[Ended/Kratky] Batavia Blonde Lettuce (Mar 11, 2021)

I did! I signed up for the lettuce, spinach, and paste tomato trials.

Did you get an email from them with a tracking number? I got mine recently and the trial information in SeedLinked updated around that time.

They all came in one package! I originally signed up for the slicing tomato and winter squash trials as well, but once they sent out the invites, I declined those two since I wasn't sure if I would be able to grow everything within a year.

Added 1ml of CALiMAGic and 1tsp of MaxiGrow to a gallon jug and placed this seedling in it.

Going to have to restart this one, the water evaporated faster than the plant could grow roots and the plant dried out.

I checked at mid-day and it was over 90F (!) inside of the tent, so I decided to move this tent from the room I had it in to the basement. I'll restart this soon.

Everything is a learning experience

It took a while, but a seed germinated and grew enough roots for me to feel comfortable transplanting it. I moved it into a two liter bottle, filled with nutrient solution at a rate of 5ml AG nutes and 1ml CALiMAGic per gallon.

I moved the grow tent into the basement, so it will be a cooler environment, which should prevent the previous issue. The tent was empty aside from a friendly spider until I added this plant.

This is promising so far! I did not rotate the plant, it seems to have turned itself around.

Also, something to note - light green plastic does NOT block enough light to prevent algae growth, I can already see it. I'll add a bit of hydrogen peroxide and put a towel or something around the bottle to block the light.

I have a green glass bottle (from gin) that I will try, but so far the only transparent container that has worked for me has been dark brown glass.