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What an Insane Event to be Undertaking!! So many things to learn but I just threw myself into it before totally knowing what I was doing. Still not totally sure.
Sorry for the lack of pictures and info on my earlier sections. I did not know about growdiaries.com yet and if I had, I would have kept a more detailed account of everything. Oh well live and learn right guys? The next grow will be so much better!
Finally got my outdoor one's in the ground so these girls can have the tent all to themselves. Everything's looking great! Can't believe what i'm seeing before my very eyes. Spent like every waking moment dreaming about the growth of my plants..
Didn't know this site existed till just now after hours and hours of searching the web for growing information. This is my first time ever growing pretty much anything. Please stop by to share info and tips / tricks you may have learned as a grower. I'm loving this new hobby and want to do the best I can!! More to come now that I know you all exist!!!
Also I put Week 4, as I got these as Seedling Starters from a Local Dispensary. I'm not sure the True age But it's my 4th week with the girls.
In my last picture is the close up of a bag seed I have outdoor in a 3 gal smart pot. I'm new to this and could use some veteran eyes to tell the sex. Thanks!
Hi there!
I think it is too hard to say 100% just yet, but to me that looks like a ball sac so male.
When calyx (The female part) first starts to grow it looks like a ball but it changes shape pretty soon.
Male parts ("Ball sacs") are balls that grow with a stem so this is the first indicator of male/female. If there is a a stem it is most likely male, but if I were you I would let them grow little bit more to be 100% accurate with it. If it is a male it will take a while until it will release its pollen so you can safely grow them more to know for sure!!👌
Without knowing the true age of my plants. I'm wondering when I should flower. The tallest is about 30 inches off the floor. I need about 16-24 inches for my lights at the top of my tent, and my tent is 8ft tall. Any tips are appreciated. Looking to try to max my yields!! Thanks!
anytime is a good time starting from now as long as it serves your purposes man. Plants can double or triple in size. Usually a medium / average length grow is 6 to 8 weeks, much more than that and you'll need a taller ceiling. Aim for 6 weeks : more veg more plant, more plant more product, simple as that, really. Hope this helps ! 🚀
The Girls are starting the week off strong. Feeling like i'm about a week or so away from flipping them into flower. We shall see how it goes!!
Please Drop a Like if your enjoying what you see! I plan on doing a lot more if interest is showed!!
May 20 : Just did my first feeding of Fox Farm Trio at 1/3 strength. Finally finished setting up my tent so my fans are all easily adjustable.
May 22 : Looking into a hanging light for better picture taking! Sorry about all these over exposed pics. Tent is in a room with no other lighting source but my grow lights!
May 23 : Ended up heading out of town for Father In-laws birthday. Won't be back for a few days. Watered them the night before. Hoping they will be ok when I get back!
Coming up on 3 weeks since I transplanted into the 5 gallon pots with fresh fox farms ocean forest. I got the fox farm trio for nutes. But I'm wondering if I should skip feeding all together or just feed partial strength after I start them flowering! Thanks guys!
Hello.. Hope you are well.. She looks nice and healthy.. Personally id start feeding partial doses now.. They've grown alot in those 3 wks n bushed out nicely so are most likely on last reserves in soil.. Giving her a feed (nit high) this close to flip wont hurt her at all.. Stay safe n gud luck with her around harvest time.. 👍🍀
Took another look at that pre-flower on my bag seed outdoor plant. It looks like it split open but I don't see any white hairs. Will the males split open like this? I found another on the other side also but it wasn't split open.
Just looking for a chance it's a girl! *lol*
Some people have had better luck than me, but... Day 14 of flower is going to be the exact time that you know for 100%.
Bagseed is scary, you can have a plant that shows hairs in late veg.. but then could bust ballsacks everywhere after the pre-flower stretch (day 14 flower).. Good luck!
Bagseed is a result of hermie genetics, so it's a good idea to be prepared, and expect hermie traits.
The ballsacks can be snipped off before they release their pollen, if diligent enough. Happy growing!!
I have been chosen for Zamnesia spring cup and this came with the package: https://www.zamnesia.com/fertilizer/6114-monster-bud-mix.html
If it works as promised you just mix this with the soil and its all the plant needs from seed to harvest. I will test this in the contest as soon as I have some space in my tent!
Also Aptus All in one pellets looks really promising and I have used aptus Humic - and fulvic blast. Aptus seems to know their stuff!!! https://www.growbarato.net/en/aptus-holland/3841-all-in-one-pellet.html
Well I Ordered some FastBuds Auto flower seeds for after this grow. What training techniques would you guys use on autoflower plants? Don't want to stunt their growth at all I'm assuming. So maybe just some l.s.t.? Cheers guys!
Hello.. Hope you are well.. Tbh id personally let them germinate then put them in as big a pot as possible,with sum great professional soil and mix a small extra amount perlite for extra oxygen around her roots.. I wud give them 18-20hrs light each day then finish her with a wks 12/12+flush(pending on how much food she's had).. Let ur water disperse as much chlorine as possible wen on flushing)..stay safe n gud luck with your nxt grow.. 👍🍀
Hey guys, when you feed with nutes. Do you feed with the nute solution gallons wise as much as you would with just a plain watering? If so is there an easier faster way to water than with this damn pump sprayer?? Just taking for damn ever..
Hello.. Hope you are well.. Yes u water her exactly the same but with nutes added into however many gallons/litres u use, just read the label n do the maths.. I always go less than recommended as the full strength nutes in liquid feed is very strong/concentrated.. Wen u say water with pump spray is becoming to time consuming just use a jug n evenly pour ur premade solution or her medium.. This will create gravity to pull oxygen down to ur roots aswell.. Sounds crazy i know.. 🤣.. Stay safe n gud luck with her.. 👍🍀
May 24th : Went on a mini vacation and came back to my girls just growing strong!! wooo! can't wait to see these girls just explode as i'm flipping them to flower tonight! I'll be adjusting their nutrients soon and logging that as well! Tonight I just did a plain water / flush on the girls. Going to slowly lower the lights down to probably around 12 - 14 inches and try to keep it at around that height for the rest of the grow! It blows my mind how quickly these things have shot up.. Guess they don't call it weed for no reason!! P.S. The brackets i'm using to hold up my fans are actually an Ikea Wine bottle holder that my wife had, I cut it into three pieces cleaned it all up and zip tied it to the pole. Then hung the fans from the top of the tent with a quick adjust light rope. Now all I gotta do is push the fan up or down to where I want and tighten the light rope! works great!!
May 25th : Got a new little Hanging bulb for in the tent that I can move around for pictures. I'm thinking i'm going to pick up another but it sure helped with the overexposed photo's! Can't believe how much they shot up over their first night at 12/12. This is going to be insane!
May 26th : Opened the tent to pretty much all the girls praying! Sadly I must have miss watered the front right one. Oh well Soaked her good I'm sure she will be rocking again in no time.. Stretched them out a bit more after the photo's. I think maybe only a few more days of really finishing the LST with the scrogg net.
May 27th : Welp even after lst and bending the hell out of these girls after last night's photo, they are showing no signs of slowing down! It's beautiful! Had to move my lights up about 5 inches as they shot up so close!
May 28th : I am officially done with all lst and hst training and i'm gonna let them grow wild! Going to do another 1/3 str veg nute feeding tonight it will be their last veg feeding from this point on i'll be onto the flowering cycle of nutes. I plan on starting all Flower nutes at 1/2 strength and ramp up according to how the girls respond. Saw my first signs of Budding tonight Sorry for the overexposed pic on it but I realized it after the lights came on! I'll take more close ups tomorrow! (edit: changed my mind! decided to just go ahead and start all the flowering nutes also! will update log)
May 29th : Not a whole lot to report, had to move my fans up as the girls were growing dangerously close. It's amazing to see this stretch, and to imagine it's hardly even started!
May 30th : Opened my tent up to an explosion of growth. Humidity levels were way higher than what I wanted due to lack of air movement through and under the canopy. Decided it would be best to Get to the Lollipopping tonight. Put up some before and after pics of our crazy lollipopping adventure! Can't help but feel like I just mutilated the hell out of them.. Hope I didn't take to much!🙏 Guess we will find out! This marks the last day of the first week of flower! See ya all next week!
Hey guys! Just about ready to really chop it to the girls! They are just so bushy! I'd appreciate some suggestions or advice on lollipoping them and how much I should defoliate off them! Thanks in advance for all your guys help! Glad I'm not going through this alone! Cheers!
Hi growmie!
If growdiearies goes down I take my phone and go to reddit and I'm followin r/trees r/weed r/microgrowery r/macrogrowery and r/cannabiscultivation cheers! 👌
Hey Gromies! My outdoor girls still have till October to grow. They are in 10 gallon smart pots in the ground to combat the high temps here. I'm hoping to keep them under my fence line but I'm starting to think I'll need to top them all a second time. Will that be an issue?
Hello buddy.. Hope you are well.. That wont b a problem to top them if they still vegging.. Sum plants even react well to topping in early stages of flowering.. Ur best bet really is to put a diy screen and scrog her or a shallow trellis n keep her as low as possible.. They look nice and healthy tho so gud luck n stay safe.. 👍🍀
Was told to wait till week 3 of flower to lollipop but my humidity was so high with such a full bottom canopy.. Feeling like I overdid it way to much.. What do you guys think? Did I hurt my yield?
Hi there!
Just like that!
I know it hurts to cut the plants and it always feels like you took more than needed, but that looks just perfect and to my eye there might even be couple extra leaves to be taken off still 😉
May 31st : Girls just started their official second week of flower now! Seems like they are shooting up about 2 inches or so every day now. It's an explosive growth! Did a massive lollipop session last night the results can be seen on last week's page. Starting to see those white hairs pop up everywhere now! Just a sight to behold!!
June 1st : Considering heavily defoliating by the end of the week as they are still so bushy and I want them to grow some back before the end of their flower stretch. Ordered a Co2 Can for the tent and some Dehumidifier bags to hang in the tent to help with the high humidity levels.. Should get here in the next couple of days I'll get some info up on them when they come!
June 2nd : Well I buckled down and did a bit of defoliation. Probably not as much as I should, but I'll go back in a week or so if I have to for more! Got my Dehumidifier bags today and hung one up.. We will see how it goes. I'll upload pics when i get my co2 thingy I ordered I think it shows up tomorrow. I sure hope so I need to get it in there soon!! Boy did they shoot up again.. This stretch.. Just wow..
June 3rd : The up down weather has made my tent a humidity nightmare.. Threw in another Dehumidifier bag, hopefully it helps. Getting worried about controlling it later in flower..
June 4th : Got my Dehumidifier bags hung the other night insane how much they have collected!! Had to hang two to deal with the Humidity! Got my Co2 canister up and running today! Hopefully this kicks the girls into overdrive. I want Baby Fist sized cola's.. *lol* Had to move the Lights up again as they grew dangerously close! Seems like i'm doing that every other day now. When will it end!! Please don't reach my lights!!
June 5th : Upped my nutrient feeding to 2/3 strength, we will see how they respond. *fingers crossed* Hair's are really starting to pile up on her to form those buds.. *drool*
June 6th : Tonight marks the last day of the second week of flower! Had to move lights and fans up again! Just mind boggling.. Humidity seems to be doing better sitting around 55-60%. Boy are those hairs starting to stack up! Loving the growth even thou i'm worried about height restrictions later on.. We will see!! See you all next week!!
While i am gun-shy from my last attempt following a successful one, i'd say it looks good. I can see multiple layers of leaves compared to the june 1st photos, and still complete a canopy. Still some leaves up top to power nearby growth.
i've seen more. i've seen less... i don't dare to say with confidence what is absolutely is best, but likely depends on the plant.
stick with this and maybe try one or the other next time.. the pictures for reference will help. never take more than a third off, from what i read.
June 7th : Welp they sure are throwing hairs everywhere! Hope that means the Co2 is working. Had to Supercrop one of the top's cause it was just way to far ahead of everyone else. Really thinking I should have defoliated more.. Maybe tomorrow i'll go do a bit more selective plucking. Almost getting out of hand. Thinking next time max of 4 for a really good scrogg.
June 8th : Had to move my light up a good 7 inches the stretch was to much.. Supercropped a few more tops to try to keep them a bit lower but it doesn't seem to be helping. The next day they are all standing straight back up again after being almost snapped.. Guess we will see what tomorrow brings..
June 9th : Ok this Supercropping the tops ain't doing shit.. even the one I literally folded in half is standing straight back.. Hopefully the stretch stops soon.. tops are filling out nicely.. probably should defoliate more but decided to just let the girls grow as I decided to try my hand at some Bubble Hash with the larf and trimmings.. Oh what a fun adventure this first run is turning out to be! Big thanks to some guys helping me out! BudXs, Shagrath, and last but not least Nobody01. They have helped me decide to really plunge into this adventure head first! Couldn't do it without their guidance! Cheers guys!
June 10th : More stretch! Moved lights up again.. So many hairs everywhere!! Can't wait to see what they develop into! I'm so Impatient!
June 11th : Moved lights up more.. they are almost maxed now.. Did another 2/3 strength feeding.. Received my new "Bubble Bags" For making Bubble Hash with my larf and trim. Still waiting on my Washing Machine for it all and then I'll be ready to rock! Ohh gonna be so much fun. Pics of the new stuff when I get it all and set it all up.
June 12th : Was getting moisture buildup inside the canopy due to it being so thick.. I had been telling myself i'd need to defoliate again and well as it's the second too last day of the third week I feel it's my last chance to really get in and clear it out.. Feel like I took way to much but from the top down view's you can almost hardly tell.. Fingers crossed they are ok with it.. Ended up having my cat scare the piss outta me and i jumped and when I did my scissors caught on a big old top cola bud and snipped it right off.. You can see it in the pics! 😭 Live and learn! Still a fun and amazing Journey on this first grow just hope I don't muck it up! Changed out old Dehumidifier bags and put in two new one's as the old one's were just used up already due to all the high humidity from such a full canopy.. Next time 4 max in this tent with a scrogg..
June 13th : Last night before the 4th week and real fun begins.. Maxed my light height in my tent so I'm praying the stretch is done, if not i'll be tying down some tops to the tent poles..
June 14th : Didn't have a ton of time for photos tonight so I did a short video of the tent! Week 4 flowering is looking great! They are bouncing back from their defoliation with no problems!
June 15th : Watered tonight, Seeing some Good Growth on the bud sites. I think all this love I've been throwing at them is working!
June 16th : Was out of town and got home too late to take pictures. 😭
June 17th : Starting to wonder if I did something wrong. Been looking around at diary's and like everyone else has giant buds already formed by the end of the third weekish.. And mine aren't all that impressive.. Guess it's the cheap ass Amazon lights.. Fml..😕
June 18th : Welp now I don't know what to think. Lol Buds seem to be getting bigger every day.. Hope some of these large main stems start stacking bud sites. Come on girls!! Fat shout out to Crop King Seeds for some testers! 🙌 7 Dark Angel Feminized, 7 White Cookies Feminized, 7 NYC Diesel Autoflower, 7 Revolver Autoflower.
June 19th : Man the Crystals are starting to really show all over these leaves.. Beautiful just beautiful. Didn't do anything tonight other than admire them for far to long. Feeding tomorrow!
June 20th : Last night of the 4th week of flower. Did another nutrient feeding tonight at 2/3 recommended strength. Seems like they are starting to stack up on the bud sites. Loving how it's looking. Gonna start with some macro photo's next week I think. Loving this adventure!
June 21st : Figured I started off last week with a video update So i'd do the same this week. Buds are really fattening up. Making my mouth water when I stare at them. Smell is very strong when the exhaust is off and the tent open. Getting Hot around here lately 106 outside today. Trying my best to keep them cool but it seems like a losing battle. Good thing I have that co2 tank. 🙌
June 22nd : Decided to try out my Digital Microscope tonight see what I could see. WOW am I going to have fun doing Macro Shot's! This is gonna be so much fun! Nothing else done with the plants except some admiration!
June 23rd : Didn't have time to get to pictures darn real life.
June 24th : Watered tonight as they were showing signs of drooping from under-watering. I expected as much due to the recent 106-111F. Temps around my area lately. Hard to keep them all cool but trying my best. Everything's looking good as far as I can tell. 👌
June 25th : Tried my hand at more closeups boy was it a failure. Gotta turn off those damn fans next time *lol* 3 out of like 40 clicks were "ok". Oh well.. Another day..
June 26th : Had the breaker for the room my tent was in keep tripping after adding the t5 lights to everything that's already on the same circuit.. had to move the ac to another circuit.
June 27th : Ended up bumping the timer switch on the lights to always on and ended up giving the girls 18 hours of light. 😭 Praying nothing goes hermie.. Didn't have time for pics the last two nights as I've had previous obligations.
June 28th : Been enjoying the start of a new week with a video. Decided to try to put some music to it instead of just the loud fans going! Think it went ok for a first try! Cola's are filling up nicely. They are well on their way!
June 29th : Got some really good shots tonight. Still gotta work on holding a bit steadier for my macro shots. Another round of like 30 shots with only one good one. Oh well Plants are looking great! So far no signs of anything detrimental from the extra light last week! Knock on wood!!
June 30th : Wound up running out of time in my day for pictures.
July 1st : Did a straight water tonight. Realized tonight that both my Early Girl O.G. have a different cola structure and the hairs are quite different. Very cool! Looks like they are fattening up but i'm worried they won't hit the size of some of the other's I've seen on here. Should have gone with a bigger single light. Oh well.
July 2nd : Been a busy life for me lately and couldn't get to pics.
July 3rd : Still didn't have time for pics due to previous obligations.
July 4th : Ment to take pictures tonight but stayed up with the wife and kid watching fireworks! Ended up totally forgetting to snap more pics.. Ugh. Holidays taking away from all the fun! Video Tomorrow for sure.
July 5th : Allrighty then... Got another Video for everyone. Second Attempt adding a music track to the video. Hope you all enjoy! Sure is getting exciting in this tent!!
July 6th : Sorry No pics.
July 7th : Oh boy did the colors start to come in. How beautiful! Can't Believe I'm growing these. Lowered feed for the week finally. Forgot to do it last time oops..
July 8th : Patience makes the next pics that much better.
July 9th : Still couldn't get to photo's tonight sorry.
July 10th : Girls are thickening up nicely. Getting antsy just waiting.. Oh the days can't go by fast enough!
July 11th : Nothing Tonight But A Video Tomorrow!
July 12th : Third video with music up now. Loving the color's they just get deeper and the colas get fatter every day. Just about to start the two week flush on the Lemongrass (Front) and the Early Girl O.G. (Back) which will leave only the Notorious T.H.C. left soaking up the rays and in the spotlight.. It's getting fun.. 👊
July 13th : Took a Night with the family.
July 14th : Tent is now Full of Color.. Thinking maybe a week or less left on the Lemongrass (Front) about 2 weeks left on the Early Girl (Back). 2-3 weeks on the Notorious T.H.C. Good timing as I think my Extraction Fan is dying.. Don't buy Bloomgrow products from Amazon.... Just don't..
July 15th : No Update
July 16th : No Update
July 17th : No Update
July 18th : No Update
July 19th : Finally got around to taking a few more personal shots of each of the strains in here.. Sorry it took so long! Had a lot on my plate this week. Probably another video update tomorrow!
July 19th : Thought i'd get to the video tonight but didn't.
July 20th : Video update musical style.. Hope you all enjoy! Plants are growing fat now.. Loving it!! Thinking last week for the Lemongrass but we will see..
July 21st : Busy
July 22nd : Lost track of time and didn't get to pictures.
July 23rd : Man are they fattening up nicely. Still debating on a light upgrade. If I do that then I'll want a bigger tent.. Oh the wicked web this hobby weaves! *lol*+
July 24th : Had a lot on my plate today couldn't get the shots I wanted.
July 25th : Phone died was on instagram way to much...
July 26th : Nothing tonight was gonna do a video but well we realized we had to prepare for something.
July 27th : The Lemongrass got the chop. Now Only the Early Girl OG, and the Notorious T.H.C. Remain. Lots of wet hand trimming.. Gonna try something with the trimmings and larf.
July 28th : Hooked up the washer got the bags and buckets set.. Turned my small amount of larf and trim into a small amount of bubble hash. I'm just glad the first try was a success. Now i'm prepared for the big run!!😁
July 29th : Welp Early Girl O.G. Hybrid got the cut. Leaving only you guessed it.. The Notorious T.H.C. to finish in the tent. More pics of the girls inside the tent tomorrow.. Hoping all the room helps them really fill out.. 💪
July 30th : Letting the Notorious Finish up!
July 31st : Just about there..... So stinky in the tent now.. yum...
Aug 1st : Last pictures of the tent this run.. Was a super fun amazing journey that I can't wait to get started all over again! New 5x5 tent, new light.. Boy are we going to have fun!!! 🙌 Will post harvest info soon. Unfortunately found out today that my scale isn't working so we will be ordering another. Hopefully it comes soon. This means I won't be able to measure the wet weight. But i'll for sure get the dry numbers..
Aug 22nd : Finalizing the Diary.
Lemongrass harvest weights.
Wet : Scale was broke (n/a). Dry and Cured : (196 g. or 6.9 oz from the two plants) p.s. these were done first and we may have broken into the jars quite a bit 😁
Early Girl O.G. harvest weights.
Wet : Scale was broke (n/a). Dry and Cured : (125 g. Or 4.4 oz from two plants)
Really loved growing all the Humboldt Seed Company Girls in the tent this run. The Notorious T.H.C. has the most dense nugs and just sparkles when you look at it.. It's just beautiful and I can't wait to grow it again! 👊
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