📆 Germination Week, 29 April through 5 May 2024
29 April - Placed 3 seeds in a cup of RO water, put in tent under light at 50% power, temp 76 degrees F.
1 May - 1st seed cracked, root appeared. Placed in RootRiot cube.
2 May - 2nd seed cracked, root appeared. Placed in RootRiot cube.
3 May - 3rd seed cracked, root appeared. Placed in RootRiot cube.
4 May - 1st sprout appeared. Waiting for main root to appear before transferring.
5 May - 2nd sprout appeared. Waiting for main root to appear before transferring.
Thank you Devine Seeds for this #3 of #4 sponsored grows and the opportunity to participate in this competition! My #2 grow would have been the Auto Pablo Escabar - but none of the seeds germinated.
📑 My experiences dealing with germinating seeds in water, they must float, they must crack/show a root within 2-3 days - or - be moved into a damp paper towel for fear of drowning the seed. If the seed sinks right away and stays on the bottom, there is a great possibility that it is bad (unless you have scratched the seed intentionally). Once in a paper towel it has just a few days to crack before mold sets in and goes bad. I also use a regular light cycle, or 24 hours of light. Germinating seeds in complete darkness 24hrs has always had unreliable results for me. This is only half the process. The other half is sprouting the seed. Moving it to a medium and watching it come out of it’s shell. Here is the heart of the plant. A lot of seeds will need a gentle hand rescue of some sort. The seed shell may get stuck on the head or the membrane lining may not peel off and require intervention. This is why some growers scratch the ends of seed prior to germination, to soften them up - it is for experienced hand. Only a seeds mature, cured freshness will determine a robust and genetic outburst of life. If that is not there, the chances of success will be slim to none.
💧 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0
🍽️ Root Riot starter cubes
🔆 DLI is 12-15 canopy coverage at 18hrs
That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.
Still_Smoq
