Green Crack CBD 2019 (I)

New diary introduction... Go! This is Green Crack CBD from Humboldt Seeds. The genetics are Green Crack x California Orange CBD. I seeded directly in a peat pod in a small pot full of HP Pro Mix and some Myke Herbs and Vegetables microculture. For now, no amendment, so I will indicate soilless to give credence to good GrowDiaries dialogue. I started growing a low THC, CBD strain from another company (check out other grows), and I was liking the mild morning effects and potential for medical effects. It is typically a good pre-task, pre-work, pre-serious vape. When I gave it to my straight non-user friend looking for medical help it gave some relief, and peaked their curiosity! *ding ding ding* That is all I needed to do more research and find more strains. I do not need cannabis for medical reasons so I want some THC content so I can enjoy it too hence why I chose a low THC/high CBD strain. I did some research and then went with the best that the local head shop had to offer on the random day I shopped. This particular strain is 6% THC / 12%CBD. Side story: Humboldt seems like a cool hippy dippy sort of company. I appreciated the seed vial in the burnt wood, very cool. I’ll just say I had quite a time trying to get the vial out, which was factory sealed inside with hot glue. I realize I am sort of inept, but jeepers! The wood ultimately broke saving me time. Truthfully, I could care less about the package and more about the seeds/strains. I’ll expand a bit on the grow space and try to take my diaries up a bit in quality. The entire grow is DIY on minimal budget over the last year, in my unfinished basement. By unfinished I mean an older home with stone foundation, routinely damp or cold, concrete floors, but I don’t have to worry about run-off or mess. I love the modern style grow tents you can buy online, but I built my two tents (my veg. tent is 4’ x4’; my flowering tent is 6’ x 4’) for even less money. With a friend I used strapping and lumber I already had on hand and built a very light frame we attached to the house structure. Then we hung mylar we bought on Amazon. Around that we hung Tyvek, which is the cheap house wrap material they use in construction. Voila. My light is a no name 300 Watt actual draw LED. My friend recently took the same light, split the actual board freeing the six LED chips, and made smaller single lights with their own fan (casing 3D printed). So I recently added 50 Watts for a bit more coverage and strength. I have one small desk fan blowing warm air down at light level, and another small desk fan blowing down just above the canopy. My ventilation is a custom split dual system with my flowering tent, made by the same friend. We took a broken dehumidifier and reused the fan by making a unique casing and attaching it to the basement window - it is quite powerful. So much so I have the two output sources semi-blocked with tape to slow the flow. So far so good, stay tuned!