Ursine's first grow - The trial and error log

[ursine]

This will be my first ever grow log. I am a longtime stoner but first time grower. I have spent many days reading up on growing but its so overwhelming I think I am going to just try it first and see what happens and my next crop get into it right. So anyways, I planted 4 seeds on Aug 17th and I will post the first pics when they sprout. I think 2 of the seeds are white widow, one is northern lights, and one is a mystery, maybe Gods Gift.

Lesson #1: I already killed one plant last week that was about 2 weeks old because I baked it under a light, lesson learned, dont get the light too close and make sure the plant has plenty of air flow.

ursine Reviewed by ursine on 08-19-2007. Ursine's first grow - The trial and error log This will be my first ever grow log. I am a longtime stoner but first time grower. I have spent many days reading up on growing but its so overwhelming I think I am going to just try it first and see what happens and my next crop get into it right. So anyways, I planted 4 seeds on Aug 17th and I will post the first pics when they sprout. I think 2 of the seeds are white widow, one is northern lights, and one is a mystery, maybe Gods Gift. Lesson #1: I already killed one plant last week Rating: 5

[ursine]

Alright, I am one week into it and I have 3 plants growing and 1 still trying. The one problem I am noticing is that I am getting a lot of mushrooms growing in the soil with the plants. From my research it appears that its because I used some type of mushroom compost so is this going to be a problem? From what I would guess as long as they dont choke out my plants they should be fine but any advise on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I will take pics tomorrow!

[ursine]

Alright, so I found out that I was over watering the plants, thats why the mushrooms were able to grow. Now that I have backed off the watering the mushrooms have gone away. :-)

[ursine]

Here we are at day number 9

[growin then tokin]

oh thank you for the pics, mine have been in the ground for..oh, maybe a week and they started developing those kinda round smooth leaves i was gettin all paranoid cause i thought i got the wrong kind of seeds or something. like i was growing the wrong plant (even though i pulled the seeds outta the bud itself..god im such a dumbass) anyway goodluck

[ursine]

Wow, its been a long time, about 3 months and 2 weeks since planting. They pretty much just stay in the closet under a light and I take them out at night for a breeze. I give them 24 hours a day light and water them about once every other day. Anyways, they arent very healthy but they keep growing.

[whisky]

I dont think those plants will go anywhere.. you should start over.
What lights are you using?

[ursine]

Im using some light from a lamp, Im not expecting much, just needed to start somewhere. The next set I grow will be with a proper light and nutrients and such.

[JackHerer]

Hi ursine

I not a soil grower but one thing I have seen StinkyAttic mention in the past is the distance between the top of your pot & the top of your soil. You seem to have quite a deep lip on the pot & I'm sure she has posted you want the soil as close to the top as possible in order to increase airflow around the base of the plant. As I say sure this is something I have read maybe another soil grower will confirm.

Good luck with your grow.

[Shovelhandle]

ditto, you do want the soil up near the rim. But, I like to be able to water freely without having the water and soil flow out the top, so that Ursine's plants don't seem too bad in that respect.
They are alive, but it is remarkable how wee they are still. Probably Ursine has learned a bit in the last 4-5 months to start another grow with much better success of a harvestable crop.

Best of Luck Ursine, and thenks for updating your grow log! :jointsmile:

Shov