re: I work at the largest medical marijuana greenhouse in the country...

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You're gonna want to stop throwing so much phosphorous at the one with purpling stems and leaves. It will lead to a nutrient lockout.

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Yeah, I gave them a couple heavy feedings, and realized that they are genetic freaks. Since then, I've kept them on a feeding schedule of about once a week. Once my sativa dominants start getting a touch of purple stems, I know they're in need.

At this point, it's mainly just about keeping them watered and removing the dead and yellow leaves too thin out the stalks for more light, and waiting for the trics to get milky.

There's definitely some strong stuff. Though I can't help but question their test methods sand accuracy. The naming system can be absolutely absurd. Mostly marketing gimmicks. But there are certain strains that are consistently good. The white has always treated me right.

Hey man!!! Plants are looking gooood!! Sorry I've been away for so long, I couldn't even begin to tell you what I've gone through since we talked last.

This thread is a great tool for new growers, thanks mods for keeping it up! Seriously we could write a little book lol

I'll write more when I have time. Got some BIG NEWS today that could seriously change great things!! Keep your fingers crossed.

5 star thread.

And Moar, you know your shite, impressive my man. Keep it up.

Good luck to all!!

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Have your neighbors jacked you yet?

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Well, I didn't get jacked. Gotta love Colorado honesty. And since it's a slow, rainy day, I might as well do an update.



I did mess up and let my mango tango go a little too long. It developed a little mold, but mostly just on the bottom. It was my smallest plant, and I still yielded 97 grams after tossing the bad stuff away. So I'm not losing sleep over it. It's a learning experience. Considering that was my biggest error on my first grow, I'm very happy with the results.


Another 8 were ready at the same time. My friend know a badass grower (some of the best flower I've ever seen or smoked) that gave me drying and curing advice. Rather than do a wet trim, then dry the buds. I let the whole plant hang upside down. After a few days of darkness and fans blowing on them, I did a dry trim. It was much easier. I've read that the slower the better, as long of conditions are right to prevent mold. Patience is a virtue.






One thing I'll say, is that trimming sucks. It's tedious work, but makes a huge difference when curing. Well manicured bud smells much better than if you leave small sugar leaves on it. It seems like when the herb is around 65% humidity in a hygrometer, the bud shrinks much more than the leaves, so at that range, it's easier to see the leaves that need to be trimmed.

I did a pretty poor job of pruning the interior of the plants. Those buds never really became dense. They'd have probably been okay to smoke. But after trimming a couple pounds of good buds, you just don't care anymore. You just want to be done with it. So I'll probably make a ton of hash and edibles. On the first 9 plants, I ended up with about 2.5 pounds of bud, and 3 pounds of trim (that'll go down when I remove stems and any fan leaves that are still mixed in).

My last two plants ate my biggest, best developed buds. So I expect about a pound from those. The third was topped multiple times, and would've been a great indoor plant. But mother nature slowly broke it to pieces, do I had a couple others that were messed up.

When I get back home soon, I'll toss a few photos of the final product. I'll be making some butter to have edibles for this Saturday


I will say one thing for certain. I will laugh whenever someone says " the government won't legalize it, because people will just grower their own and they won't make any tax revenue." This is bullshite. Anyone can toss a seed in the ground and grow pot. But to grow good weed that you want to smoke, is a lot of work. Beyond feeding it the correct nutrients, watering it regularly, pruning and pulling dead leaves, harvesting at the right time, drying it, trimming, and curing... It's not easy. Most people would rather just buy a $40 quarter bag if heady bud, just like they'd rather just buy a case of beer. A vast majority will buy it. And most people that grow, will only do it once.

I love weed, so I will grow again. But I outdoors is tough. So I'm looking forward to trying an indoor grow, where I have control over every detail. The initial expenses are high. But i plan on doing often enough that it'll be worth the cost.

Thanks again Moar Kilometers and others for the help and advice. It was a pretty good summer.