First Grow

MavAndy Friendly, first time growing couple, looking for any advice or tips :) Week 1 - 8th April: Germinated Seeds 10th April: Transferred to Root Riot Cubes Feeling very excited, germinated the seeds and moved them from kitchen roll to their wee coco homes. 2 of the girls looked a lot taller than the other 2, so we have decided to name the 2 ‘leggy’ girls ‘Bridget Neilson’ and ‘Maria Sharapova’ and the dumpiest one ‘Rebel Wilson’ and our smallest wee fighter ‘Baby’ who at the start didn’t look as if she was going to make it, but is still pushing through so hopefully see some positive changes next week 🍀

MavAndy Week 2 April 19th So, we’re now updating our grow progress as it happens (as we only discovered this site today lol) and so far, we have read a lot of information about the specific strain we’re working on growing. We have run into a couple of issues... on 2 of our stretched girls, they have got a pinch in the stem and one is bending in the middle (pictures attached) Are they saveable, or should we veg the 2 thrivers for longer and view the other 2 as a learning curve and take them out, or give them more time? Any advice is much appreciated! 🍀 Edit*** Happy 420 Everyone!!! 🍀 Today we have built up the tent (maybe should have set this up before now lol) and are setting up the hydroponic tray... we’re having a bit of trouble getting the lights at a perfect height and balance, we’re using 1x 600w Superlumen and 1x 400w HPS Grow Lamp but we’re concerned one will put out more than the other? Still tweaking, but if anyone has any tips and suggestions, please leave a comment

MavAndy April 21st So gutted! 2 of the girls are not making it... I think it’s a mixture of poor lighting and overwatering... we’re continuing with 2 of the other girls, but we still have 1 more seed of GZ, do we plant another 1 or concentrate on the current 2? 🍀

MavAndy Hey Fellow Growers! 🍀 This isn’t technically week 4 but I’ve not figured out how to edit weeks and add more pics 🙈 any assistance welcomed 😂 So, after a dramatic couple of days, losing 2 of the girls early on (learning curve for us) we still have our 2 other wee survivors. We transferred them into the hydroponics, we checked the ph once we added 7ml/ltr of grow to the water (where we live, we have a ph level 7 from tap) so we have a kit to change to 6.0 as we’re using root riot/rockwool combo. The leaves are looking a bit yellow (we believe from overwatering and not adjusting day/night cycle) but they are sprouting new green leaves which looks to be a good sign. The stalks don’t look as stressed and currently the day/night cycle is 18 hours on and room temp 24degrees celsius and night 6 hours dark 18 degrees celsius. We only found out today that plants grow more effectively and to their best at night! So many things to learn still, but we’re enjoying every minute! Is there anything else anyone could advise, our light also feel very hot and are currently above the plants are 45/50cm it’s a HPS 600w bulb? Hope everyone is staying safe and enjoying their own growing story 🍀 we send you all our best wishes!

MavAndy Wow! 🍀 What a massive improvement over as little as 3 days! We have learned, so far: * Not to overwater and to instead, keep a high humidity for seedlings * Keep the light directly above plants to avoid stretching *Most Importantly: not to panic! 🙈 Unfortunately, we did lose 2 of our girls, 😞 but this hasn't disheartened us as the 2 others, (Rebel and Bambino) look to be thriving since they were transferred into the hydro tank, 3 days ago, and after a rocky start, they seem to now have found their ‘roots’ 😋🍀 26/04/2020 We topped the girls today, clipped their little nubs, to encourage outward growth, the lights are on for 18 hours and room temp 23/24degrees celsius , and off for 6 hours, room temp 18degrees celsius. We have a fan blowing all the time, should we turn this off for dark time? Or keep blowing for stem strengthening? They still seem a bit pink but greener at the top near the leaves, does anyone have any suggestions what can be causing this (ironic if it’s the fan 😂🙈) Any suggestions or help is much appreciated! Happy Growing! 🍀 MavAndy