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First time grower - Day 3 - Seedling Stage
Unknown strain, hopefully its a female
Light meter currently reads 101 lux x100
Should I give it more lighting or put it closer to the plant?
Using roots organic soil, should I prepare for nutrient feeding after week 1? And if yes, what nutrients should I feed them?
Week 2 - First Time Grower - Mystery Strain
Hey guys, Just hit week two here is an update of what’s been going on with my growing process.
Plant#1 is 3 inches, looking healthy, its beginning to take up a little more water
Sunday June 28 i saw a big growth in the plant.
Things I learned this week,
- I am beginning to notice when plants are ready for Lights off
- learned how to test soil
Hey Guys its End of week 3 from the day these girls were placed in a jar, hoping they are females :)
Plant #1 is looking great, started slow but picked up quickly
1st time of transplanting, it was a success, I was nervous.
1st week of nutrients, I tried to feed 1/3 to start
Looking forward in training and topping my plants in week 4. Hopefully ill be able to detect there genders.
Will read more info on cloning and will try to grow the same strains outdoors, off Course thats if they are girlas :)
Stay tuned guys and thanks for all the support!
Hey growers, its end of week 3 from seed
plant #1 revealed its gender, its a female :)
Did some topping to plant #1 and cloned / 2
Trimmed some of the bigger leaves to give room to the smaller growing
I just purchased a new bigger tent, so I decided to leave them on vegetative stage for a little more so the smaller leaves and can pick up in height, then ill switch to 12 hrs light 12 hrs of darkness.
Will be adding some humboldt secret nutrients to the feeding.
Thanks for all the help, Stayed tuned week 5 coming up :)
Hey growers, end of week 5 from seed
- Plant #1 is growing fast and is looking healthy.
- Had to purchase a new grow tent
36 x 36 x 72, I was having issues with the space on my other grow tent, leaves were folding due to the limit in space.
- While performing LWT I accidentally broke one of the bottom stems on plant #1 so I cloned it.
- Plant is loving its new grow tent
- Learned how to program an auto timer for my light schedule.
- Will begin flower cycle, Setting light schedule to 12 / 12
Stay tuned, will keep you guys updated :)
Hey Growers, end of week 6 from seed, end of week 1 of flower :)
Plant #1 is looking healthy and has grown tremendously. I previously had them in a 24x24x48 grow tent but after seeing how much plant#1 was growing I went ahead and purchased a bigger tent 36x36x72. Light is about 17 inches away from the plants right now. Might have to do some LST so the top leaves don't receive too much light.
P1 is filling up with pistils, looks like buds will soon begin to form :)
I have not been able to figure out Plant#2 gender. It has different charateristics from plant#1. Earlier in the week I noticed P2 was not growing in height and the leaves were starting to look pale. Light is currently set to medium low 140 Lux X100. I reduced it to 100 Lux and after a few days it began growing again and its gaining back its color. P2 has given me minor problems since day 1 but its looking better now.
Changed light cycle 12hrs / 12hrs
I had issues trying to maintain humidity levels at 45%-55%, I might need to purchase a stronger dehumidifer
cloned two plants and they are beginning to grow :)
Its been an exciting experience so far, everyday learning something new about these plants. I sometimes stand and just stare at my grow tent analyzing little details about them trying make sure they are in healthy condition. My wife complains because I spend too much time with them lol. I know once these plants get more mature she will show more interest in them.
I am learning as I go, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, stay tuned Week 7 coming up
#HappyGrowing #FirstGrow #MysteryStrains 😊
Hey Friends, end of week 7 from seed
Plant#1 is growing big, its almost at the point i might need to purchase a bigger grow tent because its getting closer to the light and theres not much room left.
- Increased the Amount of nutrition
- In the beginning of the week, I increased the light to 250 lux x100 but after the 9th hr I saw a change in the plant, it looked very sad and the color was beginning to bleach so I decided to increase the light wattage for only 6 hrs at 250 Lux x100 and then 6 hrs at 150. So far its working, I will try to increase the light each day so the plant adapts to it.
Thanks for all the support, will keep you guys updated, see you next week!
Will buy some netting, “SCROG” Training for week 8
Hey Friends, end of week 8 from seed :)
Many new things have occurred this week
Plant 1 is beginning to mature, its not growing in height as much as before but now its getting thicker and looking stronger.
I am slowing increasing the amount of nutrition, I don't want to burn them at this stage.
I noticed some of the leaf stems were turning red, so I decreased the light and its turning back to green.
Did some defoliation this week to give more room to the smaller leaves.
Plant was getting taller and was too close to the grow Light so I installed some netting inside the tent and it helped control the height for now, if it gets taller ill purchase a bigger grow tent 😩
Looking forward in seeing some bud formation in week 9, will keep you guys posted.
Thanks for all the support, see you guys next week!
#FirstGrow #Plant#1 #MysteryStrain
Hey Friends, end of week 9 from seed
Plant #1 is growing big, not too much flower yet
I started noticing a weird smell coming out from the plant. The nutrients I use do not have a pleasant smell but this smell coming out from the plant smells very weird. When i touch the leaf with my finger it leaves a strong smell like Lemon and green mango which is good, but when I put my nose close to the cola it smells weird like wet socks. I searched for mold and didn't see any signs.
The plant looks healthy, humidity is at 51%
Temperature 76 f
This week I also noticed some of the leaf stems close to the light were turning red, only the top ones were turning red so I lowered light intensity and the stems are slowly turning back to green.
Looking forward in seeing some flower development in week 10, will keep you guys posted, see you next week 😊
Hey Growers, End of week 10 from seed
Earlier in the week I began noticing an orange color on some leaf tips, I probably overfed them nutrients so I fed them just water with a ph of 6.0 on the following feeding schedule and the leaves are looking better now.
Last week a weird smell was coming out from the colas, its slowly changing. Its now starting to smell like 🍃 🍋 ⛽️
Noticed a small Increase in orange pistils
I want to increase light intensity but I am worried the red stems on the top of the plant will get worst and then affect the whole plant. Only the top part of the plant has some red stems, the rest are all green.
QUESTIONS
How close am I from Harvesting?
When should I begin flushing?
Hey Growers, end of week 11 from seed
Ran into an issue this week, my ph meter broke and I had to purchase a different model at a local hydroponics store because It was feeding time. If I wanted the same ph meter I would have to order it online, I couldn't afford to have the plant wait another day or 2 For feeding. This new ph meter gave me different readings as to the old one. I have a record of the amount of nutrients I feed it everytime, for example with the old ph meter after adding nutrients to the water, ph meter would read 4.5 - 5.0, ill add 7-10 drops of ph up and it would rise to 6.1 - 6.3. With the new ph meter after adding nutrients to the water, ph reads 4.0 and i have to add 15 - 25 drops of ph up so the Ph goes up to 6.1, I calibrated the new one and ran different tests with different liquids and it seems to be pretty accurate, The old one cost me $14 compared to the new one which cost me $60. Will continue to use the new meter and hope the plant adapts to the new ph
Levels, so far I see less orange on the leaf tips
Colas are getting thicker, its been a slow flowering process for this plant, looks like its growing dense buds.
Smell is a bit stronger, it used to smell weird but its now slowly smelling better 🍋 ⛽️
No amber in trichomes yet.
Increase in orange hairs on the buds
Increase in red stems, will decrease light intensity for 5-6 hours
QUESTIONS
when should I begin flushing?
Hey Growers, end of week 12 from seed
Not much has changed this week, its been a slow bud growth. I feel it still needs to grow thicker, 2-3 weeks before flushing
Smell is a bit stronger, hoping a sour flavor.
It been difficult trying to maintain a steady humidity level due to weather outside. I will consider buying a stronger humidifier for my next grow.
Trichomes are cloudy, no amber yet
Some of the leaves have yellow-orange tips, this happened after I changed ph meters, my old one broke so I had to purchased a different ph meter at my local hydroponics store.
Will keep you guys posted, see you next week
Hey Friends, end of week 13 from seed.
This week i noticed colas are slightly getting thicker, but still a slower growth compared to my other plant (#2)
I had to install some yoyos because some colas are falling to the side due to its weight
Had trouble maintaining a steady humidity level
Leaves are beginning to fade, not sure if its normal or because I increased light intensity this week
Increased light intensity to 350 - 400 lux x100
Colas for some reason do not look thick enough and so far no amber on the trichomes, might need to wait Another week or two so I could begin flushing.
Smell is stronger like green lemon mango, that weird smell it use to have is slowly going away.
QUESTIONS
So I planned a trip with my family on oct 9th, when booking the trip around 3 weeks ago I estimated that the plant would need another month before harvesting. Will this plant be ready for harvest before oct 9th?
When should I begin Flushing ?
Hey friends, end of week 13 from seed.
A big incident happened this week, I had 3 clones growing in the same tent. I had placed them on some cardboard boxes so they could be closer to the light. Woke up one morning and saw all 3 plants on the floor, pots fell on plant #1 and destroyed 2 stems on the bottom, they had some small buds formed already.
I chopped the 2 stems and hanged them up for drying, I left all the leaves on, did no trimming.
After 3 days, buds were dry, smelled like plant and bud combined, not too pleasant. I couldn't resist to try it out, so I crushed some on my vape. It kicked in as a sativa, eyes got weak, head high, it slowly starts to give you a appetite and after 40 mins, you want to sleep, overall it felt like a sativa - Hybrid. The taste at the beginning was not very pleasant I guess because these buds were not ready for harvest yet and I did not flush them.
Will need to do more research on harvesting / drying and curing.
1- how dry to should the buds be before curing?
2- is it better to trim leaves before or after drying for a better taste?
Noticed some amber on trichomes
Will begin to flush in week 14
Smell is stronger
Leaves are slowly fading to a different color
Will keep you guys posted!
Hey Growers, sorry for the delay I was caught up with some work at home.
End of week 15, plant is ready for harvest. I will probably wait a week more, leaves are still green and buds could get a bit denser.
Smell is stronger, trichomes are 25% amber and 75% cloud.