Second grow ever

Desmo First, I germinated the seeds, of course, in a coffee filter stored in a zip bag. It was the first time I tried this, and it worked well except for the lemon seeds. Out of the 4 lemon seeds, only 2 germinated, and that was a few days after the others. After 8 days, the other 2 went in the trash! Seeds were planted on September 26, and after about 2 or 3 days, there they were, growing strong from the start, except for 1 lemon that doesn't seem to get past its first leaves. Hopefully, it pulls through..😉👍

Desmo As I feared, the 2nd lemon was removed from the tent after 12 days, still only 2 leaves and no development or growth from the start. I decided to put the only lemon in a 15-liter pot to hopefully increase my yield of that strain. The plant is showing some stress after repotting, but it should bounce back, just give it a few days. The rest is flourishing and growing like crazy! 👍😄

Desmo It's all a trial and error process for me, and you learn best by doing, so here we go... most people advise against having too many plants in a small space, but I still want to give it a try. And I might learn a lot from it, and maybe I'll need some help from you guys every now and then.😉👍 The plants all have almost 6 nodes now, so it's ideal for LST. I've done LST on 4 plants like in my first grow, but with the last 2, I tried supercropping. Just did it to learn and see what comes of it, so hopefully I can get them under better control during growth and flowering and make the most of the space. We'll see how the plan evolves; it's definitely a challenge I'm looking forward to. And the lemon is back on track!😁

Desmo Everything is evolving as it should, the pineapple glues are a bit bigger than the banana blaze and both strains are getting ready to enter the flowering stage. I subjected the super lemon haze auto to LST halfway through the week as well. I also trim some leaves off occasionally from all the plants if they block too much light to optimize the growth of the nodes and ventilation of the plant. Once they go into flowering, I won't train or stress them anymore and will let them grow up; they are wide enough now, especially the pineapples. Once they start flowering, the tent will fill up quickly, and hopefully, I won't run into any problems, but I have a scrog net on hand just in case, though I would prefer to try without it for now. On to the flowering phase, I'll keep you updated...😉👍👍

Desmo Halfway through the 5th week and the flowering is going well. Many leaves are discoloring at the tips, hopefully nothing serious but I'm still not completely at ease. Today I added 2 ml of growth nutrients to 2 liters of water to see if she needs it already... and maybe that will solve the discoloration of the tips. We'll keep an eye on it.😉👍 I'm giving them growth nutrients now because I've read a lot that this is best for the plant during the first 2 weeks of flowering, the 3rd week half growth and half flowering, and at the end of the 3rd week full flowering. Calmag has also been ordered; I've read a lot that this could be a problem due to a deficiency in magnesium and calcium because I'm using LED lighting. And if I have certain problems or if there are things I could do better or should approach differently, feel free to let me know, I still have a lot to learn... cheers!

Desmo Looks good at first glance, but I already have a few problems. One of the banana blaze plants has stopped in its pre-flowering stage for almost a week now, and the lemon plant is also looking pretty sad.. maybe I removed a bit too many leaves just before they started to flower a week ago. But after a few days, both have started to continue their flowering. The rest are doing reasonably well although they are all starting to turn too light in color, and some of them still haven't improved with the leaf issues. I'm now trying to add calmag and starting to give them alga bloom, hopefully this helps..

Desmo Week 7 so far everything still looks good, but the issues with the spots on the leaves are not under control yet. I've added cal-mag to the nutrients, hopefully this helps. The plants are also getting a lighter green color and there are already many yellow leaves at the bottom, I've slightly increased the feeding schedule now. Some plants are already starting to develop nice thick buds, and we can only cheer that on, let them thicken up nicely in the coming weeks!👍😉 The last banana blaze has also started to develop flowering hairs - it's quite behind the rest though. And the lemon is taking its time as well, hopefully I can expect some nice buds from it in the coming weeks. Because I really enjoy smoking this and would love to continue growing it in the future. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the grow so far, comments are always welcome. Happy growing!👍😉

Desmo Week 8, I'm now feeding daily and the plants are getting greener again after a week, some do have a few yellow leaves but it's not a disaster yet. I'll keep monitoring it. 2 plants have lost some leaves, the super lemon haze and the pineapple glue (top left in the tent), they haven't suffered too much stress and are continuing to bloom, luckily. Some leaves at the top of the buds are discoloring and have burn spots, I think this is burning from my Mars lamp, I had the same issue in my first grow. Other than that, I can only be satisfied as everything is going as planned for now, the tent is starting to fill up nicely with beautiful buds, hopefully, they'll swell in the coming weeks... And as you know, if I'm doing something wrong, please let me know, happy growing!👍😉😁

Desmo Week 9 I started flushing the plants this week with Flora Kleen and restarted feeding 2 days later. The condition of the leaves has worsened for some, but the buds are still developing nicely. So I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing since I don’t know how to fix it or what the problem really is. The last Banana Blaze is also on its way to forming buds, better late than never. 😉 I expected more from the Lemon; the buds are turning nice and white but aren’t swelling much for now, and now it’s starting to completely fade. 🤔🤔 I think I’ll flush it with Flora Kleen at the beginning of the week. Some plants have been in bloom for 6 weeks now, and 1 Pineapple Glue and 1 Banana Blaze seem to be nearing the end of their bloom; the buds are already getting quite a few red hairs and are turning browner in color. At the beginning of the week, I’ll start flushing the 2 plants for 2 weeks or about 10 days. The rest will probably start following in the coming weeks; I’m looking forward to it.. greetz

Desmo Week 10 The buds are swelling, but mainly due to the foxtailing I see on 4 plants; according to my research, this shouldn't be a problem. 🤔 If this isn't correct, please let me know when you read this. I thought this meant the plants were already ready for harvest, but after checking the trichomes on the 5 plants that are the furthest along, it turns out that's not the case yet... I suspect I still have about 2 weeks before harvesting. The lemon haze looks a bit pale in the leaves, but after giving it flora kleen, it looks a bit better now, and it definitely has the most THC on its buds. However, 3/4 of the buds are under the leaves and aren't getting enough light, so I've opened it up a bit more with LST, so the buds can get more light.

Desmo Week 11 Thought I could harvest the banana blaze and the pineapple glue on the left in the photos this weekend, but after checking with the magnifying glass, the trichomes were still white, no amber crystals to be seen yet. So I'm going to wait, although I think they look harvest-ready. I also started flushing the other 3 at the beginning of this week, but now I'm doubting whether to flush them further; the buds don't seem fully bloomed yet, and if the ripest 2 aren't ready... made another mistake. Now the leaves are turning yellow quickly, not many green leaves left on these plants. Should I continue flushing or can I give them nutrients again? Anyone with advice, please share! The lemon looks good; the buds aren't as big as the other plants but are white with crystals, and I'm going to start flushing this one too; according to my research for sativas, the crystals should be milky white. And after checking the trichomes, it seems they are becoming that way. The latecomer in the corner on the right is also producing decent buds, just a shame it's so far behind, but that's my own fault. Now that harvest time is approaching, I'm feeling the most stress because I find it so hard to say when to harvest... on to next week!👍😉

Desmo week 12 Still 3 plants in the tent that I'm flushing, took one out to harvest today. And I've already harvested 3 plants, 2 pineapple glue and 1 banana blaze. I was going to wait until the trichomes turned amber, but I felt the plants had already flowered too much to wait any longer. And as you can see in the photos, the leaves are drying up quickly. The pineapple glue definitely lives up to its name because it sticks like glue to my scissors and fingers and smells strongly of pineapple while trimming. One of the bananas didn't stick at all and doesn't smell special, definitely not like bananas anyway.😉

Desmo I've been mild in the score because I only assessed this plant and didn't dwell on the fact that I only got 1 plant from 4 seeds! But now back to that one that did well, after transplanting her and the defoliation stress moments, she pulled through each time and ultimately became a strong plant with good yield and quality weed despite my mistakes. Although I think the total weight will drop a bit after curing for about 3 to 4 months. Her buds swelled nicely and turned really white during flowering. After weighing her and putting her in cure jars, I still have a pleasant citrus scent on my fingers, so that's promising.

Desmo Strong strain that I haven't had any problems with. I experienced no issues after the LST, just a bit of stress after some defoliation, but it quickly picked up growth again. It really grows easily as long as it gets its nutrients on time and plenty of light; it grows and blooms very quickly until it has those beautiful big buds. What more can you ask for as a beginner with a cannabis plant?😉👍👍

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Desmo I was told it wouldn't work with so many plants in that small tent in 8-liter pots, but I think I managed quite well after all. 😉 I was expecting to get around 200 grams, so I'm pretty satisfied with the final result. A good 389.4 grams with a 300-watt lamp is totally beyond my expectations, that's 1.3g/watt! Now everything is in pots to cure, totaling 12 liters, so I haven't smoked any yet. An update will follow in a few months.