02/17/25:
This grow has been a frustrating one so far. Two of the four seedlings that sprouted didn’t make it, failing to grow beyond their initial stage. That left me with just two plants, and even they have been growing at an unusually slow pace. Nearly three weeks since germination, they have only just started to reach what I would consider the vegetative stage—far behind where I expected them to be at this point.
For most of this time, their growth appeared completely stalled. They remained under the same light and propagation dome, and I hadn't needed to water them once since initially planting them. The medium retained moisture well, and they weren’t drying out, yet they showed no real signs of development.
About a week ago, I decided to give them a small amount of water and a light dose of nutrients, hoping to encourage some movement. For several days, there was no immediate response, and I wasn’t even sure if the feeding had made any difference. However, two days ago, I finally noticed some significant changes—they had started to grow again.
At this point, it’s unclear if the recent progress is a direct result of the added nutrients or if something else triggered the shift. Either way, they are still far behind schedule, and transplanting isn’t even close to necessary yet. If they continue at this pace, they might still be in this state by the time of my next update.
For now, I’ll keep observing their progress and will check back in if anything noteworthy happens before next week. This grow has been nothing but frustrating so far, but I haven’t given up on it yet.