Lessons learned from week 1 of my first grow so far:
the best watering solution I found so far is a mix of distilled water from the store and filtered tap water. with a final ph of 6 and ppm of 20-40.
a little ph buffer goes a bloody long way. Use with caution.
performing tasks like mixing solution and potting a germinated seed are best performed without a phone (camera) in one hand.
the seed germinated within 24 hours using paper towels. I planted after 36 hours.
After 24 hours of potting, the stem was already shooting up, and I turned on the lights, set to an 18 hour schedule. I wasn't quite ready for this, so it took me some time to research and get the desired humidity and temperature.
At this point I added more nutrient in even quantities of FloraGro, FloraMicro, and FloraBloom, according to instructions. Perhaps a little early though, although after just one 18 hour light cycle this plant is shooting up like a rocket and showing leaves.
I bought a fan for the inside of the tent and propped it up on a box, and a humidifier to bring the humidity from 40-50% to around 70%.
Since it's a winter grow, I have to periodically increase the temperature to keep it at 25 掳C. The intake fan, humidifier, and inside fan are significantly lowering the temperature. I'm also experimenting with finding the right humidifier settings since the humidity seems to increase a lot when the lights go out, and the machine is still new.