First Diary Grow Nov 14th/2021

Day 3 of germination in a paper towel and I had a good taproot so I put them in soil. Now it is a race to see which plant breaks the surface. I germinated 2 seeds in a paper towel and 2 directly into the soil. Water was PH'ed to 6.4 for germination. Both the sets have been germinating in a dark environment, and have gone back in the dark till it breaks the soil. Day 4: Two of the plants have sprouted. These two plants were germinated in soil. The other two plants that went into the paper towel went into the soil yesterday and are showing signs of sprouting. Day 5: All four plants have sprouted and are looking healthy. The 2 that germinated in soil stretched a bit whereas the 2 germinated in the paper towel are much shorter. They are all now receiving water that is 6.7 ph. Day 6: Not much to report. Both germination methods are showing first veg leaves. The soil germinated seeds look a little ahead of the paper towel method. Day 7: The first set of leaves are starting to form. It should be a couple of days and then I will start the official veg cycle. Week 2 Day 8: The seedling stage is well underway and they each got 10 ml of water with nutrients. By Sunday they should be well into their early veg stage. Day 9: I have one plant where the leaves are pointing straight up. Day 10: not much to show. Day 11: They are moving ahead slowly. One of the soil germinated seeds has pulled ahead of the rest and is developing a good set of second leaves (cover photo).