First Grow - Lets see what happens

Seeds arrived in the mail yesterday (June 1, 2020). Soaked overnight in water that had previously been boiled and returned to room temp. Prepared 5 solo cups w/ potting soil and rapid rooters. Placed seeds in rapid rooters, filled hole with small piece torn from corner of rapid rooter. Covered solo cups w/ cling wrap; duct tap to seal. Cups being kept on windowsill during day, then moved to (potentially broken) kombucha heating strip ordered from amazon.

The 2 seeds that sprouted are looking healthy in their seedling phase. Still in blue solo cups (transferred from red due to overwatering concerns). Prepared two "Vivosun" 5-gallon grow bags with "Miracle Gro Garden Soil" to get the soil dry (was wet from rain).

June 15, 2020: Solo cups + seedlings still. Second set of leaves coming in. Considering transplant at end of week. June 20, 2020: Seedlings transplanted to 5 gallon fabric bags filled with "Fox Farms Happy Frog" soil. Daytime temps have been very high, around 90°F. Looking pretty healthy.

June 22, 2020 ----- Overcast today. Transplant seems to have gone w/o a hitch (~48 hours since transferring to 5 gallon pots). No Smell, not much new growth. Watered today w/: - 0.5 teaspoon of "Fox Farms Big Bloom" - 0.25 liter of water per plant

June 29, 2020 ---- Lots of rain today, daytime temps in high 60s. Hoping for the best from the rain. Did another round of tiny amounts of molasses + big bloom (~0.5 teaspoons for 1 liter) yesterday (6/28/2020)

July 6th, 2020 ---- Plants are getting taller, I don't think there are any signs of flower yet. Rain yesterday, July 5th 2020. Partly cloudy weather today.

July 14, 2020 ---- Overcast and light rain today. Yesterday was sunny and warm. I think the plants may have started flowering but I'm not sure.

July 20, 2020 --- Definitely in flower now. It's likely they started flowering last week, July 13th 2020 but I wasn't exactly sure.

July 27, 2020 --- Plants are still in flower. Have had nice weather lately including one rain storm over the weekend. Fed once last week with 0.5 teaspoon of nutrients and about a gallon of water.

August 3rd 2020 ---- At this point, watering with a full gallon every other day; weather permitting. Watered today without any additional nutrients. Have been adjusting tap water with distilled white vinegar to get the PH down to 7 (~3 waterings this way). Typically it leaves the faucet at a PH of 8-9 and with 0.25 teaspoons of the vinegar it drops to 7. Not sure if this is harmful or helpful but does not seem to be visibly hurting them in anyway yet.

August 10, 2020 --- Getting really tempted to harvest, main cola looking frosty, some stigmas turning brown. Still maintaining water PH with vinegar. Watered one plant earlier today with 1 gallon containing 0.5 teaspoon molasses. The other was watered with 1 gallon containing 1 tbs grow big, 1 tbs big bloom and 0.5 tsp molasses. I am hoping to harvest maybe this week? I've read that New England can get pretty dangerous for rot in late august. "Chop early or chop rot"?

August 17, 2020 --- Well, I chopped one of the plants. Since this is my first grow I wanted to make absolutely sure I would walk away with something (for fear of bud rot). I didn't do any wet trimming, cut the plant at the base. It is now hanging in a closet at ~60% RH and ~70°F. I am leaving the other to see what is going to happen. Continuing to water only with molasses, adjusting PH with vinegar, feeding at about 6.0-6.5ph.