*From here on out, days will be a lot more detailed (no lost photos and information etc).
*To summarize what has happened so far:
-Only ¼ SLH seeds popped . . . In order to compensate, I germinated another UH seed to fill in for the lack of another SLH seed. Maybe I got an unlucky pack.
-UH #2 & 3 stayed the same size for 4 weeks; I figured it was bad luck in the genetics OR I had made a big mistake. Turns out it was indeed the latter; I had compacted the grow medium by over watering, thus preventing UH#2 & 3 from further growing out their roots. I gave them plant CPR (I took them out of their containers and removed the grow medium from their root ball. I then replanted them in the same containers but with a not so wet grow medium). I guess the oxygen blast + lighter medium restarted them; they began to grow again :) )
-UH # 1 is my prize girl. She has been telling me she wants to live since the day she germinated (she cracked her shell and showed her root in under 24 hours!) and has been growing well ever since. She is the largest of the 4 plants I have kept (SLH#1 being the 2nd largest lady). Even when hit with an aphid attack, under watering/feeding, and underwatering, she has never stopped growing. The SLH took a hit with the underfeeding, but neither girls suffered from the aphids ( I spotted them early on, and used an organic pesticide to keep them under control until the Silica I had been feeding the girls worked its magic.
-UH#1 and SLH#1 were both transplanted from 1.5L containers to 56L containers . . . 15 gallons haha at the end of week 4. Over kill I know, but I’m glad I did that as I had to compensate for the fact I only had 2 large girls in my tent instead of 4. I extended their veg time to 12 weeks in order for them to utilize the full 15 gallons of medium.
-Both UH#1 and SLH#1 were subjected to Fimming; since it was my first time fimming, I failed miserably. I repeated my fims numerous times. I ended up what I call ‘Super Fimming’ the UH#1, and essentially topping the SLH. By super fim, I mean I got 9 main colas growing out from her; her side branches exploded in growth.
How is this your first grow lmao - your set up and technique is mad pro! I'm learning! looking forward to seeing those esthetics once your ladies really start to bloom!
@Dabout,
Ayyy she is 👌👻
While I was extremely displeased with the germination rate (1/4 seeds 😠), this lady turned out magnificently! She is stunning, and it's a pity she is stealing the limelight from the UH 😂 But, she is in the front and only having 3 main colas means she is focusing everything into them.
@MUDBUG,
I just bought them from the hardware store. I made the light from scratch; took me 12 hours but worth it for costing US$ 70 👽👌 I cut away the plastic covering these lights had to expose the LED chips.
@LeeTHaze, I have to say you've done well! You've entered a hobby at full force but like you said you planned it out! Glad to see you creating a feed and it paying off too! I'll keep following! Good luck!
@CAMOGROWN,
So I may have got a lot of things right (due to my prior preparation + research), but I still got a number of things incorrect 👻but I am a first time cannabis grower so I'm not too fazed, I will simply learn from my mistakes.
PS; I am a keen gardener. I have had many a successful harvest of herbs and vegetables 💪 so that does help a lot as well haha.