First Grow!

PolioLegs First try at growing! Germinated using paper towel method (too wet). One seed showed a taproot after 1-2 days (right in pic), the other (left) did not. Planted both in case the runt makes it. First pic is Day ~7 since first seedling sprouted Upgraded light about 5 days after first sprout (right) from shitty "20W" amazon light to 70W Viparspectra as it was looking very leggy. Seedling stopped growing vertically since new light was introduced, seems to be much better. Planning to move both outdoors in 5 gal pots soonish. Any tips are appreciated, cheers 😀

PolioLegs Day 14 since the bigger plant sprouted. It's not looking good.... 😥 I think I over-watered her and she went limp. Has started yellowing over the past 2 days. Not sure what to do to fix besides toning down on the water, which I've already done. Second smaller seedling has barely seen any progress since the last week.

PolioLegs Big update this week. Decided to try germinating a few more seeds so I can learn more and experiment. Planted two seeds of Grapefruit Haze from Next Generation Seed Company and two seeds of The Beast from Butterbean Birdseed. Number of days listed are from when the seedlings sprouted. Planning on moving all of these outside eventually so please excuse the janky non-climate controlled closet setup. I got some pH test strips and tested my tap water at about ~7.5. Now using pH down to bring it to ~6.5. Orange Diesel (OD) #1 Day 21 - This girl bounced back quite well from last weeks update. I originally thought I was over watering but I think it was actually underwatering. I started giving it more water than before and she bounced back surprisingly. I think they might have been underwatered due to the jiffy pots soaking up a lot of moisture from the soil. Won't be using this style of pot again. On about Day 19, I noticed that the roots were beginning to extend out the bottom of the pot so I quickly transplanted into her final 5 gallon pot. This pot is filled with a mix of Pro-Mix HP and Sea Soil Container Complete. I would've moved her outside but the weather is cold and rainy for the next few days. Orange Diesel #2 Day 18 - Still sticking with this one despite looking quite stunted. Also started giving it more water than before since its in a jiffy pot. Seeing some growth Grapefruit Haze (GH) #1/#2 Day 3 - Planted in solo cup with Pro-Mix HP. Seed #1 has a malformed cotyledon due to me pulling off the seed shell way too early. The first leaves seem to be impacted as a result. Lesson learned... The Beast (TB) #1/#2 Day 1/2 - Planted in solo cup with Pro-Mix HP. Seed #2 first leaves look a little odd with white tips, but we'll see how it turns out in a few days. Thanks for checking out my diary 😀

PolioLegs Lots going on this week! Hardened off both of the Orange Diesels so they will be living outside from now on 🙏. OD #1 started showing pistils? stigma? Not sure which of the two they are but its been cool to see the explosive growth. Transplanted both Grapefruit Haze seedlings into their 5 gal pots. These pots were filled with Promix HP and amended with Gaia Green All Purpose and worm castings approximately 2 weeks ago. Going to begin gradually hardening them off so they can survive the outdoors. Transplanted one The Beast seedling into its 5 gal pot on Day 8. The other seems a little slow but its getting there.

PolioLegs Awesome progress this week, super fun to watch these girls grow. Anyone know what type of bug that is in the last pic? Hoping its some kind of predatory mite! Planning on top feeding some Gaia Green All Purpose/Power Bloom and worm castings in 1-2 weeks for the Grapefruit Haze and The Beast plants. Orange Diesel #1 - Day 35: Doing ok outside so far. I think growth may have slowed down a bit due to consistent night temps hovering around 10-12C and lots of rainy days. Orange Diesel #2 - Day 28: Not much happening definitely stunted somewhere along the way. Never planted in a 5 gal pot as I didn't have enough for all the plants Grapefruit Haze #1/#2 - Day 17: Amazing growth from these two in just a week! Starting to slowly harden them off, going to wait until night temps are a bit warmer until I leave them outside full time. Thinking about trying to LST one of these two as a test. It's my first grow so it'll be a fun experiment I think. The Beast #1 - Day 16: Also some insane growth since last week. Noticed a 3 stem node, rare??? The Beast #2 - Day 14: Chugging along, a bit slower than #1 but still looking healthy.

PolioLegs Orange Diesel #1 - Buds are starting to come in, fed 5 tbsp each of Gaia Green All purpose and Power Bloom today along with 1 cup of EWC. New growth looks pretty thin/skinny, maybe thats normal once flowering starts? No clue haha Orange Diesel #2 - Finally showing pistils around day 33, we'll see what happens The Beast #1 - Some decent growth since last week. Fed 5 tbsp each of Gaia Green All purpose and Power Bloom today along with 1 cup of EWC. Not sure why but the new growth is twisting a bit, any ideas why? The Beast #2 - Definitely a runt but sticking with it. Fed 2.5 tbsp each of Gaia Green All purpose and Power Bloom today along with 0.5 cup of EWC. The leaves are a very dark green, I think it's having a hard time with the pre-amended mix. Grapefruit Haze #1/#2 - Tried out some novice LST on #2, will be fun to compare the difference between the non-LST plant. The leaves look a bit wrinkly on both, decided not to water/feed today to let them dry out a bit more.

PolioLegs Week #7 Things are coming along although a few issues have started to arise since last week. I forgot to note which plants it occurred on but I noticed what looks like pollen sacs on a couple plants (see pics at end of album). Plucked them off with tweezers and have been carefully looking for new ones but haven't seen anything yet, have no idea why these showed up but I'm guessing its due to stress from something. Weather here has been constant rain so the plants haven't been getting as much sun as I hoped. Orange Diesel #1 Day 49 - Flowering going along nicely. Not sure how big they will get as this plant is expected to be ready for harvest between 75-85 days but we'll see! Orange Diesel #2 Day 42 - Keeping this one going just to see what happens but not expecting much if anything at all. The Beast #1 Day 30 - The Beast #1 started getting light green spots (see pics) on day 24 which quickly turned brown, appearing on multiple leaves on different parts of the plant. I initially thought it was due to light stress after being in the sun for two days straight coming from indoors but I fed it some CalMag in case that will help. It seems like the brown spots have slowed down/stopped but its kind of hard to tell. I've also noticed some leafs have a sort of glossy appearance, not sure why. The Beast #2 Day 28 - Continue to flower, I'm 99% sure I found 1-2 of the pollen sacs of this plant. Grapefruit Haze #1/#2 Day 31 - Both of these girls stretched quite a bit since last week! Cool to see. Fed them both 2tbsp each of Gaia Green Rock Dust Blend and epsom salts. I noticed some odd damage to a few leaves on only one node of GH #2 (see pics). They look like very small holes/thinned areas. Probably some pest of some sort.