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Kirsten Hey friends! ๐งก I am starting this grow thanks to James at Royal Queen Seeds!
I finally have the ultimate seeds to experiment with, and you know I'm beyond excited ๐
F1 Hybrids, as you might know, are identical phenotypes produced by crossing from In Bred Lines (IBL's). This ensures that every plant is the same, and thus, experimenting with these will hopefully produce some very valuable and interesting results.
This is a dream come true for me, as I'm endlessly curious for all knowledge, especially biology.
So, with that being said, I give many thanks to James and RQS for providing me with these Orion F1 seeds for me to play with!
For these experiments, I am making 2 diaries on advice from some of you lovely folks!
It was decided that it would be easier to document each plant separately
This plant will receive liquid nutrients, mainly Greenleaf Nutrients. (Substrate only containing canna coco, worm castings, and perlite.)
The second plant will be a grow with mostly dry amendments by Ecothrive and all organic.
(Living soil custom mix).
So make sure to check out the other diary. Otherwise, the experiments are rather pointless ๐
Come along on this one, I have very high hopes! ๐โ๏ธ๐๐๐ฑ๐
11.5.25:
The seeds were planted, and watered in with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with a tiny amount of Ecothrive Biosys.
This is the soil mix I used. 5 gallon / 19l pot contained approximately;
This is the soil mix I used. 5 gallon / 19l pot contained approximately;
โก Canna Coco (12l)
๏ธ Perlite (4.5l)
โก Worm Castings (2l)
๏ธ Coffee Grounds (1/2 cup)
โก Dry Amendments โก
โ Ground Cinnamon
โ Diatomaceous Earth
โ Great White Mycorrhizal Fungi blend
โงโง Watered the seed in with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with Ecothrive Biosys 1/16 tsp/l.
I'll be back when we see some leaves! ๐ ๐๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ โงโง
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
2d ago
1/6
7.62 cm
20 hrs
26 ยฐC
6
No Smell
545 PPM
55 %
30 ยฐC
21 ยฐC
24 ยฐC
19 L
Kirsten 15.5.25:
It's been 48 hours after planting, and we have 2 extraordinarily identical seedlings! ๐ฑ๐ฑ
This time germinating, I did not use the humidity domes or spay the leaves.
I adjusted the dehumidifier to around 50% RH.
TEMP: 26ยฐC.
Soil PH: 7.0
Soil temp: 20ยฐC
Water PH: 6.0
Water about 20mls 3x a day.
I used plain, dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.0.
I'm very excited to see how we go! ๐ฑ๐ค๐โ๏ธ๐๐
18.5.25:
The seedling ๐ฑ is looking nice and strong.
Yesterday, I started watering around the perimeter of the pot to help the ecosystem of the soil get started.
I'm watering with plain, dechlorinated, PH'd water.
PPM: 545
PH: 6.0-6.5
The F1 Hybrid experiment has thus far produced identical results.
The experiment compares two different styles of growing;
one using Organic Dry Amendments the whole way through seed to harvest.
The other plant, seed to harvest, will be receiving Liquid Nutrients.
Thanks for following along on this grow ๐๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฑ