Due to my less than stellar success rate with sprouts, having eight slots in early veg gives me a month to draw up a pool of candidates for phase two in the Time Machine. My rudimentary calculations and carpentry skills only allows the 2 gal access in the new box and so until I reconfigure it becomes the introduction to short hours to get things under way during the second month and hopefully quickly cull males before moving on. This routine bottle necks the operation to four potentials at this point (wiggle room for one more) but may inadvertently overcome the hurdle of running the smaller lights to begin with.
Gentle persuasion begins for the Ladies in Waiting. The luxury of extended hours continues until they inch past my previous humble high water marks. Giving the next wave a month under the 50's to see if they're up to the task but it's an easy swap to put the 90 and 150 in their place.
The twins get the bump later this week but with more of a Sativa feel to the Anomaly and the Upstart, the slow grind continues.
My babies love that fish stink they really love it hard while soaking up the sunshine in my purple indoor yard
Although you can't see anything under the blurple light, I'm surprised to see the struggler hanging on; usually something so challenged fades rapidly but I sense some determination in this one. The six stronger sisters lead the way under this trial run beneath these questionable 50 watt UFOs.
Pinwheel Flashback; didn't pursue this strategy when it fluttered through the land of whimsy a while ago.
Seems to take everyone in my care a good week above ground to gather themselves before they make a serious effort to spread out. With the seven in this wave, as in all, I revel in their individual expression as opposed to the cookie cutter conformity of a specific strain. Although it is delightful to find within this diverse pool the rare pair who follow parallel lines.
With a fresh handful hitting the soil today, the seven sirens shift into turbo veg split between the two LED cabs.
Looking good. I only had 2 that made the cut...2 out of 6 could be better...but, it's better than one or none.
At this stage, these are the most challenged batch I've run; no root development during the first two weeks from my damn heavy watering habit and transplant shock since then. The following wave still hasn't broken ground but I'll be surprised if they don't eclipse these before it's time to pull the trigger.
Half crazed to get home and see the kids. Damn I hate being gone so long and having to trust the uncaring to do what I so depend on for life itself. I'm promised we'll leave the mountains today so I won't call in another marker and get Mr. J to go water again. He grows a few so does take some care but the 2 Sunday waters were flakes I wouldn't trust to feed the dog on time and I can only pray they actually did as asked. Sigh.. BNW
Aquaponics might offer a solution; along with worm bins and composting this is on my to-do list for research and development this year.