Day 14 from Sprout - Rez Change
Overall, I'm content with the progress to date. The root pics above are at day 19 since I took the seeds out of the fridge!
13/14 have roots in the water; some are quite well developed. All look good. I peeked around in the one that (even still) has not dropped roots out of the basket, and found decent root formation coming out of the plug and into the growstones. Unfortunately, I probably damaged some of those new roots during my exploration. We'll see if it catches up.
10/14 look "normal" and are all coming along nicely.
2/14 have a noticeably distinct leaf shape ... much more "jagged" vs "rounded" ... reminds me of thistle!
2/14 have developed a "single top leaf" growing straight up from the mainstem. On Weird #1, there is a single new shoot emerging from the mainstem about 1" beneath the top leaf. On Weird #2, there are two new shoots emerging.
Just waiting an seeing at this point 😎
Hi! Really interesting diary, looking good :) How is the plan with roots hanging in mid air going to pan out? Are they in some reservoir normally and just out for the picture?
@dancingshrubbery, I took the pics at my weekly Rez Change before installing the new solution. When they’re just starting out, I keep the water level about 1/4” below the net pots to encourage roots to drop. Once that happens, I lower the water level somewhat , but roots are always in water 😎