23.04.24: Planted the seed at 5:30pm. I planted the seed in normal dirt. I did all this in the final pot to not have to replant.
24.04.24-26.04.24: Nothing happened for a cupple days. I try keeping the dirt wet by spraying it when it feels dry. I am worried that my dirt is too rich in nutrients and could burn my seedling because I discovered that the dirt is pre-fertilized.
27.04.24: The first branch is showing up in the morning. I set up an LED at 40cm distance and a small fan. I tried watering the seedling for the first time with a watering can.
28.04.24: The surface of the pot seems dry but a few cm deeper the dirt is still wet so I wont water today. Also the leaves of the seedling are curled downwards which could be a sign of overwatering. In the evening I cover the seedling with half of a waterbottle to increase humidity which right now is constantly at 50-60%. Despite the curled leaves the plant looks very healthy. The stem might be a little bit purple which I keep an eye out for.
29.04.24: The whole seedling seems to elongate quite a lot so I lowered the LED to about 10cm. Since the seedling keep growing higher I improvised another LED lamp with some LED Strips I had laying around and a cupboard that I added to the setup in the evening. I hope this will stop the eliotation (don't even know if that's the right word) and increase the power of my lamp. I'm thinking of constantly changing the pots with two other plants I have under the bought LED and the improvised one since the improvised one seems a bit darker but I'm not sure if that stresses the plant too much going from light to less light frequently. I also added a bigger turning fan. Despite that the leaves have stopped curling the stem has a healthy green colour.
30.04.24: The dirt felt very dry so I watered again. This time with less water to not overwater again. I also filled the pot a little more with dirt to support the elongated seedling. Despite that everything looks healthy.
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