This grow is mainly an experiment in that I have already had two other seeds fail in this pot, so I want to see if there is anything wrong with this soil or if I got unlucky with bad seeds.
I mixed this soil about five months ago, and this is the first time I have used it. However, I currently use the same soil in three other pots, and those girls are thriving, so I doubt there's something wrong, but hey, you never know.
I will plant in a transparent cup first, instead of directly in the pot like I usually do, to better gauge what is going on, and I'm using the soil from the pot in the cup. However, I will put a second cup in the pot so that I can keep the first cup in the pot, but still be able to easily lift it up to view root development to determine when it is time for transplanting.
D1 - Yesterday, I put the seed into a glass of water and left it for 24 hours in a dark place.
Today it was time for planting, and I first rolled the soaked seed into Mycorrhizal inoculant and added some to the hole as I planted the seed.
After planting, I placed a humidity dome on the pot to create a better microclimate for the seedling.
@BigDaddyK, Hmmmm... you could very well be correct as this is the first time I grow in such small pots, and I'm not used to how fast they dry up. I'll water her a bit more frequently and see if it helps. Cheers for the tip.
@SeedsNStems, Sure thing! I used 60 grams of chili flakes and soaked them in 500 ml 60% ethanol for about two hours, stirring now and then, before finally straining it through a coffee filter. This base tincture needs to be diluted to 1:10 when using it. I put around 50 ml of the tincture in a small spray bottle and then added 450 ml of distilled water. Check out my CBD Nordle diary for some pics.
There are also some recipes right here on Growdiaries: growdiaries.com/journal/best-organic-pesticides-to-use-for-cannabis-plants
@love_2_grow,
I think mint is good lavender maybe I am Lucy my shop is surrounded in Box Elder bugs they keep most everyting at bay LOL except the dam spider mites on my Fruit Slap only one they like probably need to get rid it the honeysuckle out side my veg room
@amazongrow, Well, she is a project of sorts in that way that it is the first time I tried transplanting an auto, it is the first time I use this particular soil blend that I made, and the first time I grow in such small containers. Clearly, I must have stunted her in some way. Someone suggested that underwatering might have been the issue, which might be the case since I'm not used to these small pots. We live and learn ;)
@love_2_grow, I thought it was a pet project or something... back in the days I use to do that with some pruned branches =)
she is lovely though =)
congrats