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Threw seeds into germination thing on 10/30 (ooh spooky 👻) and they sprouted a few days later on Saturday 11/2. I consider the first week to be week 0, therefore that's why it's still week 1 for my organization purposes. I start my count when the seeds go into dirt so they are 12 days old when starting this journal.
Great growth from the first set of serrated leaves to the current 2 pairs. Finally turned on the second set of bucket lights on W1.1, saw quick growth and doubling of the size of the second pair of serrated leaves. Not doing any grow techniques currently, just using PH balanced water and lights. Will start using Fox Farm Trio nutrients and doing LST week 3. The LST will be using binder clips, bread ties, and string since I have a fabric pot and can't grip onto it normally.
Very exciting since it's actually growing now! After a slow start with the 4 bottom leaves developing the new growth is explosive, usually adding a new pair every other day. I will start doing LST sometime soon, probably will be a weekend project since I want it to be a bit taller and mature before trying. Had a scare on W2.7 due to power going out for 9hrs but I'm on 24hr light schedule and it's an autoflower it might not be affected as much. I have not started adding nutrients yet, I will keep just using PH balanced water until about week 4, after which I plan to use Fox Farms Grow Big at half dose for some veg growth.
The plant really started going off at this point, I also did some LST and it appears to have helped promote the growth of the other branches. Also gave the plant a half dosage of Fox Farms Grow Big at 10 ml/g every other watering for now. The weather kinda dipped a bit this week, this brought it down to the low 70's at many points often but I brought the plant inside for this thanksgiving weekend. Very excited about the next steps!
I was out for a few days for the holiday so came back to a very dehydrated plant. Luckily a heavy watering made her come back to life. I believe she started flowering at this point too as the little leaves are starting to develop into what appears to be bud. Switched to a 20/4 lighting schedule and now am on the FF Tiger Bloom for the grow. It's looking to be a very small yet compact plant which is good for my first time :)
Colder week in the garage so temps dropped a little, still grew quite a good amount! The plant is starting to smell a bit more and the buds are fattening up which is nice. I removed the old bread ties I used for LST on the side ones as they were no longer pulling anything useful, the velcro plant tie is still on the main cola though to give the little bud under it more lighting. I also raised my lower white lights by about 5 inches as the top cola was about to reach it. Still doing Tiger Bloom every other watering.
The plant is growing well, it was a very cold week for my area so the temps dropped a bit under 70 inside my grow environment for many days. I will bring my bucket to a warmer spot and that should solve it. The smell is starting to develop, a very nice earthy smell, slightly citrus. Still doing Tiger Bloom every other watering. I also included a crappy close-up shot of the bud somewhere in the middle of the photos.
Took the plant inside while at family so it got warmer and bounced back a bit. Buds are fattening up and filling out! Not too sure when to harvest but will give few more weeks.
Now the plant is inside my living room so it is staying at the 70's temp consistently. I also stopped using any nutrients and will start flushing out with just normal ph balanced water for the next few weeks before chopping! The buds are getting very crystally and resinous, with the orange hairs and white hairs about 50/50.
Very nice bud development, I even saw what I thought was a water droplet on the leaf turned out to be a super sticky clear resin substance! I think I will do 2 more weeks and harvest.
The plant is going well and I have noticed that most if not all the trichomes are getting milky white and there are smatterings of orange trichomes too. The flushing is going well as I can see the fan leaves yellowing over time. I'm still deciding whether to cut this weekend or next as I still need to figure out a drying area but it will be harvested soon :)
It's time. Time to give the plant a nice haircut and chop her up. I did not water it for 4 days before cutting to quicken the drying process. I used a crappy cardboard box with a fan to circulate air and a few Boveda 62 pack/ a bowl of water for humidity. Temps are staying in the range of 65-72 while humidity has gone between 30-60% since that's a bit harder to control in my setup.
Very nice smell and good head high! Smells quite sweet and grinds very fluffy, I've been using it primarily in glassware but the fluffy yet dense profile makes it super nice on joints as well. Very easy growing process, super nice for beginners! No issue at all really had a great experience for the first time grow! I will probably be buying these again in the future if I want to pursue auto grows as it was very easy. I am going to do another bucket grow before trying to transition to a small tent set up after summer.
This is a great strain to try out growing with. It's super easy to germinate, get started and is a hardy little strain from my experience. The plant stays low and bushy, which may be a result of my grow-bucket however it was a boon to me as it limited the size the plant would sprawl out to. It kinda bloomed a bit early under the autoflower traits at only about 4 weeks after planting, 3.5 after sprouting from the ground. I wished it would've stayed in veg for another 2 weeks, allowing it to grow a bit more and for me to better LST it. The next grow I will attempt a more aggressive LST since I know what the plant can handle. Overall this has been an eye-opening experience and one that I very much enjoyed the whole entire process while doing.
@closetGrow, Thanks for the advice! I've been flushing the plant for 1 week already and haven't watered it in 2 days since I read it speeds the drying process when finally chopped. The pistles are about 50-60% orange and the trichomes are about 20% amber. I have a cheap DIY box I will use for drying for 1 week before transferring to jars. I am planning on cutting it tomorrow, I actually started germinating another seed so I can start another grow!
@thainguyen,
I waited for the pistols to turn about 40% amber.
If you are going to smoke it, do a flush a few days (or week) before the harvest. This should get rid of most of the nuke taste. Make sure the buds are dry before putting them in containers or they could form mold. Most people will put the buds in mason jars for a few weeks and open the jar daily to cure the weed.
I cut mine and hung it upside down in the grow tent for about a week, then dried it in the oven at 200 degrees F for 35 minutes to get the rest of the moisture out. I then further dried and decarboxilated the buds at 240 degrees for 45 minutes. I am using most of my grow for tincture and cannabutter for edibles. If you will be decarboxilating your weed, be careful not to overheat it, or you will destroy the THC and CBD.
I'm not an expert, but this has worked well for me.
Good luck!
@closetGrow, thank you, I'm very happy with how it's going for my first ever grow, quite glad the plant stayed so bushy and didn't reach high in my bucket yet :)
@closetGrow, I was reading from the autoflowers subreddit that people have had success with all kinds of lighting schedule. I kinda like the 20/4 just because the temperature does get a bit low without the lights on at night so I turn them off during the hottest part of the day and it uses less electricity than a full 24/0. I think with my next grow I wanna try different lighting schedules :)
thainguyen
