Auto grow 12/19/2022

~Week 1/ 1-7 days from sprout ~Overall: ~VPD: Currently at about 1.2 according to my meter. However, the humidity inside the domes should be higher. VPD inside is pretty close to the higher end of ideal currently ~DLI: Have my DLI set to 24. I will increase it as needed ~Feeding: First feeding won't be until around week 4 ~Watering: Using a blumat watering system for the first time. I am also spraying the seedlings every day. Day 0 notes: Popped the seeds into the ground today at around 5:30 pm. If they have not sprouted by the end of the week, I will plant some vegetables in place of that cannabis plant. Everything is looking pretty ideal today. Dug holes 1/4 inch deep and put some mycorrhizae in there. I then put in the seeds and covered the seeds with soil. At this point, I used a spray bottle to wet the surface of the soil well. I then took 5 humidity domes and sprayed them with water on the inside. I placed these domes over where the seedlings will be. Over the next few days my job is to rewet the inside of the domes, make sure the blumat is functioning correctly, and make sure all growth is healthy. Day 1 notes: No seeds above the soil today which is EXPECTED given the fact they were planted not even 20 hours ago. If they had popped by now I would be concerned LOL. That being said, today I rewet the domes, sprayed the surface of the soil, and added a humidifier to the tent to boost humidity. As mentioned yesterday, if any of the seeds do not pop, then the empty pots will have vegetables planted in them. If within a week, no seeds have popped, I will be calling Mephisto LOL. Right now its looking like lettuce and carrots would both be a great option to fill any empty pots. I asked someone about tomatoes but they said that the tomato plants would likely outgrow the cannabis plants and invade their space. Day 2 notes: Seeds were planted less than 48 hours ago. I would expect the seeds to start showing themselves above soil tomorrow or the day after. Today I rewet the soil, rewet the domes, and the tent was good to go. Day 3 notes: No sprouts today still. Today is about the first day I would expect any sprouts. It would be reasonable for seeds to sprout sometime within the next 3 days. Same pattern as yesterday. Rewet domes, refilled humidifier, and rewet soil. Day 4 notes: November and Romeo both sprouted(back right and front bottom right). The others have not sprouted yet. I followed the same process as the past few days. Rewet domes, refilled humidifier, and rewet soil. I also noticed that two of my pots fed by the blumat were pretty dry so I increased their flow by approximately half of a triangle. Looks great and very easy to care for at this stage. Day 5 notes: Three total sprouts above ground today and two lump in the soil. I reckon that the other two seeds will be fully sprouted by the end of the week. Let the grow begin. Same process today as the other two days. Rewet domes, refilled humidifier, and rewet soil. Humidity and temps are in a good zone for these seedlings. Day 6 notes: 4/5 seeds sprouted today. I looked at the seed that is not sprouted and exhumed it from the dirt. It had not germinated, so I planted it in a slightly different area a little deeper and hopefully it will sprout within the next few days. If not, I think carrots will be my best bet for plants to grow alongside cannabis. A lot of people have hated on the idea saying that I would be willingly introducing a higher chance of pests for no reason, but I disagree. I will be caring for the vegetables the same way I care for my cannabis so why would it make a difference? Some people have also been saying that cover crop is useless indoors. I believe that at the least it'll increase moisture retention therefore increasing mycorrhizal mass. It could also fix nutrients for the plants and give them some nutrients. However people have been saying cover crop indoors will do just the opposite, and leech valuable nutrients away from the cannabis. Regardless, I am going to try it and see if I notice anything, positive or negative. Only plant not sprouted is the top left. Day 7 notes: Good end to the week. Four out of the five seeds have taken sprout and the remaining seed has been replanted. If it will sprout, it will do so in the next 5 days. I may have accidentally damaged the roots of one of the seedlings when I added a wire for support, but monitoring the seedling over the next few days will tell me. Same process as the past 6 days has been followed today as well. End of week summary: Going well. 80% sprout rate, auto watering system is working well, and the sprouts are looking healthy. Misc. comments: