LL's Indoor Soil LED Grow Journal

[LLsBestGo]

Tent:
Mars Hydro 2' x 2'

Light:
Atreum Hydra 1000

Nutrients:
General Organics

Fans:
Clip fan, 190 cfm inline fan w/ controller
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Currently Sprouting:
Home Bred
OG #7 x Frost Boss

Just waiting on the 4 seeds on the left to sprout & I'll be putting them in the prepared soil in the middle.

So far the seeds have soaked for 24 hours & then were transferred to a paper towel earlier today.​

 

[Bill284]

Tent:
Mars Hydro 2' x 2'

Light:
Atreum Hydra 1000

Nutrients:
General Organics

Fans:
Clip fan, 190 cfm inline fan w/ controller
​

Currently Sprouting:
Home Bred
OG #7 x Frost Boss

Just waiting on the 4 seeds on the left to sprout & I'll be putting them in the prepared soil in the middle.

So far the seeds have soaked for 24 hours & then were transferred to a paper towel earlier today.​

I'm in my friend.
Bill

 

[bluter]

good start. is that a pepper in the back ?

 

[LLsBestGo]

good start. is that a pepper in the back ?

It's a Lemon Tree.
Seems to be doing alright, but I'm not very fond of growing them. Also not in the best climate for them so I'm mostly growing it to be a indoor ornamental plant & for fun.

 

[LLsBestGo]

2 of the 4 seedling were ready to be planted, so I planted them.
Left the other 2 in the paper towel, and I'm unsure if they'll sprout.

Here's the two I planted

 

[LLsBestGo]

The 2 seeds that didn't crack still haven't
left them going in the paper towel hopefully they crack soon..

The seeds I planted are still alive, but I'm thinking the soil is too moist & there isn't enough oxygen present in the soil.
I'm thinking 1 of the seed's root started growing upwards out of the soil for oxygen.
Repositioned the seedling with the root growing up.
The other seed I planted seems to be growing more downward, but I'm unsure how long that will last.

I'm going to try removing the humidity dome to allow the soil to dry faster.

Not off to the greatest start, but
Here they are currently​

The seedling one the top I repositioned,
the bottom seedlings root seems to be growing more downward​

 

[LLsBestGo]

Seeing as how I had a slow germination rate so far with the seeds & kept the soil too wet I decided to try sprouting a couple more OG #7 x Frost Boss with a slightly different method.
I haven't tried sprouting this way before, but looking forward to seeing how well it works if at all.
Prior to setting them in their environment to sprout I decided to shake them in some sand to remove some of the exterior of the shell which I've read can improve the germination rate.
Might not be as necessary with purchased seeds as they might have already been prepared to germinate well, but with my homegrown seeds it could be some are well developed with tougher exteriors that are harder for the seeds to break through.
Here's the sanding, tried to get a decent photo.. might be a bit hard to tell the difference for some​

Regular seed

Sanded

Basically the sanded ones looked more polished & it removes some of the darker surface lines & what not from the seeds exterior.
&
Here's the sprouting technique I'm trying on these ones.​

A paper towel in the bottom of a wrappable/sealable bowl like container.
Second drop the seeds on top of the paper towel.
then sprayed to desired wetness
Seal or cover afterwards & additional cover to block the light from reaching the seedlings.
I just used a piece of foil to block the light.

Not sure about optimal moisture levels, but this time I tried adding just enough water to submerge the seeds half way.
This way they should be able to get air & water & will never be completely submerged in water I figured.

Here's the one seedling that was growing more downward.
It seems to be doing alright considering everything
felt like including a picture of it as it's looking somewhat like I'm aiming for so far.
I shall call this strain Frosty OG. ​

One last bit,
of the previous two seeds I had/have been waiting on for them to crack in the paper towel before planting one of them has finally cracked open.
Here it is​

I'll probably plant this one tomorrow

After I get some going I'll select one female of the bunch to grow to it's potential & I'll probably chop the rest & maybe use one more female outdoor. Either way I'll be culling the males & will probably end up with 4 plants at most.
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[LLsBestGo]

Wow those seeds are sprouting already.
2 of them cracked already they're going quick.

I'm going to have to buff out any seeds I grow from now on. they're working much better than before.

Here's the Frosty OG seeds before & after being buffed​

Before​

After

I had started to shake the one in the before photo prior to taking the picture, but managed to stop myself in time to still get a decent before & after photo.​

 

[LLsBestGo]

It seems the bowl of seeds is doing well,
perhaps the seeds are sprouting better now that they've been buffed as well.
5 out of 8 cracked so far​

I removed the seedling's shell off the smaller seedling that's growing slower.
here they are
Frosty OG​

 

[LLsBestGo]

Since earlier today,​

tossed the couple that didn't sprout as much as I don't need them
6 of them planted in promix,
lightly covered them, & lightly misted/sprayed to water them​

Put them in the tent with the other 2,
should be sprouting into seedlings in the next day or two.​

 

[LLsBestGo]

The tallest seedling started falling over after taking the humidity dome off because the fan was blowing towards it.. so I propped it up with a dry stem.
Two sprouts on the left have nutrients added, the rest are also in regular promix but they haven't been fed yet.​

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[Nunyabiz]

Might need to lower the light a little to stop the stretch.

 

[LLsBestGo]

Might need to lower the light a little to stop the stretch.

I only have the light set @ 40% currently.
I'll try turning it up. Definitely would like to avoid stretching.

 

[SleepIsWrong]

Subscribed and watching - I've got a similar soil-grow setup, but growing from clones given to me by a friend. Good luck!

 

[LLsBestGo]

One more has it's leaves out​

Caught them just before the soil was over dry & gave them a bit of water.​

 

[LLsBestGo]

Removed the rest of the rest of the shells & gave them a bit more water
They should all be showing the first leaves by tomorrow​

 

[LLsBestGo]

Can't tell if they're doing better than the previous ones that had nutrients added. Perhaps there's less stretch
All showing the first leaves now. No signs of any problems​

I've just been watering @ the base of each seedling & repeating after the soil dries out. Gradually building up in amount & more outwards each time.

I'll be waiting for them to get a couple sets of leaves before any real feeding.

The 2 on the left do have extra lime, & organic granular fertilizer added in the promix however.
They're also slightly older than the smaller 6.
Perhaps the smaller 6 will do surpass the larger 2 because they don't have extra stuff added in the soil.
If they do I'll probably just use regular promix to begin with & skip adding anything next time I sprout anything.

Going to post the next picture once there's more of a noticeable difference.
Continuing with watering as I have for now.​

 

[LLsBestGo]

Seems the ones done in regular promix are stretching less,
also could be that I haven't overwatered them, + I increased the light, or whatever else

The first 2 started in amended promix​

The 6 started in regular promix​

 

[Fenderbender]

Hmm yeah the first two seem a bit stretched, when they are thin and start to curve it's a bit much, the other seem perfectly fine, I mean they need to push up a bit it's from then on you want to keep internodes tight

 

[LLsBestGo]

The shorter plants are getting their second set of leaves, a bit earlier than the previous larger two did.
Here's one of them that I might end up selecting from the bunch to grow out.
Frosty OG
(OG #7 x Frost Boss)

Still not entirely happy with how they are growing as I feel like they can be actively growing more somehow. They just don't seem as vigorous as I'd like them to be. They seem so delicate as they are. I feel like they should be growing denser, stronger & rooting more attached to the soil.
To try & increase growth & decrease stretch I turned the light up additionally to 90% after the last post which puts them @ around 15k lux @ their current distance from the light - that is if the lux meter phone application is accurate. I've read sprout & clones do well with about 5-7k lux, & veg is about 15k-50k lux. Just unsure when to transition them to a higher intensity light, & how much. Might have to research it some more..