As with previous grow, I will be starting the germination by soaking the seed in distilled water until it sinks/cracks open (18h max).
The seed will then be transferred to a damp paper towel in the oven to keep a warm temperature. I can maintain ~26C with the oven light on and the door slightly ajar.
Timeline:
03/09/2024: Put the seed in the glass of water
04/09/2024: Moved the seed to damp paper towels located in the oven with the light on and door slightly ajar (~27C).
06/09/2024: Root has developed enough to plant the seed in soil.
08/09/2024: The plant has emerged from the soil. However, the cotyledon are held shut by a membrane of the seed. I'll see tomorrow if it's able to break free on its own.
09/09/2024: The membrane is still preventing the cotyledon from opening up. I took some tweezers to remove the membrane and the plant opened up as it should.
10/09/2024: A week later, we have a healthy plant! Added the humidifier to the tent as RH was fairly low (25-30%).
Next week:
- Start easing in some nutrients while watering to avoid last grow's no nutrient start
- Start lowering light very slowly over the next week to bring it ~30 inches from the plant and then to ~20 inches the week after.
- I'll keep an eye on the humidity levels and adjust as needed. Right now I'm running the humidifier all the time during lights on and 30min/1h on/off during the night which seems to be doing OK for the current weather.