1st grow ever || Meet Mary

HARVEST We are 6 days after cutting Mary down and now the branches almost snap, as the buds are well dried on the outside. Still some water inside but that’s ok for me, I’ll go for a 3-4 week curing with 2-3x 10min/day leaving the jars open (0.5L glass jars). The buds are so so sticky at the slightest touch! I decided to go for trimming the buds dry, as moisture was not a big problem for me, never went above 60%RH, and never below 52%RH.. Not the same to be said about the temps, that sometimes went up to 26C. Tried to keep them at 21-22C as much as possible, but I couldn’t have just left the portable AC running for 24/24 because that thing sucks a lot of energy. So here are the numbers on the goodies we got after harvesting: • 509g wet branches with all leaves on them 6 days later • 104g dry branches with all their big leaves already cut off on the 4th day of drying • 95g dry buds Spectacular results, I have never expected to have such yields when I decided to grow my own plant. That LST made the difference, BIG time. ASPECT: I gotta admit the aspect of the buds is not 10/10 because I decided to leave mostly all of the sugar leaves on them. Extra trichomes, extra THC, so sacrificing that aspect is not a problemo for me. Buds are hard but not rock-hard, and show some awesome quants of resine. SMELL: Very strong. Unique. Fruity. Sweet. Earthy. YUMMY! THE SMOKE: Wow. They did say 24%THC and it sure feels strong. A hybrid allright, but the sativa dominance is clear as daylight. Full energize for a while and then the indica kicks in hard. However, this strain doesn’t seem to affect my social skills, as it doesn’t blast my mind with a billion thoughts running over and over. It’s like a clear-mind high. Awesome. I might be subjective, but for me this green gelato is for sure among TOP5 strains I’ve smoked over the past 10 years. About the SETUP: - POTS The AirPot was amazing, those roots developed fast, strong and healthy, overwatering was never a problem. You do need however to keep on eye on not to underwater your plant, the pot dries up WAY faster compared to a classic plastic pot. - LIGHTS The lights worked great, if I knew those decapped household LED bulbs are so good, I would have never even bothered to buy those 50W COBs. If I will ever do this again, I would go for 2x light socket splitters with 5x 15W Philips Leds. That’s a total of 150W of LED light and it doesn’t ruin your pocket. - SOIL Not much to say about it, CannaTerra Professional sure is a good soil. However, I’d skip the nutes for >day 21, good amounts of Nitrogen already inside the soil, should be enough for 1 plant for the first 3 weeks. - NUTES Pricey, but it seems like they did their job. I really liked the way the buds have rippened while I was using the Overdrive. The ph perfect micro grow bloom is very good, but I’ve never used more than 70% of the recommended dosage. Those numbers are way too high for me. I’d also add some CalMag to every watering but watch out if your using AN’s CalMag as that one has so so much N in it. Overall, I’m very satisfied with the nutes. Just followed the recommended dosages at 50-70%. Not cheap indeed, but it was worth it. - and last but not least… THE SEED ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS // Green Gelato Autoflower Growing Mary was mainly easy, from the beginning to the end. Not a single disease, no pests, just some deficiencies / toxicity. She handled the pretty hot environment very very well, and she also enjoyed A LOT of light, some sites have fatten up big time while being put under ~75.000lux (that was the big advantage of individually handling the LED bulbs above the plant). She smells so good. She tastes so good. She’s so potent and smooth at the same time. 10/10 for me, certainly one of the best strains I’ve ever smoked. Period. So that was it. ~Thank you Royal Queen Seeds for the chance of growing Mary ~ ~Thank you guys, growers & Grow Diaries for the chance of having constant feedback and advise on our growing and sharing with the others our experience and skills ~ ~A special thank you to my darling girlfriend for daily helping me over the past 2 months~