Grower's Calendar

Date:____________

1. Assemble light bank and rack or light box.
2. Set up reservoirs.
3. Saturate water mat according to growing instructions.
4. Arrange all planting materials.

Planting

Day 1 (1 hr)

Date:____________

1. Plan to start life cycle on a Monday or Tuesday.
2. Plant, water from above, label, set planters (quads, deli containers, or bottle tops) on water source (watermat or water reservoir bottom) with soil surface 5–10 cm (~2 inches) from the lights.

Date:____________

1. Water from top with pipet.
2. Cotyledons emerge.

Date:____________

1. Thin to 1 plant per cell.
2. Transplant if necessary to obtain 1 plant in every cell.
3. Check the water level in the reservoir!

Date:____________

1. Check plants and reservoir level daily throughout the rest of the life cycle.
2. Observe growth and development.

Date:____________

1. Flower buds beginning to open.
2. Make bee sticks.

Date:____________

1. Pollinate for 2–3 consecutive days.
2. On the last day of pollination, pinch off any remaining unopened buds.

Date:____________

1. Observe seed pod development.
2. Embryos mature in 20 days.

Date:____________

1. Twenty days after the last pollination, remove plants from water reservoir.
2. Allow plants to dry for 5 days

Date:____________

1. Harvest seeds from dry pods.
2. Clean up all equipment.
3. Plant your own seeds or store them appropriately.