I have only smoked weed once, this is for me and my partner, he usually smokes but not really at home. I wanted to start growing a little bit for us both. I don't even know how 5 grams even look like
WELL you should know what 5g looks like now. well done on your first grow.happydays. good journal .yeaman
I haven't popped in this thread in a while... WOW, great job GK!!
and like you said... now you've got experience - and most of the necessary materials - you next grow is bound to be even better
just something to think about... if you have a smoke shop in town - a "legit" smoke shop that specializes in cigars, pipes, etc (AKA: a "Tobacconist") you should be able to pick up some Boveda Humidipaks.... they're small paper packs similar to what you sometimes see packed in electronics or other moisture sensitive products that say "do not eat" on the pack... the difference is, the packs found in electronics only pull moisture FROM the air, with the potential to bring humidity down to zero.... what the Boveda packs do is they REGULATE humidity. if the air is too moist, it'll absorb humidity... if the air is too dry, it'll release extra humidity. They're available in different percentages. For pot, you'll want something in the range of 62% (Ideal, but less commonly found in tobacco shops) or 65% (should be easy enough to find in a tobacco shop, but possibly the lowest they have). once your initial dry is done, you put the buds in your sealed glass jar along with the Boveda pack and that will take care of your final curing. using the pack, you don't NEED to burp the jar... you CAN, but you don't NEED to, as the pack takes care of the moisture exchange. another benefit of the Humidipak is that if you're not a frequent or heavy smoker, that ~40g of bud is going to last you quite a long time. stored in a jar on its own, by the time you get near the end of your supply, you might notice the smoke getting harsher as it dries out more. Stored with the humidipak, your last bud will smoke just as well as your first.
Be sure to give us a smoke report once it's ready
So if you're an experienced grower reading this what do you think contributed to me having the great harvest I did?
The fan that I used is huge, I usually see really small fans in grows, with extractors and an air intake. My theory is that because my fan was huge and changed the air of the enclosure constantly, the plant got lots of CO2 to use for photosynthesis. I also think that maybe genetics helped. But this is just a theory from a first time grower that hardly knows what she's talking about so take the info with a huge grain of salt ^^
In the end, I think it was also because I didn't know anything about growing any kind of plant really, this was my first time growing any kind of plant at all and I didn't know what was going to happen. I think luck was also a pretty big factor xD
I think when Antics or another more experienced grower comes by maybe they'll have a better explanation
But based on everything I've read about autos + CFL you had a spectacular yield! I'm becoming convinced that LST is the correct technique with autos despite the fact that I've read many people who say never train an auto.
I have 0 experience!
Everything about this post from Antics is spot-on(in my mind).
...And ye, I know I'm months late..
And yeah Antics is awesome 
