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RQS AUTOS - Easy bud, Quick one, Apple fritter (First real grow)
Basically a completely new grower, i failed before by just throwing s**t to the wall and seeing what sticks (no equipment, just trying it out) as expected, NOTHING got past germination, can't even call them seedlings as they never even go to to forming any leaves, jus stretched until i realised its not going anywhere so is scrapped that, then i built makeshift grow tent from a cheap greenhouse and reflective insulation foam, tent itself could've worked pretty good, but i had no proper lighting so the secound round it all ended pretty much the same, stretch with no real leaf grow, scrapped that and got myself a 50eu tent and a 50eu grow lamp from amazon with a fan, going to buy ventilation and more equipment as i go along the way, i use coco coir but it has fertilizer in it to start off, i'll probably go with 90%clean coco (no fertilizer 10% perlite mix my next grow, but for now i just want to see some progress going so my interest stays peaked.
So before for all my germination attempts i did the same thing each time, water and hydrogen peroxide in a shot glass, next to a radiator for 24-48h until i see a root sprout and show some growth, then i pat dry my seeds and plant them like 1-1.5cm deep in my pre-fertilized coco coir that came as a block and has been rehydrated following the instructions provided. I'm using 25L fabric bags BUT im curling them down and actually using about 15-17L of soil in each bag, i'm doing that because i started with less soil on hand and now i keep it at the same level with assumption that a bigger volume of soil will lead to a bigger plant that i may not have the space for in the tent, but that's also why im writing a journal here to get advice and learn from this community, i may be assuming completly wrong.
I have a time-lapse recording set up on my spare phone in the tent so i get to see progress, quick one is doing great and showing steady growth as of day 4 now since planting, was planted together with easy bud on 17/02, now on day 21/02, easy bud is showing to be more stubborn, after popping out of the ground with the shell still on it doesn't seem to be showing any movement on the timelapse while the quick one showed steady growth so im a lil concerned, but time will show.
One of my main mistakes was overwatering in the past, even now my soil seems too wet due to me using rehydrated coco blocks so i haven't really watered much besides slight occasional spray while i'm tending to my other gardening projects and i'll stick to that until i feel that soil is dry after i stick half of my pointing finger into the soil.
I'll share some photos and keep updating along the way, very excited to see where this goes!
Oh i also started apple fritter auto yesterday and decided to try it out in case one or even both of the plants fail along the way as it's my first growth to increase the chance of success, i mainly want to stick to 2 plants at a time.
Grow light actually seems to be pretty decent for the price and all, i've seen spiderfarmer grow lights of similair size looking almost identical just with a spiderfarmer logo on it and it seems to be working really good so far, hella bright and im using my phone for LUX readings and converting the to ppfd, everything seems to be checking out. I'm very eager to hear your suggestions and tips !
TL:DR
Planted :
Easy one - 17/02
Quick bud - 17/02
Apple fritter - 21/02
Medium : Rehydrated pre-fertilized coco
Condition : 23 C 75-85% humidity