[1st GROW] Sticky Orange XXL Auto

I continue to water the seedlings with a spray bottle approximately 2 or 3 times a day. The first time is always 30 minutes before turning on the LED lights, and for the following times, I stick my finger into the soil to check for moisture. I try not to overwater because I've heard it's a common mistake for beginners. I finally received the air humidifier, so I'll be able to try reaching 80% humidity without using the half-bottle technique. I only use test strips to check the pH of my water, so it's not very accurate, but it seems to be around 8 initially. Therefore, I only use BioBizz pH down (or pH up when I add too much) to get as close as possible to 6. If anyone is reading this, please feel free to give me your opinion on my plants. They seem to be in good health, but honestly, I'm not entirely sure.

18/07/2023 Nothing special to report about this week. I continue to water the plants, but now I pour water gently around the plant instead of using a spray. I'm considering trying Low Stress Training (LST) on at least one plant. I'll see how it goes in a few weeks. I still have time to think about it. Number 1 seems to be growing slower, and the leaves appear slightly deformed at the edges for numbers 2 and 4. 22/07/2023 I noticed the appearance of small stipules. I didn't think they could appear so early. I'll have to look into that. I'd also like to try LST, but maybe not on all the plants. Especially number 3 seems to have a thicker stem than the others (it doesn't surprise me, as it's the one that receives the most wind from my fan)

I don't have much to say except for the types of scars present on the leaves of numbers 1 and 3, which I believe are due to the soil in my pot containing nutriment. Next time, I'll consider using soil without nutriment in the center of the pot. I'm really thinking of starting Low-Stress Training (LST) very soon on plants 2, 3, and 4.

31/07/23 Everything seems to be going really well even though I haven't added nutriments. I'm planning to use LST on plants 2, 3, and 4 this week, hoping not to mess anything up. I'll have to buy a dehumidifier too because it's very humid at my place right now, and I can't get the humidity level below 65% 01/08/23 I started the LST but only on 2 and 3, and I have no idea if I did it well, but I'm quite happy with the result. 02/08/2023 I have cut some leaves, especially on numbers 2 and 3, so that the little heads are no longer in the shade but directly in the light and I haven't touched number 1, I don't plan to touch it until the end.

09/08/23 I finally got the dehumidifier. I'm aiming for humidity levels of 40-45%. I would have preferred to set it up last week, but it's okay. I don't think there's any mold or fungus. The colas on plant #3 are all at the same level. I'm really happy with the result, especially since I cut the most leaves and did the strongest LST on that one, I kind of regret not doing it on plants #1 and #4. I'm thinking of using the SCROG technique for my next grows because my main goal with LST is to have an even canopy. I'm still not using any nutrients.

14/08/2023 Nothing special to mention at the beginning of this week, except my new heat/humidity detector, which is actually an old device I found. I came across it because my little one doesn't seem very reliable anymore(As you can see on a picture it say 69% while the other big one say 45%). Still no nutriments, just water with pH-. And I think I won't make any more changes until the final weeks, when I'll probably trim a maximum of leaves. 17/08/2023 I redid the LST for number 3, without knowing what I was doing, and I'm not sure if I did it right, but I'm pretty happy with the result. The canopy of #3 looks really good, even though the overall canopy is quite uneven. However, doing the LST on all 4 plants intimidated me way too much. So I changed the position of each plant so that they wouldn't encroach too much on each other; I only have a space of 60cmx60cm.

21/08/2023 I decided to trim the yellow tips on the large leaves because some rather concerning black spots were starting to appear on those yellow areas. I also trimmed the small yellowed leaves (even though they didn't seem to have these black dots) I am very pleased with the outcome of #3, I will now always use LST for my future grows and not ScrOG as I said last week. I don't expect to end up with huge buds due to the lack of fertilizer, which is why I plan to use Root Juice, BioGrow, BioBloom, TopMax, and BioHeaven from BioBizz in my next grow. I will also need an oscillating fan, having to move it around to prevent some burns on the leaves is quite annoying. I would like to find one smaller than 15CM, but I don't think it's possible. The only ones in this case are battery-operated and not oscillating. I don't know why the buds of #2 have such long hairs. 25/08/2023 I received my magnifying glass, it's not meant to be put on a phone, but I still managed to take these photos at x60 magnification (I have a x90 magnifying glass, but it's impossible to take good photos with it). You don't see much in some photos at x60 magnification, but like everything else, I will improve over the weeks.

28/08/2023 I just water them and trim the leaves that are completely yellow. I'll wait a few more days, but this week I'll probably trim all the big leaves to leave only the small ones near the buds. At a certain point during the day, my humidity can drop down to 35%, but typically, I'm around 40%. The smell might seem strong when I open the tent, but it dissipates rather quickly. But what a delight, it smells really good. Still no nutriments

04/09/2023 Still no fertilizer, I'm just removing the yellow leaves that are falling off almost on their own. I should probably harvest them at different times based on their trichomes, but I'll have to dry them in my growbox, so I'll harvest them all at once, probably next week. I'm checking the trichomes every day, and the trichomes on the sugar leaves on plant number 1 are already starting to turn brown since 02/09

11/09/2023 The size of the buds may seem rather ridiculous, but without fertilizer, using only 50% enriched soil, with the remaining 50% lacking nutrients, only 10 liters pots, and 100W of LED, I am really surprised by the results. The smells and the quality is quite amazing for someone like me who's always consumed only black market products. I'm looking forward to the harvest, but #3 is not ready yet(Main cola seems good but the trichomes on the lower part of the buds are still transparent.) , so I continue to remove the yellow-brown leaves that almost fall off on their own. I cant put the video in 1080p I'm limited to 720p.

18/09/2023 I'm very eager to harvest, especially since they all seem ready for harvest except for number 3. Like in the previous weeks, I'm hardly cutting anything, just removing the yellow/brown leaves that come off easily when I pull on them. Regardless, I think I'll harvest next week because the small buds in the lowers parts of the plant and not just the sugar leaves are starting to turn yellow/brown. I forgot to take a picture of the main cola of number 2. I still can't upload great quality vidéo idk why sorry for that ridiculous amount of pixel in the video. 20/09/2023 I was watching a guy on Youtube talking about harvesting when this idea (See the last picture) came to me... I feel so DUMB for not doing this WHEN I did the LST... SEVEN WEEKS AGO, and right now I would not be struggling with the little delay on number 3.

21/09/2023 I should have waited a few more days to harvest number 3, but I was too impatient and probably wouldn't have had time to do it this weekend. So, the winner is number 1, even though it was the smallest one around week 3 or 4 if I remember correctly. I also hope I didn't mess up with the calibration of my scale, but I did it twice, so it should be good. Totally random, I'd say I should have around 90 grams once well dried and completely removed from the branches. The drying process shouldn't take too long; some plants are already quite brittle. Thank you all for the 500+ views and the likes on the journal. I'm very eager to share the futur of this adventure with you and finally taste it ! 29/09/2023 So only 38G I was very optimistic with the 90g 😝 I hope I won't mess up the curing. I should receive some Boveda 58% humidity packs in a few days. Until then, I'll keep it in airtight jars in a dark cupboard.