OPanca33 Germination — 5/5 (100%)
Hour zero: Oct 9, 19:30. Three Strawberry Gorilla seeds soaked in bottled water, separate cups, dark cooler at 25 °C, zero handling. At the same time, the 4th Gorilla and the Strawberry Pie (Seis Pés freebie) went into a seed biostimulant solution for ~3.5 h and then straight into soil cups.
Taproots on all 3 soaked seeds at ~25 h.
Planted at ~45 h directly into final pots (no transplant for autos): biggest taproot → 11 L fabric, medium → 7 L fabric, smallest → small pot. Each one in a cradle of inert soil + perlite.
The 2 direct-sow cups popped first (~2 days 8 h). The 3 pot seeds broke the surface ~37 h after planting.
Week 1 — Seedlings
Light: 1 panel at minimum dimmer, 250–300 PPFD at the canopy (Photone). 24/0 the first days, now moving to 20/4.
Soil: living soil mix: 70% Zion Solo Vivo Gynetics, 20% Carolina Soil, 10% perlite, ~100 g biochar per 10 L, mycorrhiza at the roots. No feeding, water only, pH 6.2–6.5.
Climate: 22–30 °C. RH was swinging 56–84% with a timer-driven humidifier, so smart-plug automation is coming.
Hiccups: one cup seedling stretched in the dark before the light, and later its cup fell over (re-potted and supported). Two seed helmets removed by hand. All 5 healthy now.
Moving everything to the final cabinet next week.