New Grower First Grow - 4 different plants

[kraigseder]

Day 59 from seed on this bubblegum. Counting the days now.

Tonight I was messing around in the garden thinking back to when I was a teen in the 1980s and the war on weed. I'd read High Times magazine, purchased next to Huster at the liquor store, and they'd have articles on when weed will be legal and the fight NORML was doing. I couldn't see a time back then when it could be legal.

Now in CA I'm growing my own recreational stash legally which is pretty damn cool. The legal part wasn't a concern back then but now as a small business owner, single father and living in a conservative small town in the mountains the legal part is a big thing because of my family.

It took a long time but at least the end of prohibition is now in sight for the rest of the US. The fact that recreational passed in California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, DC, Hawaii recently is huge not to mention the pioneer Colorado, then Oregon, Washington.
Hopefully the legalization for recreational follows for other countries next. I have a feeling my bothers and sisters in the UK won't be long behind

Gotta look for the positive.

Below is my bubblegum on day 5 of final flush.

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[Headbudz77]

[emoji15] what a beautiful garden, they look stunning, if this is your first try..... wow. Congratulations, really.


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[kraigseder]

[emoji15] what a beautiful garden, they look stunning, if this is your first try..... wow. Congratulations, really.


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Thank you very much. I'm pretty happy with my first try. I thank people on AFN for giving me the knowledge to get a successful first grow. Great community.


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[Dudeski]

Thank you very much. I'm pretty happy with my first try. I thank people on AFN for giving me the knowledge to get a successful first grow. Great community.


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You did the work, and did a great job! We are here to help and share.

 

[kraigseder]

You did the work, and did a great job! We are here to help and share.

Thank you buddy!


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[MrGermaine23]

Day 59 from seed on this bubblegum. Counting the days now.

Tonight I was messing around in the garden thinking back to when I was a teen in the 1980s and the war on weed. I'd read High Times magazine, purchased next to Huster at the liquor store, and they'd have articles on when weed will be legal and the fight NORML was doing. I couldn't see a time back then when it could be legal.

Now in CA I'm growing my own recreational stash legally which is pretty damn cool. The legal part wasn't a concern back then but now as a small business owner, single father and living in a conservative small town in the mountains the legal part is a big thing because of my family.

It took a long time but at least the end of prohibition is now in sight for the rest of the US. The fact that recreational passed in California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, DC, Hawaii recently is huge not to mention the pioneer Colorado, then Oregon, Washington.
Hopefully the legalization for recreational follows for other countries next. I have a feeling my bothers and sisters in the UK won't be long behind

Gotta look for the positive.

Below is my bubblegum on day 5 of final flush.

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Great job Kraigseder !

 

[kraigseder]

Today I cut my 00 Seeds Auto Bubblegum at day 66. The leaves hadn't yellowed but the trichs were where I wanted them. I had flushed her for 10 days and gave her the last water 4 days ago. I also gave her 32 hours of dark before the cut. The leaves were just starting to wilt from lack of water. My daughter and I trimmed buds tonight and the wet weight for the bubblegum was 256 grams or 9.03 oz. What will the rough dry weight be on this? I'm going to slowly dry in brown paper bags and then cure for a few months to get the best flavor on my very first harvest. I can already tell my Chocolate Skunk is going to yield more than the bubble gum.

Here she is just before harvest this afternoon.

The roots in my 5 gallon pot

My daughter and I having fun trimming, talking and listing to music tonight.

The bud pile growing as we trimmed.

Thanks to AFN and the beautiful people here willing to help out to grow this amazing plant. First harvest now under the belt but I'm just barely scratching the surface of what there is to learn. Lesson 1 is to get better soil for my next grow. I feel the Fox Farms Ocean created pH issues late in flowering. I'm having a hard time keeping the pH under 7.

 

[Sleeveofauto]

Today I cut my 00 Seeds Auto Bubblegum at day 66. The leaves hadn't yellowed but the trichs were where I wanted them. I had flushed her for 10 days and gave her the last water 4 days ago. I also gave her 32 hours of dark before the cut. The leaves were just starting to wilt from lack of water. My daughter and I trimmed buds tonight and the wet weight for the bubblegum was 256 grams or 9.03 oz. What will the rough dry weight be on this? I'm going to slowly dry in brown paper bags and then cure for a few months to get the best flavor on my very first harvest. I can already tell my Chocolate Skunk is going to yield more than the bubble gum.

Here she is just before harvest this afternoon.
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The roots in my 5 gallon pot
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My daughter and I having fun trimming, talking and listing to music tonight. She's a future med student and doesn't smoke but is fascinated by the medical/medicinal properties.
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The bud pile growing as we trimmed.
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Thanks to AFN and the beautiful people here willing to help out to grow this amazing plant. First harvest now under the belt but I'm just barely scratching the surface of what there is to learn. Lesson 1 is to get better soil for my next grow. I feel the Fox Farms Ocean created pH issues late in flowering. I'm having a hard time keeping the pH under 7.

Amazing grow @kraigseder !
Sending some rep your way! I hope my first grow somewhat resembles yours at the finish!

 

[kraigseder]

Thank you very much @Sleeveofauto ! I'm pretty happy. I now have three more plants going from this first grow that should finish up in 2 or 3 weeks.

Amazing grow @kraigseder !
Sending some rep your way! I hope my first grow somewhat resembles yours at the finish!

 

[kraigseder]

Day 67 from seed on these three plants. I'm coming near the end of my first grow now that the bubblegum has been harvested these three plants are about 2 weeks away. These plants now have a little more room in my 32" x 32" tent to spread out that the bubblegum is gone.

I'm still battling pH issues with my White Widow. The Fox Farms Ocean soil wants to keep getting into the 7 range. I've been using a lower pH level on my water now to compensate but once I hit 3 weeks into flower I've been chasing issues. I'm definitely going with a different soil next grow.

The bubblegum I just harvested had a wet weight of 256 grams (9.03 oz) and the chocolate skunk below has much bigger buds. Hopefully they fill out and become dense like the bubblegum but already the buds have got to weight more.

00 Seeds Hashishberry

Pyramid Seeds White Widow. This plant has a strong pine smell and there are so many sticky trichs. This is my problem child. I've been having nute and what I think is lock-out issues. It may be getting back on track now.