Black Thumb's First Grow (EVER)

BlackThumb Let me start by saying that I'm about a month into research and I don't even know most of the terminology. I've never dabbled in horticulture. First committed grow ever. I've never been interested in growing anything. I've never even seen this (or any similar) plant in person before. Now, I need to succeed. Research. Research. Research. 1x Cotton Candy Auto Fem 4X4 tent about 6.5ft tall. I'm using a full spectrum 900 watt LED with a bloom/flower switch (450 each?). 6 inch exhaust. Small dehumidifier. Room with tent has AC set to 75 and DampRid x2. Used paper plate method to sprout (June 8), Broke through soil on day 8. For purposes of keeping accurate logs on my end, June 8 will be considered Day 1. Since there's no germination selection on here, I'm logging it under the Veg stage. Today is day 15, so in reality it's the last day of week 1 in the veg stage if I'm understanding things correctly... Day 1 Placed in 5 inch solo cup Day 8 it popped. Day 9 no noticeable change. Day 10 about .25 inch growth. Day 11 one leaf turning yellow. Raised lights. Day 12 first true set of leaves emerging Day 13 leaves nice and green. About an inch tall. Day 14 No change. Aside from original leaf still yellowed, it looks healthy. Day 15 About 1.5 inches tall and starting on its 2nd set of leaves. Adjusted light from 18 inch to 11.5 inch from tip. Just mixed medium in bucket to soak for transplant in a few days. (Cups are actually the 5 inch solos) Coconut fiber 3 cups Peat moss 2 cups Vermiculite 3 cups Perlite 3 cups Pro Mix Garden soil 11 cups Water 2 gallons Going to let set 48 hours, stirring several times a day. UPDATE FROM WEEK 2: 2 gallons of water is way too much. 😯 Next time will use same formula but decrease to 1 gallon. UPDATE FROM WEEK 3: NOT AUTO

BlackThumb Day 16 from seed (Veg Week 2 Day 1) Third set of leaves forming quickly Day 17 Repotted into 2L from Solo cup Day 18 Still growing nicely! Day 19 fourth set of leaves starting to emerge; weak smell at leaf level Day 20 just measured at 2 inches Day 21 growing great. Shaded under layer leaf. Will start LST next week. Day 22 fed 3 cups, 1 cup overflow; 2.5 inches tall; looking perky at end of this week. Plan to replant into finish container next week with something to anchor zip ties for LST. So far I think it’s where it should be. NEXT grow I’ll start auto flowers in finish planter instead of making several transplants 🙏 thanks for any advice!

BlackThumb Day 23 (Veg Week 3 Day 1) did nothing. 24 hour leaf growth is amazing! Day 24 repotted; fed and adjusted lights; 4 inch height. Day 25 height 5.75 inches Day 26 rearranged tent; added 2 60w grow bulbs plus reg 23w LED bulb; mixed last batch of soil for final repotting (TBA); fed and adjusted lights; turned AC down from 76 to 72 (reg bulbs add a LOT of heat) no noticeable growth Day 27 fed 3 cups, 1 cup runoff; No noticeable growth Day 28 5 cup ph 6.2 w/feed; no noticeable growth 🐌; guess I’m expecting some sort of miraculous overnight growth Day 29 repotted in 3 gal Conclusion: NOT AUTO Will wait and see what week 4 brings!

BlackThumb Day 30 (week 4 day 1) grew about 2 inches overnight! Day 31 green and growing Day 32 8.5 inch height; forgot main grow light yesterday Day 33 8.75 inch height; fed 1 gal; overflow 1/4 gal Day 34 9.5 inch height. Took cuttings for 2 clones. Day 35 Spots on couple leaves and one curling; fed 1 gallon Day 36 10.5 inch height; clawing; flushed 1/2 gallon water Conclusion: over fed; cutting feed in half after flush.

BlackThumb Day 36 (week 5 day 1) looking the same Day 37 looks better; took 2 more clones Day 38 no change Day 39 no change Day 40 half inch growth; watered Day 41 half inch growth Day 42 started chop stick training Conclusion: looking good and green!

BlackThumb Day 43 amazing side growth after chop stick training (cst) Day 44 clipper 2 fan leaves, continued cst, fed 1 gallon, 1/2 cup runoff Day 45 clipped few fan leaves and one more clone Day 46 looking happy Day 47 trimmed 2 more fan leaves; most nodes have full light Day 48 excellent growth and color Day 49 fed 1 gallon Conclusion: main stem training proving more difficult

BlackThumb Day 50 growing like a weed 😁 attempting horizontal training Day 51 no change Day 52 too sick to get out of bed (barf) Day 53 (barf) Day 54 watered 1 gallon; removed a few leaves; topped; why does it smell like bengay? Day 55 canopy evening out Day 56 great growth Conclusion: slow process

BlackThumb Day 57 no change Day 58 no change Day 59 no change Day 60 bushing out a bit more Day 61 no change Day 62 moved everything into big tent Day 63 lookin good Conclusion: Green and growing

BlackThumb Day 64 thirsty girl Day 65 no change Day 66 more bushy and taller Day 67 green Day 68 mmmm smelling great! Day 69 doing great Day 70 bushing out nicely Conclusion: super thirsty now

BlackThumb Day 71 growing like a weed; going to flower soon Day 72 doing great Switching to flower 🌺

BlackThumb Day 73 day 1 switch to flower time Day 74 no change Day 75 no change Day 76 no change Day 77 no change Day 78 no change Day 79 no change Conclusion: can’t tell what’s going on; gained 4 inch but not seeing any other change

BlackThumb Day 80 still stretching but no other changes Day 81 no change Day 82 no change Day 83 no change Day 84 explosion of white hairs at bud sites Day 85 hairy; 3 inch growth in 48 hours! Day 86 growing; yellowing lower fan leaves Conclusion: growing and hairy

BlackThumb Day 87 growing fast; white hairs; yellowing lower fan leaves Day 88 out of town Day 89 out of town Day 90 out of town Day 91 out of town Day 92 thirsty girl Day 93 no change Conclusion: growing fast; losing several lower leaves

BlackThumb Day 94 no change Day 95 1 inch growth; losing lot of lower leaves Day 96 no change Day 97 no change Day 98 no change Day 99 measurable growth Day 100 1/2 inch growth Conclusion: spurts of measurable growth

BlackThumb Day 101 no change Day 102 no change Day 103 no change Day 104 no change Day 105 no change Day 106 more glitter Day 107 no change Conclusion: no change in height; more glitter

BlackThumb Day 108 no change Day 109 no change Day 110 no change Day 111 no change Day 112 more glitter and stink; still no more growth; holding steady at 33inches Day 113 no change Day 114 no change Conclusion: stealthily growing

BlackThumb Day 115 ERROR 420: CLOUD NOT FOUND IF PLANT DIES; several browning leaves; very thirsty Day 116 figured out PH meter took crap. New one had low reading. Day 117 no change Day 118 looking better; think it was a heat issue with bigger light being same distance as smaller one Day 119 looking so much happier; super thirsty; starting flush on next watering I think Day 120 no change Day 121 no change Conclusion:getting closer; trying not to be impatient

BlackThumb Day 122 getting closer; flushing Day 123 no change Day 124 growth on buds; is this normal?? Day 125 weird growth Day 126 DID MY SHIT JUST HERM???? Day 127 X Day 128 X Conclusion:

BlackThumb After investing in another timer I’ll grow again. This yield is full of, I’m guessing, seeds. I added mint as taste but haven’t tried it yet. It smells like skunky Bengay. After growing the clones and they ALL hermed as well, I've concluded that the seed, fem not regular, was the cause of the herm because each successive clone did the same thing, always after week 4 of flowering. I have now lost 3 crops to this one seed. Planted seed 2 last week and will see if it does better (at least makes it to harvest).