tDevGrower420 This is my first documented grow. It is also the first time I am trying to germinate directly in the substrate. Was a little impatient with this one around day 4 of still not seeing the sprout and brushed away some coco to reveal she was in fact well on her way up.
During the 5th day after planting, the plant was starting to stand up, but it still had its helmet. I told myself if she didn't pop it off by the morning of day 6 I would help her out. So that's what I did this morning.
When I opened up my tent the sprout was standing full upright and still had it's helmet on. I did what any other impatient grower would do and popped it off with some tweezers. The membrane from the seed was also still stuck on after, an issue I have run into before. While slightly more challenging to remove I still gently pulled it off with the tweezers. Of course, I have before and after photos of the surgical procedure.
Anyways, I would officially call today day 0 since that helmet is now off and the cotyledons are starting to get light.
The only thing I, as a perfectionist, would beat myself up on this grow so far is the pH of the water I used to hydrate the coco. Not sure if that entirely matters, but I didn't check the pH before doing it. After planting the seed I checked the tap water pH and it seemed a bit high around 7.5-8. Will be watering and spraying with 5.8 pH going forward.
Other than the first couple days of the germination process, (which weren't too far off) I have dialed in my environment to about 79F and 70 rh. The nights have been getting cold so I am risking using a automatic space heater I use in my office during the day.
Thanks for checking my grow out, and happy Friday!
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
12d ago
1/5
3.56 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
No Smell
Smell
500 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
26 °C
Night Air Temp
7.5 liters
Pot Size
0.5 liters
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Armor Si
0.25 mll
TriPart Grow
0.4 mll
TriPart Bloom
0.4 mll
tDevGrower420 Week 1 was overall a smooth week with no major issues.
Watered on days 2, 4, 7. I think I might have burnt the plant a tiny little bit in the middle of the week. Whether that's from too much light or nutrients, I am not a 100% sure. I don't think it slowed down growth at all, as I have seen steady progress daily. I started this grow with the idea of pushing this plant, so as long as growth doesn't stop I will keeping pushing.
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Week 2. Vegetation
6d ago
1/5
5.08 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
No Smell
Smell
550 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
26 °C
Night Air Temp
7.57 liters
Pot Size
2.27 liters
Watering Volume
43.18 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Armor Si
0.317 mll
TriPart Grow
0.9 mll
TriPart Bloom
0.2 mll
tDevGrower420 I've been comparing my grow to other grows in coco, wondering how other people are getting this explosive growth that my plant seems to be lacking. TIL that you are supposed to keep coco mostly wet and that it is pretty hard to over water it. I have been watering in like I would soil for the past couple weeks. Could be a leading factor.
To remedy this, I will make sure the coco doesn't dry out from here forward and water daily most likely. Today, since I haven't water heavy enough to produce runoff previously, I gave the plant a very heavy watering. In the 2 gallon pot, the plant received just about a gallon of nutrient water. I got a lot of runoff, hopefully clearing out any salt build ups from the last couple weeks. The coco is now fully rehydrated, where as before only around the base of the plant was hydrated as I was being careful not to overwater like I would in soil.
Anyways this week was really smooth overall, and I am still seeing steady growth. Hopefully with this new boost of water and nutrients my plant will have exploded (in a good way) by the end of next week.
Thanks for checking out my grow and happy Friday!
