NORTHERN LIGHTS AUTO

22 January: Today on the 22th of January 2022, the vegetative state has begun for my plant Satan. It might have started a longer time back, or maybe it hasn't really started yet. I am just learning how growing cannabis works, so I'm going to go on a limb here and try to get a feeling for when the different stages begin and end. The reason I think it starts today is that I am seeing changes in growth every day when I go tell her good morning, and she is also drinking between 1.0-1.5 deciliters daily. It doesn't "feel" like a baby anymore, it feels like a very young teenager that needs lots of food and energy to grow. I am planning to let Satan grow to around 30cm, then I will top her. I will also early on introduce ScrOG. Right now the "ScrOG-net" is busy, it is used by my other Northern Lights plant which is on day 62 but which I think I will harvest just in time for when Satan will need it. 23 January: Today I added a top layer of leca. I watered very little this morning and when I felt the soil tonight it was still damp on top (of the soil, not leca). I will be careful tomorrow morning and make sure the soil is dry before feeding her. 24 January: I did not feed her more today since the top layer was still dry. I moved some leca away from the stem to allow more sunlight to reach that part. I will reintroduce leca later when she grows stronger. According to my "notes for myself", Northern Lights Auto reached vegetative stage 10 days after sprouting. I think I should expect signs of flowering around mid-february. 25 January: Soil felt dry today so I gave Satan som watering with the very tiny added nutrients, about 0.5ml/L of Acti-Vera and Bio-Heaven by BioBizz. Don't hate me for using nutrients this early in the grow - I am an enthusiast, I want to see what happens when I grow one way or the other. I want to learn and become great at growing, not great at following other diaries. Thank you for letting me be me! Today I also added about 0.1ml of Bio-Down which is used to reduce the pH-level. I watered Satan all of the remaining water with the added Bio-Down but the pH-level did not immediately reduce, at least not what was noticed on the pH-meter that was stuck in the soil right beneath the area that received the watering. I will keep water Satan and add some Bio-Down because I am aiming for a controlled pH-level of 6.2-6.3. Thanks for checking in today and make sure to check out my profile to see my other baby (which is seen in the images!), she is a Red Strawberry Banana Auto that was just recently planted! 26 January: I watered her clear water and added more pH-Down. The pH-levels are still too high. I want to give it my all on this plant so I am aiming for 6.2-6.3 pH-levels. I have read that those levels are "perfect" for these kind of plants. I appreciate all tips and love in the comment section! I read it all and of course reply to all of you, my friends! 27 January: I watered her plain water and introduced LST today. pH levels are still too high... 28 January: This morning I did some LST for a few hours. Now I will let her grow straight for a few days. I will re-introduce LST in a few days. The goal is to make the plant grow larger and stronger. 29 January: Watered a little. No LST today.