white widow winter grow

first grow / 2x ww feminised seeds / winter coronagrow / small, urban outdoor tent 04/05 soaked seeds in water 24hrs. glass above low-set warming mat in cupboard. 05/05 removed seeds (tiny sprouting beginning) onto evenly damp paper towels over plate. placed further damp towels + plate over top and returned to dark spot on warming mat. check dampness regularly and re-dampen as necessary. sprout length @18hrs: ~1cm 07/05 @~36hrs = ~2cm sprouts. shallow plant in straight canna terra pro. small, plastic, seedling pot (~ .5 - <1 cup substrate each) for first couple weeks of germ. encountered first noob issue where the sprout had grown thru the towel and the fine tip (say 5mm) snapped. perhaps over-shot the sprouting & 24hrs paper towel method is enough - some growers seem to do without it altogether. initial water w distilled (ph labelled as 6). not much at all, moistened w maybe 50mls of spray. thinking won't feed until settled in case of overwhelming sprout. light will be on veg for ~28hrs straight until lights off at 1730 tomorrow for 20/4 schedule. this grow suiting 2130-1730 (tent isn't light-sealed so while it could use the additional warmth all night, darkness availability wins out. ie. lights out for 'warmest' black hrs of 5:30pm-9:30pm. light currently ~35cm above pot level. put plastic bag over pot and settled in tent on rack/plastic drip tray above warming mat. mat will be needed overnight for sure but with light on temps are cruisey. 08/05 both sprouts actually seem to be taking, good turn. will photograph tomorrow, basically one has popped and the other is almost done shedding its husk. timer set for 20/4 schedule, re-dampened by spraying w distilled and replaced humidity bag. 24hrs in and some fears re: temp have been alleviated, pretty satisfied with readings taken directly beside lamp at pot height. light has significant impact. overnight low went into the teens, low of 17 (from memory) for at least an hr or so before light went on. 09/05 decent cold/rain front moved in today. temp under light still sitting at least 22+ deg steady and humidity has gone up. mat will go on for lights out for sure. no watering, still seems damp. definitely cold in the tent room while lights out - reading 15deg & light still 2hrs away from going on - outside temp 10deg. can only trust the mat (set basically to max) is stabilising actual substrate temp. 10/05 temp reading around 23 for most of day. still chilly weather, expecting similar cold drop at lights out. re-dampened w distilled towards end of day as was dry. overnight low reached ~15, back up to 20/21 before 2200. 11/05 similar weather n stable tent temp readings, max of around 24 until lights out. slightly milder night and tent got down to ~16 deg. no water, suss i'm overwatering already haha. pic of day 4 since potting uploaded. *grow notes* seeds courtesy of aussie baked beans online - seems legit. a good mate then bought seeds from em too for his own homegrow, bubblegum & ak59 have sprouted for him. went w ww which seemed mentioned as tolerating cooler conditions. growroom temp and humidity subject to the weather could be a concern, but me constraints are what they are. guess it will be a good test. temp/humidity figures are approx and indicative of normal in the week, taken at pot height in the tent (receiver dangling in pic - clearly nothin to do with the environment below the bag in germ). expect humidity to rise with any rain, and as plant transpires w growth n light height increases. it's a v concentrated, warm n dry environment with the light at under 40cm. haven't bothered with multiple receivers given the tent is outside and this fluctuates greatly irrespective. accept these measurements are only indicative and being winter the best i can do is keep things stable as possible. although not measured the substrate temp by nature would be more stable and the drop off of lights out counteracted somewhat by the warming mat. using fim i expect at least 9 weeks of veg and seems again 9/10 for bloom. a mature plant maxxing out under 1m to suit this tent is ideal. plant date 07/05, aim harvest early-mid sept. tent only set up w passive intake/makeshift exhaust (usb desk fan w stand removed) directly outside. may be problematic but can of course adjust/upgrade system depending on plants and/or future smell. didn't even run the exhaust fan for most of weeks 1-4 tho. as such tent not entirely sealed to light which from what i've read so far i'll need to address. although i wanted and began aligning growlight times with daylight, there was no way the overnight lows with lights off could be tolerated for end game 12/12 sched. tent is under small strung up tarp (rain shelter) beside window with power leads indoors. exposure and electricity dun mix so needless to say there's no plug connections outdoors. powerpoint so that on/off can be achieved without accessing tent for anything not consistent. ie. currently light & oscillating fan are only items on tent powerboard (for me - heating mat & exhaust fan are on individual leads to a powerboard inside). analogue timer units at pointpoint of light (of course) and heat mat. correctly measuring ph? can only hope i'm doing this more often than not but i've had readings of 7.3 and 8.4 from the same tap water. will keep a keen eye out for any issues developing. suggestions welcome, for reference i've got a hm digital ph80. spent a lot of time considering and prepping this urban basic home grow. a lot of methods considered, combined/adapted to what i can achieve myself from regular growers. including cred to: from seed to stoned, hemp in a pot, mr. grow it, podcast 'cheap home grow' and of course browsing other ww diaries. i'm a beginner, let's see how hardy these girls are!