My Very First Grow

BigBossWill 5/25 12 PM: GSC Seed before placed into paper towel and Ziploc bag 5/27: Finally see a little sprout - not ready yet 5/28 Seed sprouted but sprouted curved. I had to gently straighten it out and place it back into the paper towel. The sprout is still too small to plant into the rapid rooter 5/29 3:30 PM: The seed is transferred into a Rapid Rooter and is placed into the Humidity Dome Rapid Rooter is already damp, so no water needs to be added. Placed seed pointy side down and took little pieces from the side of the Rapid Rooter plug to cover the top where the seed is placed. Humidity dome is in darkness during the germination phase. Heating pad is set to medium. Research shows that the temp should be approximately 85° F. 6/1 7:30 PM: The sprout first popped out of the Rapid Rooter. The sprout popped out with the seed still attached, which is a condition called Helmet Head. The solution to this is to put a droplet of water where the seed is on the sprout and it will either fall off naturally or you can pull it off gently with tweezers. This is when I should have started the light, but instead I waited until the first true leaves started to form. (This is what caused a leggy stem) 6/2 12 PM: First true cotyledon leaves start to form. The serrated leaves are getting ready to also come out. Turned on light and set intensity to level 3. I didn't measure the distance from the canopy, and it was too far away, which also caused a leggy stem. 6/3 10 PM: The first serrated leaves have started to form, though still small 6/4 2:30 PM: Noticed the stem was too leggy due to being too far away from the light. I put some paper towels under the Rapid Rooter to raise the height, so the canopy was about 2 inches away from the light 6/6 12 PM: Humidity was too high with the light being on, so I had to open the holes of the Humidity Dome. Insects can now get in, so I also put in a yellow trap 6/7 7:30 PM: The second set of serrated leaves are starting to poke out of the stem 6/8 8:30 PM: I noticed roots are starting to poke out of the rapid rooter so it’s almost time for transplant 6/11 4:30 PM: Seedling is ready for transplant into the tent 6/11 4:30 PM: Plant is transplanted into a 5-gallon pot with approximately a 3:1 ratio of FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting mix and Perlite.