Prilyfe13 01/02/2026
So round 2. If you want to see what happened in round 1 I have a diary for it. It was a fail. Anyway, this round will be different. Before I had the light too high, then I had the light too low. This time around it will be perfect lighting. I'll be using rock wool. After she sinks to the bottom of her cup.
This round will be Advanced Nutrients again. But this time I'm prepared with lots of frozen water bottles. I'll have to use them until I get my water chiller. That might take a couple months and I'll have to wait to set it up for after the run. Unless it's super easy, then I'll just do it. But the frozen water bottles work. Not constantly mind you, but they still work. I want constant flow.
Starting off with the Germination System. I'll start the light at 30% and bump it up to 60% when I see a first true leaf coming in. Last run, was a nightmare. The lights in the Germination System weren't bright enough and she got super leggy and ended up falling over, but not so much. Just grew sideways I guess. And I just discovered algae on it, so bye bye.
Anyway, so our plan of action this run is to ensure ample light but not too much. Keep the water clean and temperature controlled. Ensure proper nutrient uptake at all times. That means, following the instructions at all times.its not hard though. The "pH perfect" really only works when there's the right amount of nutes in the water and how hard the water is. I have also discovered the nutrients stink like 3 day old puss when the water gets too warm. Gross.
So when reading how to use a rock wool cube, it says, there needs to be a mild solution for the plants to drink from. So I have an extremely mild solution ready for the tray. My concern is air flow. I can make a small breeze, but what I can't do is oxygenate the water. It would be cool to be able to do that though. No idea how I could. Just a little air hose stuffed in the bottom of the center? Lol.
I'll provide pics every other day so I don't have like 40 per week. Lol I set up the initial 5 and now it's gonna be like this. Pic when she pops, pic when she breaks surface and then a pic when her leaves start to grow. Then a final pic with her first set of true leaves. Then that's the end of the Germination stage. It seems to be a week. And as long as I don't Fuck Up, everything should be good.
Ok that's it. Toddles for now.
