Test grow update

[Pedro de Pacas]

No pics yet doodz & doodettes, in fact I'm a bit worried - I may have planted the seed a tad too shallow; the root became exposed and looked like it was beginning to shrivel, argh!

I covered the seedling with fresh potting soil and watered it gently to keep it moist...the seed pod looked awfully pale, I hope I wasn't too late.

In general, how long would it take for me to know if the seed is dead? I planted it last Friday after soaking it overnight in sterile water....

My first mistake on my first grow was planting too deep, here I might have planted not deep enough...one day I'll learn!

[stone_sensation]

you should see a definite sprout by the end of this week, otherwise it's dead :( . I plant mine about 1 inch deep. As long as you turned the root around and placed it downwards you should be fine.

[Pedro de Pacas]

I had a hunch ... I currently have a 100W CFL (cool white) a few inches above the soil and a 200W CFL (natural white)from a hanging lamp about a foot above the pot; with a large cone shaped reflector.

Too much? Not enough?

[Pedro de Pacas]

:thumbsup:

I checked on the plant this morning and it's poking out of the fresh layer of potting soil I'd used to cover it up the day before (to protect the exposed root). Kind of looked like a tiny white mushroom...if memory serves me well, the white will progressively turn to green as the first set of leaves develops.

Keeping my fingers crossed that it turns out to be female...and that the enhanced lighting in the new cabinet provides nicer bigger buds, I've read a lot of good things about "Natural white" CFL's.

:rasta: