Applying what I learned on first grow

10/28/2024 - I've learned quite a bit from my less than stellar first grow. It is my opinion that I severely under-watered these plants throughout the grow and stunted their potential. I also waited too long to start top dressing these plants and therefore the plants in the first grow also had poor nutrients throughout the grow. Despite that, one plant survived in good'ish shape and should result in a couple ounces of good weed. That said, this time around will be completely different. I reorganized my grow room making more room for working in there. Additionally, I hooked up hose in the adjacent shower so I have easier access to water, I moved a stand up table/bench to work at while I'm tending plants, I decided to introduce "Grow Dots" as the primary source of nutrition throughout the grow. Mostly I'm trying to simplify this grow. I'm paying far greater attention to PH, greater attention to how often I water, and am going to introduce CO2 as soon as plants get past seedling stage. So lets get into it. I thoroughly mixed a full bag of Ocean Forest soil with a full bag of Happy Frog. In general, I think this is a good growing medium that should give my seedlings a good start. In this grow I'm going to grow three plants, each in a 5 Gallon fabric pot. Each 5 Gallon pot will receive 15 tsp (100grams) of Grow Dots, mixed thoroughly into the mixed soil. The top two inches of soil will be added without these Grow Dots in an attempt to not over stimulate the seeds. After week one and once the seeds have breached the surface, I'll begin watering with "Recharge" every 7 days. For the first week, I'll be using a spray bottle to wet the soil on top and ensure that the seeds pop and get their tap roots moving through the soil. I'll be lowering the lighting to around 100-300Par at the seedlings and running humidity up around 60%-70%. These plants will be on a strict 18/6 lighting schedule throughout the grow and I'll be aiming for the following Par levels. Seedlings - 100-300 PPFD Veg - 250-600 PPFD Flower - 600-1000 PPFD Once everything pops and I feel the seedlings are growing, I'll make some adjustments to all my numbers and continue on logging out here.