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Sylvania High-Intensity Discharge/250W
Sylvania
Sylvania High-Intensity Discharge/250W
Sylvania
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 2-4
Defoliation
weeks 5-6
Soil
Grow medium
15 L
Pot Size
1 L
Watering
0
Germination
4 years ago
This is my first grow so don't laugh at me, you've all been there. 🤪👽 I started with the paper towel method, but should have transferred the seedling on the second day to the pot because on the third day it was a little too long. Lesson learned. 🤯🙄 I couldn't just transfer it because I'm using the All-In-One Grow Caps by Royal Queen Seeds, before putting the seed or seedling you mix the Grow Caps with the soil then water it, wait for 12 hours, then water and wait 12 more hours and it's ready. The reason I'm using this is because it's much easier for a beginner like me. I have no idea which nutrients to add or how much but I'll learn for my next grow.🌱🤔 The other mistake I made was turn off the lights during the day and leave them on at night. This is a mistake because it's warm in my bedroom and I can't check on the temperature and humidity during the night because I'm sleeping obviously. 🌡️🌧️ Nonetheless I'm proud of myself for trying because any flower I ever bought died in the first week of it's life with me. If anyone has any advice please feel free to share because I really need it and I would appreciate it. See you next week. 🍀💚 P.S. I know my grow setup is basic but for a first time it's all I need. And I didn't want to spend lots of money right away.
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
4 years ago
9.5 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
No Smell
55 %
19 °C
15 L
40 cm
Hello again partners from green town 😄 🌐This week was kinda strange but also showed me one can love and take extra care of a plant like a small baby. As you can see my plant was very small with a few leaves at the beginning of the week. I didn't even notice that it grew so much because I was checking on it multiple times a day. Just now as I was uploading I was looking for the pics and I thought they were from the germination stage diary update but I looked at the date. 🤯🤯🤯 ▶️At the beginning of the week the lights were 60 cm/2 feet from the canopy. I watered the plants 3 days later as indicated on my Grow Caps package (you only water once a week cuz the grow caps store the water and release it slowly with nutrients). But the day after I watered I noticed there were small flies (I researched and they are called fungus gnats), apparently they like warm and wet conditions.🔥🌊 ✴️I read an article on the Royal Queen Seeds website (they have a very helpful blog there) and they said to water the plants with 4 parts water and 1 part hydrogen peroxide. I put 200 ml water and 50 ml hydrogen peroxide (3%, 10 volume) that I got from the pharmacy (make sure it's not strong, mine was already mixed with water in the bottle but I still put it in water to get better coverage), this is safe for the plants but it kills the larvae and for the bigger flies you can get sticky yellow tape or something against mosquitoes. The next day the flies was already on the tape and haven't seen any since then so problem solved. 🧐 🔶The 22nd of December was the last day of the first week of vegetative stage, the plant has grown so much from the first day and I can't be any happier. Maybe it isn't the healthiest plant ever but for a first grow I'm more than satisfied and proud of myself. I thought it would die the first week of it's life 😂😂😂 I also lowered the lights to 40 cm / 1 foot 3,7 inches. I tried lowering it to 30 cm/1 foot but it was a little too warm when I put my hand probably because it was a new light. 💡📦 🌴That's my first week of Vegetative Stage. I have learned some new things this week, got some new experience and we'll see how the next week goes.🌴 Thanks for stopping by and growing along with me. Toodles x 💚💚💚
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Week 2. Vegetation
4 years ago
15 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6.9
No Smell
50 %
19 °C
15 L
0 L
40 cm
💚🌱Hello again fellow growers 🌱💚 ✴️This week passed kinda fast because it was chill. Not much happened except I did Low Stress Training 3 days ago using an old charger wire because I forgot to buy some garden wires 🙄😐 at least it works almost the same, it did it's job and didn't harm the plant. ✴️I just noticed in my pictures how much my plant grew in just 3 days. I don't know if it's because of the LST or because it has more leaves to collect the light. Either way this thing grows fast.🌱⏭️🌲 ✴️Other thing I noticed is the first lower leaf turned yellow. What could that be? A watering or nutrient problem? How can I fix it? 🍂🚿 ✴️I'm loving growing my own plant already. It's easier than I thought. It's a responsibility and a little work but it's always worth it. See you next week and thanks for growing with me 💚 🍀Toddles and Happy Holidays🍀
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LST
Technique
3
Week 3. Flowering
4 years ago
21 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6.9
Weak
50 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
40 cm
Nutrients 1
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉 💠It's my first time celebrating New Year with cannabis plants and I hope not the last. 💠This week was nice. I did Low Stress Training again and my plant seems to like it. The whole plant is getting enough light and it's happy. It's amazing how it grew so fast in just 2 days. 💠I was so excited a few days ago when I saw the pistils already 1 cm long and then 2 days later you can already see it form. 💠I started watering with 0,5litres but I think the plants need some more water because the soil dries so quickly. I'll try watering with 0,75 l but if it's still not enough I'll try adding 1 litre. 💠Now I need to look for a mini hygrometer and some airtight jars online. I know that it's still early but it's better to have it all ready for when the time comes. If anyone has suggestions for a hygrometer, comment below (I'll surely appreciate it ). 💠Thank you for stopping by and see you in the next one. 💚Bah-Bye 💚
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LST
Technique
4
Week 4. Flowering
4 years ago
25 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Normal
45 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 1
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
😀Hello fellow growers 😀 🔆This week I finished the last bit of Low Stress Training and for the next weeks I want my plants to recover and grow in bud size. So far I'm really happy with my first grow because the buds are forming really nicely, they smell wonderful so far, the plant is looking healthy and happy, the Low Stress Training really paid of because I have multiple big buds forming instead of 1 big top bud and the plant is really resistant and strong so I didn't have to put up a lot of extra work to take care of it. 🔅Before I bought my setup I was looking through tons of videos and blogs about growing and I doubted myself that I can do that. But it's much easier than I thought, you just get a habit of looking after the plants and learn it's needs. I'm definitely looking forward to my next grow. I only watered with 6,2 PH water this week. 🔆Also I bought some things on Amazon for the harvest and the next grow. I bought airtight jars and they are big and really cheap, also a well known brand in Italy so. Bought some Boveda Humidity packs, some mini hygrometers and they are fairly accurate. I also got the Carson Microscope and I really like it, you can zoom in 60x-100x and see the color of the trichomes so you know when you can harvest, for a beginner I think this is a really must-have tool and it was also cheap for only 13€. 🔅I bought some more fabric pots for more plants for the next grow. I also bought some perlite and Biobizz Light Mix. The light mix soil has already some perlite in it but it was not enough for me personally. I also wanted to try some liquid fertilizers for my next grow so I got Biobizz Grow, Bloom and Top Max. It's organic so that's a plus. 🔆For the next few weeks I'm gonna water and wait till harvest. 🔅See you next week.💚
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LST
Technique
5
Week 5. Flowering
4 years ago
25 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Normal
45 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 2
Top-Max - BioBizz
Top-Max 1 mll
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
👾Hello again and thanks for stopping by to be a part of my first grow and supporting me. 👾These last few weeks there is nothing much to do, just keep the temperature and relative humidity in check, water every day and wait till harvest. I love looking at my plant growing and become this beautiful thing that nature has rewarded us with. 👾I water the plants daily with 500 ml water but I added 1ml/l BioBizz TopMax to my water every other watering. 👾I removed some of the lower yellow leaves but I left them on top of the soil because I read in one article that it gives the soil a little bit of nutrition that's left inside the leaf. I'm not an expert and I don't really know if it's true or not but it won't hurt to leave them there. 👾See you next week and happy growing to all. 💚
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 6. Flowering
4 years ago
27 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Normal
45 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 1
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
🤩Hello everyone🤩 💫This week was chill, I just watered my plant daily but stopped giving it nutrients because next week I'm going to flush the soil. 💫Nothing else to say other than the buds are so beautiful and frosty. Can't wait to harvest, dry and cure and then try this baby. 💚See you next week.💚
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 7. Flowering
4 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Normal
45 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 1
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
Hello everyone This week I flushed my plant to get it ready for harvest. It's looking really good and I'm really proud of my progress and my first grow. See you.
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Week 8. Flowering
4 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
Normal
45 %
19 °C
15 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 1
Grow Caps - Grow Caps
Grow Caps 100 mll
Hello again I think next week I'm gonna harvest this plant because I checked the trichomes and most of them have started to become milky white. I read on the internet that it's really good to leave your plant 2 days in complete darkness before harvesting so that's what I'm going to do. Bah-Bye Now
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Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 64 years ago
Happy Flowering @@MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Ferenc, thanks mate 💚 can't wait for harvest
Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 34 years ago
Nice lady :) @@MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Ferenc, thank you very much 💚
DreamIT
DreamITcommentedweek 04 years ago
Enjoy growth mate 🤠👍💚
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@DreamIT, thank you 💚👽
Taito
Taitocommentedweek 64 years ago
Paciencia...jeje Se ven realmente estupendos los cogollos👌 Cada vez más cerca de poder disfrutarlos compañera😉
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Taito, thanks mate 🤩 can't wait to try them
Smokwiri
Smokwiricommentedweek 54 years ago
hey, plant looks good mate 💪
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Smokwiri, thank you very much 💚 can't wait to try it
Smokwiri
Smokwiricommentedweek 44 years ago
Stopped by today, looked at the pics, your plant gives me a smile on my face 👌💪
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Smokwiri, thank you and I appreciate you for stopping by and showing me support 💚 just so you know this comment gave me a smile on my face so thank you again ❤️
Taito
Taitocommentedweek 34 years ago
Se ve genial el LST realizado 👌 Buen trabajo compañero✊
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Taito, thank you for stopping by and showing your support 💚
Canamatoes
Canamatoescommentedweek 14 years ago
🙏 good luck with junior 💙 happy holidays 🎄
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@@Canamatoes, thank you 💚 happy holidays to you too 🎄
Kilbarrack
Kilbarrackcommentedweek 04 years ago
HI! Nice setup. Imo if its warm in your room at night, it's even warmer during the day. Heat could be a problem (not sure where you live or the season?). Run them at night when it's cooler if you can to reduce heat. Once you find the "base line" for your grow tent, it will stay constant. Barring outside humidity or temps rising or dropping. You can look back & check your meters highest/lowest temp & humidity while you were asleep with most cheap meters. Also electricity costs less at night in most countries 😉 What soil are you using? If it's organic, you must use organic nutrients. Also I cant see any perlite in your soil. You really really need plenty of perlite to help with drainage, to improve aeration & stop the soil sticking together & turning into a solid lump. I'd buy perlite ASAP & mix it with soil & transplant those into it before they get too big. If they die (which they wont) it's only a week or two lost. Hope that helped. If I can answer anything just ask Good luck
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Kilbarrack, I tried leaving my light on at night, but then in the morning I would notice on the hygrometer that the max temperature was too high and I was sleeping so I couldn't have checked on it often. It's much better now, at least I can check on it, open my balcony window for some cold breeze. I'll try perlite for my next grow, because with the whole setup and everything I spent a lot of money. For nutrients I'm using the All in One Grow Caps, they release nutrients when needed so I can at least focus on learning the basics of growing first. I'm using fabric pots so I think it has lots of air but definitely buying perlite for the next grow. Thank you for all the advice and I'll be sure to write to you if I have any questions or concerns. 💚🌱
Puffdamagikchillum
Puffdamagikchillumcommentedweek 04 years ago
Welcome to GD MoonWalker, I'm pretty new as well and I'm only on my second grow myself 😉. Your setup looks great 👍 and nice and clean. I'm gonna follow along with ya because even the way you write sounds a lot like myself 😜. Thnx for following me! I'll give back and follow you. Anything I can learn or help with is why I'm here! My next grow will be Blueberry Auto. Happy Growing and Happy Harvesting
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Puffdamagikchillum, I really feel welcomed and motivated here already, so thank you for that, just know I'm here to help or research for you whatever you need. 👽🌱💚 Happy growing and happy smoking 🌬️🔥
Taito
Taitocommentedweek 04 years ago
Mucha suerte companer@💪
MoonWalker13
MoonWalker13commented4 years ago
@Taito, gracias amigo 💚🍀
Taito
Taitocommentedweek 54 years ago
El jardín se ve maravilloso compañera 😉
Taito
Taitocommentedweek 24 years ago
Mucha suerte con esta fantástica cepa de RQS compañer@!!💪
DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420commentedweek 84 years ago
You rock that Green Gelato Automatic i love it.
Smokey89
Smokey89commentedweek 84 years ago
@moonwalker13 looking good. I read the 48 hour darkness too was going to give it a try let me know what results you get please
MagicGelato
MagicGelatocommentedweek 84 years ago
How harvest went? I'm growing a green gelato auto too for my first experience, I add a pic to my diary every day, do you have any advice?
fungrow
fungrowcommentedweek 84 years ago
looking verrry good as w/b growing same seeds after my Bruce Banner finished up....the joy of growing your own is uplifting when it works like it has for you here....
ToxicAvenger666
ToxicAvenger666commentedweek 84 years ago
She looks great! Nice job 💪🏼Good luck with your grow 😁✌️🏼
I_roll_my_own_420
I_roll_my_own_420commentedweek 64 years ago
What a masterpiece for a first ever grow! Healthy and tough plant, nice! Good luck 🙂
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