The Force Germinates

So I am finally back! I will be growing a few plants and pulling off a quick head stash harvest before we move. I have started to make the transition to organic gardening practices because I have become extremely interested in soil science. If you are too, check out the book Teaming With Microbes, One Straw Revolution, and The Lean Farmer. I also will be using knowledge/wisdom from a huge collection of extensive research conducted during my 3 month sabbatical. My main inspirations are Rasta Jeff, Mendodope, Subcool, MinnesotaNice, Brownguy420, The Dude and Scotty Real, Tad Hussey, and so many more that I can't name them all. Thank you! For this grow I will be using the Mephisto Autoflower Super Soil. I filled the bottom half of the pot with Light Warrior, then added 20% earth worm castings (ECW), the recommended amount of Mephisto Auto Super Soil, and mixed thoroughly. Then I added the other half the pot in light warrior and mixed in 15% EWC thoroughly. Feeding for this run will be limited to top dressing organic, dry amendments, nutrient teas, aerated compost teas, and Recharge on an as needed basis. I soaked the peat plugs in some water with kelp meal. Before I placed the seeds in the plugs, I sprinkled Mycorhizae into the hole then dropped the seed on top to ensure tap root infection. Mycorhizae can be seen enveloping the seedling at the base of the stem and looks like a mold or stringy grey filaments. This fungi forms a symbiotic relationship with the plant by attaching to the plant root, extending a network of it's fungal roots out into the dirt, obtaining plant nutrients, then passing them back along the fungal roots to the plant where it trades the plant nutrients to the plant for carbon that the fungi needs. This fungi effectively increases the reach of a plant's root system exponentially. It is so symbiotic, just thinking about it relaxes me! I placed the pots full of soil in the grow environment and watered them with Recharge 3 days before I planted the seeds in them. The light cycle and environmental parameters were set to run in theory to acclimate the dirt. I do this to help the soil settle, distribute moisture more evenly, and allow microbe life to begin to form in the pot well before the plants are planted. So I was actually preparing my soil, getting ready to pop some Manbearalienpigs, when all of a sudden, a small seed container falls out of the Mephisto Genetics Super Soil bag I bought several months ago. At first I panicked and thought I somehow brought some of my seeds but upon closer inspection, I realized they were Skywalkers that I had never gotten before. So Mephisto hooked it up huge, much thanks! 👊. I took it as the force telling me to germinate those puppies so I did! I had 100% germination rate on the two seeds however one of the seeds stopped growing once the taproot came out about a half inch. The sample size was too small to draw any real conclusions from other than what I already know which is "one is none, and two is one." Thanks for tuning in everyone! Glad to be back in the community! ✊ Grow Specs: Breeder: Mephisto Genetics Strain: Skywalker F5 Genetic heritage: Skywalker Kush Cut (selected from DNA seeds) x Triangle F3) Indica/Sativa: 35/65 Est. cycle time: 65-70 days from sprout Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday. For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @Grimbolthedruid Grow Schedule to Date: Sprout: 3/1/17 (Full moon) Age: Day 1 as of 3/1/18 Cheers! G