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I've planted 2 girls with one day gap between them because of different germination styles.
Luna is the one who germinated with cup of water and then paper towel.
Sol is the one who germinated only with paper towel.
Setup 🛠️
Closet : 50cm x 50cm x 150cm
Lamp : PureLight CFL 250w dual spectrum
Reflector : Mirror Reflector 47cm x 40 cm
Pots : 11lt fabric pots
Reflective : Mylar
Soil Mix Ratio 3:3:2:1 :
●Blonde Peat
●Earthworm humus
●Perlite
●Vermiculite
Light ☀️
Day 1-3 : Light Distance was 30cm, as a first time grower i was a little scared not to burn the plants.
Day 4-7 : Light Distance changed to 20cm
Water 💧
Day 1-4: I am just spraying water on my girls
Day 5 : I watered my plants with 1 cup of water this time to see how they will respond.
Day 6 : 1lt on each plant
Day 7 : No watering
Nutes 🍔
Day 6 : First day of feeding nutes
Day 7 : No feeding
So this is my first week from my first growing ever!!
Hope we get to the final stage without many problems 😁
Any tips are much appreciated!!!
I’d start low like you were suggesting! Your plant won’t die from too little nutrients but it could definitely become stunted or die if you use too much!
When it comes to autos less is more, I always start 1/8-1/4 strength in Veg then 1/2 to full strength in flower!
Leaves are getting a little dark and cotyledon seems a little sad.
I suspect it is caused by not watering her enough (i was only spraying her with water the first 4days)
Any advice?😀
Week 2 has started 😇
So i just gave names to my two girls. Sol and Luna!!!
Sol is bright, is looking healthy and it grows fast so i gave her the name Sol that means sun in Latin or Shit Out of Luck in slang.😂
Luna on the other hand is darker and probably something is going on with her. Hope she gets better by the time. Luna means moon.
My watering plan is to water 1lt water per plant with my nutes every two days.
Water 💧
Day 8 : 1lt each plant
Day 9 : No water
Day 10 : 1lt each plant
Day 11 : No water
Day 12 : 1lt each plant
Day 13 : No water
Day 14 : No water (they are actually very moist)
Light ☀️
Day 11 : Changed the light distance to 10cm. As you can see I am lowering as the time passes. I know it should be the opposite way but as a first time grower I didn't know how close could the lamp go
Day 14 : Again changed to 20cm from plant because the lamp at 10cm distance doesn't cover my two girls fully
So i folded my pots to give Sol and Luna more light. You can see the change between Day 9 and Day 10 😄
Thinking about starting LST when the they are ready for it
Any tips are much appreciated!
Week 2 has finished, the feeling of life being created in front of your eyes is very beautiful. Hope Luna gets better by the time!
Let's keep up our journey 😄
Hola , no se lo que es, pero lo que si que se es que deberias quitarlo YA!, no se pueden tener dos pantas en la misma maceta, pelean por los recursos y al final dan poca producción las dos, pienso que deberias sacarlo con cuidado y ponerlo en otra maceta, para ver que es, no se si has estado con más semillas y se te ha podido caer una, otra cuestion es la siguiente, los sustratos baratos suelen traer semillas y germinan, evidentemente pueden ser semillas de cualquier cosa, un saludo
It could be done but it’s not recommended.
The solution will become anaerobic and stagnant which could introduce harmful bacteria and pathogens to the medium.
It’s always better to keep things fresh!
So i've got 2 plants under one cfl lamp and i observed that that 1 girl is reclining to the right.
As i see my Cfl this girl is standing right below the plastic part of the cfl and obviously gets less sun.
How can i fix this? Changing place my pots every day will do the job?
Your lamp is too close to your plants.
And is ok that little bending, rotate the plants and the pot can help , also raise the lamp to get a better coverage and don’t stress the plants
What to buy to water my plants the best way? I am using a bottle water, should i buy a hose?
I am watering 1lt per 2days and the runoff water is getting evaporated in 1 day, should I dispose it when it runs and if yes how(straw?) ?
So we made it into week 3!
This time i will do for my first time LST. I will buy bamboo sticks for the tying.
Water 💧
Day 15 : No water
Day 16 : No water. The soil now that i have put my lamp higher isn't getting dry as fast so it doesn't need watering this day too.
Day 17 : 1lt each plant
Day 18 : No water
Day 19 : No water
Day 20 : 1lt each plant
Day 21 : No water
Light ☀️
Day 15 : My girls got light stress so i changed my lamp to 25cm distance from them. The leaves that got stressed are only the first ones so I don't bother a lot because the others seem healthy😋
LST
Day 16 : Bought wooden sticks to tie my Coated Wire and start my LST. I was nervous doing it but I got used to it fast. Already learned some tips to make it better and more efficient to do
Day 20 : LST stops 😢
Nutes 🍔
Day 17 : Changed the dosage to 1ml/l each
Day 20 : Added to the mix Cal-Mag to fix deficiencies
So it's day 20. Today I did a big mistake. I snapped the stem of Sol in an attempt to bend her for her LST. It's not good news and it frustrates me even more the fact that it happened so quickly without putting force and without even waiting for such a reaction.
The spot for newbie of the month is probably lost and I don't even know if Sol is going to survive. I treated her immediately taping the stem tight and gave her some support with a stick. What I believe happened and I would like for you guys to write me on the comments your opinion, is that this happened for two reasons. Firstly, because I started LST way too early (Day 15) and bended them more than it should and secondly because I tried to bend the branches in the opposite direction that they were going (I think I did that today). Well, my energy is down for the moment but I am feeling my spirit getting fired up. Of course I have a lot more to learn to achieve top notch grows and I am not going to give up. For now I am stopping their LST and will let them grow as they are, but I am going to do more research, acquire more knowledge and start my next grow with better training. 🙏
Week 3 just finished. I will keep up with positive vibes🌱💪
The only thing you can mess up is snapping a branch...but when it's this young is doesn't really happen. But definitely do your research before if you're worried. 🌱👍It's really just as simple as bending the central branch and tying it down, this causes all the secondary branches to become dominant and stretch.
I have the door of the closet open and I have one fan. Is it better to use him as exhaust or intake ?
I will install ventilation system after this grow.
I have damaged a little my ladies with this really bad and sharp wire. Should i worry a lot or everything will heal naturally?
It's not that the wire is that bad, it's just that i started lst early on and the plant is very soft.
This is what you want to use, soft and strong... We've all caused damage to our plants before, they are incredibly resilient. So don't worry. 🌱👍https://shop.growpower.co.uk/products/plant-tie-soft?variant=22661245993024¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2020-09-18&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlvT8BRDeARIsAACRFiUFZM_ocumGASeQE-cc3g782X_eh7I3vvDRg9XSeabgPQ1LOMgAW0MaAtZ0EALw_wcB
Probably the new era of troubles "Pests" has started. 😖
Checked the leaves and didn't find anything.
3leaves that are next to each other seem bitten. I will buy a bug net to protect my closet.
Any tips?
Edit : I saw a b***h gnat on the room
Dont know what soil your using but your getting a little magnesium and or calcium deficiency/ or lockout. Check your runoff ph and ec levels to diagnose. Cheers
I had a similar problem a week ago, yellowing between the veins. What I did was add some CalMag and readjusted my pH to 5.9 as per @gmslaves suggestion I also relooked at humidity and temp! My new growth is much better will be posting pics of them later in the week
While I was checking my plant I saw these “black stains” like the plant is “half-bitten/scorched”.Is it possible to burn my leaves and create this effect after spraying them with nutes. Blacks spots were created today after I sprayed them and there were drops on leaves for hours
Foliar Spraying while the lights are on make the drops as magnifiers and burn the plant. Spray while the lamp is off. Stomata on the leaves take 15-20mins to close after the lamp is turned off
,Cheers
They are girls!😌
So we are in Week 4 right now and I am learning everyday something new!
I am planning on creating a ventilation system for my girls (or at least research now and make it on the next batch) and on buying a thermo-hygrometer.
Also I would like to share a tip I learned from my ladies :
📌When you are foliar-spraying indoor, spray the ladies after the lamp has turned off. It takes 15-20min for the stomata to close and that's enough time. In my case spraying when the light was on was making the drops of water magnifiers creating the light-magnifier effect and burning my plants, also check if your nutes can be applied on the foliage●
📌Guide to measure soil pH if you don't have soil-pH-meter
We begin the process by taking Distilled/RO water and measuring it's pH.
We water our plant slowly to give our substrate a good wetting and to avoid water running-off.
After 30mins, the substrate is wet and the water fully drained we water again with Distilled/RO water until we collect enough runoff water to measure it's pH.
Now that we have measured both Distilled/Ro water pH and run-off pH we can see our soil's pH.
We subtract our 2 measurements.
Soil pH = Runoff pH + Difference
For instance if the pH of water is 7 and runoff's pH is 8 the difference is 1 and soil's pH is 8+1=9
Also if the pH of water is 7 and runoff's pH is 6 the difference is -1 and soil's pH is 7-1=6
Don't use nutes when you do this process. Having the correct soil pH is very critical for your plant's growth so keep it in mind and happy growing😃
Nutes program changed with the addition of BioBizz Bio-Bloom now that we are on flowering stage. I have also doubled the Bio-Grow and Bio-Heaven dosage and hope it works out well. I would like tips on nutes from someone who knows well how to work with BioBizz nutes and autos!
Day 23 edit : I saw bumps on the base of stem and after some googling I learned that these are roots so I added more soil till the pot is full and I hope for a lit root system😋
Water 💧
Day 22 : 1lt each plant
Day 23 : No water
Day 24 : No water
Day 25 : 1lt each plant
Day 26 : No water
Day 27 : No water
Day 28 : 1lt each plant pH water, I am flushing my ladies because I saw small signs of nute burn. The faster we treat it the better😁
LST
So it's day 24 and I tied down again Luna and some branches of Sol. In case you've forgotten in week 3 I snapped the base stem of Sol but I taped it and she grows happily and a little stressed 😆 I stopped lst that day because I got scared and thought I couldn't do it right. Today it was so much easier for me to do it. No stress, no shaking hands, no pain at all. It was pretty simple and I've learned how to do it right. ●Experience is the best teacher●
Week 4 has finished, everything goes fine and I enjoy the trip!
Tomorrow I will upgrade with a grow tent and after this grow I am getting a led panel to instead of this CFL.
Good vibes and Cheers!
Hey friend, Always remember to counteract your bend from opposite side.In that way, your main stem will not fall like that.You can check in my diary how I done my LST.Happy growing... ✌️
The Spider Farmer is powered by 301s w/ a 100 watt driver. The TS1000 is powered by different diodes and is driven to 150 watts. The TS1000 is 743 umol at 18"the SF 602.. If we judging on output alone the TS1000 has higher amounts of photons at given height so it is a better light. But if we were judging on efficiency the 301s are slightly more efficient so the SF-1000 might be a better choice there.. But really what the next concern would be is Cost and Warranty coverage.. Make the right call for your wallet.
Week 5 keeping the solid growing!!!
Ladies are getting bigger and they have already made many colas.
Day 30 : I am letting Luna breath because she was too tied down on her early days so I am letting her stretch. Sol looks pretty good and I enjoy her LST
Day 31 : Some light defoliation, just the leaves that were touching the soil at the bottom ✂️
Day 33 : I got some big fan leaves from the ladies. Steadily and slowly ✂️
Water 💧
Day 29 : No water
Day 30 : No water
Day 31 : 1lt each plant
Day 32 : No water
Day 33 : No water
Day 34 : 1lt each plant
Day 35 : No water
Week 5 finished and everything is going smooooothh😍
Hi there, I would say it is normal that pistils turning brown.Because they are mostly the first female calyx where your pre flower start.So they will be turning orange and fallen first.Another thing is you can accidentally touch or damage.As long as they are not on buds, you don’t need to worry.Happy growing... ✌️
Hi there,You should only defoliate if there is a good reason.Like do some defoliation to lower down tent humidity,to make a good air flow if too bushy.Defoliate some leaves If they are damaged or shaded below the canopy.May be some lollipopping if there are too many pop corn buds underneath.Other than those, I wouldn’t do. Recommend to defoliate at the start of flowering circle and again at 3rd week of flower or at the end of stretching period.At that time, you will know which one to remove and which one to leave.Happy growing... ✌️
Week 6, they got sexy! 😎
My ladies seem very happy and they are stretching!
Doubled the dosage of bio-bloom to 2ml 🍔
Water 💧
Day 36 : No water
Day 37 : 1lt each plant
Day 38 : No water
Day 39 : No water
Day 40 : 1lt each plant
Day 41 : No water
Day 42 : No water
Day 39 : I did the big and final defoliation ✂️, hope they didn't got stressed too much.
Day 40 : I tied down main canopy of Luna to get the spiral form that Sol has and increase yields...Let's see 😎
Week 6 has finished. We are going SWEEEEET😋
Bought hygro-thermometer and found out that I had many issues on both humidity and temperature but I still got a pretty decent grow for my first time.
Can't wait to see results when I will grow on tent with proper ventilation and better lights😇
Water 💧
Day 43 : 1lt each plant
Day 44 : No water
Day 45 : No water
Day 46 : 1lt each plant
Day 47 : No water
Day 48 : No water
Day 49 : 1lt each plant
Day 48 : Ladies got bushy again and I defoliated one more time to give better light to buds ✂️
Week 7 finished, buds are getting bigger and stinky.
Let's gooo
They are getting ready 😋
This strain is extremely bushy and no matter how many leaves I take off ladies keep making more, very strong plant👌
Water 💧
Day 50 : No water
Day 51 : No water
Day 52 : 1lt each plant
Day 53 : No water
Day 54 : No water
Day 55 : 1lt each plant
Day 56 : No water
Day 51 : I defoliated again only the big fan leaves ✂️
I am on week 8 right now and my ladies are not ready yet. Week 8 with the watering schedule I have consists of two more waterings.
I think it will be better to continue with nutes and week 9 flushing.
But is flushing actually necessary ?
A soil soak flush is designed by nutrient companies to sell another product. Of this I'm convinced. No need to flush. But near the end of the plants life cycle I would suggest around 2 weeks before harvest stopping nutrients and use only water. This will allow the plant to feed off its self and remove the nasty taste and flavors from what you've worked so hard to grow. 🤘😤
Week 9!
I am reading more and more on growing and the only thing I have to say is that I've done many wrong moves. Next grow is going to be much better!
Ladies started smelling more woody and grassy 😃 I am buying a carbon filter and proper ventilation soon
Water 💧
Day 57 : No water
Day 58 : 1lt each plant with just pH water
Day 59 : No water
Day 60 : No water
Day 61 : 1lt each plant
Day 62 : No water
Day 63 : No water
Sorry for not uploading enough photos of this week. I was pretty busy and didn’t have the time.
The last week!
Buds seem so sweet and tasty. I hope for a great chill 😋
I finally bought carbon filter and a fan
Carbon filter : Airontek 100mm
Fan : Vents VKO 100mm
Water 💧
Day 64 : 1lt each plant
Day 65 : No water
Day 66 : 2lt each plant pH Water
Day 67 : No water
Day 68 : No water
Day 69 : No water
Day 70 : No water
Day 69 update : I wish I had one or two more weeks to properly flush but sadly I have to move out for Christmas.
Anyways, I am very happy with my first growing. Luna seems ready to me and Sol would be better with one week more, but still they are both sticky and smelly.
Cant wait to taste my own weed, cheers everyone😋
Day 70 update : Lights are off for 24h before harvest. I am trying that because I am moving out at day 71 and I want my buds to grow as much as they can before the harvest day, meaning tomorrow 😃
Harvest😋
The adventure finished. After 10weeks of researching, doing mistakes and researching even more I finally got my own cannabis.
I am very happy with my achievement and I think it went pretty well for my first time growing, not just cannabis but generally a PLANT😂
I learned so much that I cant wait for my next grow to be even better!
Day 71 update : I will update the week with the dry weight, the taste and effects of my weed.
My plan now is to dry them for 7-10days and then start curing.
Update : Weight, taste and effects coming soon. Can’t wait 😁
Happy Christmas to everyone🙏
Day 78 : Okay so drying finished after 9 days and I got 25g of very intense smell buds. They are very sticky and seem very beautiful. I started curing them in the jar with integra boost 62%.
The weed makes me very energetic and simultaneously very relaxed. I wouldnt describe the effects as couch-locking but just a state of relaxation with enough energy to do your work.
It made me burst with laughs and creativity 😂
Pretty strong buzz when you smoke it and a smell of citrus and earthy undertone. Also some cheese in the finishing 😋
I am pretty happy with my results taking into consideration my many mistakes, the cfl lamp and my wooden closet.
Thanks everyone for your support, cheers!😁
ZigkGrow
