First ever grow, grow journal.

thegigglepimp

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Update. Day 124 - 72 days flowering.

Jane is doing fine. Behind Mary and i expect she will yield less, perhaps this is because she wasnt topped meaning she had less surface area to use light? I dont know. I will let her continue to grow for another week or so until at least 50% of trichs are amber. I have lifted her a bit so that the light intensity is increased.

Heres a quick picture or two (all Jane):

Trichs from a couple of days ago:


Back of main cola:


Her new puppet pose:


Harvest :D

Right what ive been waiting for lol. I have harvested Mary. It took about an hour and twenty minutes. Before i continue id like to say the following. This grow has by no means been perfect. Im lucky they lived at all let alone the fact i left them for three weeks. I have learnt so much from this grow and if i were to re do this grow with this knowledge i am confident i would have managed to double my yield at least over all (and i dont even know my over all yield yet) I feel that leaving them for those three weeks stunted the growth some what as i wasnt feeding them properly etc. I am happy with what i have come out with as far as knowledge is concerned, even if im not able to grow again for a couple of years at least i can start my next more confidently.

Now to the interesting stuff. My fingers were SO sticky doing this it was unbelievable. I licked my fingers like before and i swear to you i got so stoned doing this through the harvest. I thought THC had to be heated to be absorbed that way like in food?! Anyway im not complaining :D. As far as trimming was concerned i could have gotten a lot closer to the buds but i chose to leave some parts of the trich covered leaves on them (not full leaves just a quarter of said leaf or so) I know this isnt perfect but im after every gram i can out of this harvest and it seemed a shame to chuck the trich covered leaves to make hash. I collected all of my cuttings in two separate piles. Trich covered and plain. I will be attempted hash at some point with these though i doubt i'll get much.

So heres some photos of some of the branches before manicuring:





Heres the remaining stem:


I'll get a root ball shot tomorrow evening or Friday maybe, im up to London tomorrow morning early so wont be able to do it before then.

Video of box (Doesnt look like much does it :( ):


Heres pictures of box:


Picture of a pile of weed lol (This isnt all of it just the smaller nugs)


And thats it :)

Oh yeah and the final weight was 39.7g wet(with alot of stems) so between 15/18 dry? Whats your bets?

Not a load for a single plant, particularly a strain with such potential but like i said its been through so much strain and the holiday didnt help... I havent a clue how much my other girl will weigh i imagine about two third the weight of this one, perhaps around the 28/9g mark. Only time will tell.

Thanks for the support and patience! Sorry if its a bit of a let down haha

Peace

TGP
 
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Lychee

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bit of a let down?
doesnt look like a lot??


if tht was mine id be damn proud with tht!

thats pretty good for your first grow right??

plus tht bud looks real pukka! :)

good job!
 

thegigglepimp

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Cheers mate :) Well yeah first grow an all that lol, with my experience now and a HPS i could easily double that. If this smoke is anything like the sample i tried last saturday then im in for a treat :D And that sample was from this plant And quick dried. So a proper slow dry and cure should make this perfect :)

icanMj: Yeah, i hope to pull 1 ounce dry from Both plants and i'll be a happy grower lol
 
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skiskate

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Congrats man! I cant wait until my harvest. Ive never heard of licking your fingers but when i harvest ill definetly try it. But yeah one ounce dry from both plants and i would be very happy.
 

krs1516

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Overall how do you think the huge CFL did? Im thinking of using one due to space, heat and ventilation restrictions? Thanks and it looks awesome for a first grow.... hope mine goes that well.
 

StealthPanda

New Member
Oh yeah and the final weight was 39.7g wet(with alot of stems) so between 15/18 dry? Whats your bets?

Not a load for a single plant, particularly a strain with such potential but like i said its been through so much strain and the holiday didnt help... I havent a clue how much my other girl will weigh i imagine about two third the weight of this one, perhaps around the 28/9g mark. Only time will tell.

Thanks for the support and patience! Sorry if its a bit of a let down haha

Peace

TGP

14.2 grams. well 14.175 to be exact, but the scale will round it up to 14.2.
That is my bet haha.
 

Lychee

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Cheers mate :) Well yeah first grow an all that lol, with my experience now and a HPS i could easily double that. If this smoke is anything like the sample i tried last saturday then im in for a treat :D And that sample was from this plant And quick dried. So a proper slow dry and cure should make this perfect :)
Be sure to let us know how the finished product smokes :blsmoke:
Im looking forward to the second round :)
good luck with curing it, i know id just smoke it.. i have little self control :P
 

Dixie78

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nice one TGP...can't fucking waitto harvest mine..although is gonna be a bout 8 weeks atleast till then.
how long u gonna cure for?
and STOP with the "sticky fingers" lmfao
i'm betting on 15.3g for ur dry weight.(what do i win? half ur stash lol)
 

OB Cron Kenobi

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That looks like a very nice plant, way better quality wise than the one i harvested 2 weeks early. and even if you get a gram less weight than me, the shit on your plate is gourmet, I am eating homecooked good food- but it isnt gourmet- i would trade in my big ass sizzler steak for a smaller new york strip if you know what i mean, your set- great plant, some amazing smoke. Cant wait till after you burp the shit out of it and get a full tasting of that strawberry... mmm does it sound good!
ob
 

thegigglepimp

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Kulanhunter: Cheers man will do :)

Skis: haha harvest is definitely a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping by!

KRS: Alright mate, erm well it did just fine. I know i could do much better with a HPS but with said restriction the CFL did a great job. However if i were to do a CFL grow again i would use two envirolites. Both 200W either both red spectrum or one blue one red. Then i would have side lighting perhaps a 100w envirolite on either side. I think that would be brilliant. However the one did fine lol.

Vizion: Well i inspected it quite closely with my microscope obsession lol didnt see any mold perhaps its the way the flash reacted on the surface?

StealthPanda: If your right then im going to get you to guess next weeks lotto numbers

Lychee: Haha will do. Im going to be sampling a lot of it next weekend, hopefully it'll be dry by then. Just checked on it now and it smells great, a long way to go though drying wise.

Cheetz: Haha i will :D Thanks bro!

Dixie: Well if i have any left after next weekend i'll cure it for as long as i can lol Same with the other girl Jane. My original plan was to have two jars. One of which i would never smoke from even if i run out. And try and cure it for a good month or two. I'll see how it rides out.

OB: Thanks for the kind words and support bro! Wish i could Puff Puff Pass!!!!!!>>>


Sorry about the delays here ive been to London today. A right shit storm has hit my life today so sorry if i sound a bit miserable. To put it simple, the last year of my life i have spent working towards this job in London, re mortgaged the house to afford living in London, missed out on a new car to save money, missed out on various other opportunities and focused everything on this job. I go searching for a apartment today and nearly signed a 51week tenancy. When i get back i have a letter from a solicitor saying the company im supposed to be working for has gone bust and is in liquidation, my job is no longer available. . . To get back to where i was a year ago is going to take me at least three years because of all the sacrifices i made this year. I dont think i have ever been so devastated. Damn i wish my harvest was dry..... Sorry to rant guys i'll buck up soon, just a hard blow that i did Not expect what so ever..

/Rant.

I'll try get photos in the morning!

Peace

TGP
 

IcanMJ

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Damn TGP that really stinks, I wish there was something one to say to make you feel you better. Money sucks!! When I get down and blue I take a step back and remember that we made life this hard when you get back the nuts and berrys of life. Take care and maybe something better will come from this.
 

thegigglepimp

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Yeah cheers man i really appreciate it. Im sure something will come up. It was just the job of a life time yknow and the whole year ive just expected it to happen and its all gone in a split second... Im just shocked... But thats life... Gonna do lots of phoning around tomorrow, hopefully something good will come out of it!
 

kulan hunter

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no way man bad blow,

i know how that feels i worked at getting a job for like 8 months, training and doing all the shit jobs in the company i was with to learn all the ins and outs of the business, i was told i had the job, then 1 weeks before i started the new manages job i was told that the directors sons had got the job. and they had the cheek to ask me to train him. well piss hence to say i left 2 weeks later after serving my notice,

i hope thing turn out for the best
 

greenbehemoth

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Sorry about the delays here ive been to London today. A right shit storm has hit my life today so sorry if i sound a bit miserable. To put it simple, the last year of my life i have spent working towards this job in London, re mortgaged the house to afford living in London, missed out on a new car to save money, missed out on various other opportunities and focused everything on this job. I go searching for a apartment today and nearly signed a 51week tenancy. When i get back i have a letter from a solicitor saying the company im supposed to be working for has gone bust and is in liquidation, my job is no longer available. . . To get back to where i was a year ago is going to take me at least three years because of all the sacrifices i made this year. I dont think i have ever been so devastated. Damn i wish my harvest was dry..... Sorry to rant guys i'll buck up soon, just a hard blow that i did Not expect what so ever.. /Rant. I'll try get photos in the morning! Peace TGP
Hi GigglePimp, really glad to hear you didn't end up working for some sort of f**ker who would no doubt have totally destroyed your life. Even more glad to hear you didn't sign up to that 51 week lease. FFS man - LOL - that was a close one!!! Finally, glad you're still hanging about with us here kretins down the old rollitup m8. Give you a shout tomorrow man (good job you have that nice harvest cooking haha). Sorry I'm a bit mad at the moment ;)
 

Dixie78

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TGP dude that really really sucks!!! sorry to hear life fucked u over!! unfair innit?!!
few years back, i quit a secure job for a grrrrrreat job and within 2 weeks, that business wen bust and i was left on the old rock n roll!
threw the dice and rolled double zero!!!. did'nt know where to turn....trust me..things'll work out mate!!! did for me.it's hard but try and keep the faith bro..(and i don't mean to quote Bon Jovi lol)
anyway..enough hugging lol...WHERE'S THE FUCKING PORN?YA GET! lmao
 
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