That sounds like a great plan…
I’m here for the grow-show 
It sounds a lot like my thoughts for a seed run…
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I like to start my beans in half full pots.
If they start to get leggy like that, you can backfill the stem.
Maybe lower your lights more also.
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Cool. Lights are right over humidity dome. I am seeing the roots coming out the bottoms of some of the older seedling cups. They found the water in the tray.
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Yea roots only come out if they find water. Something was trapping water underneath most likely. They are fine in those pots for a while yet.
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Usually they are fine until the leaves span the entire length of the pot. Stronger or closer lights are needed, hence the legginess
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what temp is your set up?
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75rh
78.8°
Mr Blue - 9 - very consistent. 201 and 202 are tallest
Mr Red - 7 (a couple peeking out) - 201 has curved and blunt leaf. 203 has slight leaf tip burn
Mr Green - 9 - Mixed bag. Sizes and heights vary. 203 had a long curling stem and 302 had above ground root loop.
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76°
57 rh
Mr Blue
Mr Red
Mr Green (note: swapped top and bottom rows to get more light on new sprouts.
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As soon as these last babies show multi-petal leaves I will take off the dome.
Been fanning them for a minute or two each day. Anybody have low stress hardening tricks?
You can just shake the stems, it’s like wind, but I doubt you have to harden then off just opening the dome. Regardless, leave the dome open for a couple hours a day instead of just a few mins
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A lot of those babies are ready for transplants. The ones where the leaves span the entire pot.
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Yeah, some of the roots are snaking out the bottoms as well. We’re holding off for the 1st “cull”*.
*Scare quotes because the healthy ones that don’t make the cut will be put into Solos and given to friends.
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How can you cull them if you don’t know the sex? Aren’t you on a male hunt?
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Not a male-hunt, a male-test. We have seedlings from three dads, all brought to one mom. We are examining the Dads’ genetic make-up by comparing the progeny.
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Take the dome off and lightly shake the stem, sorta like a breeze, then start with 2 hours then tmw 3 hours etc… They’ll adapt.
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That said, I should probably sex them before foisting them off on friends.
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I would imagine they would appreciate that
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