My First Grow

Week 2 Day 8 (7/24) Today I'm going to mix up some of the Mammoth P and some molasses. I'm going to start with 1/2 gal of water and add 0.3mL of Mammoth P and 1 tsp of molasses to start out with. I'll mix in the recommended Roots Excelurator (0.5ml in 0.5 gallon) as well. I'll let this mix sit for 24 hours to help boost what microbes might still be alive in the sample of Mammoth P (it's old). Might increase the molasses later, and definitely will bump it up in flowering. Last night I lowered my light a few inches to 22". I'll let it run today and during the dark cycle I'll lower it a little more. I'll continue this until I'm at 18". Day 9 (7/25) Today I will water with the half gallon I mixed of Mammoth P, Roots Excelurator, and molasses. Hope the half gallon is enough and not too much. I'll probably wait until the dark cycle starts, so it is all watered up when the lights come back on and it has plenty for the day cycle. I was considering topping at some point, but I think I have talked myself out of it. For my first ever grow, I don't want to mess up and cause too much stress on it. Maybe in the future I will give it a go, I just don't feel like I have the experience to want to risk it on my first run. I watered today with the half gallon mix, one cup at a time. At watering, there wasn't any runoff but later there was some in the tray. I cleaned it out because with the molasses in it, I didn't want to attract bugs. I lowered the light some more during the dark cycle, I'm now at about 18". The light recommendation that came with it is 15"-18". I'm going to stick around 18", as she is still stretching towards the light, but not as much as previously. As she grows, I will monitor the height and adjust accordingly. Day 10 (7/26) Yesterdays watering seems to have made her happy. Seeing some faster leaf development and she's looking more light a plant than a seedling now. I'm going to leave her alone for the most part today. Temps outside have been high all weekend, but I have been able to keep the temp in the tent around 80F at the hottest part. It helps that during the hottest part of the day I have my night cycle. I added a cleaned out oil diffuser to add some humidity. With the temps being high, I've kept the tent open so it unfortunately has negated most of my attempts at keeping humidity up. Day 11 (7/27) Humidity is staying in the low 60% range, which is better than the 50% range I was in. Not too much going on today, still trucking along. I noticed that her leaves weren't stretching up towards the light anymore. They weren't shying away, but they also weren't really reaching, so I raised the light about an inch or so, now sitting around 19-20" above the top. Day 12 (7/28) Checked the pot weight this morning and it's still pretty heavy. The soil is moist still just below the surface, so I'm going to hold off on watering for quite a bit and try to get it to dry up a good amount. I'm thinking I over-watered last time (day 9). Yeah, pretty sure I've over-watered. I had put the whole half gallon in and got a good amount of runoff. After a bunch of reading, I really shouldn't be going to runoff in the first few weeks. I'm chalking it up to a learning experience, though it may have been helpful since it was also with Mammoth P and molasses. Day 13 (7/29) The past few days have been pretty bearable outside, getting up to mid 80's F. In the tent I've been maintaining low 80's with the lights on, and during dark it gets down to about 73 F. The pot is still pretty heavy, so no plans to water today. Just gonna let her be and do her thing. I pop in every so often and check her temps and humidity. Humidity has been tough to keep up, usually around 60% or a little lower. I have a metal bowl with water in there, as well as hung up some wet washcloths last night to try and get it up. With the cooler temps, I've "closed up" the tent for the most part. Day 14 (7/30) As week 2 ends, I'm really starting to see growth pick up. She was a little droopy tonight, so I gave her a small drink (~1 cup) of water with some Roots Excelurator. I didn't give her much because I will need to water in a day or two before I leave town for a couple days.