Greetings and welcome to my humble garden!
It's been a helluva year so I’m going to consider this journal a long winded therapeutic outlet as well as my extraverted self has been in lockdown for so long! Also, my phone case is pretty scratched up so my pics aren't always the best (sorry).
This is my 3rd attempt at a journal and we’ll see if I can keep her going this time!
Background:
5 years ago Mrs Cough was visiting a friend in Seattle and after a long cross country flight was in a world of pain, her friend offered her a MMJ lozenge and she said it was the best night of sleep she had since the injury happened years ago when she was in grad school! From that moment on I promised her that if she stayed away from pain pills that I would give her all of the weed in the world.
(side note: At the time I moonlighted with a transportation company who had several rehab centers as clients and I got to pick up opiate addicts at the airport from all over the world and hear their stories while driving them to rehab and did NOT want her to go down that road!!!)
Well, to my surprise she had quite a tolerance and fulfilling said promise was getting pretty expensive on the black market. Despite a LOT of concerns I was able to convince her that we should try to grow our own and she reluctantly agreed. (She's still not thrilled about the legal risk in our State). So, starting with a minimal investment we dipped our toe in the water with some brick-weed bag seed in a broom closet under CFL lights my humble grow journey began. (I still grow in a small space but am able to produce more than enough with it, so it'll do!)
LOTS of mistakes were made and TONS of knowledge has entered my brain between youtube videos, podcasts and especially this forum. Lots of changes have happened during this time as well from Legal Medical weed in our state (no more meeting "a guy who knows a guy" for our supply LOL), to huge advancements in LED's tech, to severe changes in her health, to a global pandemic AAHH!
My primary objective is to provide a perpetual supply of MMJ for her pain management as well as some fresh produce to limit our outings to the store as our community is getting the 'Rona pretty bad.
Also on the health side she may have to undergo some harsh treatments in the near future that may limit her ability to eat fresh produce from the store, but more on that later.
I've been meaning to start this journal for a while but have only gotten as far as taking some pics throughout. So we'll play catchup along the way.
Here we go!
What strain is it? (Multiple) Northern Lights, Purple Haze (G-13 Labs), Early Afghani, Mango (KC Brains), Pakistan 75 (The Landrace Team), and a White Widow x Big Bud auto
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? mostly hybrids and one pure Indica
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg
If in Veg... For how long? Varies from seedling to almost ready to flower
If in Flower stage... For how long? n/a
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
If indoor...Dimensions (L x W x D) of grow space? Veg=2x3x5 tent, Bloom= 2x4x6 home made cabinet
Soil or Hydro? Coco
If soil... what is in your mix? Coco + worm poo
If soil... What size pot? varies from 8 oz cup up to 10 gal
Size of light? HLG 100 multiple
Is it aircooled? NA
Temp of Room/cab? average in mid 80's
RH of Room/cab? varies
PH of media or res? don't check
Any Pests ? Have been fighting Spider Mites, White Flies, Springtail, Mealybugs
How often are you watering? Daily as needed
Type and strength of ferts used? Full Dynagro Line per feed chart, Recharge once weekly, Mammoth P in bloom, and Winter Frost at the end.
noice!
