SamuelSterns
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Hey all -
Started my first crop grow somewhere near the beginning of December 2014. I decided that I was tired of paying someone else for the green and I should just grow it myself. What helped with this decision was the 3 seeds I'd found in the last bag I bought. If I'm paying FL premium prices, I expect no seeds. BUT... it gave me my first few to try out my green-thumb at.
There are 3 plants currently. From eldest to youngest, they're tentatively named Barbara, Glenda, and Spec. I have no idea what strain they are, since it's just bag seed, but the mom was pretty good, so here's hoping. Here's also hoping they end up being females, too. If not, at least it's experience for the next grow...
Initially I had the lights WAY too far away, and they stretched out pretty bad early on, before I started reading and researching more and managed a couple replants and made the lights considerably closer.
Progression shots:
'Barbara' grew quick and fast.
12/11
12/12
12/13
12/17
12/19
1/1
Updates on 'Barbara' below, in the group shots.
'Glenda' was kinda slow to sprout and I planted it initially upside down, so it's been kinda special needs for a while now.
12/17
The shell hung on for so long that it yellowed her little round leaves (whatever the Hel those are called).
12/19 - 'Glenda' & 'Barbara'
'Glenda' had a little nute-burn going on for a few days, but we flushed with PH'd water and got things back on track.
While packing a pipe one night (same batch) I found another seed, and decided, "why not?" and germinated that one too. This one came out quick and mighty from the get-go.
'Spec' (named after the cookie butter jar I began to grow it in)
12/19
12/22
Then I got kinda lazy with the pics for w bit... Yule time and whatnot. So here are some random pics of what the set-up was to how it is currently. Supports have been removed from the plants now that their stems have strengthened up. They have been on an 18/6 light schedule, but I read that that's more of an old school tactic so I've turned off the timer and I'm gonna let these babies soak up 24 hours of light a day.
They each started in frigg'n MiracleGrow, but have been replanted in Fox Farms Potting Soil .3 / .05 / .9 and get the occasional DynaGrow GROW nutes (quartered from the suggested ratio).
12/23
12/26
'Barbara' 1/12 (approx 9" tall)
'Glenda' 1/12 (still a runt at about 7.5" tall)
'Spec' 1/12 (almost 9" tall)
I overwatered everyone a little bit a few days ago, so we're still recovering from that. 'Barbara' is recovering well and 'Spec' is still a little droopy, but we'll keep truckin' on.
I'll probably need to repot them into bigger containers soon, I think.
Started my first crop grow somewhere near the beginning of December 2014. I decided that I was tired of paying someone else for the green and I should just grow it myself. What helped with this decision was the 3 seeds I'd found in the last bag I bought. If I'm paying FL premium prices, I expect no seeds. BUT... it gave me my first few to try out my green-thumb at.
There are 3 plants currently. From eldest to youngest, they're tentatively named Barbara, Glenda, and Spec. I have no idea what strain they are, since it's just bag seed, but the mom was pretty good, so here's hoping. Here's also hoping they end up being females, too. If not, at least it's experience for the next grow...
Initially I had the lights WAY too far away, and they stretched out pretty bad early on, before I started reading and researching more and managed a couple replants and made the lights considerably closer.
Progression shots:
'Barbara' grew quick and fast.
12/11
12/12
12/13
12/17
12/19
1/1
Updates on 'Barbara' below, in the group shots.
'Glenda' was kinda slow to sprout and I planted it initially upside down, so it's been kinda special needs for a while now.
12/17
The shell hung on for so long that it yellowed her little round leaves (whatever the Hel those are called).
12/19 - 'Glenda' & 'Barbara'
'Glenda' had a little nute-burn going on for a few days, but we flushed with PH'd water and got things back on track.
While packing a pipe one night (same batch) I found another seed, and decided, "why not?" and germinated that one too. This one came out quick and mighty from the get-go.
'Spec' (named after the cookie butter jar I began to grow it in)
12/19
12/22
Then I got kinda lazy with the pics for w bit... Yule time and whatnot. So here are some random pics of what the set-up was to how it is currently. Supports have been removed from the plants now that their stems have strengthened up. They have been on an 18/6 light schedule, but I read that that's more of an old school tactic so I've turned off the timer and I'm gonna let these babies soak up 24 hours of light a day.
They each started in frigg'n MiracleGrow, but have been replanted in Fox Farms Potting Soil .3 / .05 / .9 and get the occasional DynaGrow GROW nutes (quartered from the suggested ratio).
12/23
12/26
'Barbara' 1/12 (approx 9" tall)
'Glenda' 1/12 (still a runt at about 7.5" tall)
'Spec' 1/12 (almost 9" tall)
I overwatered everyone a little bit a few days ago, so we're still recovering from that. 'Barbara' is recovering well and 'Spec' is still a little droopy, but we'll keep truckin' on.
I'll probably need to repot them into bigger containers soon, I think.