After my last failed auto grow in which the Pinot was the clear early standout, I felt I needed to revisit it to see what this strain really has. She'll be all by herself in the 3x2 so no overcrowding issues this time.
7/23 Seed placed in wet paper towel. I got the tent cleaned up and filled a 3 gallon airpot with my coco/perlite/gypsum/wollastonite mixture. I used the leftover res water from the failed Blueberry Muffin to flush out the pot, and then I mixed up 1 gallon of my seedling water and flushed again with that. Runoff EC was brought down from 2.0 to 1.2 which is perfectly acceptable to me. Now we wait for the seed.
7/25 The seed popped so it went straight into the 3 gallon airpot. The light was adjusted to an 18/6 schedule, which is where it will stay for the duration of the grow.
7/27 We have a little seedling now, so today is day 1 of veg. The light is set for about 12 DLI and the humidifier was put in, maintaining about 76F and 62% RH.
7/31 Day 5 of veg. No surprises, growth is good.
Looking great! I usually top a node or two sooner, but I like the shape of yours - I'll have to try a node up next time, thanks for adding that info! Looks like a good layer of frost already - that's a good sign! Best of luck!
@Theopen, yeah I don't usually top like this either but it felt like the best way to fill the space up with tops instead of the smaller secondary branches. And with this being an auto I knew timing the topping would be really important. Looks like it all worked out though!