Thanks for the support. Got really lucky with two females on the first grow ever. Hopefully the harvest is satisfying. Go Buffalo!
Thanks man. Im new to everything so i'm like waiting for the buds to turn out bobby brown or be loaded with seeds or something. The hairs are looking really nice though so maybe the buds will be tasty after all.
again, nice grow looking forward to watching this one and good luck with being patient.
Thanks for the advice my friend. It's good to hear that all the things im going threw have happened to many of us. I am freakin out that they are growing too slowly because i look at other people's grows on day 23 of flowering and there nodes are covered in white hairs, whereas my plants are only just starting to show their white hairs now. I am really nervous about the smell as well but i think the fridge will do a really solid job holding scent inside of it. I also have a carbon filter that i bought from the local hydroponics store, i mine as well use it just to be safe. Keep an eye out for this grow- im hoping for some nice product in the end but even if it's decent i'll be satisfied. And also i will post the drying and curing process on here, i wanted to put everything about my first grow up here and it will probably be the last grow that i post a thread for so i mine as well go all the way. I wish i would have put up the germination and veg growth stages but to be honest they were pretty boring anyways!! lolNice looking grow man! Those plants look fine to me, I'm relatively new myself, currently on my 3rd grow and this just so happens to be my first post here at RIU but I can tell you I learned most of the how to from reading hundreds of posts at this place. One thing I learned after a couple grows is this - its really not that hard - the damn things want to grow - oh, we will perfect our craft over the years and the plants will get better and better but in the end it grows like an annoying weed in your yard would. Having just read your journal I could remember dealing with the same things you're mentioning during my first grow. I thought for sure I'd killed my plants a dozen times that first grow, over water, under water, yellow lower leaves, too much nutes, to few nutes, leaves burnt up from a CFL resting on them for a few hours, I was a mess thinking it was a lost cause and the damn things just kept on growing.
I grew that time in 8" pots, and watered every 3-4 days, I had a slight run off with each water, the leaves were perky at times droopy at others, but still growing. Also, I use the complete line of Fox Farms and Tiger Bloom at 1/4th the recommended strength burnt the crap out of my girls, Maybe it was the strain but it loved everything I gave it except tiger bloom burnt the leaf tips real bad (but it still grew). Also the smell, now I admit my ventilation system and DIY carbon filter were hardly the best but man the whole damn house stunk bad, I mean real bad, it wasn't a huge problem where I am but just make sure you're ready for that possibility with a quick fix of some sort, I found a scented oil thing burning in ANOTHER room (had mine by the front door) masked it alright but close to the grow my god it stunk. I think you'll be much better off with your set up as far as odor goes. Also on LST, I was nervous also, but my first go I tried it all, topped one, filmed one, LSTed one, and the LST had the most bud, I used soft yarn and duct tape to the side of the pot, worked fine and the LSTed plant in the end had the best yield, maybe coincidence but for a level canopy and full round plant I LST them all now.
The main thing though, and trust me it's going to be very, very hard is to be patient, let the plant finish, when you think its done probably best to wait 2 more weeks, let them hairs recede into the bud and there is a sort of golden tint that glows on the bud, there are so many posts on when its done, is it done yet, or I got 50% cloudy can I chop, etc. all a result of being impatient. I absolutely without a doubt cut my first crop about 2-3 weeks early, the bud was good but not up to its potential. Then my second mistake was not curing it long enough, man I smoked that shit up, oh I hung it for 4 days, jarred it for 2 days then just a nug to taste and before I knew it, about the time my cure SHOULD have been done I was almost out of weed. Now my second grow was grown until finished, dried and cured properly and man, it was the best damn smoke ever, oh I've had better smoke I guess, but not that I grew myself so it was a very satisfying accomplishment. So, in summary, its gonna work out just fine, be careful with the tiger bloom, and be patient
You'll probably just need to flower it longer I bet it really fills up in the last few weeks. You also might need to support the branches somehow in later stages as the plant might not be strong enough to support the weight. Best of luck mate!
It is as if you were reading my mind! I totally thought that the short veg may have caused it. Also i agree that they are going to need support before they are done, unless i get one top cola and tiny lil buds on the branches. Thanks for the commentI'm pretty sure your plants lack the hairs because you vegged for such a short period of time, your first post said 14 days veg right? That may be a little fast to go from seed to flowering but I know you have height issues in a mini fridge and its still growing right
Thanks for the advice. I thought that i have not been watering enough. And also the two cfl's i added should hopefully push them over the edge and get some buds forming. Also- i agree about the weight estimate. I was predicting 3.5 to 4 grams on each plant. Next grow should probably just be one plant with a bigger square pot, and lst the shit out of it.
YEAH? You got some pics, just show us now. Lets see what a real plant should look like.
I think that was his friend/relative man. I don't think he meant offense, he was just joking.