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Started germination on 5/27 in the morning. Soaked seeds until all of them dropped to the bottom. Moved seeds into wet paper towels between 2 plates to keep dark. I put this inside a ziplock bag. On the morning of 5/29 all seeds have popped. When all taproots were about 1/2" long I placed all 3 seeds in seperate 3" Jiffy pots and placed humidity dome over them. They ere put outside in a protected area with good sun exposure. 5/31 all seeds have pushed through and seedlings are approximately 1/2" to 3/4" tall. Making sure medium is not drying out and humidity is staying fairly high. 6/2 all seedlings are looking great, Removing domes for daytime during high temps and replacing in the evening after the sun goes down.
At what point should I remove the humidity domes from the seedlings? They are outside. I know they need high humidity but not wanting to burn them up with 90 degree temps.
need is a strong word. i don't use domes at all
:P my early growth probably suffers slightly from it, but not too significantly. not even certain i can distinguish the effect.
you may need to take them off and put them back on in a cycle initially. if they fall over, just prop them up with a toothpick or whatever you got. As they get more robust you leave it off for longer durations.
90 degree temps may be an issue for a seedling. If they've started inside, the transition may be longer. it'll have to adapt to a much more intense environment.
6/3 All 3 plants are looking good. Started removing humidity domes during daylight hours. Will completely stop using them by 6/5. Watering when medium feels dry with PH'd spring water. 6/5 seeing a lot of growth now. added a very small amount of worm castings to water and made a tee to feed seedlings. 6/7 definitely seeing a lot more growth. One is taking off ahead of the other 2. Probably close to 3" tall now,
Day 15 Transplanted into 5 gallon fabric pots. Fed plants with Foxfarm Grow Big @ 15 ml/Gal. 1 gallon of water per pot. Day 19- had a lot of rain the last few days but didn't seem to bother the plants much.
Had a lot of rain in the this week. Hopefully the constant soaking didn't stunt the plants. Fed on 6/18 because I feel the rain washed away all nutrients. 6/21 Top dressed with worm castings.
Growth starting this week was getting better, Had a lot of cloudy days in the last 2 weeks. 6/25 Started LST and gave plants a good feeding. 6/27 They reacted well to the LST. Turned looking for the sun. Lower nodes show notable growth.
Not much going on this week, Finally had a few days with no rain. Fed every 3 days or as needed. 7/11 Checked plants when I got home from work. They are all starting to flower. Will be changing to bloom fertilizer tomorrow. All leaves and buds eaten by deer.
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