On a very small scale. LOL
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Small scale, large scale, youâre the wizard and youâll do it on a grand scale, no matter the plant count. 
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Oh Iâm here!!! Never left. Looking forward to another phenomenal grow Mr Wizard!!
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This will be a lengthy post so donât feel compelled to read the whole thing if you donât find it useful.
This post is primarily intended for any newer growers (or anyone else struggling to get seeds started). The photo is of my little seedlings exactly one week since I put the seeds to soak and one day since emerging from the soil. You will note how puny they are at this point. These tiny seedlings will each produce about a pound of dried and cured buds in about four months time. Patience and attention to detail (temperature, rH, nutes) are your friends from start to finish, just donât mess with them too much.
The first week or two seem to be the most difficult for newer growers as things appear to happen very slowly leading folks to mess with their seeds and/or seedlings too much causing many problems up to and including death of the seedlings.
My process works well for me but many others have very successful processes that differ from what I do. Below is a description of my germination and seedling process which has not failed me.
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Soak seeds in water for 24 hours (sometimes I add a couple of drops of hydrogen peroxide)
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Place seeds in a zip-loc bag between a moist, folded paper towel checking daily for seed tails. This usually takes a couple of days. Temperature: 75 F. Any seeds that have not cracked in five days get replaced and we go back to step 1 for the replacement seeds.
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When the seeds have cracked (germinated and little tail showing) they are planted about 1/2" deep in clear solo cups filled with moist seedling/starter soil. The clear solo cups have drainage holes and are placed in red solo cups (also with drainage holes) to keep light from hitting the roots when they form. An inverted clear solo cup placed over each seed functions as a humidity dome. Many folks keep the newly planted seeds in the dark but I start lighting (6/2 schedule) from the start with an intensity of about 300 ppfd under the domes. Temperature: 77 - 80 F
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The next milestone takes place when the seedlings emerge from the soil. This usually takes two or three days but has taken as long as a week. Longer than that the slow seeds are replaced (the process starts over for the replacement seeds). I keep the new seedlings under the domes, to keep relative humidity up, for about one week. Temperature: 77 - 80 F
When I remove the humidity domes the light intensity is about 450 ppfd and I keep it there until the first transplant (one gallon pots) when I start ramping the light intensity up to 800+ ppfd for the vegetative growth period.
Be patient during this first two weeks and resist the urge to mess with them too much. What LITTLE water they get after going into the solo cups is applied VERY sparingly in a ring around the outside edge of each solo cup. Too much water, especially near to the seedlingâs stalk, may result in âdamping offâ and death of the affected seedling.
I must repeat myself nowâŚThis process is the one that works well for me but many, many others use different processes that are equally effective. You may need to do some research (read posts on this forum) and experiment to find what works best for you.
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Very nice Masterclass Monsieur Magic Man! 
Very useful, thanks!
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Thanks, you are very kind @kaptain3d âŚNothing new or special here, just one process that may help get some folks on the track to growing.
I read so many posts of folks struggling to germinate and get seeds going that I felt compelled to write this up.
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And thus, giving my lazy a** an easy and clear reference the next time I get asked about this⌠
Bookmarked! 
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Itâs all been said, like the others Iâve had your journal set to watch for a while 
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There are two things that I neglected to mention in my lengthy postâŚThese seeds are photo-period feminized seeds from ILGM and have been stored at about 65 F for the past three years.
They are not new seeds and have been stored in the dark in their original little plastic bags.
Edit: Just one more thingâŚI have never had a seed not germinate for me using this process even though I included provisions for failed germination.
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Indeed you did! In February of 2019⌠and my Super Lemon Haze popped up last night, and Golden Leaf this morning 
!! Thanks buddy!
Love your little seedling in the solo cups, @merlin44! Theyâre gonna be in your scrog hoops in no time!
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I have not seen @Holmes on the board since I got back into the swing of things.
Anybody know if he is OK or not?
@Covertgrower @Myfriendis410 @dbrn32 @MattyBear
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I havenât seen him around since summer.
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Thanks dbrn, I hope that everything is OK. So many folks that I know are struggling.
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Iâve been trying to check in on some of the old regulars. Havenât heard from Holmes in a while tho. Hope all is well with him
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I was close to My Brother @Holmes (or should I say I favored him very much) and I miss him dearly and I hope all is well with him and his family! June 18th was his last post 
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@Dman1969 , I take it from your post that you are not certain of @Holmes current status.
I think of so many of you as my good friends even though I have never met a one of you in person.
I nearly met @MattyBear this past year but it didnât work out.
We are off for a road trip for the dayâŚabout 400 miles round trip. Have a great day everyone!
If anyone gets a line on holmes, let us know.
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Thatâs correct and if anyone hears from him tell him I said hello. 
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Have fun! Iâm almost 3000 miles away from Washington now, thank God 
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