New Grower First grow journal

[Reedroguez]

Yeah Cappy I agree with Jax after all the trouble you've had it looks like you're going to have some nice bud in the end. It might have been more if all went perfect but this is still looking like a nice harvest :smoke:
And everything you've already learned up 'till now will only make the next grow easier

 

[CappY]

Day 78

It was just a couple of weeks ago that I was thinking of chopping down Salona on the 18th. However with some new nutrients, I decided to feed her "one more time" and harvest on the 25th. At that time, most of the leaves had died and new growth was quick to yellow so I wasn't sure how much longer I could keep her alive.
For the past couple of weeks, she's been growing a lot of new, green leaves and other vegetative growth was starting to look healthier. The downside to that is that her buds seemed to have stretched some, to make room for some new foliage. So I have fed her "one more time" and have pushed the harvest to May 1st/day 90 with hopes that she will start to put more weight on her buds. Trichomes are still 65-75% clear so I figure the extra time can't hurt.
As if there weren't enough problems this grow, I seem to have adopted a family of fungus gnats. I think Salona is plenty big enough, so I don't expect them to be much trouble. I have made some pepper spray and it seems to have them under control as I only saw 3-6 of them the last couple of times I checked.



Salona's sister, Pasona finally broke the surface of her pot on Friday. She looked a bit odd with only 1 bean leaf instead of 2, but her first real leaves are growing as a pair so it may not be a mutation. But a new grow deserves a new journal so I will start one for her in a week or 2.

Thanks to all who helped me through this first grow. I can't wait to start curing and write a smoke report...
And I just noticed; Happy 4/20 everyone !

 

[CappY]

Finale
*First of all, glad to see the site is back up and looking better than ever*
I ended up harvesting on May 1st, and yielded 60g dry plus trimmings. After 2 weeks of curing, the smoke was smooth and the high very heady, but not overwhelming. Nothing remarkable about the smell or taste. I chose this strain not wanting a couchlock high or a strong smell that will attract attention so I got what I asked for in this.

Not many harvest pics as I had a lot going on at the time, only this one taken after 3 hours of manicure work.

I bought 10 of these seeds, and my goal is to harvest 100g+ from one of them. May or may not be achievable, but I definitely have lots of room for improvements so I think I will get there eventually...

 

[Reedroguez]

Congrats Cappy, that's a nice looking harvest. The reward for your troubles

 

[armanidog]

You did well. The buds look good. 60 grams should last you a couple of days. Party time!

 

[NekoSempai]

Congrtulations my friend. 60 grams sounds like a plenty good harvest to me.

 

[stepside]

Wow. I just read your thread start to finish.. Talk about persistence. You should get a medal for overcoming obstacles. Good job man sometimes the hardest part is just not giving up. I'm gonna keep following you around I like your style.

 

[Jax]

Dude you done good, we always learn and things improve each time. Wish I had 60 grams right now.
Peace

 

[CappY]

You did well. The buds look good. 60 grams should last you a couple of days. Party time!

All things considered, I am certainly not complaining. I'm certain to find new ways to mess up, and eventually improve upon my first grow though

Congrtulations my friend. 60 grams sounds like a plenty good harvest to me.

Thanks, brother, it will indeed keep me smiling for some time. The best part is that it keeps getting smoother and tastier as it cures.

Wow. I just read your thread start to finish.. Talk about persistence. You should get a medal for overcoming obstacles. Good job man sometimes the hardest part is just not giving up. I'm gonna keep following you around I like your style.

Thanks for taking the time to read through my first adventure ! It didn't feel like persistence from my point of view. It was frustrating at times, but It was an enriching experience overall from start to finish. I knew from the start that things wouldn't go perfectly, but nobody gets great at something by giving up. I'm going to try new things every grow until I find what works best for me.

Dude you done good, we always learn and things improve each time. Wish I had 60 grams right now.
Peace

Amen to that. I think I'll be finding new ways to fuck up before I start getting good at this, but at least I have some bud to help me through the tough times this time around :smoking:



I wanna give another shout out to those who helped me through this grow. It's people like you who remind me why the pot smoking community is one of the best out there.

 

[Spanglish]

Congratulations bro you made it, really admire your persistence and overall attitude towards growing. You stuck in there and took her to the end and she paid you back for it 60g for a first harvest with all you had against you is a job damn well done (my first time was about 10g lol), and as you said take what you learnt and put it into your next grow and wait and see before you know it will be breaking that 100g target and setting it even higher (there is never to much if you keep pushing for it).

One HUGE is well earned