Kali_flauer Started germination 01/19/26, LCC and PL both took 1 day to germinate. I left all 3 in the paper towel overnight and woke up to find Blackberry joined her sisters the morning of 01/21/26! They're all planted in their new homes, just waiting for those little cotyledons to stick out 🌱
Update 01/23/26: All 3 have sprouted, but Purple lemonade is already having a little bit of trouble (I think?). I have heard from others she is Nitrogen sensitive, but all of my nutes are pretty much as low as they go. Hopefully she pulls through 💪
01/26/26 Update: All 3 look like they are doing ok. LCC looks unstoppable, while her 2 sisters are struggling a little bit. Blackberry popped up first, but really hasn't grown much since. Hopefully she's just developing roots and then the rest of her will take off. Purple Lemonade is doing better than before, her serrated leaves still look a little pale and she's having a little trouble holding herself up, but I think she will pull through (support is only there to keep her more upright. Without it, she still can stand on her own, her head just tilts a little). I'll update again in a few days to start week 1 of Veg.
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
2
Week 2. Vegetation
11d ago
1/7
5.08 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Night Air Temp
11.36 liters
Pot Size
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
TriPart Micro
0.65 mll
TriPart Grow
0.65 mll
TriPart Bloom
0.65 mll
Kali_flauer 01/28/26, 1 week from germination, and here we are!
So far, LCC is still the standout among her sisters. Purple lemonade made a solid recovery and looks much better. Blackberry I'm still very uncertain what is going on. She sprouted about 12 hours ahead of the others, but her growth has stalled somewhat since then.
I have finally figured out how to properly upload my nutrients 😅. I thought it was strange that Grow Diaries didn't have General Hydroponics listed as an option until I went down that rabbit hole last night.
My plan is to Top + LST any healthy plants around week 3, and I will just LST any that don't look like they will recover. I'll update again in the near future. Very excited for this grow!
01/31/26 Update: Blackberry is still struggling. She looks stunted compare to her sisters. I'm still not 100% sure, but it looks like she was over watered? To be safe, I moved her further away from the light, gave plain water with hydroguard, and only gave about 1/2 the normal volume. Her sisters are still going strong with LCC still being the best looking overall, but PL is also quite impressive looking! She is even an inch taller than the rest despite a slow start. The air here has also gotten super dry recently (30% average!) and I haven't been able to keep the room above 55% RH. Hopefully it doesn't bother them badly.
Happy growing everyone, I'll update again next week 😁
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Week 3. Vegetation
4d ago
1/4
7.62 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
11.36 liters
Pot Size
60.96 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
TriPart Micro
0.65 mll
TriPart Grow
0.65 mll
TriPart Bloom
0.65 mll
Kali_flauer 02/04/26 marks the beginning of week three, 14 days from germination.
LCC and PL are crushing it 💪. I'm confident LCC will be a great candidate for topping + LST, and PL might make it there too!
Unfortunately, it does appear that Blackberry is stunted. It could be a combination of factors (such as it being an older strain), but I'm not sure what I could have done differently to prevent it from happening. She got the same medium, nutrients, light, and environment as her sisters, who all appear to be fine. I know I probably won't get much out of her, but at this point I'm just trying to keep her alive and will be happy with whatever she provides in return.
I'll update again in a few days, hopefully everything continues well here and for everyone else! Happy growing! 🌱
