Fastbuds Gorilla Glue super soil

This is my first grow ever. I’ve done some outdoor non-canbabis gardening, but I’ve never grown anything inside, or grown cannabis before. I spent about two months reading everything I could get my hands on, and watching videos about growing. I wanted to concentrate on the plants, rather than nutrients, so I decided to go the super soil route. I used a 50/50 mix of Fox Farms Ocean Forest and Coco Loco, along with Kindsoil in the bottom 1/3 of the fabric pot. In future grows, I'm sure I will use nutes instead of super soil, but this being my first grow, I wanted to experience the plants and not stress out about if I was over or underfeeding. I am planning on doing some LST, but we will see what happens. I germinated the seed in a rapid rooter, which I placed directly in the final pot. I added Great White to get some beneficial fungi and bacteria in the soil. I used plain old apple cider vinegar to lower the ph of my dechlorinated tap water. A little goes a long way. I sawed up an old pallet to 3x3 to use as a riser to keep the pot off the ground. This left plenty of room for fans, etc.. This seed took 4 days to pop through the top of the soil level, and seems to be going strong. I am growing this with three other plants: Seedsman's Northern Lights and Fastbud's Girl Scout Cookies and Wedding Cheesecake. I watered about 1/3 to 1/2 cup a day around the plant, and another cup around the edge of the pot to help keep humidity up. NOTE: as I said this is my first grow, so I expected to make a few mistakes. The first was accidentally plugging my fan into the timer instead of the lights. I discovered this on day 7. I doubt it affected anything. Also used in tent: AC Infinity CLOUDLINE S6, Quiet 6” Inline Duct Fan G HYDRO 6 Inch Air Carbon Filter 2 - Honeywell HT-900 TurboForce Air Circulator Fan Comfort Zone CZ6C 6-inch Quiet Portable Indoor 2-Speed Desk Fan AmazonBasics 1500W Oscillating Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat (Didn’t use the heater...just the fan)

So far, so good. I’ve learned a few things so far. First, ensure that the proper plug is attached to the timer. LOL. Day 7-9: I continued with 1/3 cup of water per day. Day 10: I did a deeper water with 2 cups around the plant. Day 11: no water needed. Day 12: 2 cups of water. I am worrying about heat a bit. Although I spiked at only 82F, I am still keeping a close eye on the temperature. Day 13: Growing strong. Thinking about some LST and maybe light defoliation during week 3. No water today. Day 14: All is well in the world. No water needed. Growing like a....weed. :) This week has been pretty straightforward. Watering was mostly every other day, and all seems good with this grow so far. I continued to add a little Great White in the water to encourage root growth. I'll be doing some LST in a couple days.

This week should prove interesting. Day 15: 500 ml of water. She's looking good after some LST and light defoliation. I was nervous and excited to do some LST on cannabis for the first time. I went slow and tried to open her up for maximum light penetration. Day 16: No water. Did a little more LST and leaf tucking. She seems to be responding well to being bent over. Wish I could say that more often :) Day 17. I added some homemade calmag today made with crushed egg shells and white vinegar at equal parts. I added two teaspoons per gal along with 1 teaspoon per gallon of epsom salt. (I learned that watching Bill Ward on YouTube) I also added some worm tea concentrate, Great White, and one tsp/gal of molasses to the mix. Watered 500 ml. Day 18. No water. Note to self: leave the plant alone and stop tucking every leaf 5 times a day. Day 19. 750 ml of water. Continued leaf tucking. (I can't control myself!) Day 20. No water. I continued spreading her out to make the canopy as large as possible. Leaf tucking continued, despite me thinking I was messing with her to much. Time will tell. Day 21. 750 ml water. I'm going to let her grow out a few days before thinking about anymore LST or defoliation. I did, however, tuck a few leafs. This has been an exciting week for me. I find myself constantly drawn to the tent to see how the girls are doing. I enjoyed the LST and tucking, although I wonder if I started it too early. Time will tell.

I have a feeling this will be another fun week. I plan on doing some light defoliation, leaf tucking, and light LST. Day 22. No water today. It seems like she shot up an inch last night. I did a little more leaf tucking and defoliation to let some of the lower growth get light. When I needed to tuck a leaf, I sometimes had to use 9 inch tent stakes to tuck the leafs behind. It worked well. Day 23. No water today. I continued training and tucking. Lowered light to 17 inches for flower. Being new to this, I missed the starting of flower yesterday. Day 24 no water today. Did some minor leaf tucking. I started some tea made with 3 tsp/gal of Nature’s Living Soil and 1 tsp/gal of molasses. Hope she likes it! Day 25. I gave her 750 mL of the compost tea made with natures living soil. I’m sure she’ll drink it right up. Two of the other strains I am growing display very slight signs of nutrient burn, most likely from just hitting the super soil, but no signs of burn on this girl. Day 26. No water. She looks to be responding well to the compost tea. Did a little more tucking with tent stakes and light defoliation. Day 27. No water. I think I’m just going to sit back for a couple days. Only leaf tucking and light LST is in her future for her. Day 28. 750 ml of compost tea. This was a fun week. I enjoyed the training and watching how to plant developed. I was a little concerned that I was overwatering, and I’m still concerned a bit. I’ll try not to be so eager to water in the future.

Am I crazy for using too many tent stakes? Only time will tell I guess. All I know is I’m having fun! I’m hoping she shoots up some this week. My plans are to continue leaf tucking and trying to fill out the pot. Day 29. No water. I spread her out a bit more and did some leaf tucking with tent stakes when needed. I noticed one burnt tip today. Most likely light nutrient burn from hitting the super soil. I’ll keep an eye on it. Day 30. No water. She looks good. I continued the leaf tucking. I don’t know if I’m overdoing it, but I do know I like it. It’s relaxing. Day 31. No water I think I had my light too low. Raised it to 20 inches. Day 32. 500mL of compost tea. She looks better after raising the lights. Noob mistake that I hope I don’t repeat. Day 33. No water. Good growth today. Much better. I see a purple stem. That pretty much confirms I had the light too low. Day 34. 750 mL water. Removed a few leafs to open her up. Day 35. No water. I did a little leaf tucking, but other than that, I just let her grow.

Day 36. 750 mL of water. I did a little more LST and leaf tucking. Day 37. Just watching her grow. Day 38. No water. Did a little leaf tucking. Day 39. No water. I put her under a new light today. The Sunraise SW1000. Day 40. No water. Day 41. 750 mL of compost tea made with nature’s living soil and molasses. Light defoliation. Leaf tucking. Day 42. No water. This week seem to go OK, although I’m beginning to second guess myself I’m giving the compost tea. I’m seeing what I think might be nute burn. I’ll keep an eye on it.

Day 43. Flushed with phed water. I noticed some yellowing leafs. Nute burn? Put in a question. Day 44. She seems to be doing ok after I burnt her. Day 45. No water. Day 46. 750 mL water. Day 47. No water. Day 48. 750 mL water. She’s looking good. Day 49 no water. Light defoliation. This was a learning week for me. I burnt her a little with the compost tea, but I think she'll be ok. I was so worried I was over watering, I believe I under watered them, but I think I know the signs now. Droopy leaves....water please! She is short, but looks good.

She’s short, but beautiful. She looks to have bounced back from the slight nute burn. Now I know better than to put compost tea in a pot that has living soil. Day 50. I.75 L water. Day 51. No water. Day 52. I.75 L water Day 53. No water. Light defoliation. Day 54. No water. Day 55 1.75 L water. Day 56. No water. Day 57 1.75 L water.