Grow log #2!

Well...still no sign of life out pof seeds 4 and 5, sprout 1 seems to be nothing than a shrivelled twig in spite of my efforts...

sprout 3 is showing signs of stunted growth and on the verge of shrivelling up like sprout 1, sprout 2 is growing its second set of leaves!

I'll try to save sprout 3 (it's not completely dried up yet)...I raised the HPS fixture a good 2.5 feet above the foam cups and watered them.

Many lessons learned in this grow...seedlings/sprouts/plants directly beneath the HPS bulb are more prone to heat damage so don't get any closer to the plant's tops than 2'; that's what happened to #1 and #3. #2 was within the arc of light but not directly beneath the bulb so it's doing well...

Sigh with my luck neither plant with turn out female ;) No biggie, I do have the Afghani Special seeds on standby.

Looked over my post and saw I missed stuff...exceeded the 10 minute limit to edit, so my apologies for the double post :stoned:

Well...still no sign of life out of seeds 4 and 5, sprout 1 seems to be nothing than a shrivelled twig in spite of my efforts...I should know better too: even if the roots are okay, the plant needs leaves for photosynthesis, so that one's a gonner. :(

sprout 3 is showing signs of stunted growth and on the verge of shrivelling up like sprout 1, :(

sprout 2 is growing its second set of leaves!:thumbsup:

I'll try to save sprout 3 (it's not completely dried up yet)...I raised the HPS fixture a good 2.5 feet above the foam cups and watered them.

Many lessons learned in this grow...seedlings/sprouts/plants directly beneath the HPS bulb are more prone to heat damage so don't get any closer to the plant's tops than 2'; that's what happened to #1 and #3. #2 was within the arc of light but not directly beneath the bulb so it's doing well...

Seeds #$4 and #5...as I said before, I've had seeds pop out of the soil a few weeks after the first ones came out so I'll keep those in the grow cab...I'm stubborn! ;)

Sigh with my luck neither plant with turn out female :wtf: No biggie, I do have the Afghani Special seeds on standby.

It still kind of burns me that my ratio should be 3 out of 5 but the HPS proximity killed one of my sprouts...oh well. My remaining two seem to be doing well at least, and the other two...after 12 days is it safe to say they're non viable? :(

Well, I should be repotting my two babies soon, my two remaining plants seem to be thriving since I raised the HPS light. :thumbsup:

Still nothing from foam cups 4 and 5 ... I'm probably nuts for not discarding them but...if I still see nothing once the two plants show sign of sex (hopefully both girls) I'll discard them then and focus on my two good plants. :hippy:

Doesn't look much different from the last picture, but in my mind the leaves look larger...:hippy:

The plant on the right is growing larger, fatter Indica-like leaves, (try to say that three times fast?) and looks quite healthy. The one on the left (please refer to the above photo) looks like a miniature version of the one on the right.

I forget when the appropriate time to repot should be, perhaps I should wait until the stem starts thickening? At any rate, in spite of the mistakes I've made, the few successful plants I do have look healthy. Keeping my fingers crossed they both turn out girls!:hippy:

Rather than repeat the same old routine I figured I'd just add Day 15 pics!

Sigh...I guess I knew deep inside that the two unsprouted seeds would get tossed no matter how optimistic I tried to be. :( High time to repot too...one of my plants sports a root braid!

Transplant complete, here are a few before and after pics!:hippy:

Checked up on the plants, watered their soil (the dry air and HPS light dries up the soil very fast) and I can gladly say the transplant agrees with them. Some experienced growers who use the 12/12 from seed schedule state they could see signs of sex within 14-15 days, I wish I knew their secret.

I've been sitting on my hands not to get a UFO from ebay, to supplement the 150 watt HPS as that would defeat the purpose of this experiment.

The report card for Dutch Passion Oasis seeds: 3 of 5 sprouted, one died (my fault). Let's hope the two survivors are girls!:hippy:

One more pic for good measure! :thumbsup: I look at the fat leaves on the plant on the right and I'm reminded of Cheech & Chong's movie, Still Smokin'.

They're in Amsterdam and they have a hemp salad..."I dunno man, I keep eating but I'm still hungry!"

:hippy: