Northern Lights #5 x Haze FirstGrow

Growzaza In the first week, I watered everything by hand, corrected the pH to 6, and kept the PPM around 500. What I found funny was the one aphid that just appeared out of nowhere. At the time, I thought there were eggs somewhere in the substrate and that I would continue to have big problems with it. But that was probably the lucky aphid! ^^ There wasn't anything else.

Growzaza In the second week, not much was happening. The roots have just started to develop in the rock wool.

Growzaza When the first roots are visible, it's time to start the watering system. Of course, the Terra Aquatica ring wasn't exactly what you'd call useful. After all, I had to change the water every week and thoroughly clean the bucket. With this system, that wouldn't have been possible. After a few days, I bought air stones and installed them. At least the pump that came with it served its purpose.

Growzaza This week I did some topping and tied the plant down a bit.

Growzaza Even more HST and stretch ^^

Growzaza Since it was my first plant and I didn't want to make any mistakes, I checked the pH level twice a day and, of course, also monitored the nutrient supply. The plant was already drinking about 3 liters of water a day.

Growzaza I don't know how I came up with the idea. But since I knew the plant could shoot up, and I only have a small tent, I decided to apply LST and turn the plant into a sort of swirl. 😁

Growzaza They say that cannabis is weed and just grows, no matter what you do with it. Back then it was just a guess, but today experience has shown that after the vegetative phase, the fun is over and just one mistake can lead to a disaster. That's why it's always good to check everything with the right equipment. ^^

Growzaza Yeah, even more HST. I cut off a lot of small shoots, as well as the corresponding leaves. 😱😏

Growzaza Yeah, so as I was advised back then, I still avoid the plant net today. If I get lazy while growing, then I have to rely on it. 😁

Growzaza Back then, I had to take the plant out of the lower bucket and put it in another bucket to then clean the main bucket and fill it with a new nutrient mix. If I was lazy and didn't do that for more than seven days, I had problems with the pH level, which then fluctuated a lot.😉

Growzaza I took a photo every day back then and documented everything. Now I know that each plant is unique and there’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for it. Except, of course, that you try your best not to make mistakes. ^^

Growzaza If the pH level keeps jumping up at the beginning and you constantly have to add pH-minus, it's usually the opposite towards the end of the cycle. Just adding pH-plus would probably be a mistake then. That's why the water was changed, I believe, sometimes every three days. I think that the pH-minus may have accumulated around the roots over the course of the cycle.

Growzaza In the end, the buds were too heavy to stand upright anymore. Back then, I didn't have any plant yo-yos for support, and since it was already the last week, I didn't think about it anymore.😏

Growzaza Yeah, it was pretty strong 😎