I love reading other people's grow journals (and seeing pics!), so I figured I'd start my own. I've been keeping a journal in MS OneNote (best tool MS ever made!), but I don't want to store MJ photos on MS servers, so here I am! 
Let's get started...
Strain: auto/fem Tutankhamon (mostly sativa) from Pyramid
Germinated: in water 28 Aug 2017
Sprouted: 2 Sept 2017
Medium: FoxFarms Ocean Forest in 3-gallon felt pot inside a 5-gallon bucket (indoor grow)
Water: Dehumidifier collection water, consistently measures pH 6. Sometimes purified or RO water.
Lights v1: 4x100w (4x23w actual power draw) "daylight" CFLs on 18/6 schedule ~4-6 inches from tops
Lights v2: Apollo Horticulture GL60LED full spectrum 180w (109w actual power draw (APD)) grow light (for later)
Fans: 2x8cm "pc" fans for intake, 4x8cm fans for exhaust
This is my second ever MJ grow! (I'm not counting the failed attempts when I lived in Hawaii during the 70s.) Plant #1 from bag seed is nearing harvest. This plant I call Janie.
8/28/2017
Soaked Tutankhamon seed in water for ~12 hours. When the seed sank to the bottom and stayed there, planted 1/2 inch deep in solo cup with FoxFarms Ocean Forest (FFOF) soil with drainage slits cut in the bottom. Note to self: might be better to use the seed starter tablets than plant directly in such a nutrient rich soil right away.
Bucket has 2 CFL bulbs on and four exhaust fans with two intake fans at plant level.
9/2/2017 7:00 PM
Sprouted! No cotyledons yet, but I see her about to unfurl above the surface!
9/3/2017 6:27 AM
1 day old. Cotyledons have unfolded. Only two of four CFLs are lit right now.
Avg daily temp: 74°
Avg daily RH: 53%
9/4/2017 7:32 AM
2 days old. First single-fan leaves are up. Turned on a 3rd CFL bulb. Added a cup of water to the bucket to raise humidity. Elevated cup within the bucket to get plant closer to bulbs. They were 12" or so away, which I feared would cause undo stretching.
9/5/2017 7:01 AM
3 days old. Doing well under 3 CFLs. Low humidity in the bucket (45.3% as of this moment). Will put seedling under a humidity dome (plastic bottle) for the day.
9/6/2017 6:26 AM
4 days old. Turned on fourth CFL yesterday. Humidity is averaging in the acceptable range, but I'd like it a tad higher. Thing is, I can't dry out the bedroom air as much as plant #1 needs while still getting Janie the moisture she needs.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 51%
9/7/2017 8:00 AM
5 days old. Humidity is still a bit lower than I'd like, but it's hard to balance the RH in the room such that the tent stays low and the bucket stays higher.
Gave ~5-6 oz Plain purified water. Watered until a few drops dribbled out bottom.
9/9/2017 7:30 AM
1 week old. Hurricane coming... might not make it to 2 weeks old.
Avg daily temp: 74°
Avg daily RH: 52%
9/10/2017 7:52 AM
8 days old. Looks OK, but the two larger fan leaves are a little wrinkly and dry looking. I'm concerned about the low humidity at times, which has crept down to 45% in the last 24H. Set a new mini-humidifier in the bucket yesterday. Hasn't raised the daily RH much if at all. Was climbing toward 60% until I turned on the room dehumidifier. Even with mini humidifier in the bucket, RH plummeted from 59.4% to 45.1% in very short order. Low temps might be too low, too, dropping to 68.8° before bedtime last night. Turned off AC humidifier and used just AC, which brought temps to around 72°.
Avg daily temp: 73°
Avg daily RH: 52%
Compared to plant #1 at the same age, Janie is underdeveloped. I turned off two of the four exhaust fans but might need to turn off the other two exhaust fans too and let the lights warm the bucket up.
9/11/2017 7:10 AM
9 days old. Janie's growth is picking up speed. With mini humidifier plugged in, the conditions in the bucket are much more favorable. I think she's responding to the better environment. Current stats are 78.3°F and 66.4% RH.
Gave ~5-6 oz Plain purified water.
9/12/2017 6:36 AM
10 days old. She's struggling. I can't seem to get the bucket environment just right. The mini humidifier is unreliable, and the only bottle I have to fit it only holds 6-8 oz water. Once I get the temps and RH dialed in, I think she'll be happier. Yesterday, I discovered ALL the water had drained out of the mini-hum and was sitting in the cake pan along with the solo cup, so Janie got WAY overwatered. She'll need to dry out for a few days, that's for sure. Even with the mini-hum misting inside the bucket, the RH level sometimes measures way low. Might experiment with putting the space bucket in the 3rd bedroom to see if that levels it out.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 55%
Moved Janie into 3rd bedroom. RH is still lower than I'd like, even with two humidifiers running!
9/13/2017 6:50 AM
11 days old. She's starting to recover and not look so ragged. Overnight the temp and RH stayed in the desired range. Ended up with one humidifier outside the bucket near an intake fan, the small one inside the bucket, and only intake fans running. Exhaust fans are off. This raises the lights more than I'd like, because of the height of the smaller humidifier, but Janie's nodes are nice and tight, no undue stretching.
Avg daily temp: 79°
Avg daily RH: 55%
9/14/2017 10:17 AM
12 days old. She's looking fine now, though her leaves are pretty fat. I expected slim sativa leaves. Hmm!
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 60%
9/15/2017 9:36 AM
13 days old. Much healthier looking. Leaves still quite thick, but she's still a seedling. Not quite ready for water, due to the leakage that was absorbed into her cup through the bottom. Prepared a 3-gallon felt grow bag with dirt + pH 6 water until just a little runoff happened. She'll be ready for transplantation this afternoon.
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 64%
Transplanted around 7:30 PM into 3-gallon felt pot. It fits perfectly in the 5-gallon bucket. And it has handles. We like handles.
9/16/2017 7:28 AM
2 weeks old! She's looking good. She has three developed nodes, with the fourth on its way, so I'm going to top her tomorrow. <cross fingers>
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 58%
9/17/2017 3:08 PM
15 days old. I micro-topped her this afternoon.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 65%
9/18/2017 9:24 AM
16 days old. She's holding up so far after the topping. Might be a little too humid in the bucket to turn OFF the fans at night, so will readjust the timer so fan doesn't go off.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 67%
9/22/2017 11:47 AM
20 days old. She's looking great, and her two tops are growing in. I keep thinking she's going to need water soon, but she's still OK. Did I water her between 9/18 and 9/21? I don't remember, but I think not.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 62%
Will water this afternoon or evening. Checking every few hours for signs of wilting. I want her to stretch out her roots.
Gave 32oz purified water at 2:40 PM. Poured around her to encourage root spreading (rather than at the stem). Adjusted LST hooks to put the tops in the center of the bucket.
9/24/2017 1:05 PM
22 days old. Noticed brown tips on one of her leaves. Not sure whether it's potassium deficiency or calcium.
9/25/2017 9:35 AM
23 days old. Her tops are almost an inch tall now, so I started LST on them. Ordered gardening staples to help with that. Will compare to wire/twist ties to see which is better.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 60%
9/26/2017 2:45 PM
24 days old. Brown spots on leaves are spreading/getting worse.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 55%
9/27/2017
Watered 32 oz purified pH6 water with CaliMagic additive (1 tsp/gal).
9/28/2017 11:50 PM
26 days old. Her brown spots are getting worse rather than better, and leaves are lightening. I'm starting to think this could be too much potassium in the soil. Next watering, I will flush with at least a gallon of purified water to rinse out some of the nutrients. I bought a bottle of root stimulator that adds N&P but no K. That might help too.
9/30/2017 7:40 AM
4 weeks old. She's much smaller than plant #1 was at this age, stunted perhaps by deficiencies?? Still don't know what it could be. I flushed her with 30 pints of water from the dehumidifier. Runoff water was pH 6. Then I fed her 1/2 gal of water with bloom nutes to supplement the Phosphorus and Potassium (P & K). We'll see...
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 52%
Stopped using humidifier bec she should be in her "flowering" stage now. I'm seeing bud development on her tops.
10/1/2017 7:15 PM
29 days old. I found pictures on <site redacted> that identifies Janie's issues as potassium deficiency. I suspect the bloom nutes she got yesterday will rectify that, esp if I continue to feed every third watering. I'll keep an eye on it, though, to make sure it's not something else.
10/2/2017 8:00 AM
30 days old. No sign of the problem worsening, so my fingers are crossed. She'll be ready to move into the tent soon, but I think I'll return her to the bedroom to take advantage of lower humidity.
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 54%
10/3/2017 12:57 PM
31 days old. Problem seems to be solved -- none of the new growth is showing signs of K deficiency! Yay!
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 54%
10/4/2017 8:59 AM
32 days old. Still no new signs of K def! But one leaf has some white spots... UGH. The white spots could be early signs of spider mite infestation. Luckily, I already purchased treatment product!
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 54%
Just remembered that when I watered with the 0-10-10 bloom, I accidentally got some on her leaves. The spots might be caused by that?? Posted a question here.
Let's get started...
Strain: auto/fem Tutankhamon (mostly sativa) from Pyramid
Germinated: in water 28 Aug 2017
Sprouted: 2 Sept 2017
Medium: FoxFarms Ocean Forest in 3-gallon felt pot inside a 5-gallon bucket (indoor grow)
Water: Dehumidifier collection water, consistently measures pH 6. Sometimes purified or RO water.
Lights v1: 4x100w (4x23w actual power draw) "daylight" CFLs on 18/6 schedule ~4-6 inches from tops
Lights v2: Apollo Horticulture GL60LED full spectrum 180w (109w actual power draw (APD)) grow light (for later)
Fans: 2x8cm "pc" fans for intake, 4x8cm fans for exhaust
This is my second ever MJ grow! (I'm not counting the failed attempts when I lived in Hawaii during the 70s.) Plant #1 from bag seed is nearing harvest. This plant I call Janie.
8/28/2017
Soaked Tutankhamon seed in water for ~12 hours. When the seed sank to the bottom and stayed there, planted 1/2 inch deep in solo cup with FoxFarms Ocean Forest (FFOF) soil with drainage slits cut in the bottom. Note to self: might be better to use the seed starter tablets than plant directly in such a nutrient rich soil right away.
Bucket has 2 CFL bulbs on and four exhaust fans with two intake fans at plant level.
9/2/2017 7:00 PM
Sprouted! No cotyledons yet, but I see her about to unfurl above the surface!
9/3/2017 6:27 AM
1 day old. Cotyledons have unfolded. Only two of four CFLs are lit right now.
Avg daily temp: 74°
Avg daily RH: 53%
9/4/2017 7:32 AM
2 days old. First single-fan leaves are up. Turned on a 3rd CFL bulb. Added a cup of water to the bucket to raise humidity. Elevated cup within the bucket to get plant closer to bulbs. They were 12" or so away, which I feared would cause undo stretching.
9/5/2017 7:01 AM
3 days old. Doing well under 3 CFLs. Low humidity in the bucket (45.3% as of this moment). Will put seedling under a humidity dome (plastic bottle) for the day.
9/6/2017 6:26 AM
4 days old. Turned on fourth CFL yesterday. Humidity is averaging in the acceptable range, but I'd like it a tad higher. Thing is, I can't dry out the bedroom air as much as plant #1 needs while still getting Janie the moisture she needs.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 51%
9/7/2017 8:00 AM
5 days old. Humidity is still a bit lower than I'd like, but it's hard to balance the RH in the room such that the tent stays low and the bucket stays higher.
Gave ~5-6 oz Plain purified water. Watered until a few drops dribbled out bottom.
9/9/2017 7:30 AM
1 week old. Hurricane coming... might not make it to 2 weeks old.
Avg daily temp: 74°
Avg daily RH: 52%
9/10/2017 7:52 AM
8 days old. Looks OK, but the two larger fan leaves are a little wrinkly and dry looking. I'm concerned about the low humidity at times, which has crept down to 45% in the last 24H. Set a new mini-humidifier in the bucket yesterday. Hasn't raised the daily RH much if at all. Was climbing toward 60% until I turned on the room dehumidifier. Even with mini humidifier in the bucket, RH plummeted from 59.4% to 45.1% in very short order. Low temps might be too low, too, dropping to 68.8° before bedtime last night. Turned off AC humidifier and used just AC, which brought temps to around 72°.
Avg daily temp: 73°
Avg daily RH: 52%
Compared to plant #1 at the same age, Janie is underdeveloped. I turned off two of the four exhaust fans but might need to turn off the other two exhaust fans too and let the lights warm the bucket up.
9/11/2017 7:10 AM
9 days old. Janie's growth is picking up speed. With mini humidifier plugged in, the conditions in the bucket are much more favorable. I think she's responding to the better environment. Current stats are 78.3°F and 66.4% RH.
Gave ~5-6 oz Plain purified water.
9/12/2017 6:36 AM
10 days old. She's struggling. I can't seem to get the bucket environment just right. The mini humidifier is unreliable, and the only bottle I have to fit it only holds 6-8 oz water. Once I get the temps and RH dialed in, I think she'll be happier. Yesterday, I discovered ALL the water had drained out of the mini-hum and was sitting in the cake pan along with the solo cup, so Janie got WAY overwatered. She'll need to dry out for a few days, that's for sure. Even with the mini-hum misting inside the bucket, the RH level sometimes measures way low. Might experiment with putting the space bucket in the 3rd bedroom to see if that levels it out.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 55%
Moved Janie into 3rd bedroom. RH is still lower than I'd like, even with two humidifiers running!
9/13/2017 6:50 AM
11 days old. She's starting to recover and not look so ragged. Overnight the temp and RH stayed in the desired range. Ended up with one humidifier outside the bucket near an intake fan, the small one inside the bucket, and only intake fans running. Exhaust fans are off. This raises the lights more than I'd like, because of the height of the smaller humidifier, but Janie's nodes are nice and tight, no undue stretching.
Avg daily temp: 79°
Avg daily RH: 55%
9/14/2017 10:17 AM
12 days old. She's looking fine now, though her leaves are pretty fat. I expected slim sativa leaves. Hmm!
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 60%
9/15/2017 9:36 AM
13 days old. Much healthier looking. Leaves still quite thick, but she's still a seedling. Not quite ready for water, due to the leakage that was absorbed into her cup through the bottom. Prepared a 3-gallon felt grow bag with dirt + pH 6 water until just a little runoff happened. She'll be ready for transplantation this afternoon.
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 64%
Transplanted around 7:30 PM into 3-gallon felt pot. It fits perfectly in the 5-gallon bucket. And it has handles. We like handles.
9/16/2017 7:28 AM
2 weeks old! She's looking good. She has three developed nodes, with the fourth on its way, so I'm going to top her tomorrow. <cross fingers>
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 58%
9/17/2017 3:08 PM
15 days old. I micro-topped her this afternoon.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 65%
9/18/2017 9:24 AM
16 days old. She's holding up so far after the topping. Might be a little too humid in the bucket to turn OFF the fans at night, so will readjust the timer so fan doesn't go off.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 67%
9/22/2017 11:47 AM
20 days old. She's looking great, and her two tops are growing in. I keep thinking she's going to need water soon, but she's still OK. Did I water her between 9/18 and 9/21? I don't remember, but I think not.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 62%
Will water this afternoon or evening. Checking every few hours for signs of wilting. I want her to stretch out her roots.
Gave 32oz purified water at 2:40 PM. Poured around her to encourage root spreading (rather than at the stem). Adjusted LST hooks to put the tops in the center of the bucket.
9/24/2017 1:05 PM
22 days old. Noticed brown tips on one of her leaves. Not sure whether it's potassium deficiency or calcium.
9/25/2017 9:35 AM
23 days old. Her tops are almost an inch tall now, so I started LST on them. Ordered gardening staples to help with that. Will compare to wire/twist ties to see which is better.
Avg daily temp: 76°
Avg daily RH: 60%
9/26/2017 2:45 PM
24 days old. Brown spots on leaves are spreading/getting worse.
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 55%
9/27/2017
Watered 32 oz purified pH6 water with CaliMagic additive (1 tsp/gal).
9/28/2017 11:50 PM
26 days old. Her brown spots are getting worse rather than better, and leaves are lightening. I'm starting to think this could be too much potassium in the soil. Next watering, I will flush with at least a gallon of purified water to rinse out some of the nutrients. I bought a bottle of root stimulator that adds N&P but no K. That might help too.
9/30/2017 7:40 AM
4 weeks old. She's much smaller than plant #1 was at this age, stunted perhaps by deficiencies?? Still don't know what it could be. I flushed her with 30 pints of water from the dehumidifier. Runoff water was pH 6. Then I fed her 1/2 gal of water with bloom nutes to supplement the Phosphorus and Potassium (P & K). We'll see...
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 52%
Stopped using humidifier bec she should be in her "flowering" stage now. I'm seeing bud development on her tops.
10/1/2017 7:15 PM
29 days old. I found pictures on <site redacted> that identifies Janie's issues as potassium deficiency. I suspect the bloom nutes she got yesterday will rectify that, esp if I continue to feed every third watering. I'll keep an eye on it, though, to make sure it's not something else.
10/2/2017 8:00 AM
30 days old. No sign of the problem worsening, so my fingers are crossed. She'll be ready to move into the tent soon, but I think I'll return her to the bedroom to take advantage of lower humidity.
Avg daily temp: 78°
Avg daily RH: 54%
10/3/2017 12:57 PM
31 days old. Problem seems to be solved -- none of the new growth is showing signs of K deficiency! Yay!
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 54%
10/4/2017 8:59 AM
32 days old. Still no new signs of K def! But one leaf has some white spots... UGH. The white spots could be early signs of spider mite infestation. Luckily, I already purchased treatment product!
Avg daily temp: 77°
Avg daily RH: 54%
Just remembered that when I watered with the 0-10-10 bloom, I accidentally got some on her leaves. The spots might be caused by that?? Posted a question here.
Moved her back into the room with plant #1 to lower the RH.
