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Did a lot of research prior to the germination, and decided to plant the seed directly into the pot with a little water, 4 days later and she sprouted!
After upgrading my grow box, she started opening up her first little leaves, growing at a steady pace under 18/6hrs light schedule and only watering when the top of the soil was dry. I kept the humidity levels up during the “night hours” using a plastic cone.
I also have a second plant that was planted 5 days later, this time I germinated by letting the seed sit in a jar of water for about 48hrs, then planted straight into the soil.
The box is made out of a plastic garden storage box, installed the lights, fans & reflective walls. I wanted something more convenient than a tent, as it’s smaller and easier to disguise 😉
Everything seems to be going great! The first plant had its first proper drink today, just feeding her plain water until week 3, when I’ll begin adding nutes (very gradually).
Week 3: Monday she had her first nute feeding, I’ll be feeding her every 4 days or so, plain water in between feeds when needed. Starting to develop some nice leaves now, will introduce LST soon!
So far so good, as this is my first ever grow I’ve decided to LST one plant and let the other do it’s thing. Any suggestions/ tips for my LST would be much appreciated 😂🌱
27/05: Today I finally finished building my upgraded box - using an IKEA wardrobe, I’ve upgraded my growing environment, installed a carbon filter extractor, another fan, and the lights are actually inside this box lol. I wanted something rather than a tent, it looks really good in my living room - very inconspicuous! 😉
Start of week 5: beginning to smell but it’s very subtle. First time grower so I was skeptical about LST because I didn’t want to interfere or stress the plant, but it seems to be responding well. I just wish I’d have started it earlier to really develop a shape I’m happy with; right now it’s a bit of a mess lol 😂
Following this, I’ve decided to LST my younger plant, I can already predict from the experiment that I’ll get a greater yield from low stress training the plant.
Leaves that were curling have began to recover - I think it was causing a slight wind burn having the fans pointing directly at the canopy, so now they’re both pointing towards the walls of the grow box, and it has had a dramatic effect - the number of curling leaves are decreasing, the temp is regulating at a crisp 25’ degrees, and wind circulation has helped with replacing the air every minute or so.
Excited to start the pre-flower stage, she’s starting to show some signs of where the bud sites will be and I can’t wait to see what she can do! Thanks for stopping by 🌱😎🔥
So my younger plant suffered some stress a couple days ago, whilst LSTing I didn’t realise that I’d basically trapped the very top of the plant, and it’s managed to stress and stunt its growth... it’s also jumpstarted it into preflower early for some reason..
I’m keeping a close eye on her, but the main plant is going strong; we’ve got about 9 main bud sites developing pistils, and she’s about to start her stretch! Bloom nutes have been added, feeding every 3-4 days, with plain water in between.
Upgraded my cabinet aswell with a lock and also draft excluders to minimise light leak & RH drops. Thanks for stopping by, happy growing! 🔥✌️🌱
Flowering stage is well under way now, pistils and buds are developing! I was hesitant & skeptical at first about defoliating my autos, but the fact was they were becoming too bushy, which was messing with the air flow and humidity levels - so I needed to chop a few leaves.
I’ve really enjoyed shaping my plants, it’s very therapeutic! I’ve taken the “lollipop” approach; by removing everything below the bud sites and leaves that were blocking any bud sites. Excited to see how they look next week!
Everything else is going well, nothing major to update. Thanks for stopping by, happy growing ya’ll! 👽👽
Start of week 8 and we’re looking good! The younger plant has overtaken the older, flowering quicker than the first. Both plants are now on the same nutrients and feeding schedule; feeding 1L every 3/4 days with 1L regular water once in between.
Upon closer inspection of the top soil, both plants have a little ecosystem of beneficial soil mites! I’m keeping a close eye for any signs of damage or any other incests, first time grower so this is one of my main concerns.
Everything else going great, getting close now, genetics guide says harvest in 10-12 weeks, so should be about 4 left, what do you think?
Week 9 update: both plants are on Canna PK13/14 this week, using 1.5ml/Litre and 3ml Rhizotonic per feed every 3/4 days, plain ph water in between. The younger plant has surpassed and completely overtaken the older plant. I’m thinking this could be due to the germination process, or stress. Either way, she’s taking her time compared to the other.
Humidity levels are now on the rise, I’m thinking I’ll not need the humidifier much longer, I want the rh levels between 40-50%.
Both plants are now producing trichomes on the main colas, and a lot of white pistils, they’re very hairy! Hoping that we’ll be done in about 5 weeks? What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by guys, happy growing! 💚
Start of week 10 and the buds are really starting to develop now. Lots of trichomes forming on all sites, and pistils are starting to fade from white to orange. The older plant was showing some signs of deficiency (rust spots on leaves) so I decided to feed some calmag this week - 1ml/litre.
Nothing else to report apart from germinating and planting a cannabonsai, a little experiment I’m testing using only 4x 30W LEDs! Stay tuned 💚
Week 11 from seed and things are starting to look frosty! The buds are stacking up nicely, and I’m seeing a lot of trichome production. The rust spots on the one plant haven’t gone away, but they haven’t gotten worse either, so I’m just going to ride it out with more calmag + flushes, and hope for the best.
Nothing else to report, the weather here has been hot the past week or so, so I’ve been fighting to get the climate just right, but I think the plants are doing well. Thanks for stopping by!
Beginning of week 12 and thins have been going well. Experienced a heatwave this week, and so I was battling to keep the temps down, highest it got to was 32.2C.... I had my humidity levels around 50% during this time to accommodate for the heat. Also using bottles of ice and temporarily changing the light schedule to 12/12 helped a lot.
Back to normal now and I think we’re getting close, I’ve been checking the trichomes and they’re all milky/clear with about 1% amber. I think about 2-3 more weeks before chop? See ya next week guys :)
My patience is starting to thin now haha! We’re getting close to harvest, I’d say a couple weeks left! I’m checking the trichomes daily, and the buds are starting to fatten up.
The smell is quite strong when you open the door, smells like sweet gas with hints of pine, a lot nicer than the catpiss-like smell a few weeks ago lmao! Starting to get some yellowing leaves at the lower parts of the plants - suggesting that the end is in sight, literally can’t wait.
Avg. day environment: 25-28C 35-40%RH
Avg. night environment: 22-25C 40-45%RH
I’m so excited to see what I can yield from these girls, for a first attempt at growing I’m very proud of how I’ve done so far, thanks for stopping by!
1 week off harvest, and things are going great. The smell is very strong now, and buds are stacking up. I’ll share some trichomes pictures at the end of the week, but there nearly all cloudy/milky now, with very little amber.
Very excited to harvest my first grow, couldn’t have done it without the help of people on Grow Diaries and Reddit. So thanks a bunch guys, stick around for the chop! ;)
For my very first grow, I was very happy with the harvest. I managed to pull 96g of really nice buds, and a further 22g of trim (I was very generous lol). Thanks for all the help and support 😎
You have done amazing work thus far, Great looking buds nice tight stacked node development. Something to be proud of for certain for a first attempt! If you require help with timing the pull down please do not hesitate to DM me. Patience is key
@TeeAychCee, Ohyes for sure. No problem man! I think this community could do a lot better of a job of those who CAN help people, SHOULD help people. Unfortunately a lot of very knowledgeable or experienced growers are very secretive in nature.. I enjoy helping people a lot it feels good to hear back from someone who you just helped to get their crop down and are extremely happy with the results. Nothing feels better! I would say 4 weeks for sure. I am trying to teach people to get off of the whole " harvest early or late " for different affects. The cannabis plant is 80% water weight, You GOTTA let the plant ripen fully and the buds completely mature. If you want varrying affects, Buy the strain that you want with the type of high you want & grow it to maturity is what I tell everybody. Also reading the percentage of hairs that are red can also lead to harvesting way too early as well. Just because the current set of hairs may be 80% red, That doesn't mean the plant is finished. It could still throw out another " swell " or " Push " at which time more immature hairs will grow out. You gotta read the bud its self & when it is ripe, Harvest it. Once you got the eye for it it becomes easier. Check out @kashmir for someone I recently helped through their first harvests and the timing of pull down!
@LegacyMarketFarm, thanks a bunch growmie! I’m definitely proud of this being my first attempt, I never thought I’d have the patience for it but I’m somehow managing lol! Excited to chop them down, I’m thinking probably another 4 weeks minimum?
They looking great Growmie! You got the right approach, don’t remove unless necessary. I’ve stunted autos from defoliating/stress to heavily in the past.
Hey there friend. Would you be alright with me offering some pointers? So cannabis plants LOVE heat and humidity. It is the buds that hate it. In veg we want to take advantage of this fact to help our plants grow along much quicker and more vigorously. In veg we can look for temps of 79-84 MAX with lights on & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we allow for too much temperature swing between lights on and lights off while the plant is still growing vertically up to day 20 of flower, We will cause the plant to stretch ALOT which we do not want. So in veg & early flower, Keeping our temperature gaps nice and close between lights on and off is key. Utilizing humidity in our rooms during veg will also help out a lot with more rapid growth but we must introduce it properly. In our rooms we have our temperature and humidity set-points, But when we combine those 2 it forms a third set-point which is the most important & that is called VPD, Vapor pressure deficit.
I strongly recommend every new grower or old grower who has not learned it yet, To study and understand it & implement it into your room, Logging your numbers daily.
https://cerescann.com/importance-of-measuring-vpd/
For soil, We generally want to go for a PH of 6.1
This website does a GREAT job of illustrating it with a nice graph & very good detailed explanation for soil.
https://autoflowerseedshop.com/cannabis-ph-chart-guide/
As we briefly touched on before, During veg & early flower we want our temperature gap's nice and tight to avoid stretch. Why exactly our plants stretch in response to this is a genetic trigger being activated by the environmental stress essentially telling the plant the end of the season is closer than it really is. In veg & early flower the plant is still in its first stage of development which is to grow up wide and tall so when it produces seed, It can cast them out nicely. Remember, Whether we are growing our plants for seed or bud their genetic responses do not change as they gh sidedo not know any different. Once the plant has finished that first stage of growth by weeks 4-6 of flower with most strains, It is by day 20 of flower. Autoflowers you have to watch for it, But once the plant has finished this goal its new mission is to focus 100% on producing nice big flower clusters & to get very sticky so it can attract pollen to it successfully.
So once that vertical growth is finished, We actually now want to begin to expose our plants to larger temperature swings between lights on and lights off. This will help activate that genetic response and allow us to draw out the most potential from the strain utilizing the plants genetic triggers to environmental stresses at the right times. We can also take this a step further with doing light deprivation in the last 2 weeks using less light to simulate cloud cover. Very cold feed temps on the last flush is very good too. If you do not have them already, Get yourself a good PAR meter & thermal laser temp gun to monitor your plant top temperatures & optimize how much light your plants are getting. We are currently in the middle of producing a very comprehensive tutorial series for everybody to learn from & understand how to grow the highest level craft cannabis all on their own. If this interests you please check out our youtube and subscribe. The first 2 episodes are out the next one is coming in a few days. If you should ever have any questions or need any help, Please feel free to follow my profile and shoot me a DM. I will gladly help you with the pull down & make sure you get the best quality harvest possible as it is the most important step of the entire process. I really think you would benefit from our tutorial series on youtube, Our channel is linked off our main grow diaries profile. We just put up week 3 of plant life care so you got time to subscribe and catch up before the next episode is out! I look forward to seeing you over there and hearing your feedback to better help me shape the tutorials
Happy growing friend!
TeeAychCee
