Fast Plants® Grower's Calendar

Grower's Calendar (with links to more detailed instructions) Fill in the dates as you plan for planting and growing your Fast Plants®

Day of cycle (time required)	Activities
Preparation (1 1/2 hours) Date:____________	Assemble light bank and rack or light box. Set up reservoirs. Saturate water mat according to growing instructions. Arrange all planting materials.
Planting Day 1 (1 hour) Date:____________	Plan to start life cycle on a Monday or Tuesday Plant, water from above, label, set planters (quads or bottle tops) on water source (watermat or bottle bottom) with soil surface 5–10 cm from the lights.
Germination Days 2 and 3 Date:____________	Water from top with pipet. Cotyledons emerge.
Tending Days 4–5 (30 min.) Date:____________	Thin to 1 plant per cell. Transplant if necessary to obtain 1 plant in every cell. Check the water level in the reservoir!
Growth Days 6–11 (15 min/day) Date:____________	Check plants and reservoir level daily throughout the rest of the life cycle. Observe growth and development.
Flowering Day 12 (30 min.) Date:____________	Flower buds beginning to open. Make beesticks.
Pollination Days 13–18 (15 min./day) Date:____________	Pollinate for 2–3 consecutive days. On the last day of pollination, pinch off any remaining unopened buds.
Seed Development Days 17–35 (10 min./day) Date:____________	Observe seed pod development. Embryos mature in 20 days.
Seed Maturation Day 36 (30 min.) Date:____________	Twenty days after the last pollination, remove plants from water reservoir. Allow plants to dry for 5 days
Harvesting Day 40 (30 min.) Date:____________	Harvest seeds from dry pods. Clean up all equipment. Plant your own seeds or store them appropriately.

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