Vercety1534 I'm back with three different strains by Royal Queen Seeds; Alien OG, Pink Runtz, and Royal Gorilla! Shout out to @Seedsman for supplying these seeds! I stopped growing for a long time, upwards of two years i think. So let's see if I still have that green thumb.
I started out with the paper towel method mist with 1:10 peroxide and water. Within 24 hours the seed had already split. By day 3 the girls were probably ready for substrate, though I decided to wait and see if the one straggler would catch up.
Afternoon of day 4 they exploded with growth and even shed their shells. At this point I didn't think to take a picture, I just needed to plant them. They are now cozy in their Mars Hydro home, and need to be nurtured through the delicate seedling stage.
Starting early with some Root Builder and Vitathrive to try and promote a good strong base!
Update from day 7, they all seem to be coming in strong. I think it's safe to say germination was successful!
Update on day 13, the last week has been great. I think they are about ready to start posting more regularly as in veg. I started to ph the water with a very mild feed. I will post more details about that in a few day when I start the next diary page.
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
6mo ago
1/14
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
18.01 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra
0.1 mll
Root Builder
1.2 mll
Vitathrive
0.5 mll
Vercety1534 A little info as im leading into veg. I have started a very mild feed, listed above... I would probably call it more of a supplement with the tap water. The ph get set between 5.8 an 6.2, I try to let it swing a little. The light is set to around 250ppfd.
Day 17 Update - The Alien Og and Pink Runtz are doing really good! I am quite worried about the Royal Gorilla, she seems stunted and is very unhappy. Any thoughts would be appreciated!
My Royal Gorilla is very unhappy. Seems stunted, the tips are drooping down and going brown. She's getting the same treatment as the two other strains. A very mild feed to supplement the tap water, ph around 6, and light around 250ppf. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
it's never 'the same' no matter how you try. cotys are dark, new growth has chlorosis and tip-burn...
maybe the nascent tap root wrapped around some soil amendment and it's too much for it...
watering habits just in case:
1) fully saturate.
2) wait for appropriate dryback and repeat.
you give the volume of water it takes to get the job done. You react to an observation to trigger the next irrigation. This should never cause a problem. Do not whimsically choose volume nor time increment between .it's not your choice to make.
Just a little too much salts in the medium for the little fella, it's causing alot of stress and resistance for water uptake. Water generally likes to flow in the direction of highest Saltiness. When its more salty in your medium than it is inside the plant. It causes osmotic stress as water wants to go back to the medium and out the plant.
The soil you use come pre fertilized as a all mix. If you wanted to add a little of your at the start you should have used light mix. Light mix comes in around 0.8 ec as opposed to all mix which is higher around 1.6 with little space for more salts.
You could try ride it out, best of luck.
Based on how well the other two plants are doing and what you posted about light, pH, and fertilizer, I am tempted to think there's an issue with this one plant. I would start another seed, but just my opinion. Good luck and happy growing!
