First grow - Newbie Lemon Tree

Very first week of their life. I was thinking to make outdoor grow but decided to leave indoor as weather was still cold at night and quite stormy for such little plants. They are in a 1x1x2 tent. Only watering in a spray bottle.

Girls are growing healthy. I rushed a bit and put them in 2L pots. After a bit of thinking I kept them in soil instead of coco. Hopefully a good decision as I wasn't confident enough. Still watering with spray water only to 6 Ph and a bit of rooting assistance with mycorrhizal powder . Humidifier is also on during lights on to 80% but tent still at 65%, perhaps extractor is too strong. Temperature varies a bit as day can go up to 29 and nights down to 18/19 C. I am not using aircon at this point yet in the room. One of them is growing much more slower than the rest, hopefully she has no issues.

Week 3 no issues so far. Reduced light distance and increased a bit of water every second day with low amount of nutrients. I followed table from Advanced nutrients but reduced the amount as I have never done this and didn't want to burn them. The little one still growing in a much slower ratio than the others. Hopefully she is healthy to keep up with the rest.

4 week. I applied Topping and started LST but I think plants had too much stress as I also put them in bigger pots. I decided to use 2 in fabric pots and 1 air-pot. All 3 are 19L pots (around 5gal). This will be final transplant. I was worried as I though plants were damaged. Used a bit of mycorrhizal on transplant to help roots. The smallest plant still growing in a slower ratio. I probably should not done topping to this one but it was too late. Light distance down a bit to 60 cm and to 50% power. Really busy week.

Another week they grow healthy and fast. The new pots really made a huge difference. They are growing super fast. The little one still growing slower but steady. I think the pots are a bit too big , probably smaller pots was easier for me to start. I really noticed they were drinking much more water in this pots, every second day. Leaves are down if they have no water on 3rd day. I think I am not giving enough nutrients but not sure, still learning. I decreased the light distance as well.

Week 6. Girls are growing fast. I am very excited and worried at the same time. I see 2 growing very nicely and third very slow. They are taking 2L of water every second day! I increased water amount and also increased to 75% lighting. I will go to flower next week because I am not sure if they are growing too high. I have prepared the net to help grow later. Following the table but reducing amount, maybe I need to go higher. I have also applied prevention spray ( 2ml of neem oil and diatomaceous earth in a 1L spray bottle with water)

Week 7 real busy. One side go broken, I didn't pay attention to the net so I removed it. I tried to fixed it. Will see it it comes back. I m really worried this week. Deficiency or nutrition burn on leaves, not sure. I tried to water every 3rd day but it doesn't work I think. Leaves show deficiency maybe not enough water sow ill stick to every 2 day.

First week of flower. What a week. I really enjoyed. Sadly the broken stock was removed but the plant kept growing! I tried to put the net again but I am not sure about it as I am afraid of breaking another stock. The smallest one has finally grown! and color is back again, just a bit of white edge in the smallest plant, perhaps a bit of stress to go flower? Light is now at 100% and adjusted some other nutrients. I also turned humidifier off and adjusted room aircon to cool down the room but day temperature still around 29C inside the tent. I have applied prevention just in case before flowers start to grow. I am following tips from others and hope to see my very first buds soon.

2nd week of flower. I took net off and also placed yellow sticky traps for bugs in just case. Also used prevention neem oil in the water solution, not sure if can be bad later on but it might to ptrevent. I have 2 fans on top. Perhaps one should be in bottom? Adjusted food and water. They really like to eat. Perhaps I should have taken more fan leaves? The smallest one is becoming the tallest one. Is this normal?

Another busy week. Girls looking good. Not sure about food quantity but hope its ok.

I am actually not believeing this. I have never seen any buds with my eyes before. I don't want them to go waste and hope to see them grow. Adjusting food as they keep growing and ph to 6.5. Lights are now to max extra power and lowered them too. I have noticed one of them has really shown the extra brown color of the trichomes but the other 2 still no sign. Not sure if this is an issue or what's happening if they are the same strain. I am watering every 2 days, 3L each plant with food too.

Buds are getting bigger. I am happy to see this for first time. Smell is getting really good. I can't wait. Adjusted light distance to 40cm from highest bud. Also adjusted the intake pipe so air doesn't strike directly into pots and go trough the leaves between the 3 of them. Really checking every day to see everything goes well. I also managed to cool down a bit the room with aircon to 27C during day. Humidity dropped to 45% also, perhaps a bit low? I think maybe girls are ready earlier? It should be 9 weeks (65-70 days) if I am not wrong. Will keep checking buds just in case.

6th Week of flower. Girls are starting to show yellow leaves at the bottom no matter the feed. Removed one or two that were completely off. Kept watering every 2 days with 2.2 EC and 6.5ph with a bit of run off. Day temperatures gone up to 30 C. Hope to see the buds getting that last stretch. Its fun to see the smallest up to the last week of veg become the tallest at the end. I should have done more defoliation before flowering so more light goes to lower buds but its a good learning note for next grow.

7 Week of flower. The girls are showing nice buds and such a nice smell inside the tent. Starting to get a bit more color too. I keep looking at the trichomes but they still look transparent although some look more matured. I think I will stop feeding at the start of week 8 and let the rest of their time with just water. Temperatures have been high to 30C and watering still every second day to 3L each and reducing the amount of food for the last week of feeding. I remove the run off water from the plate 1-2 hours after watering. One the girls lost more leaves from the bottom too. I am using a USB magnifier attached to my phone to take some shots but I prefer checking manually with the x40 magnifier, photos can be blurry as the phone moves.

Week 8 of flower. It look like buds are ripening. One of the girls looks more matured and will most likely be taken sooner than the others. I have stopped feeding and used only flawless finish once at the start of the week with a 10% run off. Now only using water at 6.5 ph until the end of their cycle. I was suggested to use flawless a second time with run off and water till the end close to the 9th week and 5 days before the chop. From what I can read this strain has a 65-70 days flower period but it seems at least one will be sooner than that. Is this normal? I'm quite happy how they are turning to be, full of nice smell and resin. Hope last week goes good and girls give a nice harvest.

Week 9 and last week of flower. The girls are almost ready. One of them has made it to the other tent and ready for some 48 hours of dark before the chop. I will stop watering 2 days before putting them to rest at the end of the week. The colors are popping up and the smell is really lemonish. At the end the smallest become the tallest and the best looking too. Two of them didn't really have that yellowish color. Perhaps I will use less nutrients next time. I will update and post photos drying and harvest as they become ready. I hope harvest is good. i really enjoyed my first grow and hope to improve for next ones. Thanks all for the tips and will see you soon.

Harvest time. The hole house smells when trimming and the tent is open. The extractor is on minimum settings. The back red ventilator is turned off. The bottom ventilator is on facing the wall to low settings just top help move air a bit. Temperatures are between 19-21C inside the tent. What a wonderful experience for my first grow. Lots to improve! One of the girls was ready and brought down for trimming and ready for the curing. The other 2 were cut down a few days after. They still have another 3-4 days to go. I will post photos when they are ready. The buds were very sticky and oily when trimming. Used two pair of trimming scissors so it took 3 hours for one plant! Lets see the two. I have tried the one is ready and gives a good high and later relaxing end. I aim to cure for a month and see from there. Things to change for sure will be amount of feed for this strain, it likes less feeding but so far no issues. **UPDATE TO COME COME FOR POT 2 & 3 WHEN READY IN NEXT FEW DAYS** 14-3 Updated: Added more photos. Harvested the remainder 2 pots. They produced nice colas and good amount also. After 6 hours of trimming and finishing they are now ready for curing. Buds seem ready for curing, sitting at 60% humidity in the jar. I'm very happy to see this harvest. House smells all lemons now. I learnt quite a lot and happy to aim for next grow.