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Hello!
First and foremost.. thanks for stopping by!
After many years and dreams of growing I'm finally giving it a go. I will update this "diary" every Sunday with the previous weeks progress. All feedback is welcome as long as it's done in a constructive manner. Please keep in mind this is my first grow and will be learning and making adjustments as I go. I am growing in tent indoors in the Midwest.
STRAINS:
7 Super Skunk
1 Tahoe OG
Possible HiFi 4g & Slurricane clone
EQUIPMENT:
5x5 Vivosun grow tent
1 ViparSpectra P2000 LED (additional LED will be added in 2 weeks.. next payday 🤪)
AC Infinty 6 inch Carbon Filter
AC infinity cloudline T6 fan
3 gallon smart pots
Two 11 inch honeywell "desktop" fans
Vivosun Seedling heat mat
Seed Sarting station
InkBird humidity Controller
8 socket surge protector with built in timer
Ducting
Metal grating
Rope hangers
Zip ties
Solo Cup
Fine mist spray bottle
SOIL/NUTRIENTS
Fox Farms Light Warrior seedling starter soil
Roots Organic Original Soil
Distilled water (room temp with Avg PH 6.3)
Coconut water 50ml/gallon
Roots Organic dry fertilizer lineup
January 11th - ordered 20 Super Skunk feminized seeds from ILGM.com. the order process and payment was easy and intuitive. Was updated by email every step of the way. I did not pay the extra $25 for the ability to track my package, however ILGM did email me once product was shipped as well as when product was out for delivery.
January 25th- Seeds delivered. Pkg was discreet. I would have like to see some type of pkg that took into account the cold weather, however I was home to pick up pkg so it wouldn't sit out in cold.
January 26th- today is the day I attempt my first germination. I decided to germinate 6 seeds using the direct in soil method. Soil I am using for germination is Fox Farms Light Warrior. Watered with distilled water that was at room temperature with an avg PH of 6.2. Germinating in a seed starter tray using a seed heat mat.
January 27th - Watered as needed
January 28th- First seed sprouted. Germaninated an additional 6 feminized super skunk seeds using same method as above. Watered as needed.
Recieved two tahoe OG seedlings from a friend. They are roughly a week ahead of mine. Both seedlings have a little yellowing on leaves. Both seedlings were transplanted into FF light warrior soil. Watered as needed. Placed in tent under ViparSpectra P2000 LED at 25% power 30 inches above. Tent at 71° F 65% Humidity at 18/6 light cycle.
January 29th- two additional seeds sprouted. One seed from first batch pushed itself out from soil and tap root was exposed. Gently placed back in soil. (No change since) Second seed sprouted was from second batch germinated. Watered as needed using coconut water at 50ml/gallon.
January 30th- Two additional seeds sprouted. Both are from second batch. Watered as needed. Added 10inch fan into grow tent set on low.
January 31st- These two as well as sprout from yesterday were transplanted into Solo cups with FF light Warrior soil and moved into tent with same parameters as above except LED was moved to 40% power. Watered as needed.
Feb 1st - started germanting 3 more SS seeds. Dug up the 4 seeds that had not germinated and trying a second time. No water for other seedlings today.
Feb 2nd- no water
Feb 3rd- 1 seedling emerged from the soil!! Watered with coconut water 💧
End of the week thoughts:
I believe I watered both the seeds and the sprouts way too much. Backing off water until soil is dry.
In the future I would like to try germinating in water and paper towel. I like this idea as I know whether or not the tap root pops... currently I'm left wondering 😔
Questions:
At what point are the plants in VEG? Is it as soon as they sprout?
Any idea why some leaves on the Tahoe OG are yellow?
Some new sprouts are also more like green than others.. thoughts?
18/6 or 24 for veg.. thoughts?
Hello!
Thank you again for stopping in!
Last week was a great and exciting week. I learned a lot to say the least. Biggest lesson LESS WATER!! Haha the plants seem to be growing slower than I expected, but that could just be me rushing things along. 😅
I also added a metal grid to half of the ceiling of tent this week. The panels were only $6 each at Menards and makes hanging and organizing all the needed equipment much easier and not to mention it brings a cleanliness to the work/grow area. I highly suggest them.
Day 1 Feb 1st- no water
Day 2 Feb 2nd- Watered as needed. Approximately 15ML/plant distilled water.
Day 3 Feb 3rd- Watered each plant with 15ml Coconut water mixed at 50ml/gallon. 1 Tahoe OG is growing nicely while other one continues to yellow. Im lost for what to do to correct issue as both are in same environment?
Day 4 Feb 4th- watered 20 ml per plant. Moved two more super skunk seedlings to tent. Ordered a humidity controller so I can keep a more consistent humidity.
Day 5 Feb 5th- watered all plants with distilled water at a PH of 6.3. Flushed Tahoe OG #2... notnsure why it was yellowing when all other conditions are.same.and Tahoe OG #1 is flourishing.
Tahoe #1 60 ml
Tahoe #2 flushed 150 ml
SS #1 75 ml
SS #2 60 ml
SS #3 90 ml
SS #4 75 ml
SS #5 75 ml
SS #6 50 ml
SS #7 50 ml
SS #8 20 ml
Day 6 Feb 6th- no water today. SS #8 died. It honestly never really lived. It sprouted but no leaves ever opened. Added metal grating and humidity controller. The humidity controller is amazing.. well worth the $. It keeps my tent between 67-73 relative humidity. Will be able to dehumidify when the time comes as well. I like a clean tent as well as save. All electrical cords minus 1 are at the top of tent and the 1 is well above the water line. I know this isn't a huge deal as I self water, but better safe than sorry.
Day 7 Feb 7th- all plants got 30 ml of coconut water and a healthy foliar spray of distilled water. I've seen some good growth this week and hope to see it continue through next week. I did have one SS seedling not make it this week and one Tahoe OG hasn't shown any growth and is completely yellow/golden brown. I still have it going but not sure what to do or if there is any hope.
As always thank you for stopping in. Please like and comment so I know whose following along so I csn reciprocate the kindness. Keep growing!
Hello all!!
Thanks again for stopping in to take a gander. As always I would appreciate a like or a comment.. makes me feel good 👍haha!!
This week I expect to be pretty "boring" as I'm just hoping for some good root development and growth. I do have fertilizer and some compost teas coming In this week soo may add some nutes towards end of the week.
Day 8 Feb 8th- no water.
Day 9 Feb 9th- all plants were transplanted from solo cups to 1 gallon plastic pots. This was not a step I planned, but I noticed the plants that went into the roots organic soil were thriving and growing faster than the ones in FF light warrior. Sooo transplanted all. During transplant a healthy dose of mycorrhizae to the root base. All roots looked healthy and excellent! All plants were well watered with coconut and distilled water.
Day 10 Feb 10th - no water. All plants seem to have enjoyed the transplant.
Day 11 Feb 11th- adjusted humidity to 68. Applied a light feeding using the top dress method. Combined uprising, bloom, foundation, organism xl, and elemental. Bloom was added on accident as I thought it was the foundation. Any idea on downside? All plants watered till slight run off. This feeding should get them the next two weeks before needing to feed again. I may stretch it to 3 weeks as I want to transplant in 3 weeks to 3 gallon smart pots.
Day 12 Feb 12th- no water. All plants are looking good. Humidity did spike to 96% for a hour or so... this caused my carbon filter to kick into high to remove humidity but caused a telp drop to 62°.
Day 13 Feb 13th- no water today. Temp got down to 61° during the night cycle. one plant has 2 leaves with brown spots. Any guesses?
Day 14 Feb 14th- Happy Valentines day!! No water today. All plants are showing signs of.over watering l... curled leaves.. brown spots.. drooping... I over watered when I made the transplant and fed them. Turned off humidifier and opened intake. End of day the plants are drying out. Some of the leaves are still curled however seeing new upwards growth so not too worried about it. Live and learn.
Hello all and welcome back to my grow. First and foremost it would be awesome if you would please hit that like and follow button and feel free to leave a comment. Much appreciated 🙏!
I hoping for some good growth this week and planning on topping all the plants for the first time. I'll also be adding a air intake fan and filter this week. This will help maintain levels of CO2 in the tent as well as bring in warm air to help maintain Temps. Also once it's not below zero degrees lol ill connect the intake to draw air from outside which will be cooler. The air intake is coming into the tent from the bottom and then exhausted back out. The air intake will also allow me to turn up my outtake without the issue of negative pressure.
I'll also be adding all organic organacide prevention measures this week.
The ladies are still coming out of a week where they were over watered. Most of them are looking good, one has dry leaves and not looking hot. I'm thinking she will pull through as there is still new growth daily.
Day 15 Feb 15th- No water today. Topped Tahoe OG today. I miss counted nodes and wished I would have waited one more node, but oh well.
Day 16 Feb 16th- No water
Day 17 Feb 17th- All plants received 30 ML of water directed at the stem as well as a foliar spraying to wet the top of the soil. Added air intake. Humidity set back to 65. Gently bent leaves down to expose undergrowth
Day 18 Feb 18th- plants had explosive growth over night 😁. All plants recieved 90 ML of water. Water had Mykos. Gently bent leaves down to expose undergrowth.
Day 19 Feb 19th- all plants recieved 1 solo cup full of water. Only one plant had a tiny bit of run off. Plants looking healthy.
Day 20 Feb 20th- No water today. Turned on air intake. Turned off humidifier.
Day 21 Feb 21st- No water today. Upon inspection at end of light cycle from yesterday saw fungus gnats. I assume it'd from the previous overwater and never letting soil completely dry. Drying soil.. have neem oil ready to go if need. Upon inspection if lights on same or less gnats. Only about 5. Trimmed first leaves and singles from all plants.
Hey!!! Thanks for stopping g by... please feel free to take a look. I'd recommend maybe medicating before hand and enjoying my diary as well as others after. Lol.. of you've enjoyed mine or have some ideas or constructive criticism on it please leave a "like" or a comment.
This week is going to be a great week! I plan on transplanting into their final pots which will be 3 gallon soft fabric pots. I also plan on implementing some LST as well as topping.
Wiah me luck y'all!!
Day 22 Feb 22nd- No water today. Most plants are 90% dry. Allowing all to dry completely. No new fungus gnats still about 5. Made 20 gallons of dirt for transplant. Mix of 50% roots organics soil, 20% Coco, 20% worm castings, 10% perlite. Amended with nutrients and watered lightly. Will transplant tomorrow.
Day 23 Feb 23rd- all plants transplanted into 3 gallon fabric pots. Plants given 1 solo cup of water and foliar spray after transplant. All except one plant topped at 5th node. Plants look healthy at end of day.
Day 24 Feb 24th- No water. No Fungus Gnats present.
Day 25 Feb 25th- All plants recieved 1 solo cup of molasses water mixed at 1 tbsp per gallon
Day 26 Feb 26th- No water
Day 27 Feb 27th- No water
Day 28 Feb 28th- half solo cup of water. Trained all plants. Removed some larger leaves. All looking great after LST.
Come one come all!! Lol thanks for stopping by for week 5 of my first grow ever!! I'm suoer stoked about this week... its about halfway through veg time for the ladies and I have been seeing some ample growth over the past couple days.
As always I appreciate you stopping in and taking a few mins to check things out. Would love some "likes" and comments... soo drop some love yall!!
Day 29 March 1st- All plants recieved 2 cups of Mykos water. Plants looking great. Added 2 Hifi 4g clones.
Day 30 March 2nd- All plants except Hifi recieved 2 cups Molasses water. All plants looking excellent except Hifi #2 is wilting. I do not believe it will make it. This clone did not have roots present when transplanted into 3g pots.
Day 31 March 3rd- No water today. All plants minus Hifi #2 are looking good. Having issues with keeping humidity below 65 now that the plants are growing. Will be shopping for a Dehumidifier soon. Plants are looking amazing if you ask me 😁
Day 32 March 4th- Watered with new pressure sprayer.. omg it's soo much better than a solo cup lol... well worth the investment 😉
Day 33 March 5th- light watering today and foliar spray.
Day 34 March 6th- All plants recieved water till run off for the first time as well as a haircut. Lol. PH of run off at 7.1 PPM at 248.
Day 35 March 7th- No water today. All plants look good after defoliation.
Day 36 March 8th- light watering and foliar spray. All looking great!
Day 37 March 9th- Heavy watering and Foliar spray.
Day 38 March 10th- No water
Day 39 March 11th- heavy water with Molasses. 1 gallon divided between 9 plants.
Day 40 March 12th- foliar spray neem treatment. This is preventative maintenance because weather is warming up. Will do weekly or as needed. Moved light to 30 inches above in order to increase stretch and gain coverage area. New lights will be ordered soon.
Day 41 March 13th- noticed early signs of a nitrogen deficiency. Top dressed using terp tea, grow, bat guano, cal mag, and essential all Aurora innovations (roots organic). Watered and foliar spray. Hifi did not get top dressing.
Day 42 March 14th- No water. I used worm castings and Coco for a base when I top dressed. I should have used my soil mixture as worm castings alone is not drying as fast as I would like. I expect to see some gnats in next couple days as top of soil drys out.
Hello all!!!
Wow week 7 already.. the time goes slow.. and then boom its time to get ready to flower. This week I'll be hoping to correct the nitrogen deficiency before switching them to flower next week.
It's an exciting week.. will be ordering new lights for bloom adding 500 true watts of LED. Ill also be ordering a 16 inch tornado wall fan and gettimg it installed in the tent. Finally all be getting an air pump and stone so i can start making compost tea.
As always I appreciate ysll stopping by and taking a look. This is my first grow with many more to come sooo please.. give me a LIKE and leave a comment.. makes me feel all fuzzy inside hahah.. till next week.. good luck on yalls grow.
Day 43 March 15th- No water. One plant is showing signs of nutrient burn. I used to much bat guano in top dressing. I expect other plants to show burn as well soon. Growth noticed any plants.
Day 44 March 16th- No Water. Continued growth noticed. Light burn noticed on more plants.
Day 45 March 17th- Watered well with Molasses. Plants are looking well. Slight burn continued in 1 plant. Ordered two new LED lights in prep for flower. Ordered 16 inch wall mount fan as well as air pump and stone for compost teas. If nutrient burn looks okay will be switching to flower next week.
Day 46 March 18th- Watered with Molasses and foliar spray. Continued growth.
Day 47 March 19th- Watered and Foliar spray
Day 48 March 20th- No water. All plants looking healthy. Waiting on lights to arrive then will be switching to flower.
Day 49 March 21st- Foliar spray only.
Welcome back to another week of my first ever grow!! I'm sure you're not as excited as I am lol, but I appreciate you stopping in to take a peak.
Okay.. soo this is a big week. It will be the final week of VEG and I'll also be adding my new lights and wall fan!! Super excited.
The plants are looking great and will be transplanted into their final homes (5 gal).
I also have to order some new seeds to start next cycle. I will be ordering from ILGM.com again I have a coupon code. Please feel free to look at their feminized seeds and lmk what strains are your favorite!! Happy growingAa
Day 50 March 22nd- No Water. Added 16 inch Tornado wall fan!!
Day 51 March 23rd- Made 200lbs of dirt with 20 gallons fertilized for flower. Transplanted all plants into 5 gallon soft pots. Heavy water
Day 52 March 24th- No water. Very slight nutrient burn. Damn Seabird Guano. Next time will only use as top dressing at 1/4 strength.
Day 53 March 25th- Installed new lights!! Viparspectra p2500 x 2. Watered and Foliar spray with Molasses. Plants look great.. may switch to flower before end of week.
Day 54 March 26th- I gifted 2 of my plants to a new grower so they can start off with a Leg up. I am all about learning and passing that knowledge on soo was happy to gift them to a good friend. Will be switching to flower today. No water.
Happy growing yall!!
I appreciate you stopping in to take a look at my first grow. It's an exciting week as it's the first week the ladies have been under a 12 12 light schedule. I will be installing a scrog net and lollipopping the gals.
As always I appreciate any comments, likes, tips... as this is my first time it's all new to me. Soo please drop a.comment so I csn make sure to do the same for your grows.
See yall next week!!
Day 55 March 26th- switched to 12/12 light cycle. Watered with Molasses and Foliar spray
Day 56 March 27th- No water
Day 57 March 28th- Watered
Day 58 March 29th- Foliar spray only
Day 59 March 30th- Lollipop and defoliate. Installed scrog net. Light watering and foliar spray
Day 60 March 31st- Watered and foliar spray
Day 61 April 1st- No water
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!
Okay I'm old.. and prolly not funny.. but for those that get the reference.. what a great movie right??
Sooo thanks again for stopping in to take a look at my first ever grow!! I'm super excited as I move into qeek 2 of flower... im hoping for some growth and maybe some smell?? Haha but this week will be pretty basic.. continue to water and spread the plant out. I also am adding a 3rd light soo total in the 5x5 is 700 actual watts 😁.. I think that is plenty, what are your thoughts?
I also plan on giving it some molasses this week and compost tea towards the end of the week.
Again.. yall are awesome and I can't thank you enough for stopping by and taking a look. If you don't mind.. hit that like button and give me a comment or follow along.till next week keep growing!!
Day 62 Apr 2nd- No water
Day 63 April 3rd- Water and foliar spray. Added 3rd light and stretched plant out more. Temp in tent went to 86, turned on inline fan to 3 and external to 75% temp adjusted to 82.
Day 64 April 4th- No water. Turned lights to 75%. Plants appear to have light burn.
Day 65 April 5th- No water. Started brewing some compost tea.
Day 66 April 6th- Watered with compost tea. Foliar spay as well.
Day 67 April 7th- ohhh fml.. male plant. I cut and pulled asap. No idea if it pollinated others. I'm pretty upset lol!
Day 68 April 8th. No water
you got that mae, no pollen sacs have opened up so you should either separate the male to collect pollen and dust branches for seed, or get rid of him. if your interested in seeing how it is done look at my diaries, the newest ones all have been seed up by dusting and now ill have seeds for later, so if thats your goal you will have it, if not then get rid of him before the sacks open cause it will get everywhere
Hello fellow growers and "Green Thumbs"!
Thank you again for stopping to take a look.. please leave a comment or like and I'll gladly return the favor!
The end of last week I found a male plant. I have been checking and it didn't look male previous to that day.. soo I think it hermed. I did pull the plant immediately and fingers crossed no sacs were open.
I am still excited and lookin forward to this week. I haven't seen much growth since flowering or stretch I guess. I think I may have gave them too much light when I added the 3rd one, so they are all now set at 75% power.
I also recieved my seeds for my next grow as well as a new tent, lights, fans.. ect.. soo will be starting a new diary this weekend.. be on the look out.. its gonna be 3 strains.
Again I appreciate yall stopping in.. please leave a like, comment, and follow to make sure you don't miss the next grow!!
Day 69 April 9th- light water and foliar spray
Day 70 April 10th- No water
Day 71 April 11th- Watered and foliar spray. Noticed growth
Day 72 April 12th- No Water. Noticed growth
Day 73 April 13th- Watered
Day 74 April 14th- Watered with molasses. Top dressed with cal mag, guano, and bloom.
Day 75 April 15th- No water
Welcome back to another week with me and my green ladies!! I appreciate you taking the time to stop in and take a look. If you don't mind.. leave me a LIKE and a comment, also if you wanna follow along hit that follow and check out my other diary I'm starting this week!!
Another week of flower.. honestly I'm hoping to see more "uuumphh" out of the girls.. I just don't see how much more they can grow or bulk up in the last 4 weeks... any guesses?
I think I'll hit them with some more guano at the end of the week.. hate to think im not giving them enough food.. again any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!!
Happy early 420 and grow on mates!!
Day 76 April 16th- No water
Day 77 April 17th- No water
Day 78 April 18th- Watered and foliar spray. Defoliated all plants. Moved lights to 24 inches away.
Day 79 April 19th- Watered. Sugar leaves starting to sparkle!!
Day 80 April 20th- 420!! No water
Day 81 April 21st- Watered
Day 82 April 22nd- No water
Day 83 Apr 23rd- Top dressed with elemental, bloom terp tea, bloom fertilizer, and seabird guano. Watered
Day 84 Apr 24th- No water
Day 85 Apr 25th- light water
Day 86 Apr 26th- No water
Day 87 Apr 27th- Watered with Bloom Booster. 1.5 tbsp per 3 gallons. Moved plants to center of tent for maximum light.
Day 88 Apr 28th- No water
Day 89 Apr 29th- Watered with Incredible Bulk. Half gallon per plant
Hello all fellow growers!! I hope everyone is doing well and your own grows are going fantastically. Please feel free to leave me a comment and a like so I can go check yours out too!
This week I'm expecting to continue using the incredible bulk with every feeding gradually adding more with each dose. I also will be going a bit of other additives.
I'm hoping see some bulk as I think it's about that time. I have no idea on how to tell what yield to expect with what I'm seeing... how much does it bulk and grow the last couple weeks?
So far it's been fun and I've learned a ton.. and I believe it's going well (fingers crossed). I am excited about my new seedlings that are currently in week 2.. please check it out and leave me a LIKE and Comment!
Grow on!
D90 April 30th- No water
D91 May 1st- No water
D92 May 2nd- Watered with bulk
D93 May 3rd- No water
D94 May 4th- Watered with bulk, bloom, molasses
D95 May 5th- No water
D96 May 6th watered with Bulk and molasses
Hello All!! Thanks for stopping in and taking a look!! Please leave a comment and a Like as well as taking a look at my other diary that has 4 strains 🤩🤩.
This week I will continue to water with bulk and molasses. I do only plan on watering with bulk all the way until the end as it does no require a flush. Thoughts??
I am noticing some color changes on the leaves of two plants... I think I have maybe 1 more full week.. again.. first time grow soo not 100 % sure.
Hope yalls grows are going amazing and again.. leave me a comment and I'll come check yours out.
D97 May 7th- No water
D98 May 8th- No water
D99 May 9th- Watered with Bulk and molasses
D100 May 10th- No water
D101 May 11th- Watered with bulk and molasses
D102 May 12th- No water
D103 May13th- Watered with bulk and molasses. This will be last feeding.
D104 May 14th- No water
D105 May 15th- Watered each plant 1/2 gallon
D106 May 16th- No Water. Checked plants with jewlers loupe and all triches are still clear.
D107 May 17th- Watered each plant 1/2 gallon
D108 May 18th- No water
D109 May 19th- Watered each plant 1/2 gallon
D110 May 20th- No water
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