My first attempt at growing :)

Whats up growdiaries community, so this is my first attempt at growing autos, (or anything for that matter), based U.K so having to do it discreetly! I am brand new to the game and learning as i go, any tips i would love to hear from you guys as i update the dairy. So my first week i really enjoyed, i am using dinafem as i heard great reports from a fellow stoner, and he had great results. Out of the 9 seeds, all 9 soaked for 18 hours, 8 i germinated via paper towel method, and 1 straight potting, out of the 9 seeds all had success which im extremely happy with for my first attempt, im no seed expert but hats of to dinafem :)! I am now into day 7 from planting, pictures above. My main concern moving forward is humidy levels they have been okay so far for the current stage i beleive, sitting temps 22-25° / humidiy averaging 70, today i got a new fan in and it has helped massively i can now get down to 55-60 at lowest it seems, one thing i am not using is an exhaust system which i am thinking of adding in the next few weeks, would this sort the problem, or would it be worth investing in a dehumidifier? Happy 420!!! Much love!

Hey growdiaries community, second week completed with my dinafem autos!! Another enjoyable week learning as i go. Really enjoying the difference week by week all seem to growing at a fast rate at this point, really amazing to watch them grow daily. If anyone has any tips on watering amounts at this stage i would be greatful :)

Another fun week of growing and learning, fascinated by how fast things are taking off. All seems to be going good. Think they are now at the right size to start tieing down so i think from tomorrow i will have that sorted. Happy saturday everyone, have a great weekend :)

Another great week & lots of growth! The following day after last week's diary post i decided to tie down the plants to get more light to areas, (my first time ever doing this i was a nervous wreck in the hopes i didnt snap one of my babies) using rubber gentle supports, bought from a garden centre which in the end i found very easy to use and easy to adjust, downside they are slightly chunky but that wasnt a bother. Started to introduce some biogrow, all seems to be going fine. Two things im really unsure of at this present time, 1) is this now the start of the flowering stage? or ending the veg stage would someone point me in the right direction 😂 2) i have been providint 250-300ml water every 2nd day when all usual signs are starting to take place is this enough? From next weekend i should have my carbon filter n exhaust system, so i can regulate the RH alot smoother which im excited about 😁 Thanks guys hope you have a great weekend :)!

Another week on, minds still blown at how fast these plants grow and develop! 😂 started upping their watering amounts, and introducing some more nutrients, and my exhaust fan & carbon filter is currently being ready to be set up 😁😁 Flowering starting to show more and more daily, excited ive made the half way mark 🙏

This strain is fantastic to grow, another week down and flowering is really starting to show 🙏😁 untied them after last week's post and they have really reacted well. Humidity still isnt as low as i would like even with carbon filter n exhaust fan and a dehumidifier its sitting 58-62, all plants seem to be doing fine though thankfully. Starting to produce some smell now when in and out of the tent, god bless carbon filters 😂🙏 Excited to see what the next few weeks have in store. Have a great weekend everyone 💚

Another week done, flowering really starting to kick in the little flower spots from last week have bulked up massively. Everything seems to be going all fine and im enjoying watching them grow daily! Fingers crossed all goes well from here to the finish line! Never been so excited to trim & smoke my own. Have a great weekend everyone 🙏

Another fantastic week for the ladies I absolutely love this strain growing, glad i went ahead with it for my first attempt at growing, so far been very manageable, fast progressing, and out of the 7 running none have came into any problems, they all seem to be progressing at similar speeds, bar 1 which seems to be a week or so behind however has major growth spots and looks fantastic so i have placed it central now to get the full benefits of both lights. 1)I'm wondering when i should knock of the feeding? 2) any suggestions for the last stretch to harvest to increase yield? I have done a very tiny amount of defoliation throughout the last few weeks which has seemed to help airflow and some bud sites 😁 Thanks for looking 🙏

Another week down, lots of growth this week. Got rid of a few leaves blocking light getting to major bud spots and the plants seem to have reacted okay with it all, made sure didn't go overboard. Plants producing a strong citrus/fruity smell when opening and closing tent, the smell after touching them is just incredible sticky, fruity fingers for hours 😂 if anyone is thinking of growing these ladies invest in a carbon filter (So glad I did before flowering), im running 7 in total and the house is filled with the aroma after the tent being open a few minutes, (I don't mind, neighbours might). Give a nice big water on Monday, let the plants do their thing throughout the week until drying up and provided a feed with less nutes than normal, which they seem to drink up instantly! Each plant has grew different, size / shape, however all providing equally as nice bud sites and size, absolutely amazing to compare each one beside each other. Managing to keep humidiy low 50s, good air flow constantly and temps sitting 20 in dark 24-26 with lights on. Noticed slight yellowing on tips of some leaves very tiny and slight bend, is this due to nutes? Only came around within the last few days. Shall upload some close ups with the jewlers piece tomorrow 🙏😁 thanks for looking and all the help so far from everyone who has commented! Attached video as didn't get much time to picture - got some more pics in today + close ups

Day 70 in soil 😁😁😁 I never thought I'd make it this far tbh! I stopped giving the ladies nutes and have just started feeding phed water, and they seem to have all really taken well to it, some last week showing signs of problems which I think was due to the last feed, minor flush and all seem to be okay I think. The smell now is very strong when the tents open a lovely fruity aroma, touching the buds leaves the hands covered and stinking of a fruity lemon/citrus smell (could live with the smell, unreal). The buds have all started to fatten up massively over the last 14 days, some plants producing some amazing colours, all plants have their own difference however all producing equally as good bud sits and growth. I have no past growing experience but im glad I went for dinafem critical 2.0 after some research prior they have been forgiving throughout my learning stages and have been easy maintenance so far! Will get a few close ups with the jewlers glass tomorrow, thinking off letting them run another 7 days until harvest what's everyone's opinions? Thanks for looking, have a great weekend :)!! *updated new photos today day 74 in soil*

So that's my first ever grow completed! And something tells me i don't think it will be the last 😁🤔 overall I am proud as punch with the end result. Overall from 7 plants I ended up with 5 1/2 oz dry, top buds seem to be more compact and built up, apart from that the majority 70-80% are very airy, however absolutely packed with thc shining! Being my first grow its all for personal use so i dont mind 😁😊 any suggestions moving forward for future increase in fatter/denser nugs would be appreicated. I ran 2 x 600 watt cheap led lights, which im 100% certain dimmed towards the last 3 weeks (the brightness dramatically reduced) making me think that a few leds burnt out throughout - I think moving forward i would look into better spec grow light. Found these girls very easy to grow, very forgiving for anything i done wrong being my first experience. The plants grew all different shapes and sizes I done some lst rather late into the grow which I think give some funky growth shapes, in the end all grew out with loads of bud locations all over. Really wish I had given more space for light penetration. I ran 6 fabric pots and 1 plastic, I felt the ladie in the plastic pot took off much quicker than the rest and on cutting down seemed to have the best root setup, anyone else have an opinion on what they find best? The smells and taste are very very fruity and cirtusy/lemon, smoke nice head high still curing will update with full smoke report in a week or so! Towards the last 3 weeks or so the smell from the plants was strong and very fruity, would reccomend a carbon filter if trying to stay down low. Used all my trim and alot of of the pop corn nugs for butter so nothing went to waste currently making a huge batch for some tastey treats. Would love another blast at growing these ladies, learnt alot throughout and will take the knowledge to future grows! Thanks for all the love and support on my first grow, and keeping me right throughout, Until next time 😊😛🙏