The final Outdoor attempt 2026

Aircoholic Alright, We have quadruple liftoff! All plants have poked their heads out of the soil after 4 days of Germination. The 2 Fast Buds Seeds were the first, the others followed half a day later. The best thing is, they already look so much better than the seedlings in the last two attempts, that I feel it really was the soil. Lemongrass Auto is even showing some happy turgor in its leafs, which makes me happy, because Lemongrass came out of it's shell with these white tips on the leafs, but turns out, that wasn't anything serious. Now they have about 2 weeks indoors, where they can grow and veg, before they move to their final location in the great outdoors. Fingers crossed that this time goes according to plan.

Aircoholic The four really rode the heat wave pretty well! Lemon Pie looks a bit pale and underdeveloped though, not sure what the issue is with her. It sure raises a lot of trauma from the last 2 failed attempts, but this time I changed the soil completely. Could be watering issues. Could be bad genetics. Will try to run her a bit more on the dry side for a bit, only watering her, when her pot is really light. The others look great though, especially Gelato Automatic, which is a first little surprise, as I've not really heard much at all about the Breeder. In a couple of days I'll start ramping up the light gradually, so it's at peak brightness when they move outside - hopefully the sun won't be too tough on them. Anyhow, so far so good, only about a week left before the great move outdoors.

Aircoholic The big day has come, 19 days after germinating, the plants moved to their outdoor destination. Lemongrass and Lemon Pie moved to a bed in the ground - the ground is rather sandy with some good soil on top, so watering and nutrients will need some extra consideration. Lemon Pie also doesn't look too great, she's still much smaller than the rest, and I'm not sure if she's really growing all that much. To be honest, I'm not expecting her to make it, but I'd be super happy if she did, of course. Gelato Automatic and Wedding Cheesecake Auto have moved to pots, roughly 20 L, filled with peat free light mix. Unfortunately I didn't have a lot of influence on the choice of soil - since this soil situation isn't ideal, I might stock up on some Bio Tabs and maybe some top dressing with worm castings in a week or two, to give them the nutrients they'll need soon. I'll try to visit them in their new home - it's a bit of a mission to get there, but a few times should be possible.