First Grow

sir_root Germinated the seeds in two separate glasses of water, so I could keep the strains straight. They germinated after about 20 hours in the water at the top of my closet, where it is dark. I planted them in a rapid rooter and put them in the seedling tray and put it in the tent. The Grow lights are on and there is a table in the tent to make it easier to work with. PAR meter shows around 180. 10/18/2025 - After about 3 days, I got sprouts on the Cinderella's Dream, but the Black Cherry has not emerged from the rooter, yet. I found that I was steadily getting about 72% and had pretty high VPD in the space, so I made the leap and invested in an AC Infinity T3 Humidifier and T3 heater. The heater is set to 75 degrees F and the Humidifier is on the VPD setting for .7. Now I am just letting everything equalize. Seedlings are on a mat, with a fixed temp. Grow lights are measuring about 200 on the PAR meter. VPD is coming down. 10/20/2025 - All three of the little ladies have sprouted. I moved the grow light down to about 10" from the seed bed, to reduce stretching. Light level is 25% and PAR meter is reading around 280. VPD holding around 1.1. The humidifier is managing pretty well, but it does not get much lower than this at these higher temps. Tent temp 77 degrees F. I also adjusted the interior circulation fans to put a bit more of a breeze over the seedling tray, to see if I can get them to strengthen up. 10/21/2025 - I am running an 18/6 lighting schedule, with darkness starting at 9am, until 3pm daily. This just works best for my own schedule, as it is easier to just leave everything alone during daytime hours. That pesky work thing that I still need to do. Seedlings have stopped growing "up", which I am very relieved about. I was getting concerned about stretching. I believe they are focused on root development, so I am monitoring the rooter to make sure it does not get too dried out. Tent humidity is helping here, I believe. I moved some of the circulation fans around, so they are blowing down and across and up and across from opposite sides. The seedlings are getting a very nice breeze, which I hope will strengthen them up.