Psykixx On the morning of 07/06/26, I placed the seeds to germinate in a damp paper towel. I put it in a Ziploc bag and hung it in the drying cabinet (I'm using the germination method from Serious Seeds, which has worked well for me).
07/07/26 I checked in this evening, and someone is already so motivated that I decided to pot them up. Just a quick note, I'm starting in 1.4-liter pots and in a 50/50 mix of my soil mix where they'll also stay later (without fertilizer) and regular seedling and herb soil.
08/07/26 Today we have emerged. The little one needed a bit of a boost since the seed membrane got stuck to the cotyledons after the seed coat popped off, preventing the cotyledons from opening. Since I keep seedlings under a transparent plastic dome during and for the first few days after germination, the membrane was moist enough that I could carefully remove it without extra dampening. One more quick note about the setup. Right now, it's in my drying cabinet under 3 Sanlight Flex, as the Tropicana Cherry is still blocking the cabinet. But it's been in the last few days, so I think it will move to the proper setup under the Evo 3-100 at the beginning of next week. I've set the DLI to 10-11 for now. I'll gradually increase it over the next few days.
09/07/26 I only got to check on the little one just before the lights went out today. After it unexpectedly stretched quite a bit, I raised the DLI to 15-16.
10/07/26 Overnight, the young lady stretched quite well again and has turned into a little asparagus Tarzan.
11/07/26 The DLI of 15-16 seems to be working quite well. At least it looks like she's not stretching any further. I've also removed the plastic dome and set the humidifier.
12-14/07/26 Nothing noteworthy has happened. We're just waiting and watching her grow.
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/7
8 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
80 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
1.4 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Psykixx 15.07.26 Start of the first week of growth. Today, we moved from the drying cabinet to the proper cabinet under the Sanlight Evo 3-100. I originally wanted to set the DLI back to 15-16, but when I measured it and found that the DLI is just under 18, I left it as is.
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Week 2. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/10
10 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
1.4 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Psykixx 22.07.26 Veg Week 2 starts like Week 1 ended. Waiting and letting it be.
23.07.26 Today I added a drop of vinasse to the watering can. There should still be enough nutrients in the soil from worm humus, topsoil, and green waste compost, but it doesn't hurt, and the sugar is good food for the microorganisms.
28.07.26 So, a big or rather not so big update now. Today I topped and removed the lower two pairs of side shoots. I could have waited another day or two, but since the side shoots grow quite close to the stem upwards, I decided to do it today so that the four shoots I want to keep get enough light to develop as best as possible. For heaven's sake, what a sentence... 😅
Well, now she can take a few days to rest. Then we'll see how she reacts to the whole action and how she handles it. If all goes well, there will be a second cut.
Watering is now about 150-200ml every two days.
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Used techniques
HST
Technique
Topping
Technique
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Week 3. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/4
10 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
30 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
25 °C
Substrate Temp
27 °C
Night Air Temp
1.4 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Psykixx 29.07.26 Stress-free start to the third week.
30.07.26 Since everything got so crowded in the middle, I pulled the shoots apart/down today.
31.07.26 Had to replant a little sprout because it pushed itself up again. While watering, I noticed a fungus gnat, so I immediately got out the yellow sticky traps.