My First Grow

ramalo Edit: I started with day 1 being the day i started the germination process. I have since learned that most people choose day one to be the day it is planted or even the day it emerges from the soil. This is my first grow, I did very little research before I started, but am enjoying reading about it as I go. It may well lead to some mistakes, but supposedly this is quite a resilient strain and for my first ever grow it's more about the learning experience than maximizing my yield. Started with a germination process I found online: placed in a cup of filtered water for 24 hours in a cupboard, followed by ~36 hours in damp tissue paper on a plate in a ziplock bag. It seemed to germinate well, had a slight curvature to it as seen in the photos. I then planted it directly in a large pot (tbc pot size, i have no idea), about 2cm below the surface. Using a soil called "BIobizz all-mix", I read that light mixes are better if you want total control over nutrients, but a more complete mix like this is better for beginners. Based on other journals I perhaps over watered it first day or so in the pot. Since then I have been spraying it with water and it seems to be enough. I keep a cut out bottle over it to create a greenhouse effect as we don't have super clear skies and not a lot of natural light. After the first day in the soil i could see a tiny green leaf reach the surface. Now afer ~3 days it is about 2 cm. there is some curvature in the branch as the nature of my balcony means light all comes from some side. I assume that's not too much of an issue. Honestly I have no idea about most of the grow condition metrics, I hope in later weeks I will be able to provide more information there.

ramalo This week she has been starting to grow more. The stalk was getting quite long and she had fallen over a couple of times, perhaps the stem was a bit damaged. I tried to correct this by giving her some support and raising the soil a bit higher onthe stem. This seemed to resolve the issue and she is growing nicely again. Still not adding any nutrients, and trying not to over water as my pot doesn't have great drainage. I've driled a couple f small holes in the bottom of the pot but it was tricky to drill through. past few days the leaves have been really growing and seems she is back on track.

ramalo I was away for a few days this week, but gave it plenty of water before leaving and left it inside by the window with it slightly open to get any rain that might have fallen. Came back to see it much much bigger, very excited to see. I haven't done any low stress training and probably wont as the stem is already quite firm and as this is my first grow I'm happy to just keep it simple and see how it goes.😀

ramalo The plant has really stopped growing. I added some nutrients a couple of days ago to help, but ultimately the problem seems to be weather. THere has not been much sun and it has got colder lately. I think I will order a grow lamp, but probably have left it a bit too late to get the most out of it.

ramalo My little dwarf plant is almost ready to be harvested. Will cut down within the next week some time most likely. I don't think it will be a big harvest but it's something