White Critical Tropical Winter Grow

A cross between Sativa phenotype of Critical and dripping wet White Widow, Original Sensible Seeds described White Critical as a heavy producer with 60% Indica mix. I have grown Critical + before. I have also grown Widow cross before. These did have high resistance to mold and bugs. However, Critical + flower was fluffy, and some people did get the giggle out of it. Widow cross had ball type nugget shape and did produce a lot of dripping wet trichome again there was some giggles. This combination should make White Critical a good weed for party. Pure sativa would push things out of control. And nobody cares about doing anything when they are too stoned. On the other hand, deliciously dripping wet nuggets would be for my dry season only. Let’s see how Original Sensible Seeds breeding selection would do with this combination. During germination, relative humidity the temperature is 24 C in the morning and 33 C midday. Relative humidity is more than 90. As winter is approaching It will get drier in a couple of month. Max temp during flowering should be around 30 degree C with 60% RH. And this is considered a cool and dry weather. Again, I am growing with 12 hours light schedule from seed. I can hold them back with light leak. On the other hand, plants should have pistils for a few weeks until I put them into flowering area with no light leak. So, I expect only six and a half weeks in flower development time. Germination day 1 I popped all three seeds. And I plan to choose only the best growing one to continue. I dilute one part of hydrogen peroxide (3% solution) with four-parts of very warm water. Then I checked the seeds after 12 hours. Seeds cover cracked on all three seeds. And after 24 hours, root tip show on each seed. Germination day 2 I put seeds on flat cotton pads and align root to point in the same way. I soaked one pad only. And put on three other dry pads on the dripping wet pad. Then the pads are just moist and not too wet. To keep humidity, and to have roots point downward, I put the cotton pad sandwich in a small plastic bag and prop it up vertically. After 24 hours, roots are about 3 mm long. I tend to damage longer root during transplant. And short root is good enough for transplant. I put seeds in soil. Containers were 3-inch X 3-inch. Soil was loose and moist recycled soil from pervious grow. I try to keep the bean part of the seedling on top of the soil and have only the root in. I think this reduces damping off a bit. One seed went all the way in and was under soil for at 3 mm depth. Oh well. Then I sprayed top of the soil with Trichoderma solution. This is to both wet the soil and to reduce damping off risk. Germination day 4 Containers were kept in another container with transparent lid. This is to protect them from my dog and vermin. No watering, soil is still soggy from initial planting. Germination day 5 The next day only two seeds stretched above the soil. The one seed that was shallowly buried did not come up. Keeping root growing straight help with placing seed in the soil. Germinating in vertical position is helpful. Putting just the root in and keeping only the bean part on top lessens the chance of cotyledon rotting under the soil. This increase germination chance of success. I had buried seeds that still comes up. On the other hand, I put seeds in fertilized soil that if full of germs and has nitrogen. And I get much better germinating result when I leave the un-opened cotyledon (bean part) above the soil. No watering, soil is still soggy from initial planting. Germination day 6 All three seeds popped. Germination rate is 3/3. No watering, soil is still soggy from initial planting. Germination day 9 Two seedlings damped off and died. One sole seedling is left. Putting this one in a computer grow case to nurse the baby. Oh well, I only have space to try just one plant any way. No watering, soil is still soggy from initial planting. Happy growing.