GDP- Second attempt

Jan 10 - Seed in cup of water with 1% hydrogen peroxide. Stored in the dark at approximately 68-70 degrees Fahrenheit. First attempt with paper towel method didn't work out well. Hope this one works out. Jan 13- Seed sprouted a tail. Transferred to germination kit. I think I might have ruined it because during transfer part of the shell came loose. I planted it anyway. We'll see what happens. Currently at 80% humidity and 80 degrees F. Day 1 (Jan 15)- Humidity 72, temp 82 F. I saw a little bit sticking up above the soil but it looked a bit weird. I had the lights off this whole time and so I turned them on. I dampened the soil some more. I will keep the lights on constantly at this point until I can see it grow as expected. Day 2 (Jan 16) - Temp: ~ 74 F. RH: 60-70%. It is a little difficult to maintain a steady humidity in the germination dome. After watering, the humidity shoots up too high and so I open the vents a tad to slowly bring it down. I saw some fungus gnats flying around the room last night and so I sprayed a little bit of hydrogen peroxide to slow them down until this morning. I purchased Gnatrol to get at the larvae and adults and I sprinkled about 1/8 tsp on top of soil. When the soil was mostly dry I sprayed some water on top to help the Gnatrol mix into the soil. Day 3 (Jan 17) - Today the humidity dropped to 40% while I was gone. I decided to alter my setup a little bit. I am keeping the seedling in the germination dome for now. I have the AC Infinity temp probe in the germination dome and the humidifier hose outlet close to one of the dome vents. I have that vent and another vent on the opposite side open. I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this, but so far it is working. I hope the low humidity wont ruin the plant. Day 4 (Jan 18) - Temp: ~70 F. RH: 55-75. The humidifier stopped sending vapor through the hose at some point in the morning. I repositioned the humidifier and it worked for the rest of the day preventing the humidity from falling below 66 but went as high as 75. In the evening I repositioned the hose and germination dome so that only some of the vapor made it into the dome. The RH is now stable between 66 and 69 %. With the temp between 68-70 and the humidity around 68, I have a VPD of around 0.8, which is what I want. Day 5 (Jan 19)- Temp: ~70 F; RH: 66-70 %. At first I thought she might be dead but at lunch I saw the beginnings of 2 true leaves. I am surprised at how tiny they are. The cotyledon leaves were damaged early on (probably from the hydrogen peroxide that might have gotten on it when I was trying to get rid of fungus gnats) but the true leaves are a bright and healthy green. Day 6 (Jan 20)- Temp: ~70-71 F, RH: 66-70 %. She looks just slightly larger than before but it is extremely hard to tell. I think I finally have my temperature and humidity regulating system as stable as it can get. I plan to introduce some nutrients on my next watering. The soil is currently wet and so I will have to wait. Day 8 (Jan 22)- Temp: ~70-72 F. RH: 67-74%. I had to adjust the positioning of the germination dome and humidity hose because the RH was spiking up to 73 or 74 at times during the night. I initially increased the light to level 6 of 10. That kept the temperature at around 70.5 without me having to utilize an additional heat source. I then increased to level 7 and it seems to have increased the temperature to around 72. I don't think I have been watering often enough. Today I watered to run off and that was about 20 mL. I put a little drop of nutrients with the water (PH of 6.4). Since there isn't a seedling week to choose I will continue to add to this section for a bit longer. Day 9 (Jan 23) - Temp: ~72 F. RH: 67-69%. VPD around 0.8 to 0.9. Soil still damp from yesterday's watering. I noticed 2 more leaves starting to grow. Exciting. I was a little concerned about the condition of 1 of the cotyledon leaves; it looks partially eaten. I spoke with a local expert who said it just might be dying away and to just keep an eye on it.