first grow everrrr

sorethumb i thought after a week in the window, it just doesn’t seem like enough light. started to think about ordering equipment.

sorethumb she seems good enough. i did notice my soil doesn’t drain well. looking back at my soil mixture- dummy here forgot to add all the perlite. so, i figure i’m gonna have to go easy on watering. start gettin a feel for the pot weight and density

sorethumb well this was a week of learning and rookie mistakes. i got inpatient waiting for supplies to arrive in the mail. but the lamp came. so i tried some training- and all i had were some wire hangers i thought i could manipulate to train- and of course i got careless and folded the stem a bit. also thought i’d give a fim a try. it was cool to see how that redirected flow. one of the heads seems very odd like i butchered it’s little primordial important parts. then i got cavalier and i snipped a handful of leaves off to give her (bertha) some shaping room. i got my little wires and just started feelin it out giving it some amorphous pipe like direction. tent, fam filter. all set up now.

sorethumb this is fun watching her grow. ordered some nutrients and gave her a tiny bit as i figured flowering is near.

sorethumb she started to flower! i thought i had a week left, but apparently not. as she started to show pistils, i decided to defoliate again, just a bit. it was feeling crowded. im super pumped the way she’s lookin!

sorethumb she’s starting to stretch and starting to build a weee bit of little bud structures. she’s getting good air, a few hours of direct sunlight(screened window) as a supplement to her LED time. she’s now getting 1/4 tsp in 1L formula of ILGM flowering nutes. gonna try and fix those drainage problems this weekend. in the meantime i found a nice watering balance. and u can tell she’s thirsty. this is neat hehehheh

sorethumb she’s coming along really nicely. starting to resin up and show some keify goodness. getting a little flower stretch at each but site the last couple days after her last watering. and developing a lovely funk to her. so far so good! cmoooon big nugs!

sorethumb working out the watering and drainage problems has helped a bit. although not totally resolved. the buds are continueing a slow gradual progressive vertical growth. it’s getting a little crowded in the mid section. but they seem to find a way to space themselves out a little. steady as she goes. i’m decreasing the nute schedules/diseases because of my slow drainage, don’t want to cause a buildup. although she’s squat, methinks she’s doing pretty decent! lil bertha.

sorethumb my little plumpkin here plumping slowly. but steadily. i like her. i stopped nutrients this week prepping for water only due to drainage issues. figured she’s healthy enough otherwise she can carry to maturity with what’s in the soil still. fingers crossed!

sorethumb i think we’re in the home stretch here. tryin to keep the humidity below 50. u can notice the difference when u get the humidity down in the trich robustness. pretty neat. i’d say the trichs are about 50% cloudy 40 still clear and the rest amber. i think two weeks to go!

sorethumb sproutin more white hairs! maybe she’s gotta another burst in her. there’s wee bits of purple on some of the oldest calices. i think she’s fox tailing the slightest bit on a couple buds too. brought the lights up a couple inches. btw- the drainage problem solution- a couple hours after watering, a few paper towels under the pot and on a raiser. capillary action draws the water down the soil column. paper towel air dries in the periphery. change it when near soaked until the flow slows. perfect.

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sorethumb snipped a wee bit. so larfy🤣 and a day later she gives another little push. i was gonna harvest the rest tonight… but now i think i’ll give her another few days.. the trich coloration is quite variable. like 25%white 60%cloudy 15% amber. but there are plenty of calyces that don’t look as swollen or developed as i think they could be?

sorethumb well, for a plant that started as a window micro grow taught me sooo much. a forgiving enough plant that was abused by a novice and came through to harvest! it may not be much… but it’s a success! she smells like a clemetine that was dipped in kerosene!