The wasuuuuup picture is just missing a bottle of bud itđ
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I am sad to report that here on day 4 setting seed to soil and day 2 since sprout, I lost the snake and Waasuuuup.
Damn pythium! Pythium is one of those opportunistic diseases that is thought to be a fungus taking hold when conditions are too wet for too long causing the sprout to dampen off. Many chalk it up to over watering though we havenât since insertion and since these are very newly sprouted, its more that the seedling lacked vigor to overcome the tap root uptaking more water than the cotleydons can handleâŚwithout storage roots or a stomata to release the pressure, it builds until the new stem clamps itself off allowing whatever fungus present to rot an otherwise seemingly healthy new sprout.
Looking at the rest of the lil pots in this humidity tray, it appears some is simply not drying out as they should/could be with the vents 1/4 of the way open
Thatâs how it goes sometimes 
On the bright side, 1 Lucky Charms (left) and 1 Lucky 7âs (right) is trying to come up
So I removed the dome completely and weâll continue to use LIFTA.
Now to see if the other 2 Lucky 7âs germinated
Nope and no sign of pythium. Their seedling soil is still pretty wet too so the cover is removed and weâll use LIFTA until the soil dries out/seeds sproutâŚiâll go âhuntingâ on Wednesday if there is till no action.
I did notice the 3gallon pot is in need of some water other than misting
See how the top of the soil is cracking? That is the signal that it is time to rehydrate with half of the amount it took to originally hydrate the soil. In this case, its 2 1/2 c waterâŚslowly pour it in 1/2c at a time within an inch from the outside (or in the trench if you made one) only.
As the water makes contact with the soil, it will be pulled into the drier parts where its needed
Now it took 11 days to reach this point so other than misting the top of the soil for the clover, the next watering will be in 10 days (February 20th).
What to expect this week:
Clover growth (above and below soil)
Sprouted seedlings working on root development below soil
Continued germination of seeds
To do this week:
Continue spraying clover up to 2 times per day
Lightly mist only the sprouts completely above ground every other day to keep the top inch moist
Let the soil of the unsprouted seeds dry outâŚweâll check progress if any, on Wednesday and go from there
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Whelp, its a day early (Tuesday) though day 6 since setting seed to soilâŚ
I have 4 of 6 Lucky 7âs and 3 of 10 Lucky CharmsâŚif the 2 hadnât died, I would have 5 Lucky Charms 
Still nothing from the tomato plants though may need to get new seeds as these are from 2015.
Anyway, time to investigate what is going on now the seedling soil is drier (and less sticky). When I have to do this, I like to use a cheap water color paint brush as the bristles are a little stiff to lightly brush the soil though soft enough to not cause any damage.
These pics are from the DBHP f2 seedlings though better visualsâŚstarting on the outer edge of where inserted the seed, slowly and gently sweep away the soil in a circular motion. If its dry enough the soil will be like dust so its easily moved with light brush strokes
When you think you have found the seed, very gently brush the top awayâŚoften itâll be a chunk of perlite though sometimes its the seed itself so treat every piece like its a fragile seed. When doing this, look for white (tap root), light green (cotyledon peeking) and black/dark brown (seed shell). This is a very slow processâŚif done too fast or too rough you take the chance of breaking the tap root as we have no idea what the status of the seed is. In DBHPâs case here, we have 1 that got confused and stayed submerged while the other rotted
I misted them for better close upsâŚ
Now to see what the 2 Lucky 7âs are doing using this techniqueâŚ
See the tiny tap root on the right side of the seed? It also appears to be cracked a bit so Iâll cover this back up and give another 4-5 days
Not a very good picture though this seed hasnât done a single thing so Iâll cover this back up and set it to the side as it more than likely will rot out from here
4 with a possible 5
How about them Lucky Charms?
The soil is too sticky to really see this one and its too moist to add any water so it gets covered back up and set to the side
This one has a tap root just coming out (sorry its so blurry)âŚre-covered with soil
This one is opened though again too wet to add any more water to really check so its set to the side after being covered up
This one isnât even cracked
This one has a tiny tap root emerging
and another uncracked one
The 2 that arenât showing any progress probably wonât do anything from here though weâll give them a chance as they may be slow starters and still look pretty goodâŚthe slightly opened one probably did so under the soil and rotted out only leaving the seed casing in its place. This leaves 2, possibly 3 to germinate over the next 4-5 days to add to the 3 that are thriving
I really wish the germination went better than it has though it is what it is. I am confident that there are enough Lucky 7âs to get at least 1 female though not so sure on the Lucky Charms sooooo I scoured the net and found a pack of F3âs on Strainly
I will be germinating these when they arrive in ~10 days âjust in caseâ they are needed to continue with the preservation project
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My tomatoes took at least 2 weeks in my greenhouse
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My petunias have yet to sprout⌠been about 2 weeks. Have yours?
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Tomatoâs do take a lot more time and the seeds are so small, I donât even try to find them though after ~15 days, its pretty safe to say they arenât going to do anythingâŚ9 more days before I give up on them and buy a fresh pack. Chances we take when using older seeds 
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The first thread Iâm âwatchingâ ⌠all others that follow will certainly have big shoes to fill! 
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Damn! Well, I do have temperature fluctuations. Iâll be patient. I swear my zinnias sprouted in 1 day though. Hardy fuckers! lol
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Okay, so Iâm coming back to both apologize for my actions and to make good on my promises. Iâve kept care of the plants regardless. @MomOnTheRun I really do wish I could have found a way to calm down, but I donât want any fake forgiveness or anything. I acted like a child and it doesnât matter what my reasons were. I didnât start the lucky 7s yet as it felt wrong starting them without you at the very least in the know of what Iâm doing.
I made a new account, so Iâm going to have to wait on my journal entries to resume. You probably wonât recognize them anymore.
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Shit happens and we get caught upâŚ
Welcome back⌠@MomOnTheRun has been waiting on you so we can see whatâs up with this comparison grow
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I tried to at least make my time away a reasonable amount of time, but mental health sucks when it gets out of your control. Sometimes the best thing is just to put everything down and have some time to yourself. I did that. I got my appetite back. IDK how to explain it, but my plants almost appear to mimic my issues and once I felt better they also seemed to have recovered and started to grow fast. I canât wait to be able to show you all the progress.
Fair warning though I had to remove the curtain. It was eating too much light. The plants all have more light since, so it wasnât the first plan in the world.
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Itâs all good.
Our plants definitely reflect our lives⌠Leads me to the old saying âa cluttered house is caused by a cluttered mindâ
When you start getting better and more able to focus on your plants and their needs, they respond very well and love the attention
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Welcome back Oni! Iâm impressed with what you said and Iâm glad youâre feeling better! We all have our moments, I know I do. Good to know things are back on track. Look forward to seeing the girls!
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Your Back!!!
I am very happy that you had the time to take a deep breath and chose to come back 
You didnât? Bummer. Thatâs ok germination isnât going so well on the Lucky Charms 
Now that your back, I will change the name of the thread back to what it wasâŚI have kept moving forward so you have some catching up to do
Well then iâll take down the tarpâŚitâll be easier to reach Black X Champagne without it 
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Iâll be back tomorrow or tonight depending on plans to start getting everything done again. For now Iâm going to stare at the sky and wonder why Iâm up so early.
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I moved the posts to this thread so we donât clog up the Intro thread as we catch up and discuss logistics
WheneverâŚgotta take care of yourself 1st! Besides, the basic info is posted with not much thatâs happened and since I found some Lucky Charms f3âs, I will start them when they get here late next week or soâŚnot a restart but a continuation as I work with the 4 Lucky 7âs and 3 Lucky Charms that have made it this far
I slightly changed my copy of the âinstructions/guidelinesâ to reflect their age and what/when to do and will do the same for you once we have a germination date
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Also itâs Valentineâs day 
gotta take care of my other half too
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Oh shit! Your rightâŚblanked it right out. I think subconsciously I am trying to skip right over it as Sunday, I swore it was a week later than it is and now this lol Thank you for the reminder as my boys would be really disappointed if I completely forgot about âlove dayâ
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