What Lesson Did Your Garden Teach You in 2022

[changeofpace2014]

The two that come to mind "for me" 1) I thought 200 cfm exhaust fan would suffice for about 94 sq ft because I had no problem with temps / humidity in the old 6.5 ft tent..Not the case, to control heat and humidity in a confined area requires more cfms..2) I learned this one last night so I will slide it in..It would be very wise to have a spare ec and ph meter, in the event the primary one craps out..

Count yourself lucky if your garden gave your a free pass for 2022...

[n1netyn1ne]

Hello, the past year has been fun adventure setting up this new hobby... I'm on my 3rd grow since Feb 2022 ....GWE site and forums have always been amazing...

1. my indoor garden was not big enough..i've since expanded to 4 tents.. I've been trying for that perpetual weed grow. lol
2. start with quality known seeds
3. keep checking for stress herms... my stomach dropped when i've seen a random sac or bannas/pollen drop...
4. nute lockout is no joke.. don't waste all your time/energy.. at least check water PH going in/runoff
5. I need better drying setup or maybe another tent for drying... lol

for 2023 I will be expanding to another hydro DWC bucket setup

Cheers to new year!

[Aftiltake]

It looks like it was an extremely fruitful year and full of new experiences. I've just recently started researching this field, wrote an essay on police brutality c with examples on https://papersowl.com/examples/police-brutality/ for college, and started preparing a place. Next I want to plant my own little seedbed and start growing my own product already.

[Blowdout2269]

Cull way more than two in a six-hole DWC bin!
(My first hydro grow. I got greedy) Lol. 🤷♂️

[Bluey]

First hydro grow

Learnt to not panic....
Small changes 1 at a time
The right height for my custom lighting solution (produces huge buds)
That electricity supply matters in an indoor hydro grow
How to prune the Nebula way
That I still don't have enough light for my 9 x 5 grow area for all in flower
That my water system will syphon if I put more than 120ltrs in my 240ltr water tank (designing a gravity open system to stop that)
That accurate measuring equipment is vital..eg. pH meter and to look after it
How to accurately measure PPFD using a couple of mobile phones
That high humidity will kill my monster buds with mould before they finish growing and maturing (only just touched on the harvest window)
That I need a better humidity measuring and automation system..(fixed)
and dehumidifier on the way.
That I dont own enough jars to cure one plants mould effected yield....still got over12 Oz from one plant and I lost all the big buds to mould.

and most importantly I just love what I'm doing and cannot learn enough about this...love it.

and a big thank you to GrowWeedEasy...you lot rock!

[changeofpace2014]

Sorry to here the hard lesson was with temps and humidity..

[changeofpace2014]

Perhaps the title could of been what garden mistake did you make in 2022...

[90Gizmo]

Bigger pots = more pot... no need to ask. 5 gallon pots aren't much bigger than 2 gallon pots but make more than twice as much pot. Can barely tell a 3 gallon pot from a 2 gallon pot but I get half again as much pot. I need an idea for what to do with my 2 gallon pots. I grow more pot than I can smoke. So for 2023 I'll grow for fun. Happy New Year!

[OldManGrower]

Got a new light and I discovered that light burn is real
It pays to recalibrate your PH meter.

[Going2fast]

Patience, patience, patience. My OCD has hurt more things than it's helped. Slow down. Take a breath. Don't rush life. Example being beans that don't sprout after 5 days. Omg wtf. Let me dig it up to see what the problem is. Problem was your impatient.

[robear27]

same here did my first indoor grow last year, my OCD was killing plants over watering drowned seeds , over watered seedlings, finally after a month of utter failure ( 6 Acapulco gold seed drowned 4, amensia seeds killed all but one) got my OCD under control and learned that to much love isn't good. Made it to harvest with 2 AG plants, 1 amnesia and 2 bubble gum and was more then happy with buzz and amount I harvested. had whaite widow fem on outside grow and I was just chilling onthese 3 all was well got bud rot in 1 plant ( way to wet august in WNY ) lost most of the top buds and just harvested early. Planning on statrting again indoors in two weeks. I also found it helpful to keep a written journal of my grows.

[changeofpace2014]

your new grow will be better....good luck..

[robear27]

Patience works the new 2023 grow is 3 weeks in started with 3 white widows, 3 Hindu Kush, and 2 super skunks all females seeds. After germination and placing into soil in solo cups I have only lost 2 Super Skunks they came out of the soil with very curly stems and both died within a few days not really sure what caused it as all the other seedling had same conditions and are doing fine.. I replaced the 2 super Skunk with 2 more SS seeds they have sprouted and i have had no issues so far. Just letting all my girls do there thing with some assistance from me.

[Blowdout2269]

I also learned that I should pluck way more blossoms off of my tomato bushes(outside veggies) if I actually want to harvest a decent amount of RED tomatoes, lol.
This season was pathetic. I ended up bumming 'maters from friends gardens and paying for them at the store/farmers market to make all my salsas. 😠

[changeofpace2014]

noted...will do when wife looks the other way..

[BR2K]

After only 3 years of growing, I realized that taking the diffusers off of my plastic watering jugs makes it SO much easier for precise delivery of H2O. I'm also able to increase the flow rate dramatically, which saves time and muscle effort.

[Walty]

You might appreciate a liquid transfer pump and 5 gallon bucket…..even easier. Tip from GWE….I can’t take credit for it.

[3Berries]

Lefty my jug like that full of water and too close to the garage door. I knew it was going to freeze and crack with the big polar blow we got. Sure enough that's what happened. Had the jug since they were $1.99 too.....

[Walty]

Overall, it was a fun year for lessons (good and bad).

I learned about VPD and using temperature and humidity to target ideal growing conditions at different growth stages. This required adding the AC Infinity Controller 69, the addition of a humidifier to my grow tents, and a source of fresh air for the lung room. (I vent my exhaust into my lung room and use a dehumidifier if necessary). I also learned that technology can fail….both with user-errors and controller glitches.

I learned how to SCROG for the first time ever…pleasantly surprised at how well it works. I also learned the importance of defoliating a SCROG before flowering….she really got away from me and there was no coming back.

I started to learn “Quadlining” to keep my grow short and canopy flat under the grow lights. I definitely recommend reading up on this technique. Now if they would just talk about sub irrigated planters on GWE.

[golfnrl]

My garden taught me patience...again. I also learned or had reinforced that each plant is an individual. No two are the same.

[MagicMike66]

High frequency Fertigation (only applies if you grow in coco).
basically watering your plants at least once a day, sometimes 2-3! The old general rule of thumb about only only watering when the pots are light/dry imo shouldn’t apply to coco as it hampers growth. Never let your coco dry out! It’s very labour intensive but would highly recommend trying it if you grow with coco.

[BaccaRacca]

I'll second that, I learned the same thing this year, except I use perlite (plus a bit of peat moss to buffer alkali tap water). I also use cheap irrigation pumps and 5-gal buckets to cut down on labor. I program my pumps for 4x a day and adjust watering as the plants grow. I'm able to use 2.5-gallon pots in place of 12-gallon pots and get the same yields. I also adjusted pruning techniques to a modified quadline. In a 2x2 grow cabinet with a 200w light I'm getting 8 to 12 ounces a plant.

[changeofpace2014]

looks like most of us were schooled one way or the other...

[OldManGrower]

If you weren't schooled in one way or another, you didn't learn anything, You usually learn more from your mistakes than your successes,

[changeofpace2014]

I think learning from mistakes leads to knowledge with understanding..To know something is one thing but to understand it is another..

[Puglover1]

That all of the lights and equipment in my world is worthless if you're not steady on your feet and have no energy.

[3Berries]

Yes indeed, you need to take care of self first. Good luck.