My First Grow: Organic S.A.D Auto + QB96

@Sweet_Seeds, she smells super tasty! I can't wait! From what you see any guess on how much longer she has left?

@Cheezy, Yes, I have! MrCanuck is the reason I started my first grows using Gaia Green. :D I like the idea of organic growth and less feeding times/maintenance via using time release nutrients. I must have watched all of his videos. Gaia Green should forward him some royalties/freebies. :D Maybe they have.

@Solarcradle, thanks heaps! I'm always keen for more information and advice. I will definately keep this in mind :) Have you seen Mr Canucks Grow on YouTube? He uses Gaia Green in coco and his videos have such a high level of quality. He's pretty much where I've gotten all of my grow info from :D

@Cheezy, I'm new to this. Though, through my readings and my novice experiences, you are correct. Also, PH issues, either too high or too low, can cause mild to moderate signs that appear like nutrient overload/deficiencies. Imbalances in PH of the water can cause nutrient lockout/uptake issues in obtaining nutrients. In my reading, it is good to keep the water PH within a range of about no more than 0.5 less than the runoff. So, if a medium runoff is around PH 7.1 after a feeding, recommendations are to water with a PH of about 6.6 or so. I stick with 6.5 and have had no issue with my first grow strain. However, a coco medium mixed with Gaia Green slow release nutrients become used up by the plant and runoff, and the soil starts turning more acidic as it gets closer to her next feeding time. It seems like a great time to lower her PH. so she can take up other nutrients that are easier taken up in lower PH ranges. This is stuff I have read online and it seems to make sense with a Gaia Green grow medium :) Take what I say lightly. I'm a armchair google search grower. lol

@BucketBrother, LST has been super effective, highly recommended with autos! When I can afford to add to my setup I want to get a mother started so I can play with training her clones. There's so much to experiment with! Making a manifold would be awesome!

@Cheezy, hehe no problem. Well im not an expert myself but i like the way you trained her. I was planning to do a similar thing but i was also considiring a mainline, and thats whats going on rn at my G14 😁 topped her 2hrs ago. Ttys, BB

@BucketBrother, thanks man :D I really appreciate that you're following along! Being a new grower stressful! It helps so much having this site with awesome people like you for a bit of reassurance that all is growing well :P

@Cheezy, On our website, we have a blog where you can see interesting cultivation articles. 😊 Also, if you have any questions with any of our strains or the cultivation of them, you can ask us at any time. 😋 Sweet smokes! -Apolo

@Sweet_Seeds, this is my first time growing pot ever, so yeah :) I think next time I'll try to encourage a little more stem stretching when it's a seedling so I have more ground clearance. Is there any advice you might be able to offer?

@Cheezy, growing definetly will. I was impatient when I started as well. Still am just less so lol

@Denzul, cheers mate! Haha boy do I hope so, I've been waiting for it to happen and I don't think patience is my strongest trait :P I guess growing will improve that

@The_Bearded_Grower, awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words :D

@Cheezy, awesome thanks, I had asked matt but never got a response. Must just be a marketing thing. Cheers

@HolySmoke, I just compared some NPKs and mineralised phosphate is bat guano for sure :D Happy growing!

@HolySmoke, I don't use it but I was looking to pick some up. Both stores that I visited didn't have any bags of bat guano like what we have seen in Mr Canucks Grow. I did a Google of Gaia Green bat guano and it came up with mineralised phosphate, which is fossilized bat guano. I would assume this is the same thing but I'll do more research. Next time I'm in the store I will ask to see if it's just repackaging.

@Cheezy, Definately a nice macro lens would be great. Shoot some nice photos and enter one of the diary contests. Great photos win points with the judges.

@Philindicus, you definitely have. Thanks for the extra info also. A lot of the photos I've taken have been through a 30x loupe, I just assumed enlarging those pictures would give me the best view of the trichomes. I need a macro lens for my DSLR.. :P

@Cheezy, haha i bet! Patience is critical. You gotta let me know how she smokes!😊

@FrostRailz, thanks heaps :D just waiting for her to ripen, she smells so good it's been hard to resist the early harvest

@Cheezy, Home growing is such a beautiful buzz. You have done fine on your first grow.

@Puffer_Bill, so excited! I just hope I've done as much as I can correctly, I'm only watering until harvest :D

@DILLIGAF, cheers for watching over this grow and for all of your kind words! I'm going to try to channel that luck into a win! :D

@DILLIGAF, thank man! If only you saw the question :/ I'm going to chuck her into darkness

@Philindicus, thanks man :D I'm really impressed that there's a little bit of purple in there, I've been trying to dip the night time temps to promote it :) That's good to know :) I just think it's crazy that she hasn't been fed since day 35 and is still going

@Puffer_Bill, thanks heaps! I can't wait to see how she finishes up :D

@Puffer_Bill, thanks for all of your kind words! My fingers get SOOOO sticky after tucking the big leaves out of the way! The smell is the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed, I can't wait for all of the pleasent aromas in my future :P

@Sweet_Seeds, awesome! Thank you so much! She's just going to get water until harvest :D