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Very first grow of an IT oriented person has never done any farming (nor any gardening or housework) before. But I have just realized how much fun this is!
Run into several issues after kick off.
My tent I have designed seem to lack of features would be nice to have. Should redesign and rebuild...
Trying to increase humidity a bit...
Week 3! Still alive :) Changed the light schedule to 20-4, seems the girls like to rest a little to be more pretty. Also the watering schedule is altered, the girls need slightly more water.
Week 4 and the girls are still just fine I guess. I am not sure if they are growing the fastest possible but I know that my CFLs are not the most ideal source of energy for them. Not using any nutrients either, started to consider GHE, something I could purchase here and seems easy to use.
06/05/2018 - Today I did a thorough evaluation and it seems that my girls are suffering from Mg deficiency. Bought some Epsom salt and gave them a bath with a 2% solution. Could not hurt them as far as I know.
07/05/2018 - Have purchased the GHE nutrients 😀Bigger sister has got the first doze. Lets see how she likes it...
Have spotted white sprouts on the tallest stems so I guess the flowering has started.
Have been such an idiot yesterday evening. Broke one of the thin branches during LST :(:( Be careful guys, those does not bend but snap if you force those too much. Learn from my idiocy.
[16/05/2018]: Added 2700K CFL light recently :) Overall 300W+ with the 6400K CFL. On the down side it is hard to regulate the increased temp.
Week 6! Beauty is still thriving, fingers crossed but no sign of sickness or disease. Lots of thinner colas which started flowering due to the LST. Recently I have applied some defoliation because light could not go through each of the colas properly, also the humidity started to raise. Will see how she will like it, hopefully the buds will fatten quicker...
Week 7 has started :)
I have to confess. Invested in a hopefully state-of-the-art 210W LED Full-spectrum! I could immediately see the difference on the up side. So much more powerful than the CFLs were and the temp is slightly cooler in the tent. I could only recommend.
Week 8. She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen with my bare eyes. I have done quite a few things wrong during the grow but sill, she wants to look pretty for me. What a selfless creature. So it is really true that this strain is very resistant and great choice for beginners like me. Fingers crossed she will last for 3 more weeks...
Week 9, I did not change anything critical this week. Take almost hours all together to enjoy the sight of those colas thou. Only thing worth to mention is probably the slight fading of the fan leaves. But I hope this is due to my little flower going to its end of life...
Week 10, very close to the end. She started to change colors of her leaves and the amber colored pistils started to overtake too. From day 67 I have started flushing and every second watering I am adding GHE - Ripen, 6ml/l. All looks promising :)
Haha, week 11 today :) I am so excited. She looks cute with her changing colors and nice, smelly flowers. The smell is really nose catching, very attractive, cannot pass by her without spending at least a minute snorting her scent :):)
Oh, by the way, do you thinks she is ready to harvest?
The best way to check would be with a jewelers loup or microscope to look at thricomes. Failing that there's two signs that you can check with the naked eye, first swelled calyxes and red pistils. You have both, so go ahead and chop.
OK. I have decided to finalize this report:
I have cut the plant on day 77, dried for 4-5 days and cured for 20-25 days before taste.
Not the first weed I have ever smoked but the very first I have grown myself. Honestly, I am quite sure that sure this was the best smoke ever and 100% worth the effort of growing it. The taste is great, the effect is fantastic, I am happy to smoke it day and night, it gives me an instant body relax and some head high too. If I increase the vaping temperature and the amount it kicks in on another level...taking me to a nice trip, feeling like a rock star :) Love it (9/10) but probably will try the photo version next time (I guess that will be the 10/10). However this was a great strain to begin with.
Honesty, I do not know how much was the dry bud weight exactly (approx. between 30-40g), I would just say that it was plenty enough for me.
Overall, this was my first ever grow and this strain was a perfect choice for it. I can recommend for beginners or anybody who has environmental issues growing the photo version.
@BeefWellingtons, I see. Thanks. The problem is that it is hard for me to keep the temp under 28-30 degrees and turning the lights on only during the night when ambient is lower helps a lot...
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