Mephisto Genetics DWC Orange Biscuits (NEW TESTERS) (2 tents, 2 plants)

[MissUniverse]

Here we are with the first seed in the rapid rooter
First the seeds...

Next adjust the ph

Double check the water height

Plop it in the rooter

Set the dome and seed #1 is ready to go!

 

[MissUniverse]

Orange Biscuts seed #2 was placed into a Dwc set up using the same method as above but using a lowes bucket as opposed to a modified stock dwc bucket (aka hole at the top, the line fished from the too down to the bottom for the air disk.

Seed 2

In the rooter

Simply placed a water bottle cut in half over the rooter in the hydroton (clay pebbles)

And here's all 3 buckets. The 3rd will host another plant. I have not decided what yet, i may take it out and wait for the 2 orange Biscuits to finish with one in each tent depending on just how large they get. I have another set of testers to try out after this round of orange Biscuits.

 

[MissUniverse]

Here are the seeds cracking their husks and begining to orient themselves in the rooters. They are now tucked away until they sprout.
I made sure to soak the hydroton around the rooters and then the rooters themselves to make sure the seeds stay moist.


Seed #1

Seed #2

 

[MissUniverse]

Everything is going well.
Seeda flipped themselves a bit and are going twirled in the rapid rooter. Seed #2 began having it's taproot begin to grow up into the light. I was able to catch it fast and do minor surgery saving the complete taproot and turning it right side up into the rapid rooter without issues.

Seed#1 (still twirly but should spring up and bite into the rooter perfectly in the next day)

Seed #2 (the one i flipped the root)
Pre taproot flip it was ever so slightly grown into the rooter

Tucked away for sprout (if it doesn't work well i will replace it with another seed), i will need to watch the seed closely. But i caught it in time

 

[MissUniverse]

Today is day 1 for seed #1 and seed #2 made sure to give them some water around the hydroton and the rapid rooter (i have well water). I plan on doing this every 8-12 hours for the first 48 hours.

Seed #1

Seed #2

 

[MissUniverse]

Today is day 3. Seed #1 looks great, seed #2 i will be watching for a few more days but probably will cull it in favor of starting another seed.

Seed #1

Seed 2

 

[MissUniverse]

I culled seed #2 yesterday as it did not have any advancement and i am glad i did. The taproot had not grown any and was showing signs of rot.
I planted another orange Biscuits seed (seed #3) late night last night and expect it to poke above the router by Saturday.

Seed #1 (day 5)

Seed #2 (culled) the roots showing no progress and beginnings of root rot

Seed #3 planted on December 1st, 2020

 

[MissUniverse]

Today is day 7 for seed 1 and seed 3 popped above the rooter today without any issues noted.

I expect seed 1 to take about 5 more days for its roots to hit water due to the disoriented tap root so i am continuing to feed it directly from the hydroton for the time being as it continues reaching for the res.

Seed 3 looks like she will grow fast and be a good one.

Seed 1 day 7 (to get very technical if you go by how the seed should have sprouted it's only really 2 days younger than counted so it could be counted as day 5/6 vs 7)

Seed 3 day 0/1/sprout

 

[MissUniverse]

Since i did some work on seedling #1 (now on day 8 today and seedling #3 is now at true day 1 (what i call day 2) i have a few more photos

This morning I saw the one codylton beginning to curve upwards towards the light due to the codylton leaf turning yellow and turning up words (that is normal in dwc and a term for dead tissue on an otherwise healthy plant is called necrotic tissue or necrosis) which caught a true leaf causing it to curl downwards. I took a pair of fine print shears (the same ones i trim with) and gently snipped back the necrotic tissue on the offending codylton to allow it to begin it's explosion in growth. That offending codylton can be seen in the post in the previous photo moving the true leaf off center. The true leaf, and seedling itself, is now big enough to nip off the necrosis on that side

Seedling #1 Before nipping the necrosis on the codylton, you can see the true leaf on the right curling downwards and necrotic tissue on the codylton interfering with growth

Seedling #1 post debridement (necrotic tissue removal and cleaning of potentially infected area) on seedling 1, you can see the true leaf will now begin to grow more normally and be able to grow bigger, faster and without bizarre growth

Top view

And now SEED #2 on Day #2

 

[MissUniverse]

I am updating today as seedling 1's taproot hit water today and is taking to it fast. Last night i began to see the little "hair" that is the beginning of the main taproot but did not want to show it until it became an actual taproot.
I turned down the air in the bucket so the taproot will not be as disturbed by the turbulence in the water. I believe by snipping the codylton back, it allowed the leaf to settle back out and pushed the seedling into gear. I also believe the taproot is 2 or 3 days behind because of having to rearrange the seed. I do not believe it will cause issues as the taproot was able to go into the water before day 12.

Seedling 3 seems to be going much faster as it oriented itself correctly from the beginning. I will have to note to myself that the OB seeds tend to orient themselves a bit odd in the rapid rooters, as i did with seeds #1 and #2, which resulted in a more rapid germination to sprout above ground success.

Since i am interested in seeing if it's my set up causing the odd sprouting versus an inherent trait in OB, i did plant a seed of a different strain from Mephisto that I've had in my archives for a year. That seed is a Sour Crack F7 which is of some different lineages but should give me a good idea if it is my own hand or the genetics causing the twirling of the taproot during sprouting.



Seedling 1 day 9 (top view) as you can see, the leaf corrected itself well and i am pushing the seedling to the max with it's regmine of nutrients and light.

Seedling 1 taproot

Seedling 3 day 3

All 3 in the tent, 2 OB in seedling, the Sour Crack F7 is waiting to pop the soil (probably 4 more days). They will be separated when they get bigger and need their own spaces