rapid rooters next...

What are those little trays you have that hold 6 rooters? That's awesome... The only ones I've seen hold like 20+

I nearly shit myself every time the tweezers slip, you should hear the expletives coming out of my innocent mouth
I should take note of how many I have to free every time I germinate, and then I'll have some evidence on what works. But damn then I'd need to make some pretty detailed notes on everything else.
Rapid Rooters are nice, or any of the similar products. I think Root Riots are decent I have never tried them yet.

Those trays I had kicking around forever, then one day it dawned on me... They hold the rooters upside down so the hole is up, perfect! I got them from Canadian Tire (garden section basically like Home Depot etc.) I'm pretty sure they are the Jiffy brand, sold in a pack of several to fill one of the standard trays. I can't find them online now, weird. I'll check in the spring in store as I will need more, they are not very durable but I just rinse and reuse them until they rip apart.

 

[Ace777]

This ended up having all the updates in the Big Battle thread, but here are some pics. Out of the countless strains I have grown this is in my top tier for everything from growing to the final product, and the high is sublime. I am so sad I never cloned her, but I have some Nila Wafer seeds arriving tomorrow and I am sure that I will be growing more strains from Cannarado.

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How many days did you let her go ? And looks awesome I’m pumped see how mine turn out

 

[RivetGrrl]

How many days did you let her go ? And looks awesome I’m pumped see how mine turn out

I harvested the Sweet Bread 9 weeks right on the nose, I could have cut a few days earlier. I am super impressed with that as I can never harvest on the time frame stated by the breeder when I do DWC.

I got 3 very happy Nila Wafer, and my struggling Birthday Funk also took off so I am happy. The Wafers already have resin and they are seedlings! I'm super stoked. Can't wait until they get bigger and I can watch the structure etc.

Are you doing Sweet Bread then?