FastBuds BlackBerry

First real grow Trying to dial in the important conditions while not obsessing over smaller details 3 gallon fabric pot Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil Cinched up duct openings in tent to increase humidity level Set the Mars Hydro TS1000 light at 30” Germination Prep: Watered soil until draining out the sides and bottom of pot and into a plastic tray. Day 1: Planted seed directly in soil. Placed an upside-down plastic tray on top to keep humidity in but allow fresh air Day 2: Noticed that soil was very dry, much quicker with fabric pots than with regular pots. Watered and misted. Temperature was dipping to 63 F at night. Day 3: Gave it another misting. Tray is still keeping humidity in. Getting nervous because I’m not seeing anything pop up. Should I have germinated in a paper towel? Maybe I could have micromanaged germination but I decided to let nature do her thing. Day 4: Beginning to pop up with seed casing still on, misted, left tray cover for humidity. Vegetation Day 1: Plastic tray removed from top.Looking perfect except part of the the seed shell is still hanging on to a cotyledon. Going to leave that alone for now. Started up fan to improve air circulation. Stem is looking purplish. Day 2: Part of seed shell still stuck. Won't budge. Stretching a little bit so I lowered the light to 28" away. Plant is 1.25" tall. Day 4 Lowered lights to 26" Day 6 Watered 1500mL. Soil stayed moist between watering, feels like it took awhile to dry. Perhaps I should have mixed some perlite with the soil to improve drainage? Partial seed casing finally came off the cotyledon. Day 7 - End of week 1 (!) Steady as she goes! My only concern is that one of the leaves looks like it might be starting to curl up. If this becomes more pronounced I might have to raise the lights back up a bit.