Click and Grow Experiment: Day 5
Day 5! I have some exciting updates to share. Again, here is a picture of the set up:
The domes came off only today. I was a bit late with the bok choy so it's having a hard time standing on its own. That's why I have a piece of paper towel under it. I usually do this to seedlings until they can stand on their own again. Now for some close-up shots so you can see better.
The dome should have come off sooner but I wanted to wait so that I could see how long it will take for mold to produce in both pods. As I said in the overview post, I believe this one will still produce mold but just in the center where it's exposed to the light. Depending on how large the plant will grow, it could just push the mold out.
I'm happy to say that all the seeds I put into the Preti dish method sprouted, a 100% rate! There are two missing from this picture. I tried putting them into the peat moss pods but they didn't make it because the peat wasn't wet enough. I decided on these two I'll let them outgrow the dish before transplanting them to give them the best chance.
Now for the Roma tomato. It doesn't look like it but the length of this is similar to the bok choy. This is because the pod is lower, if you remember how it looks from the first post. Due to the soil being lower there is less light reaching it. I believe this pod won't produce mold because of this fact. Though I won't know for sure until I lift it to see.
Again, all the seeds sprouted but I'll only be keeping one. I will try to transplant the one into a Lechuza Pot that I filled with Clay Pellets instead of Pon. All the plants I tried transplanting never lasted long so I want to see if it's really the medium doing it or the pot.
Now that the domes are off I will know soon if mold will appear or not. Usually, in my area (MT) it only takes about 3 - 5 days to appear.
The peat moss pods are still empty but I've compressed the soil down hoping this will help distribute the water more evenly. The bok choy will probably be transplanted in the next update.
If you missed previous posts about this experiment you can find them here:
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