prince Cordelio (Cough Male)

hello there I actually got this regular seed from a Cough strain flower which was given to me. First three weeks were a mix of growing outdoors (7h sun) + 11h of common CFL (2x 25W + 2x 20W) on a white reflector, really close to the leaves. Only after these 21 days I put the vase in a 40x40x120 tent (200W COB LED full spectrum lamp), where it stayed for 27 days more. Only on week 7 I found out my plant was actually a male, so I let it flower outdoors for 2 more weeks, just to collect the pollen. I'm posting its development here cause it was very interesting to grow a male Cannabis sativa, and also it can be useful for everyone, since there aren't many good male growing journals out there. Soil was a mix of Carolina Soil XVI + humus. I used an organic fertilizer called Flowermind, so I didn't care about pH, EC/TDS and also solution temperatures. I also didn't record temperatures or humidity on a daily basis, but it ranged between 22ºC - 29ºC and 45% - 70%. No big problems about it. FInal pot size was 5L, I normally gave it 700ml-1L each time I watered it. Sometimes less. this was my first solo grow. hope you enjoy it and sorry for any English mistakes.

only on week 2 I started feeling I would have a beautiful plant. still tiny, still growing slowly, 7h of sun and 11h of 90W CFL she still was princess Cordelia for me no ferts yet

week 3 first time with ferts flowermind 2ml + 0.25g first topping started some LST, only on the stem leaves tho saw some ants on the pot, put some cinnamon and carnation over it. worked well I let the lamp touch some leaves so they burned, no big worries

everything changed on week 4 grow tent and cob led came to show how a good light is important. from now til last 2 weeks, only indoor growing goodbye CFL's, you worked well. + LST and ferts (2ml + 0.25) Defoliation started Removed branches from 1st node

week 5 when the thrips first showed themselves. I noticed them cuz some silver stains started appearing on some leaves. you can see them better under LED light. So, I sprayed Neem Oil all over the plant. I could notice that if you don't do it well, spraying and rubbing the leaves with a piece of cloth, the oil will also create some stains. 2nd topping. killed some thrips this week, they're cute and didn't seem to harm the plant seriously. Neem oil worked fine to control them. No other pests that I could notice + Defoliation + LST Flowermind (4ml + 0.5g)

week 6 last vegetative week, due to tent size no pre flowers yet no thrips this week. leaves with 9 tips now 57cm height (+ pot) flowermind (4ml + 0.5g) LST + Defoliation + bending started putting some banana skin on a jar filled with water for flowering looking pretty, right?

week 7 first flowering week when I finally discovered my princess was actually a prince. 12/12 flowermind ferts (6ml + 0.5g) LST + defoliation started seeing some thrips again, but just a few, nothing to worry so, the plant stayed for 4 weeks in the tent, under COB LED 200W.

week 8 - OUTDOOR now it stayed only outdoors, getting 7h of sunlight and that was it. you don't need to worry cuz it's a male /: flowering prince Cordelio's balls grew a lot. he got taller and taller. LST was over, but I did some defol just to get some leaves for me I didnt want to use more flowermind on it, so I gave it some Biobizz ferts I got here. It seemed to like it. Also, I added some Epsom Salt to the water just to test. Guess he liked it. Everytime I watered it, I put 250ml of that banana water on 1l water. No signs of over fert or any deficiencies Nice male plant

week 9 - last week I decided to get rid of Cordelio cuz some females will be flowering in a few weeks and I don't want problems with seeds and pollen. so, recording it just to say goodbye. He reached 82cm tall, 1.04m with the pot. Rooted well, as you can see in the pics. Flowers exploding, many leaves with pollen on them. Smell was nice. Still gave it some last biobizz ferts and banana water. THRIPS EVERYWHERE, I DON'T CARE. Saw an ant getting a thrip, it was nice. Couldn't set the pollen apart from the flowers, so I'll freeze them all. Now that I took care of a male, I feel like I'm ready for the real flowers. It was a good training. REST IN PEACE PRINCE CORDELIO 15.05.20-17.07.20 FEMALES PLEASE COME IT'S YOUR TIME hope you enjoyed it pls feel free to comment and say anything with respect god bless bye