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Started 3 seeds to germinate using rockwool in a starting tray with dome, in my 2x4 Grow tent. (9pm Monday 3/14/2022).
Used the first few days to get a feel for temp and humidity in the tent. {I will need to get a humidifier as the air in my house is very dry. Keeping the temp between 75-77deg. (f).
First 2 seedlings had broken through when I checked on Friday morning (3/18), and the third soon followed (see picture). I'll now start watching the bottoms for root growth and the sign that they are ready for the Deep Water Culture (DWC).
Sunday 3/20/2022 - Seedlings look healthy. (picture) Lowered LED from 3’ to 2.5’ with the dome now removed. 2 seedlings have their first root showing out the bottom of the rockwool cube.
Although seedlings still small, I decided to move to the DWC. I germinated 3 seeds, but only planned on growing 2 in the tent in DWC.
Since all three did so well, I decided to plant the third in soil, and keep in the tent for as long as there is room, and then move her either to our sun room or deck depending on timeing/temp.
I've named the two in DWC Elphaba and Glinda, and the one who will be leaving the tent... Dorothy.
Elphaba and Glinda are in 5 Gal DWC containers with ~3.5 Gal of water, air-stone, with clay substrait. I put a very light nutrient solution to start, wanting to not over do it.
I also made a top off solution using White Shark microbes and poured a very small amount in each plant's cube.
Dorothey is planted in FoxFarm Happy Frog, in a 1 Gal smart pot. (I tried sprinkling a little White Shark on the soil just under the rockwell cube as I plotted Dorothy). I also made some molasses water for watering.
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