In Utero
My first grow diary for my first grow. Iām not 100% sure of the format people like, Iāve seen some entries in other diaries etc.. Iām just going to provide the stats and be me. Iām here for the help, knowledge and camaraderie. Iām literally an old hippie who was born into and holds a certain set of ideals. Iām just a peaceful guy who likes to talk, as Iām sure youāve seen or soon will.
A friend of my nephew dropped off some clones early last summer. He asked if I wanted them and said heād come over at least once a week. That didnāt work out, I had no clue what to do or even to look up what to do. I overwatered. I left in the rain. I didnāt cover, I didnāt make sure I had first sun for dew. The summer was cloudy, rainy, hot, and humid. It was awful, they suffered and it was a disaster. It led me here. I began researching indoor growing and products. I came here for product advice and now here we are. The ladies upstairs are 4 weeks popped over the next couple days and doing ok. At least according to everyone who has seen them. I see issues but nobody agrees. Iām not going to argue while theyāre still alive. I did overwater a few in the transplant. The living soil is different than anything Iāve ever seen or touched as far as soils. Theyāre recovering now, likely quicker than they would have because of advice I received here from Aqua Man. I tilted the pots 45Ā° for a few, cranked the heat and lowered the humidity. Soil is moist today and theyāre improving. Now Iām having a lighting issue because I donāt know how to use the thing. I do know who to ask, which is how this diary got started.
There is so much in between. Some really silly mistakes. I still say Iām dangerous but I may just get through this. I have a few along the way pics. Not many I planned on showing anyone besides mom so they arenāt āshotsā haha. Iāll add them as I update. I just wanted to take this first step. Iām happy to be here with you all. Iāve learned a whole lot just by reading through the forum discussions. I say ālearnedā but what I mean is I read some great information. I donāt know that Iāve learned it yet. I know itās here, and with experience and all of you helping, it will all come together over the next year or two. Maybe then Iāll have some advice for people too. I could right now tell them what not to do. Haha.
The Stats
5x5 tent in upstairs apartment bedroom
8ā exhaust system including silencer
PhotonTek X600 Pro Full Spectrum LED
Secret Jardin Monkey 6ā fan
Vermont Compost Jolly Roger living soil
Seeds dropped 11/5 & soaked 24 hours then into root riot cubes
Popped root riot cubes 11/6-8
Into 18oz solo cups 11/7 (
happy frog)
Transplanted 11/29 at 3 weeks into 3gals (living soil)
4 are going into 30gals
3 into 7ās or 15ās depending on space.
3 Bruce Banner
3 Gorilla Glue
1 Girl Scout Cookie (of 3 dropped)
Temps Rh between 65-75Ā° 48-60%
Living soils, as I learned after purchasing the product and containers, really requires a larger volume to work the way it is intended. I do not know from experience but all with stated knowledge say you will likely make it through a run or two in smaller containers, but not to the full benefit, and not continually reusable as intended. Getting better with each run. There will of course be differing opinions and shades of grey. At this point, I could have taken the soil back and made a new plan. I decided to use the recommended pot size and move ahead. In the future Iāll only be running 4 ladies at a time. It does mean I have to grab a couple more bags of soil. They have seeds too so itās really just a money spending day coming up.
If you got this far thank you for reading. I look forward to what I can learn from each of you.