Practicing Patience.

[Cannativista]

Hey everyone, this is my first grow diary here!

So, my goal with this grow is to get back into it. It’s not my first time planting, but it’s been almost three years since I last did, so I’m just working on my patience and learning along the way.

About my setup: I’ve got a Vivosun 2x2 Grow Tent (60cm x 60cm x 120cm), and I’m using a KingBrite Chinese LED light, the X55 240W. For exhaust, I’ve got two budget fans that turned out to be 220v, so they’re pretty weak. I’m using six pots with Carolinas Sol, some local substrate, bokashi, and Flowermind( brazilian organic fertilizer).

Now, who’s in the soil?

Honestly, I’m not sure. It’s the end of September, and I planted them at the end of July. When I didn’t see anything happening, I threw in more seeds. The main reason the seeds didn’t germinate was my impatience; it was still a bit chilly. I planted some directly in the soil, but no worries—this grow is really just for learning and hopefully enjoying some buds at the end. Anything I get is a bonus!

Continuing on the “who’s in the soil” topic, I still have no idea. In my last grow, I produced seeds from a Peyote Forum X Prensado.

The Peyote had this awesome Skittles smell—specifically like that little red bag. It tasted just like it smelled when I rolled it up, really nice fruity flavor. For someone who’s only grown pressed stuff before, it was a cool experience.

As for the prenseed, who knows…

From those seeds, I planted all 11.

But wait, the chaos hasn’t even started yet! I got a low-cost flower here in town that came with a bunch of seeds—like around 40—plus a few more that showed up in other flowers as time went on.

Out of those, about 25 went into the soil.

So, who’s who?

I HAVE NO IDEA!

Everything got mixed up, and I can’t tell one from the other, but I suspect that two of these six plants are from my mini batch.

So that’s it, folks! Each plant came along at its own pace, and now that it’s warming up, they’re starting to grow a bit more. I’m running with 120W for now since I’m waiting for my thermo-hygrometer to arrive.

I have a trip planned for November, and I’ll be gone for ten days, returning in December. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll do during that time.

I don’t plan on doing any pruning just yet; I’m not sure if I’ll flip them before or after the trip. I want to let the plants grow naturally; I’ve been studying a lot and believe in taking my time—better yet, letting them take their time.

As for the pots, up left to down right:

• Run 5: Week 3 of veg
• Run 1: Week 5 of veg*
• Run 6: Week 2 of veg
• Run 2: Week 4 of veg
• Run 4: Week 4 of veg
• Run 3: Week 4 of veg

*I noticed that Run 1 showed sex with pistils appearing in the nodes.

Thanks to everyone who read this far, and even to those who didn’t! I plan to document this grow all the way through.

[hddeuce03]

Welcome back to growing! I’ll be watching

[C_in_CT]

@Cannativista

I’m just working on my patience and learning along the way.
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this grow is really just for learning and hopefully enjoying some buds at the end. Anything I get is a bonus!

That’s how I’ve been approaching my first grow. I would have liked to have both of my plants make it to the end, but at least so far my one remaining is going strong. I’ve definitely learned a LOT.

I hope your grow progresses smoothly!

[Jango]

A good unflustered approach to your first grow @Cannativista, looks like you could have some sativas going by those thin leaves, a great start and all the best.

[Cannativista]

Hey guys

Thank you all for following along with this journey!

The five plants in the grow are female; the male one’s set up in the kitchen. I’m learning a lot through this process. I saved a bit of pollen from the male plant and pollinated the four that have already flowered. I’ll pollinate the last one(Run #06) as soon as it pistils a bit more. I also took a branch from the male and placed it in water, just to see if it’ll grow—it’s more of an experiment. Honestly, this whole cycle has been one big experiment; I’m buying supplies as I go along and needed to start growing because I find it so therapeutic. I set up a makeshift scrog while I wait for the nets I ordered. I know the plants are small, but that’ll be a lesson for the next cycle. I also rigged up a little watering system since I’ll be away for a bit.

[bebopweedfactory]

bem vindo de volta ao cultivo irmao. To aqui com uma semente que veio de um corre de flor tambem, supostamente uma super lemon haze, bem sativona vagabunda dos galho magros e folhas mais ainda hahaha mas linda. Esperando mostrar o sexo por aqui. Uma pena que se for um macho eu nao tenho um espaco pra isolar e coletar o polen

[Cannativista]

Hey, much appreciated!
So, over here, I just kept the male in the kitchen to isolate him, but there’s this technique—I think Erva Sagrada mentioned it—where you cut the male when it starts flowering and keep it in water in the fridge once it starts releasing pollen. It stays alive long enough for you to collect some. Mine, I just left it in a pot and tried to take a pretty rough clone, but they’re still hanging in there. The pollen’s already gone, but they’re still alive… I pollinated the females with what I collected and saved some in parchment paper inside a ziplock, stored in a thermos at the back of the freezer to keep the temp stable. ZAZAZAZAZA.

The plan is to collect a few seeds and try out a BX1, just for fun and to learn more. I know the plants I have here aren’t the strongest, but until I get higher-quality genetics, I’m just working with what I got.

Opa, só agradeço!
Então, por aqui eu isolei só deixando ele na cozinha mesmo, mas tem a técnica que se eu não me engano o erva sagrada que citou, corta o macho quando ele florir e deixa ele na água dentro da geladeira quando ele começar a soltar pólen, ele sobrevive o suficiente pra você fazer essa coleta. O meu eu deixei no vaso e tentei tirar um clone de um modo bem desleixado, mas tão lá, o pólen já foi, mas ainda estão vivos… O que eu coletei já polinizei as femeas e guardei um tanto em papel manteiga dentro de um ziplock armazenado em uma garrafa térmica pra evitar oscilação de temperatura, no fundo do meu freezer. ZAZAZAZAZA
Os planos futuros é colher algumas sementes para tentar ver qual é do BX1, só de curtição e aprendizado mesmo, pois sei que as plantas que possuo aqui são bem fraquinhas, mas enquanto num tenho genéticas de maior qualidade.