Introduction
I decided to keep a grow diary as way to track my progress, and of course gain knowledge and insight from all you experienced bois who will hopefully be checking out the progress. I figured I would put everything I have so far in one initial post, and then keep updating as I go along.
Setup
Tent: Infinity 1.2 x 1.2 x 2m Grow Tent
Lights: Green Houston 250W Quantum Board (Dimmable) x 2
Fans: RAM Inline and Outline Fan, with Carbon Filter.
Pots: Garden HighPro Larger Propots - 20lt x 6
Growing Medium: Freedom Farms Coco-Perlite Growing Medium 70/30
Humidity: Mini 850ml Dehumidifier for Home
Environment Monitor: Standard DIGITAL HYGROMETER
Nutrients: Terra Aquatica GHE FloraMicro, GHE FloraBloom, Terra Aquatica CalMag
Genetics
Simba Seeds Critical Auto Fem x 3
Simba Seeds Amnesia Haze Auto Fem x 3
Decided to make the commitment into a hobby I’ve always wanted to do. Found a guy on Gumtree selling a whole setup that had been used once, before he upgraded. For R7200, figured it was a good deal.
Decided to go with Autos, due to loadshedding, and leave the lights on 24/7. Ordered 6 seeds in total (Two separate orders) for 6 pots. Also got a Seedling Heat Mat, figuring if I’m spending money on seeds I may as well make sure they pop.
April 25, - April 28, Of the first Critical Auto Fems, one misgermed as can be seen in the top right: Was yellowed, and didn’t rise through the soil like the others after being planted. Contacted the supplier and got a refund. 2 x Critical planted on 28 April 2023.
May 1
My two Critical seedlings, still in the square plastic pots from the original setup, before I decided to swap over to Fabric Pots.
May 5,- May 7
Ordered my next seeds, the Amnesia Haze. This time I also decided to germinate an auto seed a friend gave me (“Fruit Salad” – Strawberry Vostok x Pineapple Express.), just in case. Lo and behold, one Amnesia Haze didn’t pop at all, so I also got a refund for that one. 2 x Amnesia Haze and 1 x “Fruit Salad” planted 7 May 2023.
May 14
Progress photo, had swapped to fabric pots by this point.
May 22
Slight Magnesium Deficiency
May 24
Looking better after increasing CalMag slightly. Pistils also showing on Criticals. As they are at the start of pre-flower I added my CO2 Bag into the tent.
May 25
Started low stress training the Criticals. The other 4 are still too small to train.
May 28
Criticals are responding well to LST. Other 4 catching up nicely.