Liberty Farms

EDIT FROM WEEK 3:: I screwed up using my timer and it turns out these first two weeks were under full light 24/7. Didn't realize/remember there was an 'outlet' setting, probably used it while setting up and never switched back. Corrected and edits made Saturday August 31, 2019. (SUMMARY: Good start. Began seeds in water, transferred to soil after taproots became visible after 24 hours. Took almost 7 full days to break the surface. GG#4 had a bit of inner shell still keeping its leaves together despite being almost 2". Delicately removed the skin and within a couple hours the leaves spread out and relaxed. Took a few days to get used to growing in a tent (my first time indoors!) and learning how to manage heat/humidity and negative pressure. I began journaling daily in Office, and will continue to do so. Below are my first week's entries!) Day 1: Thursday August 15, 2019 Seeds selected and placed in warm water to soak. 1x GG#4 Fem, 1x Tonic Ryder Auto Fem. Day 2: Friday August 16, 2019 Seeds finished 24 hour soak. Placed in paper towel and soaked in warm water. Placed on saucer on kitchen shelf, away from strong light or sources of heat. Day 3: Saturday August 17, 2019 Taproots have sprouted. Resoaked paper towel; needs to wait one more night for me to buy pots/soil. Day 4: Sunday August 18, 2019 Purchased 2x 20” plastic pots, Promix organic veggie soil. Planted seeds, watered with room temp RO. Leaving pots in front of patio windows for light, tent setup missing one hose clamp and power access. Waiting on Amazon delivery to move forward. Day 5: Monday August 19, 2019 No progress. Parts have arrived and tent is fully functional. No major defects or issues. Watered. One hygrometer set on rim of pots under direct light, one meter strapped to power stack with probe hanging down roughly 2’ from the floor. Timer set to 20/4. Day 6: Tuesday August 20, 2019 No progress. Excellent negative pressure. Watered plants. Extremely dry reading under direct light. 30*C @ 50% RH. Installed water wick. Day 7: Wednesday August 21, 2019 0630h No progress. 29.2*C @ 49% RH on rim. On advice, moved rim meter to lamp via magnet. Probe reading at 26.1*C @ 66%RH. Probe base at 25.5*C. Water wick completely empty, cloth still quite wet. Replaced with larger reservoir (about double). Not sure how to mitigate such high temperature as the current heatwave has our ambient at around 30*C most days. Negative pressure has maximized over previous 24 hours; the effects initially concerned me as the tent was extremely concave. Structure seems perfectly stable but still concerned about the exhaust fan wear and tear. Must purchase additional fire alarm for basement as a precaution, due to sudden influx of budget electrical equipment in a humid environment. Depending on the variances in hygro readings tomorrow, may relocate meter to near probe to test/benchmark against eachother. 1400h GG#4 has sprouted! TRCBD still unseen; scraped topsoil to loosen/lessen top layer. Hygro readings still way off, wondering if being adhered to the lamp is more of an issue than I predicted. Water wick was a silly idea, the negative pressure sucked all the water through the cloth onto the floor. Plastic/Mylar floor pan surprisingly easy to maintain; no leaks, all nicely pooled. Thanks, manufacturer! Cleaned it up at 0700h, left large bowl of water in the corner instead. Upon checking at 1400h humidity was 68% and the floor was dry. Temp was still high, 28*C. May need to install a more powerful fan/air conditioning unit/air intake. Concerned about pests having a way in, basement is a suboptimal environment to begin with. Leaving one vent corner open, adhering halfway.