Help My First Grow Ever

I believe the optimal time is when she has 5-6 total nodes, and you should cut off the top of your plant down to the 3rd node. I leave you a web page where you can check: https://www.growweedeasy.com/mainlining-nugbuckets and the web address of my diarie where I also make the cut. While this time it wasn't for mainlining specifically, I always do it the same way: growdiaries.com/diaries/54626-royal-queen-seeds-wedding-gelato-grow-journal-by-capibara420/week/279565 Happy growing!! 😋

It's important to notice that each kind of soil requires a different management! If it's purely coco coir, in every watering, and if it has organic matter on it, you may use only every 15 days or so. And care with the dosage!!! 1/8 to 1/2 is the best option. I would use something next to 2ml/L of water and watch for deficiency, if any emerge i would give more( If the solution is inside that bottle, as it has no Potassium)

How your soil was built? I do believe that adding organic matter as soon as possible is the best option, and for sure later next to middle flower adding more is a great options. It does take a long time to degrade and absorb by plant, so no worry by adding earlier. Also care with microorganism so they can decompose that matter and make them available.

Hi there! I'd say you should wait until the plant is growing "vigorously" again. If you induce more stress you might stunt her even more and that is not good. When shes healthy and happy its ok to transplant

Hey! I would wait a bit more... Harvest window opens when you start getting amber pistils(hairs). Normally when there's 70% amber and 30% white pistils they're ready to start flushing but that's not always the case. The best way to check is looking at the trichomes. Clear trichomes haven't reached their full potencia, cloudy ones are full of THC and amber are losing THC while gaining CBN. So depending on your preference whether you want more of a head high or body high. I normally start to look at trichomes when there are about 50/50% white and amber pistils. I harvest when after examining and finding 70% cloudy trichomes and 30% amber trichomes. For me that's a prefect combination, depending on the strain as well. Have in mind if you use nutrients you'll need to flush the roots, watering only with PHed water for at least a week. Good luck and happy growing!

Hello, I have done a bit of research and experimentation with different harvesting methods and there is a really good utube video about the lab results of darkness when harvesting. https://youtu.be/C-Ns7j0WIJM The video is very interesting it explains a lot about this topic and how the chemical changes happen within the plant when exposed to longer periods of darkness before harvesting but there is also another major factor as well and it is the temperature during the whole darkness/harvest & cure process if your going for max terpenes you have to key in on the evaporation point. Cheers Dan