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Seeds:
I chose Northern Lights #5 for my first grow. NL is supposed to be about the easiest to grow, it has a very low odor, and is a short compact plant.
I ordered the seeds from HGS. (I don't necessarily recommend HGS, but they worked for me this time).
Before receiving my HGS order, I also ordered some Joey Weed NL x C99 beans from HD. I wanted to hedge my bets in case HGS didn't arrive.
Long story short, HGS arrived first (HD about a week later...I will use those for my second grow). I started germination on February 19th.
Germination:
Standard paper towel method, germinated 9 seeds, all of them cracked. 100% germ!
Seedlings:
I planted the seeds in peat pots (I won't use peat pots again...I've heard too many negative things.)
I let them sprout in a mini homemade greenhouse and a 24" T12 fixture with one WW and one CW bulb.
All nine sprouted, I chose my favorite six to be moved into the cab right under the 250W (i started with the light way up, and gradually moved it down) I used my original sprouting light as a side-light in the cabinet.
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