First Grow

TangerineDre4m It's been about 10 days since germination and the girls now look like they are honing in on week 1 veg. One of the girls has some stunted leaf growth and is lagging behind a bit. She's a keeper all the same! Looking forward to seeing where she ends up. So far, only water has been added to the pots. Currently still running the lights 24/7 until my heater arrives (probably next week). Planning to switch to 18/6 after that. Growth is really starting to take off now, which is lovely to see 🙏 I made this update a bit earlier because what I'm worried about is the light green markings on the leaves. I have seen no sign of insects, so not sure what it is. So far it doesn't seem to impact growth. Not sure if the stunted growth on one plant is at all related to the spots. My internet searches don't really give me a good answer. Does anyone know what this could be?

TangerineDre4m The plants are about 16 days old now. They are all growing really well, super happy with how they are looking. Even the runt is starting to grow out of it a little. I probably won't be training her at all, looking forward to seeing where she ends up 🙌. I have started LST on the biggest of the bunch. I think I will wait with the other two until tomorrow or the day after. They are just a tad too squat to confidently bend right now. In general I find that all the plants are pretty squat with tight nodes. Could be an indication of some big girls. Watering has been around 300ml every 48 to 60 hours, depending on how quick the dryback is. Update: Got stakes instead of wire for LST. They seemed a lot easier and safer to work with than the wire I had. Got excited and did the LST.

TangerineDre4m We are at the end of week 3 veg at day 21. One of the girls started showing pistils 2 days ago. Pre-flower is close. 🙌 The girls are responding well to LST it seems, they are getting quite bushy. Also, the stretch has noticably started which is exiciting to see! Since my soil mix was missing a source of Mg, I added a snuff of epsom salt into the last watering. Will probably keep doing this every 3rd watering or so. Update: Plants have grown nicely over the past couple of days. Watering has been increased to 1L. LST is nearing the end. The plants are compact and bushy, with a pretty even canopy. Really seeing the nodes elongate now, especially those that are receiving a lot of light. It's a really cool process to experience. 🙌

TangerineDre4m Day 28 The girls are doing well. All except for one are showing pistils. I have basically finished LST and am pretty happy with the shape. Lets see what it's gonna look like once the stretch sets in 😄. I had some light stress 2 days ago due to incorrect calculations. That was a good learning moment. 🙏 I think I caught it in time though. Once the plants have stretched a bit, I am planning on top dressing with fresh vermicompost. Update: Day 32: Plants are stretching well! It's interesting to see that they all seem to be in different stages of flower at the moment. Plant 1 has a lot of pistils already, and started showing them around day 18. Plant 2 is also showing more pistils but started showing them much later, around day 24. Also started showing shiny leaves and clawing on one specific branch. Maybe a hotspot in the light? I turned that branch around so its getting a little less light. Lets see. Plant 3 is not showing any pistils yet, so I'm guessing she is still in veg or just about to transition. Stunty is showing pistils as well. She is starting to look pretty big. Her main stem is growing a bit slower than the side branches, so shes now got 6 branches at the same canopy level. Basically trained herself, how cool.

TangerineDre4m Day 35 The plants have gown significantly since the last update. The top left one finally started showing pistils today. All plants are developing well. I'm guessing they are now about half-way the stretch. It will be interesting to see how the different phenos end up in height and flowering time/synchronicity. Moved up to giving 1,5L of water every 3 days. I will probably move to 2L after the next watering, as the soil is drying up within ~2 days. I added some fresh worm-tea and a pinch of epsom salt to the last watering. After the stretch end, I am planning on doing a bit of defoliation and lollipopping. I will add my vermicompost then as well. I have been finicking with the light a little, since I was getting hot spots. Due to this, DLI was around 32 on average this week. I have now moved the light higher and turned the dimmer up. After measuring, I seem to get a more even DLI distribution without the previous hot spots. Overall, all plants are looking really beautiful and healthy. I feel hopeful about a decent harvest. 🙌🙏 💩