These were freebie seeds from the North Atlantic Seed Company of Skunk #1 Autoflower.
Used a combination of germination methods this time around. Glass of Water > Paper Towel > Into Substrate. Took 4 days to germinate. gently removed the seed cap from the sapling once it became erect and was able to stand on its' own stem. Moved the newer seedling to its' own 5 gallon pot when it sprouted.
Step by step:
-Placed one seed into 0 PPM 6.0 pH cup of water, until the seed sank to the bottom.
-After which, I soaked a paper towel with the same water and left it in a small container with no light and minor airflow.
-Placed into medium inside of grow tent once the seed opened slightly, with the opening of the seed facing down.
-Put a clear cup on top of the sapling after spraying inside with a plant mister, to increase the relative humidity of the seed/sapling.
-Re-applying mist every 3-6 hours and a very small watering every 18 hours.
-Placed the other seed directly into the medium of the same 5 gallon fabric pot, 2 days after the first seed was placed into the pot. (12/19/21)
-Watering with tap water left to settle for 24 hrs and adjusted to 6.0 pH + ~50 TDS/PPM.
12/21/21: Sprinkled some Great White (about 1/2 a tsp.) on the top of the soil around both seeds to help improve root growth while watering.
12/23/21: Both seeds have successfully germinated in the same pot.
Used a tablespoon and a spare pot to 'transplant' the new seedling into the spare pot. Sprinkled Great White directly around/on the seedling/root and watered new pot with the same 6.0 pH water. Made sure the taproot didn't become exposed while transplanting in an attempt to avoid transplant shock on the new seedling.
12/24/21: The transplanted seedlings' stem seemingly has not become erect since transplanting. The seedling itself seems to still be alive, so I will simply continue to water and mist it as necessary.
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