This plants grew great even with being stressed out the first few weeks from being in a really hot small space and a light too close to it. The plant took well to LST. It really didn't have a smell to it until the last few weeks then it had a nice sweet smell to it.
Since it was my first grow I don't have much knowledge of how much a difference this made but I think it worked great. I didn't use any nutrients until flower then I started feeding my plants this.
Well this was my first harvest. I learned a lot from this grow. This plant hermied so I got quite a few seeds in the buds. I believe this effected my final yield as the plant was putting energy towards producing seeds instead of buds. Also quite a few buds were pretty much nothing but seeds. This was probably my fault. I stressed the plant out the first few weeks of its life because I tried to grow in a small DIY grow cabinet I made out of a cabinet I found at the thrift store. She was way too close to the LED light and was showing signs of heat stress. It was also very dry the first few weeks and since I was new didn't have a humidifier. Anyways this plant taught me a lot and now I have the equipment and knowledge to help me with future grows.
I used a Herbs Now dryer and it worked great. The buds have been in jars now curing for almost two weeks. The smell is beautiful, its a sweet, kind of fruity smell to it. The smoke is a nice one. I've never smoked an autflower (at least not to my knowledge) and was surprised at the strength of it. I had in my mind that autos weren't as potent but I was proven wrong. It's a nice relaxing high. I smoked some the other day when I was checking the surf and found myself sitting just watching the ocean and soaking up the sun for over almost an hour. When I came back to earth I suited up and got some waves.
I am happy with my first grow even if it didn't turn out as I hoped.