Growing plants in a quiet town

Hey there grasscity,

Not too long ago I decided I wanted to grow my own herb. I fell into the rabbit hole of cannabis growing information, and started about a week ago.

As this is my first grow, I felt it would be a good thing to keep a journal. This way I can keep track of what I have done, and in that way I can see what I have done wrong if my plants don't survive.

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The strain is Haze x autoflower
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The second reason to keep a journal is so you, the experienced and/or educated members of grasscity, can perhaps help me in my mission to grow cannabis.

My plan is to grow as many plants as possible in my house, and let them grow for a week or so, after which I plan to go guerilla. I am aware that this might be shocking for the plant, but I think I can do it.

Here are a few pictures of the process up till now:

Germinating the seeds


Planted the seeds that germinated in some garden soil, which I watered before plating the seeds and gave some time to drain. Covered them in bags to keep the moist in in the early stages


Hurray! The first one to see what is happening topside


They're all growing so fast, look at them pretty small green leaves!


Overview of all the plants


5 of the seeds have not germinated yet, I wonder if they will.

So far, so good. If I manage to keep even 1 of them alive, and smoke one tiny bowl from them, I'd be very happy.

Stay tuned for updates

 

Thanks guys

Ah I get it. So they are probably stretching out so fast and skinny because they think they're in the shade of other plants (lack of light). Thanks for the tip!

Would this be a lamp fit for the job?

I got the seeds from a friend who grows his weed outside. He said it was a hybrid he made, but I dont know what strains.

For the soil, I'm not really sure what to do with it. I have 2 fertilisers (found 'em somewhere in the house)

One says: Bonemeal for fertiliser 5% organically bound Nitrogen (N) and 16% organically bound Phosphor (P2O5)

And the other says NPK 4-10-6

So I'm not sure which of those I'll use, or if I decide to buy another one or even make my own.

Later I want to add a passive ventilation system, by sticking a pvc in the ground near the plant, guard it from snails with some sort of fence.

I just found a huge field filled with nettle's, which should mean Mary Jane likes to grow there too.

Thanks for the help GuerillaNugget!

 

Thanks, I´ll try that!

I have a lot of these clay balls that are used for hydroculture, and I thought it would be good for my plants to add a few (crushed) in the soil. They can absorb water, so the soil isn´t too wet (causing rotting of the roots), and they could function as a water reservoir. The minerals in clay should be good for the plant too.



The plants are still doing great, looking greener and stronger every day. I never thought growing plants would be so fun! Every day when i wake up, the first thing I do is check up on them, and talk to them. Giving them as much love as I can, perhaps sing them a song. Although it probably has no effect on them, it does make the experience more fun and the final product more rewarding (if I can keep them alive)

 

It´s been about 8-9 days ago when I started germinating the seeds. Six of them did not germinate, but 13 of them did That's really just about 13x more than I expected.

The plants are doing great so far, they look healthy, green, and eager to live.





I plan on letting them grow in these pots for about a week longer. In the mean time, I'll be preparing soil, growing spots and expanding my knowledge about growing.

Happy growing guys

 

You're right. I have just moved them outside, still in the pots though. I'll speed up the process of moving them to their secret locations. Thanks for the tip bro.

 

I prepared the soil as Regular Jerry suggested, and will be preparing the spots either tomorrow or the day after. I expect to have all the equipment prepared and in place within a week.

 

I just threw some more dirt in with the plants that seemed weak, I think they should be fine now. I don't have a lot of time actually, I started about 2-3 weeks late. So in the end this all might be a major disappointment, but it will learn me a lot for next season.

The friend that gave me the seeds is coming back from a festival one of these days, then I can ask him what strain it was, and how the flowering season is around here.

I could be very lucky, because Holland's summers have been weird for the last few years. It's like everything moved up 2 months. We'll see

Thanks for the help man.

 

I think they´re enjoying being outside

 

Will do, thanks

 

The weather is terrible here at the moment. Last night I woke up because of the heavy rainfall, rushed outside to bring them inside. I hope the soil did not get too wet, as it might cause root rot. For now I have moved them back inside, but I moved them to a window with a lot more light.



They all see to do fine. It came to my attention that the upper left plant only has 2 leaves (round ones), instead of 2 round ones and 2 crooked ones likes the others. Still looks healthy and green though.

I hope the weather takes a turn for the better here..

 

I suppose you´re right. Let mother nature do her work. Good news: The weather will take a turn for the better (If I should believe the weather forecast..)

For the rest of the world, they died because of the heavy rainfall and wind. All stems snapped.


Thanks for the advice man I will post an update in the nearby future.