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Girl Scout Cookies Auto & Banana Blaze Auto - My First Grow Alone
Happy New Year!
On 01/01/2025
- I set the LED timer to turn on at 19:00 and turn off at 13:00h the next day. With this information in mind, I noticed some issues that I want to address and resolve in the coming days because this could greatly complicate/stress the plant's growth. During its dark period (13h to 19h), the external temperature is significantly higher than during the actual night, which might confuse the plant. Also, when the LED timer switches on at 19h, the external temperature drops, causing the daytime temperature inside the tent for the plant to be the same or even lower than its nighttime temperature.
- At 13:00 (1:00 PM), I took the opportunity to reconfigure the setup. Previously, the LED panel was positioned 65 cm (25.6 inches) away from the plant, and the exhaust fan was attached to the existing wall outlet in the small greenhouse. I then hung the exhaust fan from an adjustable cable on the ceiling of the greenhouse. This change brought several benefits: it improved the air flow, helped in reducing the temperature, and decreased noise since it stopped the tent from vibrating along with the exhaust fan. As a consequence of this, the LED panel was adjusted to be closer to the plant, now only 35 cm (13.8 inches) from the seedlings' leaves.
- I noticed the plant was becoming etiolated during its germination phase, and the humidity was too high for its next growth phases. By adjusting the position of the exhaust fan, I significantly improved air circulation inside the tent, reducing the humidity from the 80% range to the 70% range, or even less.
- From here, I'll wait for the soil to dry out before starting to water with 250ml of water, instead of just spraying. I attached a photo of how it looked in the end to document the changes.
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On 02/01/2025
- I watered each plant with 250ml (0.07 gal) of tap water. Since I don't have a pH meter, I run the risk of harming the plant. Therefore, I'll start letting all the tap water I set aside for watering sit for at least 24 hours beforehand, as this should, in theory, allow the chlorine to evaporate and adjust its acidity level.
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