Medusa F1 #2: Direct in Final Fabric Pot

drakkon Not much to report with the Medusa this week. She appears healthy, but slightly slow-growing. Small branches are emerging from nodes 1 and 2. I've been watering a little at a time (2-3 oz / 60-90 ml) in widening circles, and I hope roots are spreading out to fill the container. A moisture meter reading indicated some dry pockets near the bottom, so I bottom-watered once with ~400 ml (~13 oz) and it soaked it up rather quickly. I'll keep my eye on the weight of the container to inform future watering. As of day 15, this Medusa is behind my previous Medusa (diary: Single Medusa F1) in size and stature. Upon noticing that, it occurs to me that out of the 16-20 autoflowers I've ever grown (with or without diaries), the 6 or 7 that germinated in a 1-liter air pot propagation cell were all bigger and healthier than any of the others around days 15-22. Whether those others sprouted in their final pot, a cup, a peat pellet or whatever, not one of them was bigger around days 15-22 than the ones sprouted in a 1-liter air pot. However, the final result of each plant doesn't necessarily follow suit, since some that started in 1-liter air pots later suffered transplant shock and didn't turn out as well in the end. But for sure, the little air pots do get them off to a good start in my experience. I just noticed in the other diary, day 15 is logged in Veg 2 (week Germ/Veg1/Veg2 = days 1/8/15), whereas here I logged day 15 in Veg 1 (week Germ/Veg1 = days 1-8/9-15). I suppose I should adopt a standard for the growdiaries "weeks", but I do include days from sprout in the photo captions for those who like knowing the exact day.