Day 0: I soaked the seeds in a container with water for 14h. I could already see the germination
Day 1: I placed the the seed with the radicule in cocoa plugs. My growing pots still haven't arrived and I still have no grow tent. My anxiety to see the cotyledons coming out grow by the second. I will travel this weekend, and all I think are these 2 plants. Will the cotyledons be there already there in 2 days?
Day 2: I kept the plants next to the window, no emergence yet, the temperature was 20.5 C and the moisture around 90%.
Day 3: Here they are! I see the emergence, but the seed shell is still there blocking the cotyledons. The cotyledons are still closed. I managed to remove the seed shell to help the plants. I added a few drops of water to keep the cocoa plugs moist.
Day 4: I finally placed the plants in my DIY grow box for the very first time. Plant 1 (unammed) is 40mm, and Plant 2 (also unammed) is 30mm. Both cotyledons opened.
Day 5: Plant 1 is 65mm and Plant 2 is 40mm. The apical buds of both plants start to show that the first leaves are on their way...I decided to pot them today as I just saw that the roots were growing outside the cocoa pod.
Day 6: Plant 1 75mm and Plant 2 60mm. Slow development of the first leaves. Upgraded my tent: added reflective film and the exhaust fan. So far aiming for VPD at around 0.4kPa. Added Biostimulants to my plants. 180 ml per plant (2ml biostimulant/400ml water).
Day 7: Plant 1 80mm and Plant 2 60mm. I now added a Mi Flora sensor to monitor a little bit more information about the plants. Spent the last nights working on my Home Assistant Dashboard.
Day 8: Repotted the second plant as there was no space for the 2 big big drip trays.
@Maryjane23, Thanks!
I do not know why the plants grew so compact. Mine look quite different than other Orions I saw. I wonder if I should turn my lights into a lower setting. Any suggestions?
Day 10: Added 0.75 g ammonium nitrate and 1.25g of magnesium sulphate/L and irrigated both plants with 1L. The second pair of leaves started to show
Day 12: The second pair of leaves developed.
Day 13: Added 1ml/L BioGrow and 0.5g/L of magnesium sulphate. Today I can see that the third pair of leaves developing.