Tangie's world

I'm starting the new year with a Tangerine Dream Auto seed from Grower's Choice Seeds from Eureka, California. My seed, Tangie, is from a 5-pack I bought back in 2020. I've made some upgrades to my setup. The first is a new Mars Hydro TS 1000W light. My grow buddy SmithKind turned me onto this light, and to the Cloudline, and to Boveda packs for curing. I would not be as far a long as I've come "without a little help from my friends", and that includes this community. For this grow, I sealed all the vents in the tent with mylar and duct tape. Odor control is huge at my place. The family doesn't enjoy the odor, and I totally respect that. If I'm unable to control odor, I will need to build a grow house out back - and that would mean more space to grow more plants - oh, the happy irony that will be. Last year with Jack47, I came home from vacation to the entire house smelling like a dank dutch coffeehouse. My wife was not happy, although I absolutely love the smell of growing Cannabis flower. It's on par with the smell from grinding fresh cured flower, and how the pungent aroma fills my nostrils. My Acapulco Goldzilla from last year is so peppery, the whiff almost burns my nose hairs - growing and consuming your own medicine is the best! Anyways, my ventilation is now upgraded with a 6 inch AC Infinity Cloudline T6 and matching carbon filter. I kept my 4 inch carbon filter and matched it with a 4 inch AC Infinity AXIAL S1238 fan with speed controller as my intake. I also have a small Negative Ion Generator plugged in and Bamboo charcoal hanging. For humidity, I will continue using my generic 2 liter and 6 liter Vivosun Cool Mist humidifiers. I also have my old desk fan mounted in the top corner for interior air flow. Tangie sprouted 3 days later on 12/30/21. For germination, I used Rapid Rooter plugs. I soak the plugs first, and then drop a seed in it. I haven't yet perfected my method with these though, and am still experimenting. Per online articles I read, I tore off a piece of plug and covered the seed with it. I keep these soaked in a plastic shot glass in a dark spot for a day, and then move them into a seed tray under the light. The light is 18 inches from the seedling, and intensity was set at 25% for germination, and now set at 50% for the seedling stage. Mars Hydro has a guide on their website to understand the basics of how to operate it. Humidity is running between 75-80, and temperature is currently at 69F. For this grow, I am using Fox Farm Ocean Forest potting soil with extra Perlite for drainage. The pots are also elevated above the saucer. Right now, I'm just watering around the root plug with water and no fertilizer since the soil is already hot. Cheers to an epic 2022 growing season. -TonkaSun