During a beautiful spring evening somewhere in May, the idea came to me to choose for a new hobby. And because I enjoy gardening very much and also like to smoke a joint, I decided that night to try to grow my own weed. And I also wanted to challenge myself to grow the best weed I possibly can. That's when I started to read up on all the facets of growing cannabis. From materials to technique, from strains to the anatomy of the plant, I prepared myself for at least 2 months before even one seed went into the soil. And partly because of this thorough preparation, I can now say to myself afterwards that this is the maximum I managed to get out of it. And the great thing about all this is that after these past 4 months I have learned so much more! Therefore I already know for sure that my next grow will be even better. Below some tips for my fellow newbies, they might help you during your own grow... Material In addition to the lamp, the tent and the right nutrients, which I commented on above, I have benefited a lot from a humidifier and dehumidifier over the past 4 months. Especially in the first weeks of growth, a humidifier is very useful so that you can keep the humidity around 60% (or what the VPD chart tells you depending on the temperature). During the flowering phase it is very useful to use a dehumidifier so that the humidity remains below 50% and at the end of the growth even close to 40%. That way you also exclude the risk of mold and bud rot. It is also useful to use these devices during the drying process so that you can keep the humidity around 60% and dry your weed slowly (at a temperature of around 15.5 Celsius, drying takes about 14 days). Drying slowly and coolly definitely benefits the smell and taste! What's also really a must are an EC and pH meter, without these 2 instruments it is actually not possible to realize a perfect grow. Make sure you use a reputable brand like Apera, they are a bit more expensive but always deliver spot on. In total I invested about 1500 euros in material on my first grow. This is also because I wanted to do it perfectly and therefore only went for quality products. But all in all I think I earn back my investment within 2 runs, taking into account that both my friends and I will never run out of a joint 😊 Seeds Good genes are important to ultimately achieve a good end result. Therefore, do not save on the seeds and buy them from a reputable breeder. That way you can be sure that you will grow strong and healthy plants that can withstand pests and other negative influences. Well begun is half done and this is especially true when growing cannabis. Technique Of all the training techniques I have used, I would like to specifically mention one that surprised me the most: Supercropping! Because I did this grow using the ScrOG method, I wanted to create as even a canopy as possible. The type of lamp I use is also most suitable for this method. But no matter how well you train your plants, they will eventually stretch unevenly during the first weeks of flower. I therefore snapped about 8 stems using Supercropping, which made my canopy nice and even again in a way that each branch gets the same amount of light. And the colas on those branches turned out SUPER nice! Also the nuggets beneath were growing bigger because they too got more light. I will certainly use this technique even more in my next grow! Will I will definitely use a diary again I will definitely use VPD charts again I will definitely use a feeding schedule again I will definitely turn my light on during the day and off during nighttime again I will definitely use the ScrOG method again I will definitely choose a feminized American strain again I will definitely use a webcam again (Wyze Cam) I will definitely defoliate even more during the 4th week of flowering I will definitely go higher on lollypopping I will definitely Supercrop more I will definitely dry my plants slowly and cool again (15 days at 60% RH and 15,5 C) I will definitely continue to learn more and prepare myself even better for my next grow again 👊 Won't I will certainly not water my seedlings too much again 😅 I will certainly not go for 3 plants again, but instead for 4 plants per m2 I will certainly not hesitate to ask experienced growmies for help again 🙏 (next week I'll comment on the bud dry weight and give my final smoke experience)

Es impresionante como han crecido tan robustas son tremendas cepas 🏵️💐 las más grandes son las de @sweetseeds que bellas crystal caldy

Good reach! 50cm... Clones doing great ♥️♥️♥️ LST on the top, peaking too high. Doing great!! 💗 This plant gonna be 40+ grams 🤪 + 2 great clones!! ♥️ Happy happy

Let’s stress tf out of these mf

Week 6........... Getting frosty Edit: on day 41,I already have amber but it's still packing on weight. I don't know what to do at this point.

Flower day 17 - All the ladies are looking great, starting to see a lot of bud sights & the smell is definitely getting stronger everyday I open the tent! Thanks for following & happy growing friends!🌱✌️🏼 Flower day 19- Got a bigger dehumidifier because I was having problems on days I would water the humidity would go through the roof at night so to prevent mold I bought a bigger dehumidifier but now it is throwing off so much heat the tent is pushing 90 degrees F at some points throughout the day so I’m not exactly sure how to fix the issue! Will definitely not be running so many plants in the next run for the 5x5! Hopefully things get better!😅😅

Third week its here now

Week 16 easy to maintain and still big grow

So this week has been interesting for the gorilla and blueberry. They are packing on some weight especially the gorilla the buds are getting super fat. The zkittlez has been a lost cause for a while now. I decided to cut this down once I started to notice some amber trichs. I'll update and put in a harvest once this is dried and trimmed in about 7 days. There wont be much there. Will mainly make hash from this and edibles. My screens are on the way to make some nice sift. I genuinely think I'll be lucky to pull 3.5gs of dried smokable bud. I am now flushing with plain water both of the remaining plants and I am hoping the gorilla can hold off for another 2 weeks so I can cut these both down at the same time and utilize my tent for drying. These should more than make up for the disappointment of the zkittlez. I had 3 oz in my head as a good yield from this first grow and I'm confident I could make 4 by the looks of these plants. There is some nice fading appearing on the blueberry leaves as you can hopefully tell but they defo need to fatten up. Trichs are half cloudy on both plants maybe slightly further on the gorilla.

Eccoci qui... Tutto va per il meglio, questa settimana ho eseguito Lollipopping e Defoliation per far si che le cime principali sprigionino al meglio il loro vigore. Siamo verso la fine del progetto ora bisogna solo aspettare la fine... Grazie a tutti per il supporto🔥🌲❤️

Hola a todo el mundo!! Perdon por el retraso🙏😅. Bueno esta semana estuvo muy estresante para las plantas, comencé con una pequeña defoliacion, y a los días, trasplante. La verdad que para ese stress las plantas han reaccionado bastante bien, de hecho algunas han duplicado su tamaño en estos 7 dias.💪💪💪. Las #gorillacookies de @Fast_Buds siguen creciendo de forma vigorosa💪💪😅😅. Las laughing budda de @Barneys también son una genetica que se presta para estos cambios drasticos😅. De hecho 1 ha llegado a los 50 cm, y como las demás tienen una altura similar decidí sacarla del cuarto y regalarla a un amigo. Con respecto a los fertilizantes use un poco de shanty de namaste, algo de trico mas de Namaste y agua..solo eso.

Welcome to my Peyote Gorilla by Seedsman. Doing this as traditional with soil as I can. Ezymes, power roots are in full affect. As they should be with good nutrition uptake. ROYAL MIX will start these Alling girls. They've been through a rough transplsnt. I've 20+ strains at dif stages in a 1m2 tent. Lots of young fems I can hold of. But, with my autos. They need to be in their final pots and not stressed to late. As 1 has, (unknown it could be Highcloudz or alien I'll know more when she's further ahead. Swiss Dream Rose CBD is in pre flower and another is CBDV from Kannabia. Peyote Gorilla has been living life under a plant, she needs her own. So, she'll be put into her own 11L pot until the end of her veg cycle. When been flipped, she'll be put into an 18L pot. Alga Grow will be used, when I uppot her. I'll add the 6 L of Bat Guano soil for pre flower. In the next 10 days or so. I'll introduce some Alga Grow. As it takes 7-+4 days for organic nutrients to release their full potential it takes time. Pure zym will be key in w quicking this process. Fish Force will be as will other stuff. She's gonna build a good root zone. I added 3grams of dolomite lime into the soil. Takes a few weeks to release cal naturally. Looking forward to trying this she's small, but been through a lot. And she has her own space. Now I just gotta dial in her DLI. Thanks to my sponsors Spider-Farmer & Mars-Hydro. Also to seedsman for holding the competition that allowed me have this strain.. This seed has been in cold storage for a year. Let's hope the slowness doesn't stick. She was been covered. So, light, and good nutrition and I'm hoping her to grow big fast and big. Most likely, she'll be topped. I don't know how much time I'll put into her. That all depends on the speed and what this pheno has in growth potential

Runtz automatic is growing good. She is making a lot of progress and doing a lot of stretching. Her cola sites are developing more every day. Everything is looking really good. Thank you Plagron, Medic Grow, and Zamnesia seeds. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱 Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇. ❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱 https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g.

04/03/2020 Day 28 of flowering first pistils are fading and tons of new pistils popping up everywhere! Whew! Got a couple nice pics this week, getting a faint scent of tangie and berries Mmmm! Leaves are getting pretty frosty

I had a small yield because I had a 100w led and I had a potassium deficiency but otherwise it's fine, it is good

Monday 29th!!! So this diary is again late and only allowed too add a few images which are mix match, How upsetting 👎 annoying at the least... I've been trying since repotting these girls on monday too upload yet constantly saying resizing photo no matter which folder I upload from so I appolagize. I will try too upload and update this week but if continues will create a new diary and try that way 🤷‍♂️ So as if it were monday 29th I transplanted all the fastbuds testers into their final pots and I have 2 of each whichever I'm very happy with and the other 3 seems slightly slower but still here 🌱 They are now being fed shogun nutrients and hopefully this week they settle in and get comfy ready too begin their vegative journey 👌 I will feed lightly and all girls will start some form of lst next week Hopefully I can update this week properly soon as I like too recap myself as it helps keeping log of what I've been doing 🙄 Shouts too aptus Holland nutrients I gained great roots ready for transplant using their startbooster & regulator which I'll be continuing too use too start of all my seeds/seedlings in future 💪 thank you aptus! 💚 Growers love, stay blessed 💚

Weeeeek 9. What's cooking good looking. She looks like she'll finish up on schedule in about 3 weeks time. Currently 20% milky 5% amber trichs. Been feeding with extra dose of bloom to give the buds extra weight and happy with progress this week.