Kush Grow Kit - Round 1

First time grower so I built a little grow hut out of materials from home and put it in my basement. I also bought a Kush Grow Kit because I had no idea where to start. So excited to finally have it up and running. Cannot wait to get tips from other growers and rock this grow!!

Day 12- well I decided to give the girls a makeover tonight. I wasnt liking the lack of water around the roots so I removed the grow rocks from underneath the rockwool. Since I was rearranging them anyways I decided to remove the rocks with the white tops. A few of them had fuzzy mold so I don't want them around the babies. The ph dropped again to under 5. I can't find a happy range yet. I left it alone today. Also moved the bubble stone because it only bubbles along 1 inch of the 12 inch stone apparently. It's getting pretty humid in there so I have the fan running now. Hope they get happy soon! Day 10- plants are growing nicely but I notice a tad bit of yellow where the leaves meet the stem and my leaves look droopy but they are strong. Any ideas? My ph somehow jumped to 7.0 so I just added some lower agent to get that down in the 5.4 range. Why would the ph change in 2 days if I did nothing to them? Also decided to add an extra hour of rest to their schedule so 22/2 now. Am I worrying too much or should I adjust something else to get those leaves pointing straight? Day 8- Week 2 already! Well I had to work on lowering my ph last week because the test strip was showing it in the 7 range. I decided to buy an actual ph meter and found the ph is actually at 3.9 ish. So now I will see what the real ph of my tapwater is without the lowering agent. Each plant is doing great. They are strong with darker green leaves and look promising. I'm excited to see the growth this week and start using nutrients next week! I love getting the advice from other growers thus far and getting to watch their growing ops. Seeing the seedlings come up is truly an accomplished feeling. Will update as the week goes on.

Day 20-I decided to add a thermometer with a humidity reading. Also ran the fan for half the day. The ph was at 6.8. I didn't like that so I added some ph down. It never says how much each dose will lower it. Any ideas? My plan is to completely empty the reservoir tonight and start with tap water instead of bottled. Hoping for an easy fix! Big changes this week. The girls got their first taste of nutrients this week. Instructions called for 1/4 tsp per gallon. It's a 10 gallon container and I was told to start with 1/10th of the recommended amount so they got 1/4 tsp to start. I also raised the light to 8 inches and started misting the leaves with water. My ph has settled at 6.4 and I'm so tired of messing with it so I'm going to leave it be for now. I may or may not have been using the ph meter incorrectly before by thinking I would get an instant reading. Turns out that isn't the case. I also added some magnetic strips to my 'door' in hopes that it would keep it sealed better and raise the humidity. I might need to extend those to the sides if I want the affect to be noticeable. Can't wait to see how they like the food!

Day 27-PH is now down into the 3.7 range. why In can't get it to stay in the 5.6 range is beyond me and I'm pretty fed up with it. I plan to purchase the Advanced Nutrients PH Perfect in the next few days. I dont like how the plants are looking and growth seems to have slowed instead of progressing. This mom is not happy about it. Day 24-I finally got time to replace the water in the reservoir. I cleaned it as well because it seemed to have a layer of grossness throughout. Plants went back in with 1/2 tsp of nutrients this time. PH was still up over 7 with the new water so I also added 1 capful of ph down. s

Day 35-Changed the water to RO water on my lunch today. 5.7 ph and 3.58ml of each nutrient part. Fingers crossed for a quick turnaround on these girls! Day 34-I was gonna change my water...but I got high. Well I decided to visit my local hydro store for some nutrients. After talking to the guy for 30 minutes...high of course, I decided on Advanced Nutrients ph perfect Connoisseur. Saturday I started using the Grow Part A&B. I checked the ph (using a sample this time) after 30 minutes and it hadn't moved from the 7.3 spot. I added some ph down and checked it after another half hour. BOOM! This woman finally got the ph to 5.6!!!! I was so happy. Now its Monday (Day 34?) I'm so lost on the day I should've started counting and what not. I just checked the ph and it was at 6.5. Well I think that's ok because I think I read that it means the roots are using nutrients. I have added some ph down but I'm wondering how often I should be feeding them? I'm also strongly leaning towards getting some 5 gallon RO water jugs from Walmart now that I see it's only $0.36 per gallon. I feel like the girls should be further along at this point. Yes I started counting the day I put the seeds in the rockwool but for FastBuds I thought it would be faster. Im also thinking of investing in a tent soon. Anyways, I posted some pics, a little disappointing. Any tips would be appreciated fellow growers

It's now the middle of week 6 and they are touching the first shelf!! Definitely happier with the way things are going now. My ph is still in the 6 range so I continue to play with it a little. Wondering what I'll have to change when they decide to flower which is pretty darn soon it looks like. Week 6 has started. Saturday I fed them again. both parts at 3.58ml per the BudLabs app. they have started to grow more and definitely have a scent up close. ph is staying right around 5.8 and I check it twice per day. Any suggestions or thoughts on these girls would be greatly appreciated. Will they start blooming before they get big enough?

Mid-week:Tent is up and my new light gets delivered today! I also bought some 250ml Advanced Nutrient additives to try. I changed to the Bloom nutes now. I noticed a funky smell when I opened the tent last night. Roots are a little brown but it just looks like nutrient buildup...nothing rotting. Could this be from lack of air exchange? Any thoughts? Also pot 2 has very shiny leaves and almost looks to be wilting. Tomorrow starts Week 8 so I may change the water to see if that helps if I dont find any other suggestions. Begin week 7! So I'm an idiot. Did I explain this already? My app told me ozs but my pipette was ml so instead of giving them the full dose of 3.85oz per part, I was giving them 3.5ml. Big difference and I'm assuming that's why I still had issues with ph. So, I gave them 2oz each of both parts last week. Now I will switch to bloom. these girls obviously didn't have a great start but I'm trying to make the most of the time I have left. Got a tent!!! Will be moving them tonight. My new LED should be in tomorrow so that will be sweet!!!! Slowly improving the conditions.

Well its week 8 already. I can tell they like their new home. I need to get my new light up tonight and then flush the tub tomorrow. I'm afraid that the humidity is getting too high so I have the fan running some days. I also put my little vent pipe in the top of the tent to try and let some heat escape. I have pics posted of the roots and also of the sickly looking plant I had mentioned last week. I'm excited to see how they react to the fresh water and nutes! Any advice? Stay tuned for another update soon!

Wow where did the time go? I didnt fo a whole lot different this week besides cleaning the tub and filling with fresh ro water and bloom nutes. They are definitely responding. Since taking these pics they have developed some nutrient burn I'm assuming because I didnt add as much water. I also moved plant 2 so the bubble stone is right underneath it. I dont think it was getting much oxygen. will take more pics tonight to show you!

I haven't posted for almost 2 weeks. Not because I gave up, but because not a whole lot is changing. I did take these pics in Week 10 so at least that's on target. I did have some leaf yellowing but I think it was from too many nutes and not enough water added. I did give less nutes the past 2 weeks just so the girls wouldn't get burnt anymore.

Well weeks 12 & 13 snuck up on me fast! I changed the water for the last time about a week ago. Since then I haven't added any nutes because I feel like harvesting is right around the corner for these girls. I did switch them to a 12/12 light schedule finally. Ph is holding at 6.0 and I haven't done a whole lot to lower it honestly. Now just waiting for 2/3 of the hairs to be amber so I can cut them down and start the new ones fresh. I still think I'll be able to salvage a good amount of bud considering everything they went through.

Well I cut the main stems on pot 1 & 3 because the pistols were all amber and I didnt want them to burn out while I waited for some side buds to turn orange. Pot 2, which was my sickling for most of the grow is surprisingly turning out to be the biggest producer. That girl is packed with buds from bottom to top. They were just starting to change pistol color from white to amber yesterday. Not sure if I'm doing damage by allowing some of the side branches to keep growing on the ones I cut already, but after everything they went through I figured they would be ok. Any tips on obtaining the perfect drying environment would be appreciated!

Found out my scale is dead so I cant weigh my harvest yet. So this is just a preview to my harvesting page. I'll have lots of new tricks coming to the table for my next grow!!

I love smoking this. It makes me feel good and I dont get couch lock. Had some friends try it and they agree it is a great high. The fact that I grew it myself makes it even better. I learned a lot with this being my first try and I'm excited to get some more seeds going so I can do better. I appreciate all the input and suggestions by other growers. Cant wait to see what the future holds for all of us!