SET UP - EQUIPMENT:
60x60x200cm Tent
450w Viper Spectra Led
12L Fabric pot
Canna Coco Pro
4in Black Orchid extracter fan
4in Black orchid Carbon filter
NUTRIENTS:
Green Planet Nutrients - MEDI ONE
Green Planet Nutrients - LIQUID WEIGHT
Advanced Nutrients - BUD CANDY
CANNA - FLUSH
DAY 1: 2/4/18
Ph water 5.8
Seed in water at 16:25pm
Seed went to bottom after 1 push at 23:00 6hrs 35min taken till seed went to bottom.
Temp maintained at 20'c - 25'c
I put a plate over a bowl with boiled water in it to keep temps up. I changed water every 2-3hrs.
DAY 2: 3/4/18
Water in bowl went unchanged for about 8hrs due to sleep, temp dropped to 18'c.
I then used hot tap water in the bowl and then put the glass with seed inside to bring temps back up to around 20'c to 25'c.
Water changed every 2-3hrs.
Seed Tap root has popped put a little at 16:25
Going for 28hr-30hr soak, I will remove tonight at around 20:00 then paper towel method to finish germ, if tap root is not established enough.
20:00 - seed has been removed from glass of water and put into a damp paper towel inside of a container which i misted on the inside lid for humidity and then put the container into another container filled with hot water to keep temps up. (Change water every 2-3hr, depending on temp reading)
Container placed in cuboard for darkness.
DAY 3: 4/4/18
14:00: Seed has now been planted 1/2inch down in Canna Coco Pro. Light is 43in away Veg light only. Watering via spray bottle only. I did not pre water coco before planted, I water sprayed after and will spray maybe 2-4 times a day.
DAY 4: 5/4/18
23:00 - seed still not broken soil, hopefully it will soon
DAY 5: 6/4/18
10am - 44hrs after planting germ seed. It has broken soil :). Very little watering so far, but multiple times per day every 3-5 hrs.
Temps 20-23'c. Humidity - 60-70% just for now.
DAY 6: 7/4/18
10am - 68hrs after planting seed. Day 2 since sprout out of soil.
It is making some growth in height and beginning to try and shake off that shell :). I give a little watering every 4-5hrs gently around the stem and then towards the edges of pot, 300 ml approx.
In between the 4-5hr period I will be misting if coco is seeming a little dry and humidity is a little lower than 65-70%. Temps are Temps 20-23'c. Humidity - 60-70% consistently I am using 2 hot water bottles wrapped in foil to keep temps up, I refill them every 5-7hrs.
2pm - 72 hrs after planting seed. Day 2 since sprout out of soil.
It has now opened up :). 2 cm in height.
DAY 7: 8/04/18
10am - 4th day after planting seed - Day 3 since sprout out of soil.
Grew a 1 cm in height, now he is sitting at 3 cm
2pm - 3rd day since it sprouted and he is changing every 24hrs :) looking good so far and opened nicely shedding the seed in the process :).
WEEK ROUND UP:
From the day the seed sprouted from soil (6/4/18) I have been watering (PH 5.8) every 4-5 hrs (10am, 3pm, 8pm & midnight), I then don't water until 9/10am the next day. I have been giving around 300 ml each watering. Gently watering around the stem ( not too close) and then towards the edges of the pot.
Temps have been maintained between 20-23'c day & night.
I put 2 hot water bottles wrapped in foil in the tent and they have worked great, I changed the water every time I watered (every 4-5 hrs).
Lights have been on 24/7, veg switch only and was 40 inches away from top of plant, today (8/4/18), I have lowered light to 37 inches away from top of plant. Humidity has been 60-65% in tent and probably a little higher inside my little humidity dome which I misted multiple times a day when it dried out. I stopped using humidity dome today 8/04/18. I will begin to introduce nutrients at the end of next week, when this little guy is 1 week old.
That is the end if my first week.
Some of the tips of my plants leaves are a lighter shade of green than the rest of the leaf, what could this be?.
I have raised light back up a few inches from 27 in to 30 inches in case it is light bleaching.
Hi,
I can see what you're talking about, its only ever so slightly. Looks like the start of nutrient burn, best way to combat the problem is to feed your plants plain pH'd water for the next feed or two. Should see her new growth coming out healthier and greener if sorted early on. Hope this helps.
I don’t see it in any of the pics, but burnt tips is typically an indication of nutrient burn. You might want to consider backing down a little on your nutrient levels.
@DudeGrowsWeed thanks for the response. I just put up a close up pic.
I also thought it could be nute burn but when I looked back through pics I could see that even before I added nutes there was a lighter shade of green on 1 or 2 leaves. It is only on new growth leaves on the highest points. I will ease off the nutes a little and see what happens.
@Al_Green, I think thats super mild nutrient burn. Light burn typically causes the tips to curl up and the leaves overall to start taking a taco'ish shape (edges curling). But if you're worried about light burn you could also try raising the light a few inches. Good luck!