Theia Diary 1: Astro Lemonade (Royal Queen Seeds)
Entry 1: Germination & Sowing
Big shoutout to Royal Queen Seeds for sending this Astro Lemonade over as a gift to test drive and review. The journey starts today.
The Start: I started by dropping the seed into a 24-hour soak using 22°C dechlorinated water. After the soak, it went straight into wet paper tissues inside a zipped plastic bag. Just 22 hours later, a healthy taproot had already broken through.
The subsyrate: For the first home, I prepped a 100ml cup filled with BioBizz peat-free Light Mix. To give the soil a solid organic kickoff, I blended in 5ml of Startrex soil conditioner and a tiny touch of Bactrex to wake up the beneficial microbes. The sprout is now tucked in and settling.
The Lights: Right now, it’s sitting under the Invisible Sun B60 (Samsung lm301h with added royal blue). I've got it running on a continuous 24-hour cycle at a gentle DLI of 13. Those royal blue diodes should do a great job of keeping the early growth nice, short, and stocky.