SUMMARY: I decided to try planting the seed directly into the coco this time. I kept the coco surrounding the seed moist at all times giving roughly 60ml per day of rainwater mixed with calmag at a pH of 6.2 and it sprouted in just 4 days! I used a plastic single cup sprayed on the inside and kept over the seed to increase humidity. I removed this the second day after sprout to avoid any mold issues.
Wednesday 30th December 14:00
I had a gallon fabric pot that was filled with coco/perlite . I made a small hole roughly 1.5cm deep and planted the Northern Lights auto at 14:05 and gave it 70 squirts (roughly 35ml) of rainwater/calmag at a pH of 6.2, 10 squirts below the seed, 60 squirts on top after lightly covering with coco. [30°C/60%]
Wednesday 30th December 21:45
I checked in on the tent to ensure the NL coco hadn't dried up. It was still moist but as it was 8 hrs ago it had water and will be at least another 12hrs before it is watered again I gave the coco around the seed area another 50 squirts (roughly 20-30ml). [28°C/60%]
Thursday 31st December 13:00
I gave 80 squirts of water/calmag at a pH of 6.2 to the coco directly above and around the seed.
Thursday 31st December 21:30
I was already concerned that I might be giving insufficient water for optimal growth at this stage and after watching some vids on YouTube today I decided I should give more water to each pot.
I gave the NL seed 60 sprays (25ml) directly on top of where the seed is planted and then gently poured water around the seed area to gently saturate it. Mr Canucks on YT advises not giving enough water during germination and seedling stage stunts root development and therefore stunts growth.
Friday 1st January 13:45
Still not sprouted yet and was drying out so gave 80 squirts (roughly 35ml) directly on top of where seed is planted and then gently poured some around the seed area to saturate the area. [25°C/60%]
Friday 1st January 21:00
The coco hadn't dried up but I think I'm best keeping the medium moist and not letting it dry out at all for germinating and so I gave 60 squirts (25ml) directly where the seed is planted. The humidity is very low considering the humidifier is set to full power. [25°C/40%]
Saturday 2nd January 13:00
Still not sprouted so gave another 60 squirted directly on top of where seed is planted and then gently poured around the seed area to keep the surrounding coco nice and moist. [25°C/60%]
Saturday 2nd January 20:40
The Northern Lights seed has sprouted! That's 3 days from planting direct into coco and keeping the area moist at all times. I gave the NL seedling 50 squirts just to ensure it doesn't dry out before tomorrow morning when I will give it a proper watering. [24°C/74%]
@Mevon, thanks man I'm really pleased with their density as all my other grows have produced quite airy/larfy buds. They're currently on their 6th day of drying and it feels like an eternity haha