Hey guys and gals of 420 mag! 
As this is my first growing attempt I thought I'd start a journal to share my progress and hopefully pick up a few pointers along the way
I started off with some seeds I got in some bud I picked up off a mate, planted 3 in pots with some of my other plants just to see if any would germinate... and one sprouted!
After leaving it a week or 2, I decided that I should remove it from the pot it was sharing with some chives on my window sill and treat it to its own accomodation
I potted it on using peat-free multi-purpose compost, gave it a good watering and left it to its own devices on the kitchen window sill.
Since then it has been growing quite happily, putting out some good growth spurts when we've had a few days of hot sunshine, to reach where it is today.
After reading through the growers guides here, I think that I may have been overwatering it (yes I am a novice grower), because I never let the compost dry out, keeping it quite damp on the surface.
At present its just sprouting its 8th set of leaves, but I am getting concerned with the height of the plant and how thin the main stem seems to be. I realise that it needs a gentle breeze to help thicken the main stem, but I have no space to commit to a grow room and as such its not had any artificial light, humidity or fans on it.
I would like to keep it fairly compact, as I am only growing for my personal use, and would like it to bush out rather than grow tall. Also I am unsure on weather it is a male,female or even haemaphrodite, can anyone help me with this?
Ive taken a few pictures today, with some close-ups of dying leaves (which I suspect is due to the overwatering), hopefully some of you can point me in the right direction to stop this happening any further...
The leaves seem to be dying off at the bottom of the plant, i.e. the oldest are the first ones to go, and working its way up. They start out with little burnt spots, then gradually the whole leaf dies off, goes brown and crispy. Obviously its not heat burn, cos i got no heat lamps or lighting on the plant (apart from natural sun), but I am starting to wonder if theres a nutrition deficiency somewhere that I need to start replacing back to the soil.
Any information that could help me further would be appeciated, if the plant turns out to be male, I have at least 30 odd seeds that I can experiment with and try again! Oh on the subject of seeds, some are dark, some are creamy coloured and some are creamy with dark tiger stripes on them, does this mean anything? Which are the best ones to plant?
for reading my wafflings, I've attached the photos below so you can see my efforts to date. I look forward to reading your comments and pointers!
Grinn
As this is my first growing attempt I thought I'd start a journal to share my progress and hopefully pick up a few pointers along the way
I started off with some seeds I got in some bud I picked up off a mate, planted 3 in pots with some of my other plants just to see if any would germinate... and one sprouted!
After leaving it a week or 2, I decided that I should remove it from the pot it was sharing with some chives on my window sill and treat it to its own accomodation
I potted it on using peat-free multi-purpose compost, gave it a good watering and left it to its own devices on the kitchen window sill.Since then it has been growing quite happily, putting out some good growth spurts when we've had a few days of hot sunshine, to reach where it is today.
After reading through the growers guides here, I think that I may have been overwatering it (yes I am a novice grower), because I never let the compost dry out, keeping it quite damp on the surface.
At present its just sprouting its 8th set of leaves, but I am getting concerned with the height of the plant and how thin the main stem seems to be. I realise that it needs a gentle breeze to help thicken the main stem, but I have no space to commit to a grow room and as such its not had any artificial light, humidity or fans on it.
I would like to keep it fairly compact, as I am only growing for my personal use, and would like it to bush out rather than grow tall. Also I am unsure on weather it is a male,female or even haemaphrodite, can anyone help me with this?
Ive taken a few pictures today, with some close-ups of dying leaves (which I suspect is due to the overwatering), hopefully some of you can point me in the right direction to stop this happening any further...
The leaves seem to be dying off at the bottom of the plant, i.e. the oldest are the first ones to go, and working its way up. They start out with little burnt spots, then gradually the whole leaf dies off, goes brown and crispy. Obviously its not heat burn, cos i got no heat lamps or lighting on the plant (apart from natural sun), but I am starting to wonder if theres a nutrition deficiency somewhere that I need to start replacing back to the soil.
Any information that could help me further would be appeciated, if the plant turns out to be male, I have at least 30 odd seeds that I can experiment with and try again! Oh on the subject of seeds, some are dark, some are creamy coloured and some are creamy with dark tiger stripes on them, does this mean anything? Which are the best ones to plant?
for reading my wafflings, I've attached the photos below so you can see my efforts to date. I look forward to reading your comments and pointers!Grinn
