🌱 GSC - First ever grow! 🌱

This is my first grow diary and also first time growing! I’m here to learn and share my progress on this journey! Starting out, after putting all the equipment together, I mixed my substrate (4:6 - Soil/Compost) and began testing the water pH/TDS from the faucet. Faucet pH: ~7.7 Faucet TDS : ~450ppm I created a slurry with the substrate which came in at 6.5 pH/580 PPM. Treated some water that was then put in spray bottle and used to moisten the substrate. Plant the seed directly in the substrate and applied 24/7 lighting at a distance of ~45cm from the top of the pot (8cm plastic easy release) The light is cheap so I will be going by the manufactures somewhat fantastical estimates and aiming to be between 30cm to 60cm range depending on stage (veg/flower). I’m aware that this setup may seem a little DIY, I will certainly be upgrading parts of my current setup, any suggestions on this as well as general growing tips and feedback are much appreciated in the comments. UPDATE - 14/02/2025 - SEE VEG WEEK 1 - Re-potted due to imperfect soil conditions (compressed potentially post-waterlogged soil/high pH) Seedling has its first true leaves, hoping that a looser, moist soil composition will encourage better root growth. Observing root conditions, on re-potting, the plant showed a small cluster of roots. Water given around the seedling to encourage root growth, small amounts (~50-70ml) given as to not compress the soil too much.