Grow 1: GG #4

Day -2 (6/24): Well, the first grow has started. *gulp We researched and researched and did some more research, but nothing compares to getting our feet wet. We are running a nutrient schedule from a respected grower and are currently awaiting our little plants to start popping up. We've got 2, 10-gallon cloth pots, but they are only filled about 75% of the way. We started our germination process by soaking our seeds in water for about 20 hours and then transferred to a jiffy pot with a light nute mix and then potted into our big pots (it's an auto, so we were told transplanting wasn't necessary). We have started prepping the coco with CalMagic. We will start nutes hardcore next week with a tentative 1/4 gallon of water. My only concern is the distance of the light. Currently, we are at 26 inches until I see some babies, then I think we'll move to 20 inches. This is the only part I'm worried about and if anyone has any insight, I'd love to hear it. We are rocking a Viparspectra 450w LED. ---------------------------- Day -1 (6/25): Ordered 5-gallon pots to transfer these into. They are still in their jiffy pots so it'll be a seamless transition. I also purchased some Great White Mycorrhizae for the roots and sprinkled some on the jiffy pot as well as in the hole when I transplanted. I've heard amazing things and I figured, why not? No babies poppin' up yet this morning - we will turn the lights back on at 3pm and give an update! ---------------------------- Day 0 (6/26): Nothing emerging yet, but I did transfer the jiffy pellets into smaller, 5-gallon pots - so there's that. The environment is stable at 75-78F and humidity is anywhere from 67-78%. I have 3 more seeds on backup soaking in water incase these boys don't want to show themselves. ---------------------------- Day 1 (6/27): We have lift-off! A little longer than expected, but 1 of the seeds broke ground overnight. Now, let's wait for the next! Put the remaining 3 seeds in jiffy pots this morning. Conditions are stable and we ordered a dehumidifier for the basement. ---------------------------- Day 3 (4/1): We are looking strong and we FINALLY have some company in the tent. Each morning I give them about 10ml of the nute solution that I make and they seem to be loving it. Once Week 2 starts I'll be going to a much larger dose of water and nutes, for now, inside their little jiffy pot, they're doing just fine. I have one little girl, who has a taproot (I've seen it), not popping her head out just yet. We'll give her a little more time and see what happens. The good news is we've germinated 3 of 5 so far from ILGM and things are looking good. Photos added. Looking forward to week two! ---------------------------- Day 5 (4/2): Our 3rd lady is looking nice! All-in-all, ILGM is a great company. I germinated 3 of the 5 they sent me and they are sending a new pack of 5 to replace the 2 that didn't end up going anywhere. For now, we wait. More photos to come soon. A few days from now we lower the lights and start rocking out nutes. I. Can't. Fucking. Wait. ---------------------------- Day 6: 4/3: There was some nute issue here on plant 1 I seemed to have fixed overnight, you can see the lighter green in the middle of the darker green on the leaves. It was my ignorance on understanding how quickly a root grows. I wasn't giving this guy enough water - no biggy - easy fix. Rookie mistake. #smh Otherwise, boom bam things are looking great. ---------------------------- Day 7: 4/4: Growth. Tomorrow a new week and nutes. **Side note: Growing weed, for me, is very soothing. I am bi-polar and all sorts of OCD and anxiety issues and weed has always been a medicine and it truly is a calming routine to check on these girls every morning and afternoon. Thanks for tuning in and reading all these ramblings.

4/5: Plant 1 — Let's go baybayyyyyy! We've finally gotten into our nute schedule and all is well. Let's hope for some growth explosion in the coming 7 days! 4/9: Growth baby. Growth. Taking to the nutes wonderfully. Great stem and leaf colors.

Holy moly. She's growing... like a weed. She's loving the nutrient schedule and environment (finally). I was having an issue maintaining proper humidity levels and after exhausting EVERY possibility with venting, fans and otherwise, I have moved my dehumidifier inside the tent and it's working wonders. I drain the water with a shop-vac as I do the same for my run-off. Things are going great so far, I hope to continue this forward progress in the coming weeks. Going to LST sometime this week, just not sure when. 6/13: Started minor LST phase to open spots to light. Fan leaves are gonna be huge. I also overwatered her... I'm a noob. 6/14: No watering for 24 hours. I removed my LST. She wasn't yet strong enough for the arc I put into her. Another noob mistake and add the overwatering to this, I just wanted to destress her. 6/15: Back to regular 1 liter per 24 hours, also added Armor Si to the nute schedule. 6/16: She's showing signs of getting back to normal. Added Diamond Nectar on this day. I also LST'd her back to position. 6/18: Back to normal. I trimmed 1 fan leaf under the canopy that wasn't going to get any light. 6/19: She's better and growing well. I'm going to try and keep this vegetation stage a little longer. Added a little more water today, just a tiny bit. I have 2 other plants that are a week behind and I want them caught up for the flip as close as possible. Pray for me.

7/20: All three are doing great. I'm hoping to extend Plant 1's vegetation week so that the others catch up to her for the flip, which is eventually coming. I added RapidStart this week. I've heard great things, we shall see. More root, more fruit. Trimmed 2 lower fan leaves that were not getting any light. 7/21: Our time is drawing near for the flip! Are those........ STIPULES? 7/22: LSTing hard. Much good. Nutes niiiice. She's just letting me bend her all sorts of ways for that light. 7/23: LST for you and me, to grow some weed so happily... la la la 7/24: They are just perky tonight! 7/25: Last day of week 4. I started some bloom nutes this morning to prep, and tomorrow I lollipop 'em! I also got a new microscope for the trichomes later on, can't wait to see what's photos and videos I get.

7/26: Last defoliation for about 4 weeks. Looking good and thick. LST is basically over and I'm going to let this plant do what it wants from here on out. I pulled some stems away a tad more so they grow out of any shadows. Bam! 7/27: Added my Google Home Mini so the girls can listen to classical all day long. 7/28: Pistils are tiny on plant 1, but the other 2 are growing rapidly. 7/29: Ordered a 600w ViparSpectra to add to the grow tent, can't wait. Also ordered some sticky traps. The gnats are not really affecting the plant, (never enough to cause major problems) but I just hate them. They seem to be coming from my shop-Vac (for run-off). I let it dry out, as it never stays full of water. I assume they are attracted to it regardless because of the moisture. I have now moved the shop vac further away from the grow tent and will have sticky traps installed 7/30. 7/30: Day 33. Going well. They love Mozart. Pistils FINALLY on every plant. 7/31: Got the new 600w ViparSpectra in, it's bright... this was a good idea. 600w @ 24inches, 450w @ 20inches 8/1: Pistils on all plants. Pre-flower stretch is real. The new light changed everything. Plant 1 taking half a gallon now.

Herrrrro gang! Welcome to another week of Daank's grow! 8/2: Brought back the Great White. I was reading that it works well in conjunction with other root excelurators, like Rapid Start. I got 2 more temp/humidity sensors for the tent. It allows me to keep track of 100% of what is really going on, I find it to take away worry (b/c temps are very important!). Today was a "eureka!" moment in terms of understanding run-off pH and it's value to telling the grower how healthy the plant is and what nutes may, or may not, be needed. I also got some new LED glasses so I don't burn my fucking corneas when tending to the garden - they are phenomenal and I suggest them if you grow with an LED. Check the videos and photos. Pistils are growing rapidly and baby budlets are starting to form. I'm actually getting a nice subtle purple color - it's very neat. Today's run-off pH was 6.3, and I gave it 6.3 for water - so that's a good sign (I bounce the pH all around from 5.5-6.3). I'll keep track of this moving forward in the diary. Minor defoliation. ***Pro-Tip: If you're wondering what the run-off should be... around +.5/-.5 of what you put in is good. But this also might not mean anything... so many different opinions on the web. ****: My Spotify Playlist for my plants: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ydAFulbzDlqFr5WIZdfM1?si=r5M5H83BSQ6tOE5pk9Bg4Q Day 38 - 8/4: Lil'budlet's are poppin' up all over. By the end of this week I assume we'll be in full swing. Day 39: I have ordered new nutes, Advanced Nutrients. The reviews, photos, and research all point to using this for the best results. I found them to be a bit expensive, but if I can always get perfect pH values without much of a hassle... I'm down. They will be here by end of the week and I'll transition that over this weekend. I can't wait. Day 40: 8/6 - Advanced Nutrient nutes arrive today. Watering will be a pleasure. The plants look great. The buds are real. Small smell. Trimmed last night quite a bit for bud production. They love George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue". It perks 'em up.

Ummm... get Advanced Nutrients. The amazing difference is differently amazing. I can't say anything bad about GHE, it's just insanely better than over here on the Advanced Nutrient side of things. Noticeable differences in 3 days. If you have any questions, send me a message. I've done a ton of research on Advanced Nutrients and can basically tell you "what's what" in comparison to GHE and save you a couple bucks. Knowledge is power, friends! I'm still using my GHE Diamond Nectar in-place of Advanced Nutrients Rhino Skin until the bottle is gone. It's all humic acid, no big deal. I'll change to AN when I'm done. My buds are purple. Never in a million years would I have guessed I got purple genetics on my first grow. We'll see if they stay around! Defoliation: Only larger fan leaves to open canopy. Day 46 - 8/12: We had a huge storm that did not knock our power out, luckily. All of the girls are thriving and tomorrow I receive the remaining nutrients. They are going fucking bananas. Temps are 77s and humidity is 45-55. Perfect. Day 47 - 8/13: Holy fuck.

Helllllo! Fuck that storm! Almost had no power, luckily... and I mean LUCKILY, the power stayed on, but dayyyum was it nasty. Had issues with 1 plant not getting enough light... so I got another 600w. The 450w is great, for 1 plant. No longer a problem, but had some leggy ladies on 1 plant due to this issue. Buds are forming nicely, but non-the-less, MOAR LIGHTS. Advanced Nutrients is fuckin' ridiculous. I can't say enough good things. Just keep up with the diary, it's gonna get nusto pretty soon. 8/19: One of my AK-47 seeds all just showed their taproot. She's been put in her jiffy pellets and I will be creating another diary shortly. The rest is on cruise control bayyybayyyy! ***At this stage, being my first grow, I finally visualized what and why the "Scrog Method" works. It's fucking insane how you can build a canopy to bush out and be so top-friendly. I'll be sure to use this method... eventually! It was just a nice "lightbulb" moment of understanding reality vs. research.

8/25: On cruise-control. We'll see what happens this week, but all is going fuckin' swell, with ZERO complaints. My only change was adding an exhale bag to the tent, in front o fthe fan. I am not trying to reach 1200ppm of C02, but any C02 raining on my ladies is a benefit. Ak-47 #1 is in the tent and reaching for light. Another week and I should be ready to transplant her, a week after that should be harvest time for 1 of the other plants. I'll trade them in an out of the tent with eachother. The grow is going great. Tricombs are blowing up and I even have a hint of purple at the top starting to fade in. I figure 2 more weeks of nutes, 1 week of flush and we're in harvest mode by September 13th. And again, on September 20th. 2 plants are a week behind my main girl. Let me know what you think!

8/30 - Day 65: All is great. Plant 1 will be harvested very soon, I'm thinking September 6th or 13th... all depends on the trichome development. I have come across a wicked calcium deficiency that I am solving with foiler spray and a little more supplemented in the nute mix, but I don't quite understand what's happening. I will post a question and update with information. I read it takes about a week to fix, so I'm not to worried about it ruining my harvest, it just sucks and I want to fix it. 8/3 - Day 69: Fuck... man... it's CRAZY how much they change overnight at this stage. We are flushing plant 1 (center plant in photos) Sunday, and we will harvest her September 13th, at the latest. I check her trichomes everyday and they are still not milky — so we wait! Colors are beautiful, bright orange and a wonderful violet purple. The sugar is just piling itself on. Smell is average, but if you bump them, or trim a leaf... it gets much, much more potent. The buds are sticky as literal superglue. I cannot wait to smoke. We have been fighting a small CalMag deficiency the past 8 days, but I think we are out of it. Typically takes 6-8 days to see any sort of relief from this, and I haven't seen it spread to a few of the older colas, so that's good! I'll get some more micro shots later this week. Harvest scheduled for September 13th. Flush starts tomorrow - 9/6. Fuck. Yes.

We. Are. Flushing. We had a small fox-tail start, but we have since moved the light back and it's fixed itself. Not much more to say. Choppy day is September 13th... BRING IT ON BAYYYBEEEEE! Please let me know what you guys think — this was my first grow. --------------- 9/12 - Day 77 - After further trichome review, I shall do what everyone hates... wait longer. I want just a few amber trichomes... we continue flushing. 9/14 - Day 79 - Waiting was a good idea. Wow. Trichomes.

The main issue with Gorilla Glue #4 is that the strain grows so fast, you need to prune your plants regularly. I had a light-stress issue in week 9, it stunted the growth of this one plant and it is taking approximately 1 more week to reach harvest stage. Great grow. will do again!