Elo's First Grow: Indoor to Outdoor

[Elo]

Howdy blades!

I've finally begun my first grow. These first few posts will be catching everyone up to speed.

Germinated these seeds using a damp paper towl inside of a tupperware container (lid not sealed) inside of a dresser. Once their taproots were about 1cm long, I dropped them in party cups with Miracle Grow Moisture Control. I water them only when the soil begins to dry out. I have yet to feed them any nutes aside from what's in the soil.

Out of the six seeds I had sprouted, I got rid of the two weakest because I knew I wouldn't have enough light. As they developed, I put two of the four plants outside for vegging and left the two strongest inside to continue their vegging. The smallest of the four has been killed. The third plant is still outside and vegging. Plants three & four, I call them Mary & Jane (how original), are the main characters in this story.

When the sprouts started growing their first set of real leaves, I transplanted them from the party cups into 1 gallon pots.

They first sprouted on 2/6.

Without further ado...On with the pictures!

The first six pictures were taken on 2/21.

The last one was taken on 2/22.

[Elo]

The first five were taken on 2/26.

The second five were taken on 2/28.

[Elo]

These were all taken on 3/3.

[Elo]

These next ones were taken on 3/18. I switched them to 12/12 lighting on 3/10. 8 days after inducing the flowering cycle, they showed their sex. I lucked out on these, as they both turned out to be female.

[Elo]

Here we are at today's offering. These pictures were taken this evening, right before I put them to bed. From these shots, you'll also get a better idea of what my grow area looks like.

Pics 2, 4, & 5 are of Mary.
Pics 3, 6, & 7 are of Jane.

I hope you've enjoyed this journey so far, I know that I have!

This has been my first attempt at growing any sort of plant, let alone cannabis. I've quickly become hooked on it. It is so darn cool to watch nature work it's magic.

Thanks for reading. You can bet there will be a ton more pictures in the future!

[AshTRE]

With all these success stories, I am positive I will be persuaded into doing it myself. Hope to see the buds soon!

[champloo]

Those look hellla nice. Good job cant wait to see those frosty nuggies

[Elo]

Thanks guys. I just put them outside for their daily dose of solar power. I love it when I open that shed every morning. The smell that hits me takes me to a happy place.

AshTRE: You really should try it. It's quite an addicting hobby once you get into it.

[OldPork]

Very nice job indeed, so healthy looking and dark green!...did you mention the genetics of Mary and Jane?

[Elo]

Originally Posted by OldPork

Very nice job indeed, so healthy looking and dark green!...did you mention the genetics of Mary and Jane?

Mary and Jane are of the ever-elusive BagSeed strain.

Since this grow has been so successful, I will be investing in seeds for my next grow.

And OldPork, I spent a good many hours sunday night reading through your entire 08 grow thread. I was truly floored by your success. I saw those 12 footers and my jaw dropped. Breathtaking would be a good word to describe them.

[Jerzeypurp23]

Good grow my man..... i am starting some plants myself i hope to have the same success. They just started sprouting 2 days ago i know i have a long time to wait but i am very excited... my bad for rambling good job man keep it up

[Elo]

So this morning as I'm waking Mary & Jane up, I decide to check on the briefly-mentioned-in-the-first-post plant 3. I really have neglected this plant...well, I wouldn't say neglected so much as not given her the same attention as her sisters. It tends to happen when you're waking them up and putting them to bed.

Anyway, I checked her soil, it was getting dry, but I decided to wait to water for the evening because rain was in the forcast for today. Plant 3 is still in one of the smaller 1 gallon clay pots, and she has been sitting outside for as long as her sisters. Anyway, I'm inspecting her stems and leaves for bad signs, and I notice some pistils at the top nodes. That's right, plant 3 has lifted up her dress.

To say that I'm shocked is an understatement. For this to be my first grow, for me to be using bagseed, and for me to have picked the right 3 out of the 6 to continue growing. I must have done something right. The bud gods are smiling upon me.

I need to get a larget pot, preferably a 5 gallon, and a bunch of soil. She's still small enough that she could be LST'd. I think it'd be worth a shot at least. Pix to come this weekend since I won't be so rushed! Stay tuned!

[Elo]

Day 51 since sprout; 11 days of true flowering.

Picture time! I'm sorry for the quality of my pictures; I only have my G1 for a phone. It lacks a flash, so daytime, well-lit pictures turn out the best.

The first two were taken yesterday morning when I went to wake them up. They've had two days of mostly-cloudy skies, but only one day of rain. The second pic is a closeup of Mary. Again, sorry for the image quality here.

Pics 3 through 9 were taken maybe half an hour ago. Mary and Jane are sunning themselves nicely today. I'm keeping a close eye on Jane as she does not appear to be growing as quickly as her sister. She also appeared lighter in color to her sister last night when I put them to bed. Today, however, she appears to feeling better as she has a lot of her color back. I bet the sun is making her happy.

Pic 3 has Mary on the left and Jane on the right.

Pic 4 is Jane.

Pic 5 is Mary.

Pic 6 is close-up on Mary.

Pic 7 is another of Mary.

Pic 8 is Jane. Too bad the background is what is in focus.

Pic 9 is Mary's top.

[justin]

looks good bro

[bigabe]

looks beautiful bud, good stuff!