It is a little unfortunately to be honest, partly because it was as healthy as it was! There is always the chance with regular seeds, but even though you know there is a possibilty, it still sucks..I wish I could have kept it alive and separated from the others, so hopefully one day I can get a small tent for males!

Honestly with watering, I just watered any time I thought they needed it - although I fully believe underwatering could have been an issue! I kind of stopped measuring at the end and just went with my gut on how much it needed and when, but I do agree that I most likely was underwatering it due to its size!

Thank you for those kind words brother! I know I'm not an expert by any means, and I still have so much to learn, but I do feel connected to my plants! In a way, I kind of feel like this has been my calling..like this is something I was born to do! 💚

But yes, I have definitely noticed that the plants suck up a lot of water in flower, and the lights evaporate a lot of that moisture as well, and they also make the tent pretty humid! I'm sure the humidity levels would change with an LED, but if I keep the HPS long-term, I may have to invest in a dehumidifier at some point! 🤣

And also -

To start out with partial waterings for small plants that don't have a developed root system is a good practice, but once the plant starts leaving that seedling stage and has a well developed root system you'll want to give full even watering and allow a couple days of absorption and drying before watering again.

At what point do you feel like a seedlings root system is well developed? I feel like I've been underestimating on my timelines during the seedling and vegetative stages, which is why I missed the optimal training for my auto testers! And while I understand autos grow quicker, and go through the seedling and vegetative state quicker, the growth during those stages are still relatively similar!