Sweet Seeds Femme Fatales

Sprouting (11 Jan update) The Cream Caramel Auto, Ice Cool Auto and Gorilla Girl XL Auto all emerged simultaneously on 10th January, practically synchronised, so yesterday was day 1 for them. I took a few birthday pictures. The Red Poison Auto sprouted 11 January, I got a very early shot as the cotyledons unfold. I am keeping the coco moist at this stage, just watering a very small bit round the edge of the pot each day, not wetting it through. The temperature is typically around 26°C, it was maximum 28°C and minimum of 21°C the past couple of days. I crank up the oil-filled radiator when the lights are off to stop it dropping too low. Humidity usually reads around 60% at the top of the tent, whereas the lower down probe might say more like 50-55% most of the time. Hopefully their final companion, the Dark Devil Auto, will be along shortly. Sprouting and Seedling Growth (13 Jan update) I’m very happy to say my final femme fatale, the Dark Devil Auto, has joined us today. She came up wearing a helmet, which I had to assure her won’t be necessary. I saw the stem sticking up this morning with the seed on top like a lollipop, so I put a drop of the nutrient solution on to soften and left it for half an hour. After the short wait, the seed had opened a bit more and the first leaves were poking through more, which is when I took the picture above. I took a pin, and very gently helped it off. The others are doing fine. I’ve just got one picture I took yesterday of the Red Poison Auto already showing interesting colouring, very pale in the first true leaves. Hopefully this lack of chlorophyll will be like a fresh canvas for her to show off lots of other colourful photopigments. The room has remained nice, warm and damp for the plants. Typically it’s around 26°C, the maximum over the past two days was 28°C with a low of 23°C, humidity I try to keep about 60%, maximum reading has been 70% and lowest recorded was 40%.