Cindy 99 (1st Ever Grow)

This is my first ever grow. I started with 2 clones from a friend and transplanted them after a few days. I've had them for ~2 weeks and recently topped both plants in order to get a bushier plant rather than one main stock. I am using a mix of sunlight and LED lighting; using direct sunlight for ~6 hours and LED for ~8 hours. So far the plants have a beautiful color and have been growing well. I used a Down to Earth organic starter mix when I first transplanted in order to provide easy but hearty nutrients to the young plants. I have been watering ~every 4 days using ~1L of water each.

This is my 3rd week with these clones, 5th of their cycle. I have used some ecoscraps tomato fertilizer mixed with some water in a jar and have been left sitting in the sun to try and develop some microbes. The fertilizer includes food waste, although no animal feces. This has been coming out very nicely and will be mixed into the next watering time in 1~2 days. I'm not very confident about the lighting setup with hybrid sunlight/LED grow, but I am excited to see the results.

I made a brew with ecoscraps fertilizer and water that sat in a jar in the sun for several days. This mixture smelled extremely bad when I first applied it to the plants, but they have recieved it really well and seem to enjoy it. I cant wait to see how these babies turn out. I'll probably need to figure out a new spot soon because they are becoming easier to spot in the morning, outside of the window, due to their size.

After reducing watering amount I found they need to be watered more often, but I think their current water schedule is much better then when I started. Both plants are developing a great canopy and should begin flowering at the end of July. This has been a great super low budget grow, and I have been both excited and proud of the results so far.