Seedling phase week 4

(Day 0) - Vivosun SGS started in seedling mode at 4 am. Amy sprouted at around 3 pm, less than 72 hours after she was planted. I vented the dome. (Day 1) - Removed dome and added Vivosun humidifier set to 70% heated ionizer low mist. Measured light at 11 DLI 10k LUX (Day 2) - Amy has a little tap root growing out of the plug so it’s time to put her in some dirt. I start with a 4” pot a little more than ½ full. If your seedling has a tall stem (leggy) you can start with less soil in the pot and bury the stem. I coat the plug with Dynomyco. With a concentration of 900 propagules per gram, DYNOMYCO mycorrhizal inoculants improve the uptake of micro- and macro-nutrients. This translates to healthier, more resilient plants, higher quality, and higher yields! Then I fill the pot ¾ full. I push a moat down around the outside, where I want the water to drain down to encourage lateral root growth. I push some rinsed perlite in this mote and then cover everything with more soil. I mound up the soil in the center to give the roots as much room as possible. Any stem buried will grow roots! I also make sure that the edge of the pot is pushed down below the rim, or they will spill over when I water them. Now it’s time for Amy’s first full watering. I start with a sprayer, to get the top wet without destroying the mound and to set everything in place. Then I move to a big dropper, slowly giving her 30ml at a time. When she’s full and draining from the bottom, I weigh her to get a starting ‘wet’ weight (286g). I’ll track her weight as long as she’s in the 4” pot. Measuring her in grams, each gram is one ml of water consumed. So, if she loses 30g of weight, that means she went through 30ml of water. Sure, some of that evaporates but it’s still a good way to track her daily water consumption. As soon as she can drain a saturated 4” pot in 48 hours, it’s time for an uppot.