First grow - Fastbuds GSC

@Dunk_Junk, Well this is strange... I swear I replied to this comment but now it's not showing that I did. Am I crazy? haha. The funny thing is I never used Cannabis. I did when I was younger but it just made my anxiety worse. Back then you got what they had. When it was legalized in Canada it really opened my mind to the possibilities of it's uses and I went in head first. I've gardened for years but for Cannabis it was a first. Watching these plants in real time, I work construction. I would get home, take my work clothes off, wash my hands and head straight to the tent. Every day without fail. Even sneaking peaks in the morning and before bed. All the time really. What surprised me was how fast and drastically they could change. I learned a TON. Before I just bought soil that had everything it needed for a 3 month course of growing vegetables and growing in coco coir was a whole other world. I was advised not to, it's for advanced growers only. I don't ever want to go back to soil. Future grows I will start training my plants sooner and add more cal-mag. I was told I had used too much cal-mag but after chopping one of my plants and seeing the hollow core on it I realized it was a deficiency not using too much. However that plant turned out to be the tastiest, and most potent of them all.

@Dunk_Junk, Thanks! I would have started training them sooner. I think I started a bit late but the results were still great. I could have done a better job training them as well if I started earlier they probably wouldn't have been so bushy. I had a cal mag deficiency on my runt plant which turned out to be my absolute most powerful smoke. So i'm still satisfied. Having now harvested the three plants at different stages I really appreciate the clear head high of bud without any amber or 10%. But I personally prefer a more body stone and will let all of my future grows mature a lot more. I have learned so much about gardening. The requirements to grow a beautiful and bountiful cannabis plant are very different then what i've done in the past. I am trying organic growing outdoor this year and am very excited to start those plants in a couple weeks. I just wish I lived in a climate where growing photoperiods outside was a realistic option but i'm just too far north.

@Ktims420, I did no topping. Only LST. I tucked all the leaves in blocking bud sites etc and started to defoliate late into flower. The later it got the more I started to really strip my plants. Once the buds had really fattened up and matured I was a little rough on them for defoliation but I never stripped them bare. But I followed a proven nutrient cycle that From Seed To Stoned did on his budget grow on his channel. Received fantastic results. Can't wait to see how my pineapple express and stardawg turn out. However a lot of it plays into how strong fastbuds genetics are if you grow them right. They're incredible. My other two are 2.5 weeks old and on par with where these ladies were. Good luck on your grow!

@goodgrow, Thanks! Can't wait to see how it all turns out. It's so hard not to obsess over every little thing right now.

@GandalfTheGreen, Thanks! I've been very surprised with how well they're doing and how fast they're growing. I was hoping they wouldn't have flowered yet but we'll see what kind of yield these bring.

@ChiefGrowAutoflowers, Yes. When I first started my grow it was even higher. I hit over 100f at one point because my exhaust hadn't arrived for over a week into my grow. After installing it I reset my hygrometer. I just went upstairs now to check for you. I'm sitting at 79F It hits a high of 88F and a low of 72F at night. I just installed a fan to blow the air from my LED's up to the exhaust fan.