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I put each seed into a small glass of water each with a drop of hydrogen peroxide. I let them sit in a dark closet for 2 days and then transferred to a moist paper towel in a sandwich bag 75% closed for another day until the taproot was approx half an inch. From here, they were planted directly into their final containers. The seeds I didn't use are stored in the fridge and will be used on the next grow!
Shoutout to MEPHISTO for sending extra seeds! I received 2 seeds in each packet plus two freebies. Already off to a great start with this company. Cannot wait to see what all the hype is about.
Thanks for checking out the grow, I am super stoked for this one! 😎
First time running MEPHISTO genetics and first time growing INDOORS!! We got the Vivosun 2x4 with a 200w LED for the grow environment. I went with Fox Farm's Happy Frog soil as the grow medium this time around and I'm still using Gaia Green Organics All-purpose 4-4-4 and their Powerbloom 2-8-4. The top 2 inches or so of the soil is plain happy frog to make it more seedling-friendly, and I mixed in 1 tbsp/gal into the rest. I'll be top dressing with All purpose/Powerbloom around week 3 or 4.
WATERING - using a spray pump to give it a bit of water daily. I add a thin layer of water to the entire surface to keep it humid and keep the soil from drying too much.
THINGS I WILL DO DIFFERENTLY: I did not realize humidity would be this hard to control. Where I live is naturally humid this time of year and I have air flowing in from outside so I thought it wouldn't be a problem, BUT I was wrong. It's hard to get it past 65% when the light is on because temperatures are so high. Also I'm looking to upgrade with an intake fan in the future, as right now I just have an exhaust.
TLDR; Humidity domes next time.
I'm new to this so your tips are appreciated! Peace 👊🙏
Strains - Creme de la Chem, Double Grape, Forum Stomper x Hubbabubbasmelloscope
They made some decent growth this week and are looking healthy! Doing my best to water them just enough and keep the environment dialed in. I water with plain tap water PH'd to 6.5. I've slowly increased the intensity of the LED grow light.
Growmies I need some advice... It's only day 16 and these ladies are showing signs of flowering! Do you guys think I stunted them or does this progress look normal? 😧
Also, I was thinking about doing LST around this time. What do you guys think?
This is my second grow overall and my first time growing indoors, and it's turning out to be a learning lesson. I know that I'm going to mess up a few grows before I become a true growing genius, so it's all good. I believe I have made a few mistakes that stunted the plants and caused the leaf discoloration which I will discuss here.
Stunting: the plants are small because I over watered them around week 3. The first two weeks of growth were amazing, and then week 3 when they should have gained mass in the stalks and doubled in size, they remained the same. It looked like the water was not moving beyond the top layer of soil so I kept watering when I should have given it time to move down into the soil and trusted my gut.
Leaf discoloration: first time using a grow light, and I believe I cranked it up too high too soon. I lowered my 200w light to 55% and raised it 25 inches above the tallest plant and it seems the new leaf growth is healthy. It was at 22 inches and 70% power.
LST: I did a bit of low stress training with garden ties and that did not go well. I am just going to let the plants grow naturally next time until I master the basics, then I will learn how to low-stress-train.
Plan of action - next grow I will slow my roll with the watering and the lights. I am also interested in using HP Pro mix and real grow buckets (self-watering) to streamline my future grows and prevent grower error. 😬
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