@pop22 : your method seems to work wonders!!!!!
Mephisto (Toof Decay aka "td") : it's growing up fast, healthy and well (already beat my other plant out), I just realized they send me an extra toofdecay than was advertised (I'll take their goof up as a sign I have more genetics to try it again) and the "td"stem is solidifying well. What luck to find another toof decay seed... I wonder if they assumed there was a bad seed and sent me 4 versus the 3 i purchased...
Pro Tip: to save $3 on a bucket, go to your local department store bakery and ask if they will give you their empty icing pails, glaze buckets or any other equivalent containers for free.
You may need to ask them be saved for you, or they may have them on hand. My local walmart had some they just gave me (the biggest ones are 5 gallon buckets. They hold 40-55 lbs of any branded buttercreme icing. Another bucket that is around 6 gallons is the 15lb Rich's brand better creme whipped topping icing (but its flimsy). I have noticed 5 gallon butter creme icing pails are best because of their round shape, size, strength and handle allowing easy manipulation during setup, and plant maintenance. Make sure you drill a number of bottom AND SIDE as drainage holes for water to escape. Finally, wash the pail well to avoid any issues with cross contamination by scrubbing and soaking in bleach water for a while.
Many stores also have 3 gallon 2 gall 1 gallon and 1/2 gallon pots. These may be of use to others.
Hope I can help
Now on to what you want to see... the girls.
No levees today (it is within 2 inches of the little stick marker), but can see the leaves coming through (looks like the light spot in midst of the brown. id give it 24 hours for growth. This one is going FAST!
my RQ NL is getting growth back, while hard to see, a second leave is growing where there should be one and has some true new green growth but is SUPER DUPER slow... I'm betting its delayed by 3 weeks versus the mephisto. But i think it will live!!!
