@themanwiththeplan - Thanks for the insight. I'm on the second grow, good bagseed this time, still haven't ordered seeds. I'm just finding out which seeds I'm going to order when the time finally comes. My first grow was 31 females that I abused to hell and back cause I had no clue what I was doing, came out with a total of 18oz of dried bud with seeds in them. Then I tried to more batches and both didn't make it for stupid reasons, 1 was I tried 24 hour lights and it seemed to kill the seedlings, the second time I dialed everything in so well that they exploded and I didn't get to water them in time so they died(bad bad pot grower!) Anyways, this time I've got 35 femals growing, 12 days into 12/12, they're all about 26"-34" tall and really healthy. My plan is to select 2 mothers from this crop and clone 30 plants and dial everything in perfect, soil, nutes, all of it. I want to do 2 full grows with clones from these mothers so I can get a good baseline, THEN I'm going to order seeds. So as of right now I'm still like....4-5months out from ordering seeds, plenty of time to research
Thanks for the input.
holy *BLEEP*! Part of your problem is you're growing farrrrr too many plants for a new grower. id focus on just a handful of plants and work on those. you're taking on too much too soon.
my best advice is keep it simple. dont grow 10, 20, 30 plants. thats too much for anyone who isnt experienced.
if you're only into your second grow id say go order a strain that is easy to grow and just get the hang of growing something great before trying to cash in on it. Try a strain like Skunk #1. its a very well known classic strain that is EASY to grow. Another one is northern lights. both are very beginner friendly and don't require much work.
Things to know about mj: Ph should be between 5.8-6.3 in soil. feedings should be alternated between waterings (one watering with plain old pH'd water and the next with the food). its best to start feedings on 1/4 dose to be careful not to burn ur plants/seedlings. feed nitrogen rich nutes in vegetative stage. use bloom foods for flowering stage. you should water when you pots feel light. so do the lift test (lift a pot of dry soil and compare it to your plants. once the plant starts to feel light like the empty one then you water).
overwatering is bad. underwatering is far better on the plant but neither is a "good thing". just saying you'll do less damage by underwatering. when the plants dry out the roots grow searching for water so that drier period is important to plant growth (better plant/root growth equals a better yield than an overwatered/under developed root system)
Never feed within 10-14 days of harvest unless using 100% organic nutes. avoid using chemical pesticides. organic pesticides that are safe for food crops will suffice as you have to treat mj as an edible crop since you consume it.
No leaves should be trimmed or pruned (unless already dead) once the plant is in the flowering stage. it will stunt the growth of the plant to pick off healthy leaves. all pruning, topping, and fim should be done in veg ONLY.
in flowering you want low humidity 30-45% is ideal. in veg you want high humidity (60-90%). temps shouldn't go above 85 and shouldn't drop below the 50's for most strains.
um...im sure theres other good advice i forgot but that right there should help you alot.