Marceline - White Widow (?) - 1st grow

Dipper_Pines #day28 - It's very cheap grow ( veg 3$ ). My first grow. I haven't grown anything before. So it's a challenge for me :D - I had time and little bit info from forums, youtube, ect. Buuut i had not money, so i it's was double challenge :D - I named them Marla and Marceline <3 - Strain - White Widow x2. I got the seeds from seller for free i'ts *+* for me :D, but i didn't know what the strain i had its *-*. Cheap soil ~$2 (20L). Cheap nutrients for blooming ~1$. Tap water ( i waited 3 days ). So in 4 weeks i spent 3 dollars. I had pots ( 3L & 1.5L ) and 3 cheap home lights LED ~35W :D Even they were of the wrong spectrum for veg :D 2700K. 7 hours sunlight on the balcony + 11 hours LED. Just on the shelf :D FIMing on 27 day from seed. - It's my first grow ever. So advice and tips = welcome. Don't scold me so much please :) - P.S. I have no photos before 28 day, I didn't even think about keeping a diary. Now it't 76 day from seed. Im just downloading photos with comments from my note and i will continue to keep a diary in real time.

Dipper_Pines #45day - LST. Little bit defoliation. Transplant to new 5L and 12L pots with cheap soil from blooming. Watering with 50% nutrients. Sun 7 hours - 11 hours LED ~45W. #47day - New home :D mirrors x3 and table top - 0$. I had thermometer. And bad passive air ventilation with wet towel... - P.S. sorry for shitty camera :D

Dipper_Pines #day53 - 5 day 12/12 (light / darkness). Marceline sleeping on balcony :D. It's was realy rainy. Water with 50% nutrients. Keep doing LST. - My doggy and kitty :D

Dipper_Pines #day60 - Yeeeah :D New home for my girls! 80x80x160cm grow box and full spectrum LED 200W! I got some money and buy it on aliexpess. I studied the options, information, reviews for a very long time. I tried to find the best option for an inexpensive price. So... - LED - LVJING-1000W - FULL SPECTRUM (blue, red, UI, daylight) - 200W (true) - 100$ - Grow Box - 80x80x160cm - BEYLSION - 100$ - Little fan - 10$ - I'm very happy. Finally i have chance to normal grow :D Keep going 12/12. We have some little flowers. The process has begun :) Water and 50% nutrients. Little bit defoliation and daily looking for plants and soil. Not bad temp - day 23c - night 19c. Hm and Ph i don't know. #day61 - Yeah... HST on day 13 flowering it's pretty stupid i guess, but she is looking healthy and good, and i have not large place. Will see.

Dipper_Pines #day66 - Plants showing little flowers. For good light spreading and space saving i'm using ScrOG. - Last defoliation, just lower leaves and stems - to give more energy to the top. #day68 - Keep watering with 50% nutrients and checking plants and soil daily.

Dipper_Pines #day72 - Just watering with 50%/100% nutrients and daily checking plants for healthy and pests. Looking good i guess. I like it <3 - Marla on bottom of the box, she doesn't get enough light... but Marceline looking great on the top :D. - Weird *line* light diffuse LED, im trying *ScrOG'ing* plant on this intensive line :DDD Keep doing LST for few stems. - Find and kill few little flies in the soil. Not good... #day75 - Tiny trichomes on the top. Low and pretty delicious smell ~ melon & pine. Now i think it's "White Widow* strain, looking like. It's was one of three strains - White Widow - OG Kush - AK47. What are you guys can tell about this ?? I don't know because i got this seeds when i bought buds :D So it's realy amazing - i have 2 girls, 1 is looking amazing, for me at least :D - P.S. Sorry for the photo and video quality... I have such a bad phone camera, like my english.

Dipper_Pines 80 day / 32 flowering # CONDITIONS / CONDITIONS - I've been keeping it on 12/12 for 32 days now. The temperature is almost always stable - which is nice. But I'm heavily dependent on the weather. Temperature in the box: day 23-26°C, night 19-22°C. I still don't know the humidity level and pH. I ordered a hygrometer and pH meter from China, but they are taking a long time to arrive; maybe I'll manage to harvest before they get here :D I also don't have a humidifier, which would definitely help. In general, yeah... my first grow is made of sticks and stones :D I'm doing my best with what I have. I compensate for the lack of technical conditions with attention, love, and care :D By the way, I found two tiny little white spider-like bugs in the soil; they reminded me of spider mites or something like that. But they are so small... about the size of half a grain of salt ~ 0.3mm. I don't know if I should panic or if they are just natural inhabitants of the environment... I also noticed that the lower leaves are starting to yellow a bit. I think that's normal at the flowering stage when all the nutrients are redirected to flower formation. And also... the stems of the leaves are turning red. I remember reading about this, that it's also a normal phenomenon, especially for some strains. Fun fact - the stems of the leaves directly under the lamp are turning red, possibly due to ultraviolet light, just a guess. Those on the edges or on the back side aren't as red. But all the leaves (except for 4-5 lower ones) look healthy and juicy, so I'm not panicking. # WATERING / WATERING - Both girls are drinking and eating well. I water them about every day or two, checking with the standard method (2-3cm of soil) and lifting the pots; I've gotten used to determining when to water and when not to. I water with fertilizers (Buyski) for flowering (10ml/1l). Marceline drinks about 2-2.5l. Marla ~ 1l, but her pot is half the size, so everything is fine. # SMELL / SMELL - The girls are flowering and smelling) They don't smell too strong yet, but very delicious - like melon and a bit of citrus or pine, I can't quite tell :) About once every 3 days (for a day) I hang a fragrance in the box (berry-scented), to make it smell nicer haha, just a little. I still don't have a charcoal filter and duct fan, meaning I don't have full ventilation yet. But right now, the smell isn't too strong, but in the near future, I will need to buy at least the cheapest filter and duct fans. I have a small fan that sweats, but it does its job - circulation and airflow. My box is always open during the day, so there's plenty of fresh air. # MOVING / MOVING - I moved Marla (the smaller one) to the balcony; I'll post a photo later. She wasn't getting enough light in the box. She's doing better on the balcony, as her leaves were getting thin without light. It's better for her to get 6 hours of full sunlight (the rest of the time in the shade) than to just eat the leftovers from Marceline :) There's more space in the box now, it even looks more aesthetically pleasing :D # ??? - Marceline really looks like a palm tree, skinny and tall :D Due to the lack of light and its improper spectrum (maybe she also lacked nitrogen), she stretched a lot in the early stages. And I pruned her a bit late. But it will be a lesson for the future, through trial and error; I like it. # DEGUSTATION / DEGUSTATION - Yes. I felt like pinching a bit. I know the concentration of substances is minimal, and it's too early. But that's basically what the experiment was for - to find out at what stage those substances are formed. I pinched a small branch from the bottom to avoid damaging the plant. I scoured forums, watched videos on YouTube, etc. I found the optimal method for quick drying and curing for myself. The best of the worst, so to speak. Container + damp paper towels + microwave at 40% power. A few rounds of 1 minute each. Checked, flipped, if needed, moistened the towels again and did it once more. About 3-4 rounds. What can I say, I'm actually pleasantly surprised. There is an effect, weak but present (Tolik rested for about 3-4 days). More sativa-like, lightness in the body, clarity in the head, smiling at the sun, talking, and all that :) So I'm happy, I liked it :D I plan to pinch again in two weeks, also for comparison. The final result will, of course, be dried and cured according to GOST, in ideal conditions and without haste. # GENERAL / GENERAL - We are growing, the buds are swelling, trichomes are appearing. The leaves are starting to sugar or freeze. When you look at it - it's a very tasty sight, it pleases the eye :) I watch, smell, and drool over them. Because of this, there might be an increased humidity level in the box :D No stressful situations, stability is the key to success. We are confidently moving towards harvest :) I took some photos and videos for clarity. In the coming days, I plan to fill in the first week of the diary with the entire plant cycle up to day 28, when there were no photos yet. Introduction, conditions, germination, early vegetation. This will give a more detailed understanding of what you are dealing with :DDD ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 81 day / 33 flowering # R . I . P . - Today we lost Marla... :( Due to stress (lack of light, climate change after moving to the balcony, or maybe because of the LGBT movement tendencies...) she hermied, became a hermaphrodite. I'm glad I moved her to the balcony; if she had released pollen in the box - goodbye tasty buds. And I'm glad I got up early and checked Marla first when the box was still closed and Marceline was sleeping. In general, I chopped her up)) I left only a little bit of buds from her, although it's hard to call them buds, but we'll see... It's a shame, of course, but expected. I quickly removed her from the house, cleaned the floors, washed the pets, put the clothes in the wash, and took a shower myself)) To minimize the risks of pollinating my "Palm." Fingers crossed that there won't be any pollination, but isn't a little pollen enough...? I didn't take photos since everything was in a hurry and panic, sorry)) So that's how it went... Today I learned another lesson, or maybe even two... 1 - don't allow stressful situations for the plant (it's trivial, but apparently not trivial enough for me to understand right away) and 2 - if there isn't a full opportunity, don't chase two hares; it's better to put all your strength into one plant rather than split your efforts in half. Since childhood, I had this comparison... It's better to eat a small piece of potato than a kilogram of crap :DD Sorry for the rudeness. By the way, I named this plant (Marla) after my previous cat, whom I loved very much... She also left me. And now this plant is gone too, what a bitch) And the kitten I have now is her offspring, she managed to leave her mark in this world :D In general, tears, snot, and all that. # MARCELINE - My Marceline seems to be doing fine, just the danger of pollination. She drank 2l of water with nutrients today, growing, swelling, and getting covered in frost)) Nothing much to add for now, just waiting for the harvest. # P.S. - By the way, I still don't know what strain this is. I still think it's White Widow. What do you think? Although I understand that it's hard to determine just from a photo, especially when the flowering has just started... I repeat, I didn't buy these seeds; they came from a stash, and it was called - AK-47/White Widow/OG Kush. So you guess for yourself :D Smile, love your mom, wash your hands with soap ;) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 82 day / 34 flowering # CONDITIONS / CONDITIONS - Temperature in the box: 20-23°C - night, 24-26°C - day. Seems normal. It was a warm day. No incidents. Today no watering, the soil is drying out; it's slightly overwatered, and I noticed bugs again (more on that separately, below). I still don't know the humidity level, but I got a pH meter today! Hooray!)) Next watering, I'll know the pH level of the water. # SMELL / SMELL - The smell is slowly starting to increase, not too much, but if you stick your head in the grow box, it's noticeable. I often hang out there haha :D It smells delicious, the bouquet is unfolding) In a couple of days, I'll hang a smell absorber (a small capsule with charcoal meant for the fridge :D); it won't play a huge role, but I'm using all opportunities :D By the way, I have my eye on a minimal ventilation kit: 2 duct fans 125mm, a charcoal filter 160/100, and ducting with fittings and aluminum tape. The price is about 4,000 rubles / 55 $. I think I'll order it in the next week. It's weak, but it's something. # BUGS / BUGS - Here I'd like to elaborate, as I learned new information that I think might be useful for beginners. At the start of the day, I check my girl as usual: buds, leaves (they continue to yellow a bit), and soil. In the latter, I found tiny white bugs again. I looked closer (face in the salad) and realized that the bugs are elongated, not spider-like, as I thought before. Small, white, quick, running on the top layer of moist soil. I counted about 8-10 around the perimeter of the soil. I panicked. Rage. A white veil before my eyes. I was already imagining how I would commit genocide against an entire species of insects using biological weapons. Distorted bodies, screams, a mother saving her child at the cost of her own life... In general, I immediately started googling who they are, where they come from, and how to get rid of them. I found out almost immediately who they are... PODURA (lat. PODURIDAE) or COLLEMBOLA. There are actually a lot of different species, about 24 thousand species or so... They live practically everywhere there is organic decay and moisture. The one I have (small, white, I attached a photo from Google) seems to be the most harmless. It can appear in pots with purchased soil or if windows/balcony are open. But more importantly - this bug only appears where there is moisture. So the soil is likely overwatered. The springtail feeds on all sorts of organic matter - compost, decaying(!) roots, etc. It usually doesn't attack the plant itself. BUT! If you mess up and let them breed, increasing their colony to the point where they run out of food... Then they can start attacking the plant. However, they will only attack the lower part, where the stem just begins. Fortunately, this can be easily avoided - just let the soil dry out well and don't overwater your plant in the future, avoid moisture stagnation, and prevent root rot. Springtails usually inhabit the top layer of soil (2-3cm) and the bottom of the pot, where it's moist. Without moisture in the soil - the insects and their larvae die, something like within 2 hours, very quickly. That's why I'm drying the soil now. In principle, I haven't overwatered it, and there aren't too many bugs, but I can't allow a critical situation. You can fight them with various insecticides, but that will likely cause more harm than good. In general, springtails are part of the ecosystem. It's natural if you have signs of life in the soil, in reasonable amounts, of course. Check your soil more often, avoid overwatering, and give the roots oxygen. That's it. # GENERAL / GENERAL - Today was another interesting day. I learned something new for myself, delving a bit into organic matter. Expanded my horizons, so to speak. The "Palm" looks healthy, the buds are swelling with juice, trichomes are growing, and the hairs are starting to change color. Overall - everything is great. One day closer to harvest :) Photos and video report will be in about 2-3 days, at the beginning of week 13. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for reading :) Wishing everyone cartoons and goodies <3 Sorry for mistakes in the text. This is the site's auto-translator. I can't do anything about it. I will improve my English level in order to keep a diary in English in the future.

Dipper_Pines 85 days / 37 flowering # FOREWORD - I'll jump straight to day 85, as nothing much happened before that. I was turning the lights on and off, opening and closing the box, didn't even water, just checked the plant and soil. It was a bit boring :D Although looking at the flowers and smelling them is quite a pleasure)) P.S. I re-uploaded the photos, did a bit of editing, restored the color balance, roughly... And the video is blurry, nothing can be done about that, but it fits the new song :DD So let's start with... # CONDITIONS - Short and sweet, everything is stable. Temperature: day - 25-26°C, night - 20-21°C. Pretty good, it would be ideal if it were a couple of degrees lower. I still don't know the humidity level - the hygrometer is still in China. But the weather outside is nice, sometimes it rains - overall not humid, maybe even a bit dry. But that's good for me during the flowering stage. The last thing I needed was to catch mold... I did some defoliation on a couple of lower branches where there were almost no buds, to give energy to the top colas. Otherwise, you can't look at these little ones without tears)) I also removed a couple of yellow leaves from the bottom. I'm waiting for about 70% of the leaf to turn yellow before I remove it. Or maybe I'll just leave them until the end, let all the juices go into the buds. That's normal. The little flowers were quickly dried (I described the method last week) and tested. There is an effect, but the taste and smell... let's just say, they're unpleasant :D I was once again convinced that flushing, drying, and curing are more than important and necessary stages in the life of the plant, and consequently in the life of the grower. # SMELL - I hung a small charcoal odor absorber in the box :DD You can see it in the photo. It's small, doesn't make much of a difference... It's actually meant for a fridge, but everything is useful at the moment :D I also occasionally hang an air freshener, to mask the smell and add some sweet notes :D So we're experimenting as best we can)) By the way, the smell doesn't increase much, you can only smell it if you stick your head right into the box. I'm sitting next to my computer - I don't seem to smell it, but maybe I've just gotten used to it, my sense of smell has dulled. # WATERING - For 3 days (even a bit more) I didn't water Marceline. I let the soil dry out well. Apparently, I was overwatering a bit before, bugs were appearing, I wrote more about them last week. Now everything seems fine. Today I watered with clean, settled water - 2L. I wanted to wait another day, but the leaves started drooping down, it was clear they needed water. And the tips of the leaves got a bit burned. At first, I thought it was from being too close to the lamp, but the tips are burned on all the leaves, not just the top ones. So I thought it could be either a lack of water, dry soil, or overfeeding with nutrients (I looked at a picture of plant diseases from Dzagi, compared the leaves). In general, it was decided - to water. The "palm" immediately perked up, became fresh and nice, feeling good)) What is "settled water"... Since I don't have a reverse osmosis filter, I have to use tap water. I read long ago on forums that you can't water with that water right away. You need to let it sit for at least 3 days, then all the impurities like chlorine will either settle to the bottom or something like that. Basically, I've been watering my plants this way all this time. The water sits on the balcony, in the shade, without direct sunlight, for at least 5 days. I already have about 15 bottles accumulated. Water conveyor :D So, regarding the pH level of my water... I can measure it now, and basically, just look at the numbers :D I can't lower or raise it yet, I need to buy pH down/up solutions. By the way, does anyone know if pet stores have such powders or maybe in liquid form, to raise and lower the pH level in water? ... Anyway, I somehow calibrated the new tool (I hope correctly, I watched some videos) and started measuring my settled water. Beeeench - pH 8.1 ahahaha. I settled a bit, just like the chlorine in my bottles. I started to think, is the device malfunctioning or do I really have such a high level... I sat down, thought - decided to go to the store for bottled water, got 5L. Brought it back, measured the pH level of the purchased water - 7.4... And I wanted the ideal :D Somewhere around 6.5 - 6.8 would be great. So that's how it is...)) I'm thinking of buying a liquid pH meter to make sure I understand, compare, and see if the device is malfunctioning. # GENERAL - So... what do we have... Overall, everything is super. Marceline is flowering and smelling. The number of trichomes is increasing, and the hairs are changing color (about 30% of the hairs are already orange). We have a little update - I finally got my pH meter and bought a small magnifying glass to check the trichomes, although it doesn't magnify that much... And the pH level disappointed me too :D I uploaded new tasty photos and videos, you can see my kitten's fur on almost every bud... :D New info and photos will come as I can. I try to write every day, photos and videos 1-2 times a week. And... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 87 days / 39 flowering # CONDITIONS - Temperature: day - 23-24°C, night - 19-20°C, seems perfect)) Humidity has increased a bit, as it rained for 2 days outside. My box is next to an open balcony and window, for passive ventilation and to keep the smell from spreading around the apartment, as I still don't have a filter. I skipped day 86 - nothing happened. I continue to notice a few little bugs (springtails) in the soil, but it seems there aren't many, so I'm not worried. # SMELL - The smell is increasing, when you walk by the box you can already smell it, luckily it's next to the balcony, the draft blows it outside. It doesn't smell as distinctly like melon anymore, but more like grass, with a bit of sourness. Maybe a bit of pine, still an undefined smell, but it smells good)) The odor absorber isn't saving me, of course, it's more for show. But I haven't noticed any problems with the smell when a friend comes over - I ask where and how it smells (he doesn't smoke, so he can smell better). # WATERING - Today I watered Marceline with bottled water (1.7L) with Buyski universal fertilizers (10ml/1L, 100% dosage). She's drinking and eating well, no complaints)) But what made me happy is the pH level!!! 6.84 Finally, I'm getting closer to ideal)) Apparently, the fertilizers lower the pH of the water, because the clean water has a level of 7.72. Overall, everything is great. I'll water once more with nutrients and then flush my palm with clean water. # GENERAL - Just a couple more days closer to harvest)) Sometimes I smoke the not-quite-ready buds with Marla (who was feminized) :D The conditions are good, everything is fine. Trichomes are accumulating, turning white, I'm looking at them through the magnifying glass. The hairs continue to change color. Just like the lower leaves - they are yellowing, giving up energy. I'm thinking about how best to cure the buds. It's decided, in glass jars for sure, cleaner, more eco-friendly. But how exactly I'm thinking... either just in jars, in the shade, with a humidity level of ~60% or put the jars in the fridge? How does everyone do it, please advise. How and why :)) And... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for reading :) Wishing everyone some goodies and treats <3 Sorry for mistakes in the text. This is the site's auto-translator. I can't do anything about it. I will improve my English level in order to keep a diary in English in the future.

Dipper_Pines 94 days / 46 flowering I'll keep it short, as I don't have free time to maintain the diary right now, but I took some photos and videos for clarity. I'm watering my Marceline with plain water, planned for 2 weeks. The pH is high - 8.3, or maybe the device is acting up a bit. In any case, "Palm" looks great, feels good, knock on wood)) She usually drinks about 2 liters every day or two, everything's super. The temperature is stable: day 23-24°C, night 20-21°C. The trichomes are almost all milky, I'm really tempted to chop the buds :D But according to plan, she still has at least 10 days of flowering left, which will make it exactly 8 weeks. It's quite possible she'll go the full 9 weeks, we'll see. It smells nice, but not too strong, no problems. The aroma is piney, with a hint of tangy grass and a bit fruity, sooo delicious) I already cut one branch for drying, it's hanging now - then I'll put it in a jar)) I did the last defoliation of the big leaves that were just taking energy. I actually manicure Marceline quite often, as it may seem, but I always give her time to rest + I always check the overall condition of the plant, she's perfectly fine, a healthy beauty, I love her ahahaha)) So... yeah, that's about it)) I don't have much free time for the diary right now, so I'm not going into detail, just throwing it all together, sorry)) At least I managed to take some photos and videos. We're getting close to harvest)) And iiiii.... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for reading :) Wishing everyone some goodies and treats <3 Sorry for mistakes in the text. This is the site's auto-translator. I can't do anything about it. I will improve my English level in order to keep a diary in English in the future.