1st grow ever || Meet Mary

Hi folks,👋🏼 This will be my first grow ever (and possibly the last one for a good while). I’ve been enjoying the ganja for over 9 years now, so I decided now is the proper time for me trying to grow this amazing plant by myself, and save some money too. I’m so tired to pay so much money for something that was left by God on this Earth. I live in a country where MJ is still considered to be a high risk drug, though the CBD products have recently gone legal. That being said, I’m ready to face a 3-month window for bringing my hobby to life, though I’m expecting this to be a major stress considering the smell and the legislative framework. This won’t be easy. So I’ve been reading over and over again, over the past 2 months since the start of the COVID pandemia. Any MJ-related topic or article was warmly welcomed. Lights, soil, pots, nutes, schedules, LST, been through all of that. I’ve googled for some quality seeds and RQS’s website was in top of my searches. I don’t have any experience concerning the large number of breeders and their reputation, so I decided to go with Royal Queen Seeds. After surfing their catalogue, I stopped for the Green Gelato Autoflower strain. High THC, pretty easy to grow, 12week life cycle and warm temps requirements, this seems to suit me. About the setup: LIGHTS I’ve been reading a lot of interesting facts about growing MJ with classic household LED bulbs. So I bought a couple of Philips 13W, 15.5W and 19W LED bulbs and will carefully take the plastic covers off, for a better penetration. I’ve also aquired a 50W COB full spectrum grow light, just to make sure the growing conditions are as good as possible for a newbie. POT: Will start with a 1L classic plastic pot and will then switch to a 15L AirPot. Been reading so much about overwatering your plants, so I’ll try to avoid this by using a pot that is supposed to dry up pretty quick. SOIL: Canna Terra Professional, very goods reviews for growing MJ. Will also add a few punches of perlite to the mix. NUTES: I was surprised to see Advanced Nutrients available for shopping in my country. Very pricey, but let’s hope they will do their job. I’ll go with AN ph-perfect formula grow/micro/bloom and B-52 for its vegetative stage, Bud Candy, Big Bud and Overdrive for the flowering. + Sensi CalMag for any calcium or magnesium deficiency. SCHEDULE: 20/24, this is RQS’s indication for their autoflowering strains. TRAINING: My main goal will be to bend Mary round the pot and tie her down to expose those lower branches. Will start the LST by week3 and will adjust daily if needed. I won’t go for HST like cropping fimming or supercropping due to my lack of experience. And I’ve read that autoflowers may not like HST that much like photoperiods do. Will stick to the LST. So that’s about it. I’m happy I found out about GrowDiaries, it feels more comfy to have people with large growing experience around me. No doubt I’ll have a lot of questions in the following weeks and months =D I’m sooo eager to grow my 1st plant <3 hope this Green Gelato was the best choice for me, we shall see where this goes. Happy growing mates !💚 Cheers✌️🏼 ~~~ Day 1-7: Root developing, too little to see above the soil Day 8: Transplant in 15L AirPot