FunkyNutz Basically a completely new grower, i failed before by just throwing s**t to the wall and seeing what sticks (no equipment, just trying it out) as expected, NOTHING got past germination, can't even call them seedlings as they never even go to to forming any leaves, jus stretched until i realised its not going anywhere so is scrapped that, then i built makeshift grow tent from a cheap greenhouse and reflective insulation foam, tent itself could've worked pretty good, but i had no proper lighting so the secound round it all ended pretty much the same, stretch with no real leaf grow, scrapped that and got myself a 50eu tent and a 50eu grow lamp from amazon with a fan, going to buy ventilation and more equipment as i go along the way, i use coco coir but it has fertilizer in it to start off, i'll probably go with 90%clean coco (no fertilizer 10% perlite mix my next grow, but for now i just want to see some progress going so my interest stays peaked.
So before for all my germination attempts i did the same thing each time, water and hydrogen peroxide in a shot glass, next to a radiator for 24-48h until i see a root sprout and show some growth, then i pat dry my seeds and plant them like 1-1.5cm deep in my pre-fertilized coco coir that came as a block and has been rehydrated following the instructions provided. I'm using 25L fabric bags BUT im curling them down and actually using about 15-17L of soil in each bag, i'm doing that because i started with less soil on hand and now i keep it at the same level with assumption that a bigger volume of soil will lead to a bigger plant that i may not have the space for in the tent, but that's also why im writing a journal here to get advice and learn from this community, i may be assuming completly wrong.
I have a time-lapse recording set up on my spare phone in the tent so i get to see progress, quick one is doing great and showing steady growth as of day 4 now since planting, was planted together with easy bud on 17/02, now on day 21/02, easy bud is showing to be more stubborn, after popping out of the ground with the shell still on it doesn't seem to be showing any movement on the timelapse while the quick one showed steady growth so im a lil concerned, but time will show.
One of my main mistakes was overwatering in the past, even now my soil seems too wet due to me using rehydrated coco blocks so i haven't really watered much besides slight occasional spray while i'm tending to my other gardening projects and i'll stick to that until i feel that soil is dry after i stick half of my pointing finger into the soil.
I'll share some photos and keep updating along the way, very excited to see where this goes!
Oh i also started apple fritter auto yesterday and decided to try it out in case one or even both of the plants fail along the way as it's my first growth to increase the chance of success, i mainly want to stick to 2 plants at a time.
Grow light actually seems to be pretty decent for the price and all, i've seen spiderfarmer grow lights of similair size looking almost identical just with a spiderfarmer logo on it and it seems to be working really good so far, hella bright and im using my phone for LUX readings and converting the to ppfd, everything seems to be checking out. I'm very eager to hear your suggestions and tips !
TL:DR
Planted :
Easy one - 17/02
Quick bud - 17/02
Apple fritter - 21/02
Medium : Rehydrated pre-fertilized coco
Condition : 23 C 75-85% humidity
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Glass Of Water
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
10mo ago
1/5
1 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
68 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Top Auto
1.5 mll
FunkyNutz So Week I of vegetation hit and i instantly made mistakes!
Quick one : Was my fastest student, but because i was too excited and wrong information at the wrong time came along and i made a bunch of mistakes in terms of nutrition, watering and so on, i believe i fed nutrients way too early, i even sprayed some directly on the plant not knowing how damaging it can be! Coming 2 weeks i didin't give the plants anything else but water. I'm not sure the EXACT issue, but the yellowing and death on tips probably occured due to nutrient burn and overwatering, please let me know if you have an idea of what was the issue!
Easy bud : This lil stubborn plant was scaring me at first with very slow progress but once i helped with the shell removal it sprung to life and actually is doing MUCH better and healthier than the Quick One and quick one was the one i was betting on at first. The yellowing/drying/dying of the tips is scary and i'm not sure exactly what was wrong it was either overwatering or feeding too early and causing stunted growth. Lesson learned, not feeding my plants nutrients until week 3 starts from now on! Also, only about 100-150ml of water per day in this stage
Apple Fritter : Doing as expected, attempted it a few times before (with total failure ofcourse cause it was done without a tent or a lamp) and it usually grows really fast. For this one im adding clay pebbles as perlite alternative to see how it will go, not expecting great results, just a test plant in this case.
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Week 2. Vegetation
10mo ago
1/9
2 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
No Smell
Smell
68 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
FunkyNutz So this week was interesting for me, i learned that coco works like an in-between option of hydroponics and soil grow and it doesnt have/hold nutrient's well in the substrate itself so i have to really pay attention to nutrients myself, thats okay because i want this to be like my lil science project, i'm enjoying it so far. For this week i did NOT use any nutrients and i also realised that PH is CRUCIAL in coco, but i don't have any PH tester with me so for this week i used calculations and dropped my tap PH by using white wine vinegar (which is reported yearly and this year it was at a stable 7 neutral) by adding about 3-4ml of vinegar to 1L, i'll try to get a PH tester as soon as i can, but for next week i'll get PH testing strips to have as a guideline until i order a digital ph tester.
Quick one : Issue continued from last week, i kept trying to "flush" the medium a bit, but i was also scared of overwatering so i only applied clean water directly around the stem of the plant and that seemed to actually work, plant is still at a scary stage but as you'll see next week it managed to recover!
Easy bud : This baby is doing beautifully so far!
Apple fritter : This week i noticed problems with it, irregular growth, sudden stretching, and it seems like the first leaves that sprouted are curling and scrunching up close to the stem, next week as you'll see that was an early sign of some bigger issue, apple fritter seeds were promotionals so i got them for free, that may have something to do with it too, maybe genetics are not the best in the promo ones.
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Week 3. Vegetation
10mo ago
1/9
5 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Top Auto
2 mll
Top Candy
1 mll
FunkyNutz So week 3 starts and thats where the real growth spurt started, at the start of the week i thought i smelled something coming from the tent, but by the end of this week i was SURE that the plants have a weak smell already, strongest to weakest Easy bud Quick one Apple fritter (barely any smell).
Had some personal things happen in my life (broken up relationship) so i couldn't be as attentive as i wanted to, but these babies are bringing more purpose in my daily life so now im back and very ready to love them!
Week 3 so i started feeding Easy Bud and the Quick one with a low dose of top auto and top candy, feeding them according to the schedule/instructions/etc provided by top crop, so appropriate concentration in a liter of water once per week.
Oh i also got Ph testing strips and now im also adjusting water + nutrients to a ph close to 6!
Easy Bud : This baby is doing lovely, beautiful color, fast new leaves, has a faint smell that manages to fill the tent up and is responding to everything im doing very well so far.
Quick one : While we had a few hiccups it seems like the baby finally recovered and picked up some speed, also has a faint smell, weaker than easy bud, but definitely noticeable!
Apple fritter : And this bad boy definitely got sick either due to me testing clay pebbles, using pre-fertilized coco substrate that may have been too wet to begin with or simple due to bad genetics cause it was a free seed, but where the curling/crunching was appearing now there are brown spots that are scrunching the leaf (pulling it inwards/crumpling it) i'm not sure what the actual problem is but from what i've seen online it looks like a PH fluctuation issue, but i'm not sure, i really need help on this one!
P.S I mentioned before that i was not able to find perlite in my local stores and i could only order online thats why i started in 100% coco, obviously that's not ideal and i will make a 70/30 blend for my next grow!, but for now im doing what i can with what i have :)
I noticed Quick One had issues with burnt tips and discoloration by the end of week 1 and 2, what could've been the issue?
Apple Fritter is looking sick, brown spots, what is that?
Easy Bud and Quick on have slight yellow/paled spots on their leaves, only 1-2, is that normal?
Hi sieht mir nach einem Nährstoffbrand aus. Ich würde denn PH wert deines Runoff (das Wasser was aus dem Topf kommt) messen wenn er nicht zwischen 5.8 und 6.5 liegt must du die Pflanze mit Wasser spülen. Und Aufjedenfall must du weniger düngen. Gibst du ihr bei jedem Gießen dünger? Die dosis die du im Tagebuch angegeben hast sieht mir zu stark aus, auf die Menge Wasser die du angegeben hast. Vor allem wenn es Leitungs Wasser ist. Reduziere die dosis und weiter beobachten.
Hey Growers, quick question! did research on the soil that i have/use and it's a mix of coco PEAT and coco COIR. What's the difference between the two when it comes to cannabis, didint hear anyone use peat, is it bad to use this soil?
Bigger brick is pre fert, is the fert bad?
Peat is an organic soil type formed by the accumulation and partial decomposition of plant matter under waterlogged conditions, characterized by a high content of organic matter, typically above 75%. Normally high in carbon also.
Around 40% of carbon sequestration from air through gas exchange of photosynthesis is used to feed microorganisms in soil. Helps to have carbon in soil.
Usefull to know how much of the peat is organic, has to be at least 35% to be considered peat anywhere up to 75%.
The more organic matter you got the higher meq cec soil will have. Soil will be better able to hold and store nutrients do make sure you only fert when you need to, don't just blanket feed every day because it feels good for no reason.
It's just a medium like any other , higher a cec the less frequent watering it needs also.
Good few pages in my diary with CECs if you would like to know more or do some research.
Hi here a little resum
Coco Peat:
Also known as coir peat.
It's the result of the decomposition of coconut fibers.
Has a high water retention capacity, making it ideal for use in plant cultivation and horticulture.
It's pH-neutral to slightly acidic and has a good structure that provides support for roots and promotes aeration.
Coconut Fiber:
Also known as coir or coconut fibers.
Derived from the outer husk of the coconut and consists of coarse, fibrous material.
used in horticulture to stabilize and aerate soil.
Has a longer lifespan and provides good drainage, making it ideal for combining with other substrates.
When it comes to growing cannabis, both coco peat and coconut fiber can be used, each with its own benefits. Both are good for growing weed
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Week 4. Vegetation
10mo ago
1/15
5 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Weak
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Calmag
1 mll
Top Auto
2.5 mll
Top Candy
1 mll
FunkyNutz Week 4 seemed a bit slow at first, but i also realised that I wasn't treating coco appropriately, I should feed nutrients every time I water and control the ph and ppm better.
By the end of week 4 I got a water quality tester and am now able to properly take my ph down and monitor ppm so my plants don't get nutrient burned, but still gets enough nutrients in time.
I also allowed good amount of the top layer of my coco to dry because I mixed up advice that received about soil and coco together. Apparently coco has no issues with overwatering unless your pots have no drainage so in the last 2 days I started treating coco the way it's supposed to be treated, I also finally got calmag and my plants are showing good signs of health past 3 days, they look revitalised and happy again 😊
Unfortunately, apple fritter was way too sick for me to continue with it so I restarted it in a proper coco and perlite mix that's non fertilised, that's a separate diary because its a whole month later.
I decided not to train the first 2 plants just to see how the natural process is supposed to go.
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Week 5. Flowering
9mo ago
1/4
10 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Weak
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
50 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
1 mll
Top Candy
0.5 mll
FunkyNutz I'm uploading these weeks back now because my phone was broken and many other personal life issues came along so i didin't have time and lost most of the pictures/data, BUT at week 5 we hit flowering on the Easy Bud! Little white hairs started appearing and that got me very excited.
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Week 6. Flowering
9mo ago
1/3
13 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Normal
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
45 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
2 mll
Top Candy
1 mll
FunkyNutz Week 6 hit and i realized that the quick one was struggling due to many issues, first one was very hot substrate that i now how to deal with but back then my methods lead to root rot, foul smelling bottom of the pot and nutrient lockout bottom up, decided just to toss it because i want to start a new grow in a quality substrate, new grow tent and another grow light!
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Week 7. Flowering
9mo ago
1/7
18 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Normal
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
1.5 mll
Top Candy
1 mll
FunkyNutz Week 7 hit and i decided that the plant needs a lil haircut so i went and gave one, during that i realised i need to move some branches away and so on even tho i thought i wont do ANY training i still ended up doing some by hot glueing zip tie loops around the edges as hooks and used garden wire, for the future i'd use something easier to work with than garden wire, but the baby looked great 3 days after the haircut!
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 8. Flowering
9mo ago
1/4
18 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Normal
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
1 mll
Top Candy
1 mll
FunkyNutz Steady bud formation, smell getting stronger and did another round of defoliation at the very end of this week, also turned out great! Nutrients are all over the place i need to learn how to work with them better and im moving away from topcrop, i don't think they're bad, i just got advice from experienced growers that recommended me other stuff and i want to try it.
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Defoliation
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Week 9. Flowering
9mo ago
1/4
18 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Normal
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
1 mll
Top Candy
1.5 mll
FunkyNutz Lovely buds, this is the week where i lost my phone so pictures are much worse quality and data is lost on everything i did so i'm just winging it :)
Defoliation happens here and there on 2-4 day basis.
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Defoliation
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Week 10. Flowering
9mo ago
1/5
18 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
Strong
Smell
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
1.5 mll
Top Auto
0.7 mll
Top Candy
1.5 mll
FunkyNutz And we caught up to today! 17/04/2025: Buds are smelling very nice citrussy and slightly gassy, they're firm and frosty, bottoms are sticky, i dont have the magnifier for my phone's camera yet so i am not exactly sure if she's ready to be harvested or not yet, but judging by the time and how she's looking, next week we'll harvest her and starting tomorrow i'll flush the substrate and stop applying nutrients. My number one mistake throughout all of this was not watering till runoff properly, my next grow will be much better as i learned SOOO much during this grow, bought many tools, tried different techniques, so much wrong AND correct information coming in left and right haha, it was really fun, see you during the harvest week!
I also put the baby in a new home(new bigger tent), but i thought that changing the environment so late into the grow wouldn't reflect the truth on this diary.
Lovely lil strain, my first ever growth, she was forgiving and yet came out looking frosty and stinky, wouldn't grow it again because I want to move to a bit stronger strains, but purely in terms of growing, I loved this baby
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Spent 72 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
110 g
Bud wet weight per plant
20 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
60 m²
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Energetic, Happy, Relaxed
Positive effects
Dry mouth
Negative effects
Diesel, Citrus
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa
Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
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FunkyNutz So we finally come to the harvest, my first ever successful grow, learned so much! Starting 3 corkscrew strains from Mike Tyson seeds, I can't wait to see how this goes!
Great job on your first grow buds are fat .. i grew kosher cake for my first grow and it's been the best flower i've grown since it was so good.I have a fresh three pack lol .. Enjoy your journey, learning. This is an amazing hobby, and it really pays off.And saves you money ... These are pics from my first grow..
@Hempface86, Thank you! Yours look lovely, in the end, the buds were not fat at ALL, they were very loose and not densily packed hahaha, i'm pretty sure light was not strong enough and environment/nutrient schedule was not stable enough, plus medium was terrible, sucking all the cal/mag from my nutrient mixes :D But indeed, it's an amazing hobby, i started it because i love things like this, intricate hobbies that take effort time and dedication, but also because i actively smoke 1-2g of good quality bud a day, i need to start growing my own to save on the costs and so i can get good quality bud hehe. This first grow was really not good, but ay, atleast i managed to grow SOMETHING in the end, all of it was amazing experience full of knowledge 😁
So! I got a magnifying glass, way later after the harvest and can now tell that most of the trichomes are still transparent or milky, means i probably harvested too early, might explain the density and all !
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