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Hey, this is my first grow ever and I'll be documenting everything here in hopes of receiving good advice, early error detection, and resolution for a successful first grow.
Day 1: (01.03.2024)
I planted the seeds directly into the substrate, using 15L pods filled with regular flower soil, and watered them lightly. The temperature is 21 degrees Celsius, and the humidity is around 62%.
Day 5:
Only 2 out of 5 plants have germinated so far, leaving me hopeful for the remaining 3. The temperature fluctuates between 22-23°C, with humidity ranging from 58% to 65%. The water pH is maintained between 6.0 and 6.3. The light, positioned 30cm above the plants, is set at 50%, and the time schedule is 18/6.
I plan to wait until Friday (7-day mark) before gently burying the seeds to investigate potential issues.
Day 5 Update, a few hours later:
Pot 2 out of 4 has germinated (see picture). In total, 3 out of 5 seeds have germinated.
Day 6:
All 5 plants have successfully germinated (see picture). There is variation in size, possibly due to differences in burial depth. Light settings remain the same.
During the first week, I didn't keep track of the water volume, watering them approximately every two days with a spray bottle when the top soil was dry.
Day 8: (08.03.2024)
Some plants exhibit varying sizes, prompting me to take measures to address their growth. To provide stability, I added more soil to both the bottles and pots, as the plants seemed to be stretching excessively. Additionally, I adjusted the light distance from 30cm at 50% intensity to 30cm at 75% intensity.
For watering, each plant received approximately 250ml of pH-regulated water, and no fertilizers have been applied thus far. Any tips or suggestions are highly appreciated.
Day 10:
I watered the plants with 2.25 liters of pH-regulated water. I did this to ensure thorough saturation of the entire substrate and prevent hydrophobia. The excess water drained out into the tray, which I subsequently removed to prevent the pot from standing in water. My pH meter has malfunctioned, and until I receive my new one in a few days, I have to estimate the pH level. Biobizz's pH-Down claims to lower the pH by 0.5 points per 0.1ml. Since the pH of my tap water is consistently between 8-8.5, I am adding 0.4ml of pH-Down per liter of water to lower the pH by 2 points.
From now on, I will only water the plants when the top 3-5cm of the substrate is completely dry
Day 11:
I installed an additional fan because the initial fan was only reaching three plants.
No water added.
The plants have been doing much better since I increased the light intensity from 50% to 75%
Day 12:
The bottle plant has some weird marks.
https://growdiaries.com/grow-questions/67103-is-my-plant-healthy
I positioned the plant lower because it was 12cm higher than the others.
Day 16:
Today it was time to water again. Each plant in the fabric pots received 500ml of water, while the plant in the bottle got 250ml. The water has a pH of 6.10, and I added BioBizz fertilizer for the first time, using 75% of the recommended amount from the fertilizer table.
Plants:
The plants vary greatly in size. The plant in the bottle is by far the largest, likely because the seed was only buried 1 cm deep, while the others were buried 3 cm deep.
One of the potted plants looks very strange; one of its leaves appears to have been bitten off. I'll wait for new leaves to sprout. As for the plant in the bottle, it seems to have recovered. It appears that the odd spots on it were indeed due to the light.
I appreciate any feedback. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask.
Day 19:
500ml for each fabric pod
250ml for the bottle plant
pH 6,10
1,5ml BioGrow/L
Day 22:
We had problems with the smallest plant, it was much too small for its age and deformed. We decided to destroy it and place the bottle plant (reserve plant) in the 15L pot so that it has the opportunity to expand its root system.
On the photos, you can see that one of the two smaller plants had strange light spots on its leaf. I immediately looked under the leaf and found a small insect there, but it jumped off the leaf right away. Consequently, we promptly set up yellow sticky traps for insects and hope that this solves the problem.
Another problem is that our remaining soil seems to have developed mold. However, I only noticed this when I filled the pot with the backup plant. There wasn't a lot of mold, so I hope it will recede and not harm my root system. Therefore, I haven't watered today and will wait until Sunday-Monday to do so, to reduce the risk of mold.
Day 23:
1L pH-regualted water with 1,5ml/L Biogrow for each plant
Day 26:
The bottle plant has survived the transplantation very well.
The nibbled plant seems as if no pests have been enjoying my plant anymore. 2 out of 4 plants have now reached a good size, and the other 2 are still relatively small.
Soon, I will be removing another plant (the smalles one ofc) from the grow tent because I will be letting another 12 plants "pre-grow" in the tent for one month. This will give them an ideal start for my upcoming outdoor grow.
Day 29:
Today, I watered the plants with a 1/3 ratio of hydrogen peroxide. I did this to prevent mold or combat existing mold. The soil foamed a bit but did not harm the plant, as you can see on Day 30.
I also started LST (Low Stress Training) today (see photos).
Watering mixture:
666ml H2O2 3%
1.33L pH-regulated water
4ml BioGrow
2ml BioBloom
After giving each of the two plants 500ml, I added an additional 1 liter of water to the remaining solution to dilute it slightly.
Day 30:
This morning, I checked on the plants and saw that they tolerated the H2O2 solution well and the LST as well. I did a bit more LST to ensure the plant gets ideal light.
Day 31:
I‘ve cut off some leaves that were shading the other leaves too much.
Day 33:
Watered them:
2000ml pH water
4ml BioGrow
2ml BioBloom
333ml H2O2 3% (the rest of the bottle)
Day 37:
Did some more LST
1 Plant did not grow very much i can‘t tell why
Big plant got:
2000ml Water
4ml/L BioGrow
1ml/L BioBloom
1ml/L TopMax
Small plant got only 2000ml of pH water
Day 41:
smaller plant does not look healthy, not really growing
New Growlight, Spiderfarmer SE3000
Day 45:
The "larger" plant seems to be okay I guess, and the other plant is still small. We took the other two untrained plants out of the tent because there wasn't enough light, but now we have an SE3000, which means we could move them back into the tent. They were on the balcony
I'm quite disappointed with the grow so far. Out of 5 plants, only 1 isn't complete garbage. Slow growth and i can´t tell why
Day 51:
Few yellow leaves an still pretty small
Watering still the same, they only get water when the top soil is dry (3 cm) and then they get 2L of pH water with Nutrients (listed on top)
Day 57:
Plants aren´t looking healthy, just trying to keep them alive till harvest.
The main issue is that the soil is way to thick, we should´ve added perlite to the substrace or even better bought/mixed a perlite/coco mix.
Learned the lesson for the next grow.
Quality was good, quantity very bad.
our main problem was the wrong soil. We used regular Flower Potting soil and as it seems it wasn´t very good for the plants. next grow i will try BioBizz Allmix
We only got 10g dry in total of 4 Plants
Did a lot of mistakes, and will learn from them
IceeTea31
