Operation: White Widow(1st timer)

Planted sprouts into FoxFarm Happy frog soil on October 25th. Light was hung 28”above with a 200W Maxsisun PB2000✌️💚🌱

Transplanted solo cup seedlings to fabric pots with new Soil(FoxFarm Happy Frog) on November 5th.

Transplanted seedlings to fabric pots with FoxFarm Happy Frog and perlite on November 5th. The oldest plant(In soil Oct 11th)has one burned cotyledon leaf from intake of improper nutrients from previous soil. All seedlings had bounced back and began showing signs of improvement.✌️💚🌱 ***Watered PH H2O ONLY so far, this week in the 6.2’s

To awards the end of this week(around Nov 20th-22nd) I noticed the plants beginning the flowering stage. Have only given them PH’d H2O up until this point. First time to give plants nutes this entire grow, fed towards beginning of the week.

Aroma of cannabis has filled tent. Sweet gas smell, not overpowering yet.

Plants are growing at a good rate and SCROG and LST have enabled new bud sites to continue to sprout. Was highly cautious after first grow attempt had to be abandoned back in September after a month in due to inexperience and locked out my seedlings with nutes and poor growth medium. Fed nutes in beginning of week. My assistant to the regional manager helped with plants first defoliation. Some before and afters✌️💚🌱

Fed Sunday night(Dec 13)I try to water every couple of days with dechlorinated water at around 6.3 PH. I’m guessing around Christmas🎄time to start seeing bud growth from the flowering sites? The strain calls for around an 8 week flowering time. Tuesday, December 15 Watered 3 plants 2.75 gallons(total)@6.3PH Thursday, December 17 Fed 3 plants 2.75 gallons of PH H2O and nutrients. 1 Tsp of Advanced Nutrients’ Bud Candy and Fox Farm Tiger Bloom per gallon of water @ ph6.3. Friday, December 18 Did some light defoliation early this morning. Removed lower fan leaves and ones blocking bud sites access to light.

Sunday, December 20 Lightly fed today to finish the last half gallon of feed I had left. Each plant received approximately .33gal of nutrient water @6.3PH. Tuesday, December 22 Fed 3 gallons(overall, 1ga/plant) @6.3PH. 1tsp/ga Advanced Nutrients Bud Candy, 1tsp/ga Fox Farm Tiger Bloom, about ~1/2tsp/ga Fox Farm Grow Big. Did more SCROG weaving and some leaf tucking. Minor defoliation of a few fan leaves that were blocking access to light. Still haven’t seen any bud growth but plants have noticeably increased in height and overall bushiness. Leaves have super slight burn on tips, very light but not brown discoloration, I’ve read and heard on podcasts of this being a sign that plants are taking in max nutes but not enough to start leaf degradation. Added some photos, the one where the leaves are droopy is just minutes after feeding, so the plants have just absorbed water. Eagerly waiting for bud growth. Happy growing and much love✌️🌱💚 Saturday, December 26 Fed 3 gallons TOTAL to 3 plants(1ga/ea.)@6.3PH, also mixed in 3tsp/ga of Fox Farm Big Bloom.

Tuesday, December 29 Fed 3 [email protected](1ga/plant) w/2ml of Cal-Mag/ga. Plants have shown great growth and sites all over. Still waiting to see bud development though. Looking for single leaves to start appearing and the cluster of pistils coming out. Have 3 gallons of water de chlorinating to water either Saturday or Sunday. Hope everyone had a Merry 🎄 Christmas for those who celebrate and a happy new year. Stay safe and happy growing 🌱💚 Saturday, January 2 2021 Fed 3 [email protected](1ga/plant). Fed with 2tsp/ga of Bud Candy and 3tsp/ga of Fox Farm Tiger Bloom. Had issues maintaining proper humidity levels(above 60% with some afternoon spikes in the 80’s) for about a week. Was leaving both, grow tent and room door open. Finally put a fan blowing in through a vent on the bottom of the grow tent and it has helped immensely. I have humidity levels in the low 40s-50s with temps between 70F-77F with the tent closed during the day. Still no bud development bud odor is strong when you brush against any stems and the stalk, almost like PineSol. Stay safe and happy growing✌️💚🌱

Sunday, January 3 Removed any small stems and undergrowth sites(“lollipop” technique)that would draw focused energy and nutrients from the top canopy that is exposed to light. Will continue feeding increased nutrients until I see signs of bud development, at which point I’ll do a lighter nutrient feeding once or twice more, before beginning my end of harvest water only flush. When plants are physically handled they emit a sweet gas like odor and leave an almost Pine Sol scent on your skin. Stay safe and happy growing ✌️💚🌱 Tuesday, January 5 Fed 1ga @6.4PH to each plant. I pumped up the nutrients in prep for flowering and will keep at the increased level for a couple weeks before starting a flush. I also added some bat guano and worm castings. I had 2tblspn of Fox Farm Big Bloom, 1.5tspn of Advanced Nutrients Bud Candy, and 3tspn of Tiger Bloom by Fox Farm per gallon. Plants look happy since I’ve raised PH level to 6.4 in my watering/feedings and I also added fans blowing through lower vents to help with higher RH issues. Next watering will be with PH dechlorinated [email protected] and CalMag only. As always, stay safe and happy growing✌️💚🌱 Thursday, January 7 Fed a 1/2 gallon to each plant @6.4PH w/ 2tsp/ga mix ratio of Botanicare CalMag. Center plant has some burn spots, I checked to make sure it wasn’t any type of fungus. Hopefully giving a shot of some cal mag will help and I may tune the nutrients down a bit from the last feeding. As always, stay safe and happy growing✌️💚🌱

Tuesday, January 12 I watered 1/2 gallon @6.4PH/plant on Monday morning. Also had a ratio of 2.5tsp/ga of CalMag in it. I identified the issue of the burns from the middle plant to be an issue caused by overwatering. Roots weren’t able to properly absorb specific nutrients. I eased back and didn’t water from the morning of January 7th to January 11th. Thursday, January 14 Last night watered @6.38PH. I fed two plants 3/4 ga and the third and smallest plant 1/2 ga. At a nutrient ratio of 2tsp of Bud Candy for the 2ga of water and also added 2.5tsp of FoxFarm Grow Big. I cut back on water to not repeat mistake on one plant last week. Stay safe and happy growing✌️🌱💚 Friday, January 15 This morning I watered 1/2ga to one plant and 3/4ga to the other 2 plants @6.4ph. This is including 16oz of “Great White” root promoter I added to each plant. There were no other nutrients in the water that I gave them after the application of root promoter. No signs of bud growth, however plants have grown significantly in height over the course of the last 7-10 days. Still hoping for the plants to finish their cycle out and not as much concerned with final yield. I also am beginning a 2nd grow here shortly! As always, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱

Sunday, January 17 Fed 1/2ga to one plant and 3/4ga to the other two. 7tsp of Grow Big and 2.5tsp of Bud Candy mixed in 2ga of water @6.4pH. Plants continuing to stretch, fed Grow Big to try and add some nitrogen. Thursday, January 21 Fed about 3/4ga to each plant. At a ratio of 2 teaspoon per gallon of Bud Candyat 6.4 pH. Saturday, January 22 Fed plants 3/4 ga @6.3pH 2tsp/ga of Bud Candy. I did a defoliation of all 3 plants and decided to flip to a 12/12 light schedule to see if I can trigger blooming. I began last night and I will continue to do so and hopefully see results sometime soon. I’ve looked up the issues of auto flowers not flowering and being “stuck” in the process. I did these two techniques(defoliation and light schedule)to try and trigger flowering. Hopefully we’ll see some results🙏 As always, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱

Wednesday, January 27 Fed plants yesterday(26JAN) 3/4ga each plant. 2tsp/ga ratio of Bud Candy pH’d @6.3’s. Have a compost tea brewing that I will feed them tomorrow. Compost tea is comprised of 1 Cup of worm castings and a 1/4 Cup of bone meal powder. Bone meal powder is a great source of calcium and phosphorus to help in the flowering stage. I also added 1.5tsp of Great White Myco root powder to 3ga of compost tea. This morning I noticed little white hairs growing out of pistils all over the plants! Finally, signs of early flowering since switching to a 12/12 light schedule this past Saturday. Plants have shown a sizable amount of stretch in the past couple weeks so I’ve projected at about 6-8 weeks from now for a harvest? I’ll keep y’all posted on the days ahead and as always, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱 Thursday January 28 Fed plants about 3/4 ga each of compost tea @6.3pH. Hopefully will respond well to their first tea. I’m going to continue to do more research on compost brews to dial in the process. Stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱

Wednesday, February 3 Quick post and I’ll do a more in depth one later. Fed plants On Sunday 3/4 ga ea @6.38pH at a ratio of 2tsp/ga of Bud Candy. Fed 3/4ga to each plant again on Tuesday, February 2 @6.3pH with 2tsp/ga Bud Candy and 3tsp/ga of Fox Farm Tiger Bloom. Temp is between 79F-81F @42%-56%RH. Stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱 Thursday, February 4 Fed plants this morning their usual amount of water @6.3pH at 2tsp/ga of Bud Candy and also 2.5tsp/ga of Fox Farm Tiger Bloom. I also amended the topsoil last night with 1 cup of worm castings and 3 tablespoons of Dr Earth Flower Bloom. We'll see if these girls can react in a positive manner to the nutrients. I have the plants on a 12/12 light schedule bc I'm kind of worried of messing with their chemical balances now that I've got them to start flowering. I know they are supposed to be Autos and can handle up to 24 hours of light but with how the grow began and with the amount of time it took for them to show hairs, I don't want to take any risk of possibly stunting any more of their growth process. These plants were supposed to be chopped in mid January if they were on track with their growth schedule, instead they showed hairs not to long ago and with the 6-8 week flower time, have an estimated chop date of March 8-22. I also added 3 bamboo stakes for some really tall shoots and have more in case, unfortunately Im unable to transfer these plants into a taller tent. However, I do have one in mind to order pretty soon that is 48"x48"x80". My goal is to have some sort of perpetual grow setup in 2nd quarter of this year. Excited for what's to come and as always, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱

Tuesday, February 9 Fed plants on Saturday 3/4 gallon each. I added 1tsp/ga of Bud Candy and 2.5tsp/ga of Tiger Bloom by Fox Farm. Water was @6.3 pH. I also fed Monday February 8 in the evening. Gave plants a compost tea made with 2 cups of Dr Earths flower bloom, 1 cup of powdered bone meal at a 4-12-0 ratio, and also added 2.5tbs of un-sulfured molasses to 2.5 ga of water @6.4pH. I let tea brew for 24hrs with an aquatic aerator. Bud sites appear to have white pistil hairs continuing to grow and multiply. Stalks look healthy and I’m glad to see the plants finally progress! Temps have been ranging b/w 76F-82F with RH b/w 43%-56%. Ive raised the light as tall as I possibly could to keep stalks from touching the light and causing some burning. Ive also added some bamboo stakes to help provide support to some sites that were touching the LED light, I've also changed to shorter, rubber block supports for the pots to sit on instead of the taller rolling holders to help lower the plants and allow for a little more growth. Excited to keep y'all posted and as always, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️🌱 Wednesday, February 10 I watered plants 1/2ga each @ 6.25pH with only CalMag and "Great White" Myco to promote healthy rhizosphere activity. I mixed 1.25tsp/ga of CalMag and 0.5tsp/ga of the "Great White". Plants are showing steady growth and the one on the far left seems to be ahead of the other two, makes sense seeing as it was in soil 10-13 days prior to the other two before the early growth medium issues. I can't believe its taken this long for these Autos to begin flowering but Im just glad that they appear to at least finish out now. This has been a great learning experience not only about gardening and this plant but also the opportunity to learn a good deal about myself as this has become a form of relaxation and reflection for me. Keep y'all posted, stay safe and happy growing💚✌️

Tuesday, February 16 It seems the middle plant has been overwatered, probably due to extreme low temps outside causing the plants to intake less water. We are experiencing record lows and have gotten a significant amount of snowfall in an area not used to it. The other two plants look fine and continue to look as if they are stacking density around bud sites. I’m continuing to adjust bamboo stakes to keep stalks from touching lights. I’ve been watering only with CalMag added at a pH of 6.2-6.3’s this past Friday and Sunday morning. I’m going to hold off until maybe Thursday morning to water again even though it was supposed to be today, maybe tomorrow evening. When I’m adjusting the stalks I’m getting smells of lemon, skittles, and a light undertone of gas notes. It smells great imo and look forward to coming around the home stretch. Stay safe and happy growing💚✌️