Fishgoddess
Well-Known Member
By next Spring, I will be 65, so I thought I'd better document what I remember about my ever first grow. By the time we get back from the South in the Spring, I won't remember squat - lol.
Dim the lights and here we go...
Only did two seeds - one OG Cali and one CBD Dream. 100% success.
I germinated the seeds on May 6, using the paper towel method. Planted them in tiny wee clay pots after they both germinated. They sprouted within the week. I put them in a west facing window as that is the best for sunshine. They got pretty long but I kept turning them twice a day. By the end of May, I transplanted them into bigger clay pots - 4" in diameter (using only potting soil) and buried part of the stem cause they were getting too long.
We had to leave for 11 days on June 6 to put my Mom to rest in the Rockies and I didn't know what to do with these darned plants. Its not like I could ask the neighbour to look after them. I put them outside, up right in clear plastic strawberry containers, so they would be protected from the hard rain, but still get some moisture through the slats. (Ok - don't judge me - LOL, its my first grow). Got home, and the cbd I thought was a goner! The Cali was doing just fine.
Transplanted into 10 in pots, saving the CBD just in case as it only had one leaf left. This was good, since I could leave them in full sun all day and hide them if necessary. They both thrived, I gave them nutes once they got big enough. I did one trim to get more tops just to experiment and it worked seamlessly.
Figured they needed more space, so I put them into 5 gallon pails, with rocks and holes in the bottom. Ran out of potting soil, so (big mistake) used some of our crappy top soil from around here mixed in with the good stuff. They did ok for a while, kept giving them nutes every other day, around the out side of the pail, but I could tell they were not happy. The cbd started to get yellow leaves on the bottom and the cali wasn't looking much better.
Told my husband to dig me some big holes behind the trailer, out of sight. Wasn't the sunniest of spots, but, heck, thats all I've got. Bought another bag of pro-mix top soil with white stuff (vermiculite?) in it, and we cut the bottoms out of the pails, wrapped up the plant in netting and slipped them through into the holes and filled in the blanks with the pro mix stuff. I surrounded them with Chicken wire so the Jacks didn't eat them off.
So, the poor weeds have been transplanted 5 times, and manage to survive my first grow, way up in northern Ontario. Both have turned out girls, so I'm thrilled. The first three photos were back on August 20, when they both started to pre-bloom.
They are doing good, over 4 feet tall but the weather is starting to turn cold. It has rained for about a week straight too. Last night it was 7 degrees C.
I ordered the joints to build a pvc frame 6' x 6' x 4' and found some cheap pipe on Kijiji (Canada's version of Craigslist - only better IMHO) and will pick it up next week. Once I get the frame built I can cover them up properly at night since it will start to turn frosty soon - hope the only frost I get is on my girls buds - lol.
So, thats it for now Folks. Will update this regularly now and I can utilize this in the Spring when the Florida heat has baked out all thoughts over the harsh Canadian Winter.
Consider myself pretty lucky that I've got this far. Plan to plant a Northern Lights Auto Flower, I have one Train Wreck seed, a blueberry, cbd dream and a OG cali in the spring when we get back and see which one does best, smokes best, and produces the best medicine.
Thanks for listening!
Dim the lights and here we go...
Only did two seeds - one OG Cali and one CBD Dream. 100% success.
I germinated the seeds on May 6, using the paper towel method. Planted them in tiny wee clay pots after they both germinated. They sprouted within the week. I put them in a west facing window as that is the best for sunshine. They got pretty long but I kept turning them twice a day. By the end of May, I transplanted them into bigger clay pots - 4" in diameter (using only potting soil) and buried part of the stem cause they were getting too long.
We had to leave for 11 days on June 6 to put my Mom to rest in the Rockies and I didn't know what to do with these darned plants. Its not like I could ask the neighbour to look after them. I put them outside, up right in clear plastic strawberry containers, so they would be protected from the hard rain, but still get some moisture through the slats. (Ok - don't judge me - LOL, its my first grow). Got home, and the cbd I thought was a goner! The Cali was doing just fine.
Transplanted into 10 in pots, saving the CBD just in case as it only had one leaf left. This was good, since I could leave them in full sun all day and hide them if necessary. They both thrived, I gave them nutes once they got big enough. I did one trim to get more tops just to experiment and it worked seamlessly.
Figured they needed more space, so I put them into 5 gallon pails, with rocks and holes in the bottom. Ran out of potting soil, so (big mistake) used some of our crappy top soil from around here mixed in with the good stuff. They did ok for a while, kept giving them nutes every other day, around the out side of the pail, but I could tell they were not happy. The cbd started to get yellow leaves on the bottom and the cali wasn't looking much better.
Told my husband to dig me some big holes behind the trailer, out of sight. Wasn't the sunniest of spots, but, heck, thats all I've got. Bought another bag of pro-mix top soil with white stuff (vermiculite?) in it, and we cut the bottoms out of the pails, wrapped up the plant in netting and slipped them through into the holes and filled in the blanks with the pro mix stuff. I surrounded them with Chicken wire so the Jacks didn't eat them off.
So, the poor weeds have been transplanted 5 times, and manage to survive my first grow, way up in northern Ontario. Both have turned out girls, so I'm thrilled. The first three photos were back on August 20, when they both started to pre-bloom.
They are doing good, over 4 feet tall but the weather is starting to turn cold. It has rained for about a week straight too. Last night it was 7 degrees C.
I ordered the joints to build a pvc frame 6' x 6' x 4' and found some cheap pipe on Kijiji (Canada's version of Craigslist - only better IMHO) and will pick it up next week. Once I get the frame built I can cover them up properly at night since it will start to turn frosty soon - hope the only frost I get is on my girls buds - lol.
So, thats it for now Folks. Will update this regularly now and I can utilize this in the Spring when the Florida heat has baked out all thoughts over the harsh Canadian Winter.
Consider myself pretty lucky that I've got this far. Plan to plant a Northern Lights Auto Flower, I have one Train Wreck seed, a blueberry, cbd dream and a OG cali in the spring when we get back and see which one does best, smokes best, and produces the best medicine.
Thanks for listening!
