Awww…. Thanks @Vapo69!!! Yes, that was a bud from my very first grow done in DWC. She was the only one that survived amongst the A. Purple and other seeds. She was actually a freebie for that order I made with Herbies, "Pakistani Valley", and the ONLY one that survived!!
I'll tell you a funny story, but I will try my best to keep it short as not to hijack your journal.
I'm in my 40's. The last time I ever done weed was when I was in college and never liked it. It hurt my throat real bad and always made me super paranoid. Fast forward to now, my doctor suggested medical marijuana when it became legal in DC a few years ago. After applying for my MMJ card, I went to the dispensary, got some stuff and it does help!! So I am guessing I got crap ass weed back in the day. But every trip there would cost me $200 - $300 lasting me about a month!!
Then while walking my dog one day, randomly started talking to someone and one thing led to another and he said "Why don't you grow your own? It is legal to grow not more than 6 plants here in DC."
So, I went over to see his grow. At this point, I've NEVER seen a cannabis plant in my life before. So, I ordered some seeds from Herbies and started DWC. Had abso-freakin-lutely NO IDEA what I was doing. I just did the Advanced Nutrient line cuz that's what the hydro store people said and followed the nutrient schedule like bible. I've never grown anything successfully before, I'm one of those you call that has a "brown thumb". Cactus die!!
But when the plant was growing, it looked absolutely NOTHING like the plants I saw in that guy's house. I wish I had taken pictures, but they were all like 5 ft tall, nodes 1/2 a foot apart. Grow tent so damn dirty and gross. He yields about 18 grams per plant. Larfy popcorn buds, etc.
Then I was like, something is wrong here. Either I'm too good, or just growing the wrong plant!! Mind you, I was doing full strength of exactly what AN said to do….. I was also getting what I know now as nutrient burn.
Anyways….. I now understand that HE was the sucky grower and I was the anal meticulous grower. LOL. Well, now I'm on my 2nd grow. Cindy 99, again from seed, the only one that survived out of the 5 pack Cindy 99 I got from femaleseeds.nu. Not doing DWC, but coco & perlite. DWC was too much work and too much water involved for me in my small apartment with a bad back.
Now just trying to learn as much from you guys and not the guy down the street. Sorry for the ramble…..