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Saturday, April 04, 2026
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TowneFamilyVT
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Vermont
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Trunks, Tacos, and the First True Leaves
The 2741.5 Haist seedlings are absolutely cruising. I definitely pushed the limits on light intensity the last couple of days, running the Mars Hydro at 8 inches (25 percent) made the cotyledons curl downward ("taco-ing") a bit to hide from the photon overload.
The silver lining? The etiolation response was completely shut down. The hypocotyls are built like tree trunks. Im also running a light fan and dropping nighttime temps to 68F. There is zero stretching.
But the biggest news is right in the center of the V: the first true leaf is officially pushing up! That tiny, fuzzy leaf means we are transitioning from the seed's internal battery to the vegetative engine.
Tomorrow I'm backing the light up to 12 inches to let the cotyledons relax and flatten out, and I'll be shifting gears on the feed. They will get a micro-batch of kelp, fulvic acid, fish hydrolysate, and RAW Aminos to start priming those calcium channels.
The engine is officially running!
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