# Amnesia Haze Auto by Zamnesia | Pheno B 🌱✨ ## Germination Week | Second Chances and Strong Starts Hello GrowDiaries family! 👋🌱 Welcome to another new diary and another new chapter in this project. As mentioned throughout the previous reports, I've recently adjusted the way I document my grows. With the current photo limitations on GrowDiaries, each phenotype now receives its own dedicated diary, allowing me to continue documenting every stage of development while selecting the best photographs from each week. The objective remains exactly the same as always: To create an honest, educational, and complete record from seed to harvest while sharing observations, successes, mistakes, lessons learned, and everything in between. And today's diary begins with one of those lessons. --- ## Not Every Germination Goes Perfectly The original plan for Amnesia Haze Auto Pheno B was exactly the same as the rest of the garden. Same germination method. Same environment. Same process. Same care. Yet growing has a way of keeping us humble. The first attempt failed. Looking back, I believe I likely overwatered the coco starter plug during the early stages. The seed germinated but never established itself properly, and ultimately failed to continue developing. Mistakes happen. Every grower experiences them. The important part is learning from them and moving forward. --- ## A Second Attempt Rather than giving up on the genetic, I decided to try again. A few days later, two new Amnesia Haze Auto seeds were placed into the Cannakan germination system. The results were exactly what we hoped to see. Healthy germination. Healthy taproots. Strong vigor. Both seeds emerged successfully and were planted directly into Plagron Lightmix rather than returning to coco starter plugs. The plan from this point forward was simple: Allow both seedlings to establish themselves and later select the strongest candidate to continue as Pheno B. The remaining seedling would eventually return to the compost pile and continue its journey in another form. Nothing wasted. Everything remains part of the cycle. --- ## Germination Using the Cannakan System For germination I used the same Cannakan system employed throughout this project. For organizational purposes, the autoflower section of the run was germinated using a second Cannakan unit, while the photoperiod section used the first. The methodology itself remained exactly the same. The seeds were placed inside using only plain water. No nutrients. No additives. No stimulants. Just water. Within approximately 24 hours healthy taproots had emerged and the seeds were ready for planting. Simple. Clean. Effective. Exactly what we hope to see. --- ## Why Only Water? One question that frequently appears during germination is: "Why not feed the seedlings immediately?" The answer remains simple. The seed already contains everything required for its first stage of life. Inside that shell are the energy reserves necessary to establish roots and begin development. At this stage, I prefer allowing the seed to use those reserves naturally. The objective is not to feed the plant. The objective is simply to wake it up. Water is enough. --- ## Environmental Conditions Environmental conditions remained identical to the rest of the project. Temperatures remained around 26–27°C. Humidity stayed between approximately 65–70% using a Spider Farmer humidifier. Airflow remained extremely gentle. The objective was creating a stable environment where young seedlings could establish themselves without unnecessary stress. --- ## Lighting Lighting during germination remained intentionally soft. Young seedlings do not require intense light levels at this stage. The goal is healthy establishment rather than rapid growth. Once properly established, the selected Pheno B would move under the Future Of Grow Black Series 600W full-spectrum LED system alongside the rest of the garden. --- ## First Observations Despite the initial setback, the second attempt progressed beautifully. Fast germination. Healthy taproots. Strong emergence. Good vigor. Healthy color. And perhaps most importantly: A successful recovery. Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from the grows that don't go perfectly. This diary happens to begin with one of those lessons. --- ## Looking Ahead Over the coming weeks we'll follow the selected Amnesia Haze Auto Pheno B through every stage of development. We'll document: - Root establishment - Early growth - Environmental management - Watering practices - Structural development - Flowering progression - And whatever unique characteristics this phenotype chooses to reveal Because every grow teaches something. And sometimes second chances become some of the most interesting stories to follow. Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the genetics, Plagron for the substrate and nutrition, Future Of Grow for the lighting, and everyone following along for another seed-to-harvest adventure. Grower's Love everyone. 🌱💚