Tropicana Cookies FF

Anna_J I'm finally back with a couple of new diaries to share! It's been a little while since my last grow but I'm excited to start this next one and i'm looking forward to re-connecting with you all here again. 😊 I've only just picked out my seed strains and have gotten my tent all set back up, cleaned and everything tested. For this current run, I'm growing two strains: 🌸Tropicana Cookies FF and 🌸Orange Sherbet FF (check out my other diary for this strain) I will be germinating two seeds from each strain but i'll only end up keeping two or three of the plants in total, so as not to overcrowd my 2x4 tent. 🌱Germination Day 1🌱: - I selected two out of the five seeds in the package. - I soaked the seeds in a glass of distilled water for 8 hours. I would normally put the glass on a heat mat but i figured that the warm summer temperatures were good enough. - After 8 hours i transferred the seeds to some damp paper towel, which was placed loosely inside a plastic sandwich bag (unsealed) and the bag placed within a small glass container without a lid, which was then set on a heat mat within the tent. The heat mat was set to 32C / 89.5F. 🌱Germination Day 2🌱: - no changes 🌱Germination Day 3🌱: - I was able to convince myself to not be checking on the seeds every hour. LOL - Both seeds have 'popped'! - I mixed up a pretty basic soil consisting of: 80% Pro-Mix Organic Vegetable and Herb potting soil 15% Perlite 5% Canna Coco Professional Plus coir This was added to two plastic 6" containers. The seeds were planted roughly 1" deep and watered with a small amount of distilled water. The pots were placed in my 2x4 grow tent, along with my two "Orange Sherbet" pots, where I have only my Sunblaster 48W LED strip light turned on. - Sunblaster 48W LED mounting height: 48" - I placed clear plastic cups on top of the soil, to act as humidity domes since the humidity in the tent was roughly only 54%. - Temperature: 81F - I set my AC Infinity Cloudline T6 exhaust fan to turn on to it's lowest setting when the temperature inside the tent reaches 84F. 🌱Germination Day 4🌱: - No changes 🌱Germination Day 5🌱: - It's official, I woke up this morning to both seedlings having finally broken through the soil! 😃 - One is slightly taller than the other but both are looking healthy. I know some people count the germination date as the day when the small radicle root pops from the seed but for me, i've always counted it as the day when the seedling first pops through the soil. Check back soon for more updates! 😊