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Wwwillie here, welcome to the "journal" of my journey! I started my 1st grow about two weeks ago and have been keeping a log. I will paste that below with some of my photos. I have been a bit obsessive as you can see, but am thoroughly enjoying myself. I welcome all comments and criticisms about any and all of it. I am looking forward to everyone's insights.
Late September... We discuss and decide that perhaps it would be OK if I grew some cannabis for myself. There is trepidation but we decide to move forward.
October 1st
I make an order for seeds from the Attitude seed bank in the UK. Ordered stealth with the wallet. I have waited until now because they have a huge sale and I get all kinds of free beans. Pretty cool, I ordered five seed and received sixteen. Still very expensive though
10/8
Seeds arrive! W00t
10/9
We discuss this some more. I have had the idea that perhaps I can qualify for a medical recommendation. We both think it is a good idea, if I can get it, it will protect us from legal issues and even my job!
10/18
I go to CannCare Docs. I tell them about my insomnia, anxiety, depression, and shoulder pain. I brought my med list for the last year. I am approved and now have my reccomendation! I am very excited to say the least!!!
10/20
We go to HTG. Pick up a bag of Happy Frog potting mix, a heat mat and a small 6 hole seed started with some extra rapid rooter pellets. Also PH test and PH up and down.
Try to put some 10-13 year old bag seed in to sprout. Don't think it will work but what the hell. Using PH 6.0 water,
10/21
Can't take it anymore... Put the DinaFem Critical Cheese in to germinate. To sprout I am using paper toweling, two sheets dampened in between two plates and placed on the heat mat. All this in an 18 gal. plastic tote.
10/22
My first seed popped!! Woohoo.
10/23
Maybe a 1/4 inch of tap root showing. Put it root down into a rapid rooter pellet. Put the lid on and put it on the mat. It is in the dark in the tote.
10/24
Looking good, exciting. Maybe it is looking stretched, Worrying about it.
10/25
CC day 0 I am counting from 1st appearance of cotyledons into light of day from rooter/soil as day zero and counting from there.
6:30AM
Added some lights, two CFL, better than nothing I am thinking. Looks ugly but hopefully it will work ok.
Go to Home depot, use gift card and get 8 24 watt, 5000k CFL 3 sockets and 3 Y adapters.
Holy crap my light is being delivered today, it was in Cincinatti OH last night!!
Leave early, stop at Kings in Leominster. Pretty cool, big place nothing really out to see. Guy was pretty cool too. Get a bag of perlite, 2 gal smartpot and saucer.
3:30 PM
Light is here woohoo, looks great, really bright!
5:00 PM
Transplant into 2 gallon smartpot 8 parts Happy Frog 1 part perlite. Put in tote on heat mat. Made a box out of tote with another tote on top. Should work.
Had to cover it for stealth.
10/26
CC day 1
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Pretty damn hot in there. Don't have a thermometer. need to get one, worrying me. Gotta get a tent ASAP.
10/27
CC day 3
Go to HTG and get an Original Stacker tent, 39"x39"x59" looks nice. Got light hangers too. Pricey
Clean a place in the basement, tent just a bit too big for my spot but I get it put up and it looks great. I place a small white thick rug in there to insulate from the concrete floor. Put the heat mat on the rug and put smart pot with CC in it. Hang light at 22 inches.
HOLY SH*T!!!! Bob (my cat) ate the plant!! I went to get a small dish to put water in I come back to the tent and Bob runs out of it. There is my baby pulled out and lying there. I replanted it and time will tell. Watered it too. Crap, crap, crap.
10/28
CC day 4
Added oil filled radiator style heater, thermometer - hygrometer combo. Added water bowl to mat for humidity. Still alive.
10/29
CC day 5
Damn I am watering too much. So here I am overwatered, cat chewed in a pot too damned big, Should just give up!! 8 Days in not doing to well for sure.
10/30
CC day 6
CC Still looks the same, maybe some brown spots.I really overwatered this plant, hopefully letting it dry out will help.
6:30 AM
This morning put the freebie HSO Bubba Kush (BK) into a glass of water.
6:00PM
Put BK into some towels in plates on the heat mat.
Picked up thermometer and put it into the tent.
10/31
CC day 7
BK Popped, put it into a rapid rooter pellet, put it on the plate and covered with humidity dome.
Tent temps a bit high during the day, 82-85 opened a port to let out some heat. Hope it helps. Temps at night look good about 72 when I open up in the AM
11/1
CC day 8
Looking a bit better day three no water. Still a bit warm tho, opened another port for more ventilation.
Added small clamp on fan to blow on CC.
Spent some time at HTG, purchased a duct fan, duct and flanges along with the fan mentioned above.
11/2 7:00PM
Temp 75 RH 59
CC day 9
Watered CC today added 1 cup of water around the stem. The 3rd set of leaves or is it the second? are starting to show. One of them looks burnt/brown, one is a bit jagged like a leaf. Damn I hope this thing continues to grow!
BK has sprouted further, I can see the spout in the hole of the rapid rooter. I will let it into the light tomorrow. This time it is going into a red cup!! Need to be able to keep better control of the water situation.
Added a 6" flange, duct fan and 8' of 6" duct to the rear port. It cools the tent to much. Waiting on temp controller.
Bought distilled water, PH is 6.0 Market Basket spring water too, PH 5.0, added 10 drops PH up to one gal. and PH looks to be 6.0. Will use these to water plants.
Ordered 6" x 300mm carbon filter from Gotham. $60.00
Need to tally up the cost, this is getting pricey.
11/3 6:00 AM
Temp 73 RH 52
CC day 10, BK day 0
Turned on blower to see how it affects temps etc. Too much, it cools things down too far.
BK is up in the air! The cotyledons are showing now. Took light cover off, left humid dome on.
8:30
Temp 68 RH 42
Blower on all the time not good, need timer or thermostat for some control.
BK did not like light cover off or too damp, read that seedlings don't need humidity dome. So humid dome off light cover back on. (BTW light cover is blue plastic bowl)
10:30
Temp 79 RH 48
Moved CC off to the side, off of the heat mat and a bit out from directly under the light. Light still at 22" CC looking ok except for the spots, could be getting closer to better conditions now (I soooo hope) Trying to learn to read the plants. Need to be patient, patient, patient. Things take time to happen, try not to overthink, try to do just a few things, better just ONE thing at a time. Keep logging everything.
5:30
Temp 75 RH 66
CC looks about the same... Need to be patient. I think the new location off the mat is good. There is a steady light breeze on it now. Let's see how it goes.
BK looks good the cotyledons are full and the first set of leaves have appeared. Took the light block off, added some water to the dish and some of the empty rapid rooter cubes. I put the dome back on too. I am concerned that it will dry out being such a small bit of stuff, prolly added too much... Time will tell.
Need to stay away until the morning!! Yow.
11/4
Temp 75 RH 51
CC day 11, BK day 1
CC looks good, a bit dry. I will bite my nails and not water this AM. The first leaves are getting bigger and look straight although striated with yellow. Hope that is from stress water, cat chewing, and heat.
BK cotyledons are the same, a bit curled down. First leaves have about doubled tho. Medium is a bit soggy, I can see the tiny white hair of the main root coming out of the bottom of the rooter cube. Transplanted int a 16oz red cup with good drainage. Used
happy frog/ perlite 8/1 watred until it came out the bottom. So BK is out in the light on the mat in a SMALLER container. No cat, let see how she does.
4:30 PM Couldn't help myself, downsized CC into a red cup. I did see some nice roots tho and pray I did not hurt it anymore than I already have. BK looks OK although still a bit wet. WTF I need to get over the over water itis!! Oh damn need to ease up a bit here dude!
11/5
Temp 73 RH 49
CC day 12, BK day 2
Girls both look OK cups still a bit soaked. Damn I have a heavy hand with the water. Think the red cups are the way to go for seedlings. Makes it easier to gauge water.
I added water to a small dish placed on the mat for humidity. Looks like the temps and RH is pretty good and holding nicely. The fan is keeping air movement going. Now I just have to relax a bit and watch them grow!
5:45
Temp 79 RH 53
Kinda hot in there! Adjusted heater, need that thermostatic relay so I can connect the fan and keep the temps constant. That will help. Moving to the red cup was a good thing for
CC I think. Pics look good definitely see some growth. Hold off on water until at least tomorrow evening. BK looks OK too, still damp though, will look better when it drys out some more I am sure. I need to hold off maybe for a few days even. This not watering is hard.
11/6
6:30
CC day 13 BK day 3
Temp 74 RH 63
Looking good in there. CC looks OK making progress will see with Pics tonight, cup feels a bit light, water tonight? BK looks OK too, cup is heavy still so no water for her, tomorrow maybe.
6:45
Temp 74 RH 57
Temps look great. Think I have it dialed in for the time being.
Since I am using distilled water, PH 6.0, I added 1/8 tsp. (0.62ml) of Cal 'n MAg by Earth Juice to one gallon of distilled water.
Watered CC used 4tbsp water
Well that's my log so far. A description of my light, it is a Chinese 240watt LED. Thanks for reading!!
Wwwillie here, welcome to the "journal" of my journey! I started my 1st grow about two weeks ago and have been keeping a log. I will paste that below with some of my photos. I have been a bit obsessive as you can see, but am thoroughly enjoying myself. I welcome all comments and criticisms about any and all of it. I am looking forward to everyone's insights.
Late September... We discuss and decide that perhaps it would be OK if I grew some cannabis for myself. There is trepidation but we decide to move forward.
October 1st
I make an order for seeds from the Attitude seed bank in the UK. Ordered stealth with the wallet. I have waited until now because they have a huge sale and I get all kinds of free beans. Pretty cool, I ordered five seed and received sixteen. Still very expensive though
10/8
Seeds arrive! W00t
10/9
We discuss this some more. I have had the idea that perhaps I can qualify for a medical recommendation. We both think it is a good idea, if I can get it, it will protect us from legal issues and even my job!
10/18
I go to CannCare Docs. I tell them about my insomnia, anxiety, depression, and shoulder pain. I brought my med list for the last year. I am approved and now have my reccomendation! I am very excited to say the least!!!
10/20
We go to HTG. Pick up a bag of Happy Frog potting mix, a heat mat and a small 6 hole seed started with some extra rapid rooter pellets. Also PH test and PH up and down.
Try to put some 10-13 year old bag seed in to sprout. Don't think it will work but what the hell. Using PH 6.0 water,
10/21
Can't take it anymore... Put the DinaFem Critical Cheese in to germinate. To sprout I am using paper toweling, two sheets dampened in between two plates and placed on the heat mat. All this in an 18 gal. plastic tote.
10/22
My first seed popped!! Woohoo.
10/23
Maybe a 1/4 inch of tap root showing. Put it root down into a rapid rooter pellet. Put the lid on and put it on the mat. It is in the dark in the tote.
10/24
Looking good, exciting. Maybe it is looking stretched, Worrying about it.
10/25
CC day 0 I am counting from 1st appearance of cotyledons into light of day from rooter/soil as day zero and counting from there.
6:30AM
Added some lights, two CFL, better than nothing I am thinking. Looks ugly but hopefully it will work ok.
Go to Home depot, use gift card and get 8 24 watt, 5000k CFL 3 sockets and 3 Y adapters.
Holy crap my light is being delivered today, it was in Cincinatti OH last night!!
Leave early, stop at Kings in Leominster. Pretty cool, big place nothing really out to see. Guy was pretty cool too. Get a bag of perlite, 2 gal smartpot and saucer.
3:30 PM
Light is here woohoo, looks great, really bright!
5:00 PM
Transplant into 2 gallon smartpot 8 parts Happy Frog 1 part perlite. Put in tote on heat mat. Made a box out of tote with another tote on top. Should work.
Had to cover it for stealth.
10/26
CC day 1
Pretty damn hot in there. Don't have a thermometer. need to get one, worrying me. Gotta get a tent ASAP.
10/27
CC day 3
Go to HTG and get an Original Stacker tent, 39"x39"x59" looks nice. Got light hangers too. Pricey
Clean a place in the basement, tent just a bit too big for my spot but I get it put up and it looks great. I place a small white thick rug in there to insulate from the concrete floor. Put the heat mat on the rug and put smart pot with CC in it. Hang light at 22 inches.
HOLY SH*T!!!! Bob (my cat) ate the plant!! I went to get a small dish to put water in I come back to the tent and Bob runs out of it. There is my baby pulled out and lying there. I replanted it and time will tell. Watered it too. Crap, crap, crap.
10/28
CC day 4
Added oil filled radiator style heater, thermometer - hygrometer combo. Added water bowl to mat for humidity. Still alive.
10/29
CC day 5
Damn I am watering too much. So here I am overwatered, cat chewed in a pot too damned big, Should just give up!! 8 Days in not doing to well for sure.
10/30
CC day 6
CC Still looks the same, maybe some brown spots.I really overwatered this plant, hopefully letting it dry out will help.
6:30 AM
This morning put the freebie HSO Bubba Kush (BK) into a glass of water.
6:00PM
Put BK into some towels in plates on the heat mat.
Picked up thermometer and put it into the tent.
10/31
CC day 7
BK Popped, put it into a rapid rooter pellet, put it on the plate and covered with humidity dome.
Tent temps a bit high during the day, 82-85 opened a port to let out some heat. Hope it helps. Temps at night look good about 72 when I open up in the AM
11/1
CC day 8
Looking a bit better day three no water. Still a bit warm tho, opened another port for more ventilation.
Added small clamp on fan to blow on CC.
Spent some time at HTG, purchased a duct fan, duct and flanges along with the fan mentioned above.
11/2 7:00PM
Temp 75 RH 59
CC day 9
Watered CC today added 1 cup of water around the stem. The 3rd set of leaves or is it the second? are starting to show. One of them looks burnt/brown, one is a bit jagged like a leaf. Damn I hope this thing continues to grow!
BK has sprouted further, I can see the spout in the hole of the rapid rooter. I will let it into the light tomorrow. This time it is going into a red cup!! Need to be able to keep better control of the water situation.
Added a 6" flange, duct fan and 8' of 6" duct to the rear port. It cools the tent to much. Waiting on temp controller.
Bought distilled water, PH is 6.0 Market Basket spring water too, PH 5.0, added 10 drops PH up to one gal. and PH looks to be 6.0. Will use these to water plants.
Ordered 6" x 300mm carbon filter from Gotham. $60.00
Need to tally up the cost, this is getting pricey.
11/3 6:00 AM
Temp 73 RH 52
CC day 10, BK day 0
Turned on blower to see how it affects temps etc. Too much, it cools things down too far.
BK is up in the air! The cotyledons are showing now. Took light cover off, left humid dome on.
8:30
Temp 68 RH 42
Blower on all the time not good, need timer or thermostat for some control.
BK did not like light cover off or too damp, read that seedlings don't need humidity dome. So humid dome off light cover back on. (BTW light cover is blue plastic bowl)
10:30
Temp 79 RH 48
Moved CC off to the side, off of the heat mat and a bit out from directly under the light. Light still at 22" CC looking ok except for the spots, could be getting closer to better conditions now (I soooo hope) Trying to learn to read the plants. Need to be patient, patient, patient. Things take time to happen, try not to overthink, try to do just a few things, better just ONE thing at a time. Keep logging everything.
5:30
Temp 75 RH 66
CC looks about the same... Need to be patient. I think the new location off the mat is good. There is a steady light breeze on it now. Let's see how it goes.
BK looks good the cotyledons are full and the first set of leaves have appeared. Took the light block off, added some water to the dish and some of the empty rapid rooter cubes. I put the dome back on too. I am concerned that it will dry out being such a small bit of stuff, prolly added too much... Time will tell.
Need to stay away until the morning!! Yow.
11/4
Temp 75 RH 51
CC day 11, BK day 1
CC looks good, a bit dry. I will bite my nails and not water this AM. The first leaves are getting bigger and look straight although striated with yellow. Hope that is from stress water, cat chewing, and heat.
BK cotyledons are the same, a bit curled down. First leaves have about doubled tho. Medium is a bit soggy, I can see the tiny white hair of the main root coming out of the bottom of the rooter cube. Transplanted int a 16oz red cup with good drainage. Used
happy frog/ perlite 8/1 watred until it came out the bottom. So BK is out in the light on the mat in a SMALLER container. No cat, let see how she does.4:30 PM Couldn't help myself, downsized CC into a red cup. I did see some nice roots tho and pray I did not hurt it anymore than I already have. BK looks OK although still a bit wet. WTF I need to get over the over water itis!! Oh damn need to ease up a bit here dude!
11/5
Temp 73 RH 49
CC day 12, BK day 2
Girls both look OK cups still a bit soaked. Damn I have a heavy hand with the water. Think the red cups are the way to go for seedlings. Makes it easier to gauge water.
I added water to a small dish placed on the mat for humidity. Looks like the temps and RH is pretty good and holding nicely. The fan is keeping air movement going. Now I just have to relax a bit and watch them grow!
5:45
Temp 79 RH 53
Kinda hot in there! Adjusted heater, need that thermostatic relay so I can connect the fan and keep the temps constant. That will help. Moving to the red cup was a good thing for
CC I think. Pics look good definitely see some growth. Hold off on water until at least tomorrow evening. BK looks OK too, still damp though, will look better when it drys out some more I am sure. I need to hold off maybe for a few days even. This not watering is hard.
11/6
6:30
CC day 13 BK day 3
Temp 74 RH 63
Looking good in there. CC looks OK making progress will see with Pics tonight, cup feels a bit light, water tonight? BK looks OK too, cup is heavy still so no water for her, tomorrow maybe.
6:45
Temp 74 RH 57
Temps look great. Think I have it dialed in for the time being.
Since I am using distilled water, PH 6.0, I added 1/8 tsp. (0.62ml) of Cal 'n MAg by Earth Juice to one gallon of distilled water.
Watered CC used 4tbsp water
Well that's my log so far. A description of my light, it is a Chinese 240watt LED. Thanks for reading!!
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) are the one of the most important pieces to the puzzle, if not the most important part of the plant and plant life cycle. Underfeed and the roots will starve for it - until your quick enough to supply, but overwater and the roots will rot in it - it won't wait this time it'll die. 
