Harvest date 08.12.23 - Day 91 from sprout.
HI!
My "first" proper grow, I raised some seedlings about 10 years ago and planted them on the side of a field and in the woods, I don't really count that, you do yours :) I just want to be transparent.
It went better than expected, like a lot! Thanks to Hoocho on Youtube I got into hydroponics and NFT, I love NFT :D check him out!
Did some veggies like salad, pak choi, spring onions etc. they got HUGE the pak choi was ~3x the size you see in the stores and tasted delicious, so at this point it was clear to me, when I grow weed it will be NFT even though almost nobody else does it, that made it even more appealing to me because I don't like to do things the way others do it :) I want to find my own way but that doesn't mean I don't take other growers lightly I study their work and pick what works best for me, a little here a little there and here I am now.
Another youtuber I like to mention is Basementganja and his VERY well documented grows, and all the people on the Discord! check him out!
I still wish I hadn't grown the Orion because it basically stole the Northern Lights some potential and yield.
Also next time 2 plants in a 2x4 not 3! wasn't my brightest moment :D
NL#1 yielded 1980g with stem and all, 985g after wet trimming.
NL#2 yielded 1788g with stem and all, 1004g after wet trimming.
I am not to picky with trimming, my buds don't need to look super good, I want them to taste and smell good + a good effect.
I am really satisfied with the outcome, who couldn't be?
The smell is kind of earthy and pine, a classic normal european weed smell I guess, not in a bad way but nothing to special, sometimes you just want your usual right?
I could have lollipoped more to have bigger top kolas but you never stop learning :)
I was kind of afraid to cut to much, but I don't mind smaller airy buds, put it trough the grinder and I bet nobody knows 🙀
My light was dimmed to "75%" measured 208W ~44 DLI for the most part of flower, did some 100% once in a while for a couple of hours.
Had to defoliate ALOT like really ALOT almost every single day from mid veg up until mid/late flower that's why I rated it hard to grow, the rest went really easy.
The fertilizer ratios I used are meant as RATIOS not exact 1ml etc. when it says 1ml A 1ml B it just means 50/50 until stated EC.
I mix my dry salts 1kg/4l water to create a stock solution.
I really hope the dry weight will be good, might hit the #1 spot for the RQS Auto Northern Light?
One can dream huh :D
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