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DAY 6
The Sour Livers seeds have been problematic. Two did not sprout at all, one came through fine (bottom left in pic) and one is late (second left in pic).
I have since found some germination info provided by Mephisto Genetics on the probabilities of their seeds germinating:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MephHeads/comments/aed0me/autumn_2018_mephisto_genetics_full_shop_stock/
BTW - kudos to them for this test.
Sour Livers has the worst germination statistics of all their strains but I'm still disappointed to have only 2 seeds out of four come through. I am trying to get a spare seed to pop and will include it in the grow if it germinates.
DAY 7
The more advanced of the 2 seedlings has gone into the RDWC system and I have got the spare seed to pop and I think one of the seeds I had given up on may be popping but it is still in the paper towel stage (after 7 days!) Lighting in tent at this stage is 2 x 240W LED.
**** END OF PROPAGATION PHASE ****
DAY 1
I am counting veg stage from the day the plants entered the RDWC system.
The summer weather means I cannot use all 4 of the 240W LED grow lights. The plan is to have 2 on at a time (diagonally across the tent, swapping sides every day) but to run them 24/24.
I have manged to germinate 2 more Sour Livers seeds but they are still in the propagator, so in the end 3 out of 5 came through.
DAY 4
Remaining 2 Sour Livers seedlings went into RDWC buckets - so they are 3 days behind the first one.
DAY 5
Just about managing temperatures - 24C nutrient and 27C air. I can chill nutrient lower but that increases the temperature of the room containing the tent! Plants are happy and seem OK with 24 hour light.
DAY 7
Hot spell has passed. Had to remove one Sour Livers seedling - it wasn't growing and the first true leaves were very thin and twisted. So out of my five seeds I only have 2 viable plants. Luckily I had a back-up Chemdogging to take its place.
Changed lighting pairs (2 x 240W) to swap every 12 hours instead of every 24 hours.
@mr_h_kovert, good question! it's not easy - I have 2 circulation fans in the tent but also a big extractor/intake combo that keeps the air in the tent fresh. I'm expecting some rot to be honest, too high RH during flower even with the dehumidifier.
@mr_h_kovert, Ha ha - yes it looks a bit out of control but there is method to my madness - I think. 😉
It's quite a big tent - 1.5m x 1.5m, they've stopped growing and each branch is getting light. I already pruned off all the very weak and hidden shoots so in theory it should become a sea of colas over the next 4 weeks.
Fook me bro - amazonian is the word that springs to mind - are you planning on defol? I ask as I'm unsure of how you're going to navigate through all that greenery.
Sterling work - you've grown trees holmes!!!! 💪