Hi folks, first post on here so be gentle.
with the recent covid stuff going on in the world and the fact that there’s more important thing for police to worry about than someone doing a 1 plant grow, I decided to take the plunge and start one from the seeds I’d bought years ago when I nearly plucked up the courage, but chickened out in the end.
so without wanting to go spending silly amounts on a full setup, I decided to first see if the seeds would even germinate and take it from there.
I’ve watched many of videos over the years, especially as more and more has been available on YouTube. I decided that I would go with the method of placing them in a cup of water for a day, then 2 days in a damp warm kitchen towel folded up and placed in a zip-lock bag and stored for 2 days in a dark place.
this is where I know you guys will start raising eyebrows and being like “Bruuhh..!!! 👀” But... I don’t know, I guess I kind of never expected it to work for one reason another, then when it did I was like “damnn 😬”. So, I bought a standard bag of soil mix from the shops, something you’d plant veg in, so Atleast food safe if anything. I mixed that about 70/30 with Perlite and popped the seed in a small pot and put it under an old bathroom fixture that had a 28W 2D CFL type bulb.
To my surprise the plant done rather well, I watched the nodes pop-up, one after the other and I found some 10W LED spotlights I’d found in a cupboard that had never been used. I also found a 38W bulb for the bathroom light fitting. So with the 3 lights pretty much within a 8-10” distance from the plant, I watched her come along quite the thing. Once a few weeks in, I, again waiting on eyebrows... but I put some tomato feed into the water and done this about once every fortnight. Another sketchy fact is that the plant has always been fed good old Scottish tap water, no fancy ph levelling kits, no temp adjustment or leaving it to sit for 24hrs etc.
the seeds were popped into the cup on 1st April,
the seeds were from ‘Freedom Seeds’
the Strain is ‘Big Easy’
the website claims its an indoor or outdoor variety and has a 9 week cycle.
I’m guessing the plant is about ready to chop,
some of the trichomes are turning amber, lots are milky and some are clear.
the plant is only around 75cm tall and in comparison to, well, any YouTube video ever, I’m probably looking at the smallest of them all, but it was merely a test grow.
ive attached some pictures, I’d be keen to hear anyone’s thoughts on when I should be looking to chop her down and hang her up.?
hope everyone is safe through this tough time and thank you in advance for taking the time out to read this post.
peace,
with the recent covid stuff going on in the world and the fact that there’s more important thing for police to worry about than someone doing a 1 plant grow, I decided to take the plunge and start one from the seeds I’d bought years ago when I nearly plucked up the courage, but chickened out in the end.
so without wanting to go spending silly amounts on a full setup, I decided to first see if the seeds would even germinate and take it from there.
I’ve watched many of videos over the years, especially as more and more has been available on YouTube. I decided that I would go with the method of placing them in a cup of water for a day, then 2 days in a damp warm kitchen towel folded up and placed in a zip-lock bag and stored for 2 days in a dark place.
this is where I know you guys will start raising eyebrows and being like “Bruuhh..!!! 👀” But... I don’t know, I guess I kind of never expected it to work for one reason another, then when it did I was like “damnn 😬”. So, I bought a standard bag of soil mix from the shops, something you’d plant veg in, so Atleast food safe if anything. I mixed that about 70/30 with Perlite and popped the seed in a small pot and put it under an old bathroom fixture that had a 28W 2D CFL type bulb.
To my surprise the plant done rather well, I watched the nodes pop-up, one after the other and I found some 10W LED spotlights I’d found in a cupboard that had never been used. I also found a 38W bulb for the bathroom light fitting. So with the 3 lights pretty much within a 8-10” distance from the plant, I watched her come along quite the thing. Once a few weeks in, I, again waiting on eyebrows... but I put some tomato feed into the water and done this about once every fortnight. Another sketchy fact is that the plant has always been fed good old Scottish tap water, no fancy ph levelling kits, no temp adjustment or leaving it to sit for 24hrs etc.
the seeds were popped into the cup on 1st April,
the seeds were from ‘Freedom Seeds’
the Strain is ‘Big Easy’
the website claims its an indoor or outdoor variety and has a 9 week cycle.
I’m guessing the plant is about ready to chop,
some of the trichomes are turning amber, lots are milky and some are clear.
the plant is only around 75cm tall and in comparison to, well, any YouTube video ever, I’m probably looking at the smallest of them all, but it was merely a test grow.
ive attached some pictures, I’d be keen to hear anyone’s thoughts on when I should be looking to chop her down and hang her up.?
hope everyone is safe through this tough time and thank you in advance for taking the time out to read this post.
peace,
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