First Grow - Wife finally caved...

So I came home one day after the neighbor threw me a nug for the night since i was running out. I have to admit, I haven't seen a seed in years and just became a homeowner in the last two years. Long story short, I finally mustarded up the courage tell her I'd love to grow a few. She agreed! I throw 8 seeds directly in some mixed potting soil with some H20 and sure enough, 7/8 popped. So the fun begins. Will admit, the amazon shopping is quite an experiences. Lights, Tent, fans on the way..

Has the cable guy stop by and noticed them outside so i figured that was best time to move them in. First time growing but amazon had everything I needed to kick off this indoor grow. Sadly, we did lose one after just about two weeks.

Finally moved the plants inside and transplanted into larger pots. They’re loving the extra space. Boomed over night.

After the transplant, they really blew up. Seemed like they were growing an inch over night. Started running into heat issues but the new carbon filter really helped keep the mid day temps down. Only problem- my nights are cooling down more than I’d like. Learning to LST was quite an experience. Still anxious on when I can finally see if they’re ladies or not!

Still checking them out almost daily. Once we started the nutes, they really took off again.

Alright, I got antsy and wanted to flower these girls early... I figured that these would blow up once we did the flip so I figured I’d throw out the scrog

So after the first week of the flip, I kept an eye out for the little nut sacks to ruin my grow... Seeing as they were just neighbors seeds, no idea if they were fem’ed or not. Sure enough, 4/5 indoor plants ended up being boys. My heart was broken. So I’m comes the two outdoor back ups. They’re about 1/3 the size and not trained at all but flipping them to 12/12 now to see what they are...

Outdoor plants are loving the LEDs! Let’s hope they’re ladies....

Must have hit some luck because 1 of the 2 outdoor plants are showing to be female while one looks to possibly be a hermy.... no bueno Either way - I must admit that I love finding reasons to stop down and check on the ladies. They're responding well to the waterings. This was the first time i'd went 3 days w/o water due to being out of town. They responded well once watered. Noticing small black flies around the tent these days. I did get some Neem oil that i've been using for the last 2 weeks and now that they're flowering, I need to stop using it. Would love to hear how I can get rid of these guys... Last but not least - just ordered some Critical Purple Auto's from Grower's Choice. I think the wife realized that I found some passion in a hobby and I kept bugging her about wanting to try legit seeds. Should be here on Tuesday but going to wait that out for winter once the first crop is harvested. Update #2: confirmed, one of the plants turned hermy on me. Going to take some recent advice and keep pulling off any sacks. Based on first look, only about 2 stalks show sacks, and even then, they’re only on one side. More to come!

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Week 11: Will have to admit, the smell continues to seep out of my tent, even with the 4" carbon filter. The wife had mentioned something to me so now i'm starting to try and find the best backup plan to help. Unfotunately, I don't have an exhaust vent that I can connect the exhaust to in order to run out of my house, so it's literally just blowing out in the basement.... The good news is that the cola's are really starting to develop! I still don't have my jewelers scope, but I'm going to order one soon as I can really start to see the trichomes. One little pain is that the little plants have to have their own mix of nutes as they're not responding well to the same mix as the bigger plant. The bigger plant seems to be kicking ass (imo), so i'm not changing anything besides my various PH levels. I also heard from my neighbor (old man who has apparently grown for decades) that I should throw some clover honey in my warm, PH'd water and it will give the smoke a less-harsher hit. I guess we'll see.... She's responding well to it, so full steam ahead! One last tid bit - if you have any idea how to tell when you're two weeks out, can you please share? I've heard I should flush with just PH water and then maybe 48 hour dark before the cut? I'm sure I'm a few weeks out, but trying to start thinking ahead.. Thanks for reading! better week 11 pics to come.

Week 11: So I’m heading to a buddies bachelor party next weekend and couldn’t help myself.... I cut the smallest of the 3 and started hanging her up so we can try some. 22g wet Curious to see what she weighs dry. this plant was outside in this tiny cup until I had to bring them in and immediately flower. As you’ll see, had to upgrade my lights since I just sprouted a couple of my newest seeds in the other diary. This light looks legit and didn’t cost me but $85. Excited to see the yield. Still trying to figure out when to cut the big girl down and how... all suggestions welcome. I feel like she’s getting close!

End of Week 11 / Start Week 12 Update: Well, I thought I was about a week or two out until I upgraded my jewelers loop only to find that 1/5 Terps were showing a light amber color. She'd been under dark for about 12 hour and then another 4 until I said today's the day! I'd flushed her out about a week ago and she's been feed straight tap water for the past 3 watering cycles. As I've mentioned, I really only had 1 fully grown plant as one of them was a tiny, little outdoor plant that I'd brought in pretty late in the year. So, most of my weight came from the big girl. I first thought I was only going to chop the main stem and hang her up to dry but I've really been reading into the different types of harvest/curing and it seems like the best mix is to do a multi-cut, light wet trim and follow up with a clean up / dry trim once she's dried out. Pre Trim: Total Weight: 351g Post Trim: Plant 1: 253g Plant 2: 58g I'm really excited to see what these girls end up yeilding. Will have to admit, this has easily become my new favorite hobby! I have 5 more seeds rolling on the side, 3 of which have finally sprouted. I went all-in and purchased some Grower's Choice Crit. Purps and Mexican Haze, so really excited to get my tent back and get rolling on some auto's!!!! SMOKE REPORT: Finally got the last weigh ins: Plant 1: 49g dry Plant 2: 11g All in all, I have to be very pleased with the haul on this one. The smell still isn't where i'd expect it to be but then again, I probably harvested a weeeee bit early. Oops. Taste is great, still has that berry smell when you crack open a fresh nug. Onto the autos!!!!