Day 00, Germination Day 01 (G01) - Started the seeds in peat-sponge starters. Soaked the starters in RO water, squeezed out excess, and then put one seed in each starter. Each starter was placed in three-gallon fabric pot situated in a twelve-inch saucer. Poured one gallon of RO water into the pots. Excess water that drained off was quickly absorbed (within 30 minutes) into the medium.
Day 01, Seedling Day 01 (S01) - Plant "A" emerged. Cotyledons emerged with healthy and robust appearance. It looks little and isolated, but that's to be expected when you're the first one on the scene.
Day 03 - Bravo has emerged. Alpha continues to grow well.
Day 05 - Both Alpha and Bravo are thriving. Alpha has gone from pale green to a deep rich, medium tone green; she has very tight internodal spacing so far. Bravo has opened close to the surface. Cotyledons dominate still, but the beautiful, rich, and tiny green permanent leaves are growing; she also has tight internodal distances at this point. Charlie has not yet split the seed coat, but it still appears viable (yes, I exposed it; quite gently). All three pots got a dose of one cup or reverse osmosis filtered water.
Day 07 - End of the week. Alpha is solid and strong. Bravo is exceptionally tiny...inexplicably tiny. Going to start feeding next week. I checked the seed for the third plant; Charlie remains a hard, un-cracked seed. I returned Charlie to the rooter and watered, covered lightly with the grow medium.
@Puffer_Bill, I have not moved the tent. I decided to tighten things up on the shed, and it seemed to help; however, I did find a couple more caterpillars. I'm out there every day, so I plan to just keep eyes on them. I don't want to stress the plants with a move at this point. They've been stressed enough. After the plants in the tent now are harvested I'm going to move the setup into the garage for more grows.
@Zollies_zn, Me too! And thanks for the encouragement.
I'm going to try a new variation on LST. It may turn out to be a couple variations. I'm going to take rabbit fencing and make a circular fence to put over the plant. It should give me at least sixteen vertical inches of wire all around the plant. I might be able to tease out a bit more height, but I'm not sure I'll need it. As they grow I'll either stake branches and main cola until they reach the side or tie them to the wire fence. The grows I've seen in the diaries here show robust branches on the plants. I should be able to reach in between some of the wire gaps to do maintenance (e.g., defoliation, watering, LST).