Afghan Autoflower from Sun West Genetics.
Received 1 free seed and decided to pop it right away for fun while starting a different project.
Germination:
-September 18 PM: I pre-soaked the freebie seed overnight in a glass of bottled spring water left in dark room at room temperature for 10 hours. I was recommended to soak for 14-18 hours but I was coming off night shift and didn’t want to drown the seed while I slept.
-September 19 AM: I used the paper towel method left uncovered on ceramic plate and moved plate to a warmer room. Sprinkled with more bottled spring water as needed to keep paper evenly damp with no excess.
-September 20 AM: Seed cracked after 24 hours
-September 20 PM: Germinated with visible tail after 36 hours.
-September 21 AM: After 48 hours in paper towel the tap root is ready to plant!
-September 21 noon: Planted the seed centred into a 6” pot of pre-moistened Jiffy Seedling mix (because that’s what I had available) and placed the pot back into the warm room with natural light.
-September 21 PM: put the pot into a tent until I come up with a plan for it. Cool/veg setting 24/0
-September 23 AM: I can see her neck poking through the soil :)
This was an unplanned grow and I have nowhere to put this plant! I’m going to need to build a grow box for it 😅 I need a mother box anyway so hopefully this will motivate me to build. Or maybe I will be lazy and do something half-assed. I’ve never grown an auto before either. Should be a fun experiment.
Seed was viable and germination was fast. Outlook is positive.