First time grow, any comments or feedback?

[Lockeboxgrows]

Was also disappointed when I read AN was introduced. Find a garden center near you. A place that's focused on growing plants will serve you better than a place focused on growing cannabis( selling nutes is the true focus). Hell HD or Lowes is better, you can find Dr. Earth line at HD. What you won't find are people to talk to about your specific needs, which is better for your pocket. Grow shops are not a safe space! If you're in a backwards place you can always discuss tomatoes.

Watch Build a soil YouTube 10x10 series, and ask questions here.

You are now a grower! Not a user/taker. This is ancient and honorable. Take pride in your efforts. Learn. Improve. Share.

Yeah the grow supply sure wasn't what I had hoped/ expected it would be, definitely not the helpful environment like on here.

I'll check that YouTube series out I'm always looking for more info, just sometimes not sure what info im looking for lol, thanks for the advice!

 

[Lockeboxgrows]

A friend brought me a clone yesterday as a surprise and I thought I'd share with y'all see if theres any thoughts.

I wasn't planning on growing anymore clones but she was a gift and I figured what could it hurt to throw her in my closet with my gsc clone already on 12/12.

She's a very cherry which has a 50 day flower period so I'm hoping maybe to harvest both clones at the same time even though gsc is in the 3d week of flower here she is

Here she is next to the gsc y'all have seen

Is there a reason there is such a huge difference in the way they look? They are both from the same farm as my buddy goes to the same dispensary as me, but the difference is night and day. I'm guessing very Cherry spent a lot longer in veg then gsc but im also wondering if it has something to do with the branches the plants were cloned from?

 

[Lockeboxgrows]

Update here's some bud growth on the girl scout cookies

 

[Dugplug]

Hey first time grower here thought I'd share what I've got going on and see what anyone has to say. Disclaimer, like I said I'm a first time grower and working under a heavy budget so my main goal is to have fun and learn something.

I picked up a girl scout cookies clone from a local dispensary a couple weeks back
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Here she is on the ride home.

Once home I transplanted her into a 9 inch plastic pot I found using foxfarm happy frog soil as my medium and watered 48 oz of distilled water
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She is under two hyper tough led cabinet lights for a total of 150 watts and I have a small fan which sits on the floor pointed under the door to circulate air.

I switched the light cycle to 12/12 the day after bringing her home and have been feeding straight water about every five days (when the soil is finally starting to dry).
She has now been in 12/12 for about a week and a half and is showing nice growth (I think)
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That's about all I can think of right now. Im thinking about getting some sort of nutrients to introduce around the end of week 4 of 12/12 but am not sure cause I know the soil has a set amount of nutrients before needing more and also flushing before harvest and what not.
Well that was a lot, thanks!

First off you need 300 true watts to grow decent weed two your plant is awful leggy

 

[growsince79]

First off you need 300 true watts to grow decent weed two your plant is awful leggy

Not true. Day 57 flower 80 days from sprout. grown under 95w hlg.

 

[Lockeboxgrows]

Not true. Day 57 flower 80 days from sprout. grown under 95w hlg.
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Man that's awesome I hope to one day be on your level. This was a couple days ago, day 41 flower

 

[Dugplug]

Not true. Day 57 flower 80 days from sprout. grown under 95w hlg.
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Awesome just imagine how big it would have been under 300 watts bro outstanding in yer field

 

[Dugplug]

Not true. Day 57 flower 80 days from sprout. grown under 95w hlg.
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My bud makes that can look miniature

 

[growsince79]

Awesome just imagine how big it would have been under 300 watts bro outstanding in yer field

She was already getting all the light she could handle- so 300w would have made no difference. Point is you don't need 300w to grow good bud. A single 100w light can produce 2oz per month or more of top quality bud.

 

[Dugplug]

She was already getting all the light she could handle- so 300w would have made no difference. Point is you don't need 300w to grow good bud. A single 100w light can produce 2oz per month or more of top quality bud.

My 300 watts will produce 3/4of a lb.

 

[Dugplug]

My 300 watts will produce 3/4of a lb.

DRY

 

[growsince79]

DRY

Not bad. With the right strain you should be able to get more. You should start a grow diary so you can share your knowledge and skills with the farm.

 

[Observationist]

Not true. Day 57 flower 80 days from sprout. grown under 95w hlg.
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Yup, that’s a cola right there.

My 58$ 150watt Samsung lm301 LEDs will grow the fuck out of some plants, on par about with the 250$ 385 (half bloom doesn’t work) away blurple….the efficiency is just great.

 

[Observationist]

Yup, that’s a cola right there.

My 58$ 150watt Samsung lm301 LEDs will grow the fuck out of some plants, on par about with the 250$ 385 (half bloom doesn’t work) away blurple….the efficiency is just great.

This is from 300watts~ of light.

A nearly 7foot beast now, only naked cause it’s a mother plant for now- defoliated and cloned quite a few

A 5gal coco mix with some fox farm

 

[Dugplug]

Not bad. With the right strain you should be able to get more. You should start a grow diary so you can share your knowledge and skills with the farm.

Yea but between watching after my babies and watching after my grandkids they are a handful the baby is climbing up the stairs while the 5 year old is swinging from the living room curtains like Tarzan. The only free time I have is Thursday and Sunday sometimes saturday.

 

[Observationist]

Yea but between watching after my babies and watching after my grandkids they are a handful the baby is climbing up the stairs while the 5 year old is swinging from the living room curtains like Tarzan. The only free time I have is Thursday and Sunday sometimes saturday.

and? do some on one of those days then

 

[Lockeboxgrows]

and? do some on one of those days then

I run a forklift 12 hours a day 7 days a week, time can make things rough but it's definitely not a stopping Factor

 

[Observationist]

I run a forklift 12 hours a day 7 days a week, time can make things rough but it's definitely not a stopping Factor

Damn, That sounds kinda miserable

 

[Lockeboxgrows]

Damn, That sounds kinda miserable

LMAO it is but it's paying the bills and feeding the kiddo

 

[Observationist]

LMAO it is but it's paying the bills and feeding the kiddo

Yea, I sometimes Work 7 days week open/close restaurant.

But fuck it’s mentally exhausting, consistently make minimum of 20/hr (server)and I’m providing for the mother and a newborn as well.

But yup, paying the bills and keeping them fed.