1stGrow-Cheese & Super Lemon Haze Autos

Hey! First Grow here! This is something that has interested me for quite some time. Now that it's legal to grow in Canada, I decided it was time to get started. As mentioned, I'm growing 1 Cheese auto femme and 1 Super Lemon Haze auto femme from Canuk Seeds. The cheese was a freebie, but I've seen some journals of that particular strain and they seem to do quite well and Lemon Haze is one of my favourite strains, so I wanted to give it a go to start. Cheese - Genes: Skunk#1 X Afghani#1 Variety: Indica/Sativa Height: 80-100cm Flowering Time: 8 Weeks Super Lemon Haze - Genes - Lemon Haze X Ruderalis Variety: Indica/Sativa Height 80-100cm Flowering Time: 7-9 weeks Growing Medium I'm running these in Promix HP-M with no alterations. I went this route because it's nice and airy, but mainly for the PH adjuster. As a new grower, it's not something I wanted to have to fuss with too much, so this seemed like the way to go. Because these are autos, I went right to the 5 gallon pots. Didn't want to stress the babies out from transplanting a bunch of times, as I've read you don't want to do that with autos. Light - I'm using the new Phlizon PL-1000 Dimmable Full Spectrum Grow Lamp with Samsung LM301B. This light is unreal for the price. It's go solid light output, it's quiet, it doesn't get too hot and it's waterproof. Perfect for someone who doesn't have much experience as it takes a lot of the guesswork out of things. I'll be running on a 18hour light schedule straight until harvest. I'm starting it off at 80% power and will see how things look moving forward. Ventilation - I was trying no to break the bank too early, so I will be strategically maneuvering 2 usb fans until pre-flower and then I will get a ventilation system with a carbon filter going to help with the stink and the humidity. Nutrients - I'll be using the General Hydroponics Flora Series + Cali-mag on a reduced drain to waste schedule. It sounds like a pretty foolproof method, but I'll be honest when I say that this is the one thing that makes me the most nervous, so I hope it is! Training - Will be doing some LST. Tie down method and possibly scrogging depending on how everything goes. Not much to report about week 1 The cheese seed was rather vigorous and popped quick. The SLH was a little behind, but they both came in nicely in the first few days. The main hassle was temperature/light/humidity control. I put the pots on milk crates until they popped through the soil to keep them warm and then I dropped them down as the light seemed a little too strong for the seedlings. As I'm not using oscillating fans, it took some trial and error, to get the heat and humidity at a consistent level without having a fan blowing directly on the plants. After many tries, I found a way to place the fans and manipulate the vents in a way that bounces air off the walls, which keeps nice airflow, keeps the heat/humidity at a comfortable level and keeps a light-indirect breeze running across the pots. For watering, I used the mister that we spray our snake tank with to lightly wet the soil around the seedlings when they were looking dry and nothing more. I set my sleep schedule around the plants for week 1 to make sure my light timer was working properly every day. It was! To close off week 1 - there is a certain romance to the germination process. It was really just a really nice experience overall.