The way week 1 ended I was not sure week 2 was going to be a thing but thankfully here I am.
Veg. Week 1
Day 1 – Made up a fresh Root-Juice & tap water solution today and threw the old stuff away, not too sure how long it is good for? No.1 is still looking good, she is stood around 5cm tall now. No.2 has pushed back up through the soil already, but her hat is still very much attached. No sign of No.3. I gave the pots a spray with solution throughout the day when the topsoil was dry. Even with the propagator vents fully open and the lid left partly open the humidity is still higher than I would like during lights out, it is coming down, but it is a work in progress.
Day 2 – No.1 has started on her second leaves. No.2 is now looking like No.1 did when she first broke through. She is about 1cm tall, but she is still clinging on to her hat for dear life. No.3 is still a no show. I think I may have lost her due to my bad potting at the start. Today I have given the girls a heavy spray with solution but will not be giving them anymore until they have had their dark time. The thinking here is if I get the timing right then the pots will be that bit drier come dark time and so there will be less humidity??
Day 3 – No.1 is plodding along giving me no issues or worries. No.2 has finally got rid of that hat. She has some yellow dots on her cotyledons, I am assuming from the extra water spray I was giving to make sure the shell stayed moist. She is also showing her first true leaves. No sign of No.3. I forgot to check where the humidity capped out at yesterday so I am repeating my idea today with the one watering when I wake and then again after the girls have had their dark time.
Day 4 – No.3 has only gone and made it to the party after all. I woke today to not only find her up and out of the soil, but this girl has already cast off her hat and looks set to give No.2 a race. No.1 is doing her thing and already got her second set of leaves growing. No.2 has grown a little in height and seems happy to finally be rid of her hat. The humidity is still climbing during dark time but not as high as it was so I will settle for that.
Day 5 – No.1 is just cruising along stress free. No.3 has caught up in height with No.2 already, the only difference between them is No.2 currently has larger first leaves. The way No.3 seems to be growing I am expecting her to take over No.2 within days. Her stem already looks thicker than that of No.2. Watering at the times I am seems to work well with controlling the humidity. I have also realised that I am able to get the girls even closer to the CFL bulb as there really is no heat coming off it. I now have them approx. 6cm from the bulb, but there is the propagator lid between them and the actual bulb. Well keep an eye on them to make sure they are ok with being so close.
Day 6 – No.1 fills me with joy when I look at her. She looks like a textbook example in my eyes. No.2 has not shown any significant growth, but No.3 has caught up with No.2 in size. Both No2 & No.3 are showing they tiny second leaves now. I would go as far as to say No.3 is now in better condition than her sister due to her stem looking thicker and healthier. All the girls seem happy being closer to the light so I think I am going to leave them as close as I can unless I see any issues.
Day 7 – End of week 2 and no casualties. No change in the girls all 3 appear to be doing well am I am looking forward to seeing how much they grow this coming week.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to follow my progress, hope you have a great day.