Blue Dream My First Grow

As long as there is no flowers yet, you can spray the plant with preventive stuff, like neem oil. When the flowers form, it's better not to, by the look of it, you are still in time to give it something (if you feel it's necessary).

You can do a few things to help increase the yield , flavour and aroma of your plants during flower . On of the things I could suggest for getting a bigger yield is to remove some of the bigger fan leaves allowing for more light to reach the flowers . This will do 2 things allowing your flowers to get bigger 1) by removing some of the fan leaves your plant will think its being grazed by an animal and in order to combat what the animal has "eaten" it will go into overdrive making new growth sites and making the existing ones bigger . The second thing is light penetration with few big fan leaves in the way the bottom or shaded flowers will get more light exposure leading to bigger and better flowers ! For the taste and aroma of the plant you can do a couple things Ill give you a few examples of things you can do 1) you can make banana molasses tea there are tons and tons and tons of recipe's on the internet but I usually do it like this I will boil 2 litres of water once at a roiling boil I add 4 banana peels and 1/4 cup of molasses I let it sit for about 10 mins while stirring it constantly . Once your ready to pour this for storage I suggest you strain it through a coffee filter to catch all the bits and pieces that will have broken away from the banana peels. This will breakdown the molasses and extract Potasium and Phosphorus . This will help your plants aroma yield and taste because the PK is what your plant is seeking to help the facilitation of flower development and the molasses break down will provide all the raw sugars your plants needs in order to get bigger yields as well as boost the aroma and flavour of your flowers ! I usually use 1 part banana tea to 4 parts PH corrected water . The other method you could use is a line up of Advanced nutrients they sell products called Big bud , Bud candy and Over drive that are used throught flowering at different times to boost yield , taste and aroma . I hope this information serves you well on your journey to becoming a master !-Happy Growing!

Hi @KrashAndBurn! Don't forget to flush your medium with plain pH'd water, 7 to 10 days before harvest in soil, this will ensure you a clean product without any nutrient/chemical left in the buds. Harvest in the morning (before the light turns on) if you want terpenes and effects to be at their peak, light and heat degrade trichomes during the day. Regarding the drying process, don't rush, try to dry your buds as slow as you can, you don't want to mess with this final step or you can ruin your product. I like to dry in 2 times, In a 1st time I hang the branches upside down for 7 to 10 days, then I cut the buds out of their stems and lay them down in a drying-net for 7 to 14 days. If you want to prevent the smell from invading your neighbourhood, consider drying in your grow tent, with the lights off but the air extraction (and carbon filter) on. You can also look for a product called "ONA neutralizer", this is really efficient when it comes to destroying odours, but don't put it in the same room than your buds, ONA is so strong it could affect your terpenes, basically your buds will taste like your ONA 😮 Combined with ONA, I also use a mister, with a few drops of essential oils, this embalms my place and does mask the skunky smell. Hope this will help, congrats and enjoy your 1st harvest 👊