How do I encourage my hubby?

My husband and I had our first grow, in soil. We were using General Organics, and we didn't want to burn them, so we didn't feed them enough. In result, we ended up with a small yield, but the plants look gorgeous (sorry, no camera), smell like sweet cantaloupe (Bubblegum strain) and berry spice (Hashberry). We cut some early to see what the effect would be like, and the high is really great! I, honestly, think he did a great job. He's always on rollitup, and googling info away, and gaining a bunch of knowledge. I feel really bad because I'm not even sure how to encourage him when he feel so down on himself, sometimes, even, raging. I know he's nervous because we're strapped for cash. We had a mother, but she started to brown at the tips, so we're assuming that she's dying. All of the clones we took from her are over two weeks in the aero-cloner without roots (we jossled them around after the first week and a half to change the sub pump a couple of times). Since this is our first harvest, I know we can do better, especially when we get our drip system going. But, I am looking for any advice from you ladies and gentlemen as to how I should help to raise his spirits? I've said about everything I thought to say. Should I do anything?
Thank you!!!

Like any other hobby it takes practice. I bombed out my first grow with a TOTAL rookie mistake. I got pretty down considering I wasted $150 in seeds. Just keep encouraging him. Failure is the secret to success.

Tell him you need to get better nutrients one's that can produce better yields. AK48 is a fast strong growing plant and produces great yields. I suggest that or either look for a different strain.

Also my fiance's bathing suits fell down off the top shelf splitting one of my plants in half, only have 2 plants so that reduced my yield more then a quarter

Yeah, I agree, and have preached about the failure = success nuuuumerous times, haha, and I won't stop...thank you

Sounds like your setup just needs some tweaking and just more overall experience using it. You can do everything right and still have things go wrong, it happens! Maybe list out the specs of the setup and see if the peeps at RIU can offer some solutions. Some additional info. that could help is lighting, nutrients, type of grow medium, and also if you have the necessary meters to test the hydro reservoir such as a ppm meter, ph meter, etc. It sounds like it wasn't a total loss though, just keep on trying. Maybe use some cheap/free seeds to practice with too to get your methods dialed in. =)

We've bought into FloraNova, so, and hopefully, we're going to be getting better results. I've had the AK48, and it's a nice strain, considering I've only smoked it. We bought into some Pure Aghani and some Aurora Indica seeds and took a clone of the Aurora. They all look really healthy, and one of the Auroras started to grow some extra leaves, I like to call them mohawks, but they look more like skin tags.

earthrages said:

We've bought into FloraNova, so, and hopefully, we're going to be getting better results. I've had the AK48, and it's a nice strain, considering I've only smoked it. We bought into some Pure Aghani and some Aurora Indica seeds and took a clone of the Aurora. They all look really healthy, and one of the Auroras started to grow some extra leaves, I like to call them mohawks, but they look more like skin tags.

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ak48 is my current grow, I want to do strawberry cough and white widow next.

brownbearclan said:

Sounds like your setup just needs some tweaking and just more overall experience using it. You can do everything right and still have things go wrong, it happens! Maybe list out the specs of the setup and see if the peeps at RIU can offer some solutions. Some additional info. that could help is lighting, nutrients, type of grow medium, and also if you have the necessary meters to test the hydro reservoir such as a ppm meter, ph meter, etc. It sounds like it wasn't a total loss though, just keep on trying. Maybe use some cheap/free seeds to practice with too to get your methods dialed in. =)

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Thanks! We were growing 3 squat bushes (2 bubblegum, and 1 hashberry) under a 600hps in a 3x3 tent. We added 4 bubblegum clones a week and a half later, and stood them on a crate. The buds on the clones are a bit bigger than all of the buds on the 3 bushes. We used soil: happy frog, light warrior, perlite, lime, fox farm peace of mind, and some mycorrhizae (not great white, and not sure about the brand, but it had mushrooms on it). The ec would come out to 2.5, also, we used a plastic "garbage" bin to freshen up water with an air stone. The ph was always around 6-6.5

Honestly, I'd say just stay involved and interested in the grow and all will be fine. My wife could give 2shits about my grow, other than random questions of "how's it going?". I've expressed how much better I would do, and how much it would help if she would just get involved and help out and learn a little about it, but she has no time it seems

Just dont let him give up, and also keep in mind that when you cut corners, you usually cut the results too, so do things thoroughly and correctly, and all will be fine. Good luck, and hope to see both of yall around here more in the near future......

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Karmapuff said:

ak48 is my current grow, I want to do strawberry cough and white widow next.

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I have a friend that grew white widow. I loved it, and, actually, it's one of my favorite strains, but he said he wasn't going to grow it again because it takes too long, and, for him, it didn't yield as much as he thought. I heard strawberry cough is great for anxiety, and it sounds like a nice plant to grow, and it's not very big

gogrow said:

Honestly, I'd say just stay involved and interested in the grow and all will be fine. My wife could give 2shits about my grow, other than random questions of "how's it going?". I've expressed how much better I would do, and how much it would help if she would just get involved and help out and learn a little about it, but she has no time it seems

Just dont let him give up, and also keep in mind that when you cut corners, you usually cut the results too, so do things thoroughly and correctly, and all will be fine. Good luck, and hope to see both of yall around here more in the near future...

Welcome to RIU

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I won't let him give up. The experience in itself is amazing!!! I figure that if I'm going to smoke it, I might as well try helping

work more on root development. i.e. root booster during veg to maximize your root ball, and this will help with your weight. also adding CO2 will also greatly increase yields. additionally di you use any bloom boosters? like hammerhead, or bloombastic?

earthrages said:

I won't let him give up. The experience in itself is amazing!!! I figure that if I'm going to smoke it, I might as well try helping

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therein lies the root problem.... she doesnt smoke really since our first pregnancy 5yrs ago, so doesnt really have much of a real care about pot outside of what is spent on it.... every now and then I can get her to smoke with me though.

ElectricPineapple said:

work more on root development. i.e. root booster during veg to maximize your root ball, and this will help with your weight. also adding CO2 will also greatly increase yields. additionally di you use any bloom boosters? like hammerhead, or bloombastic?

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No, we didn't. I think I've heard of bloombastic. One of my friends watered, I think, his plants with it two weeks before harvest and he said his buds blew up after he used it. Is this what you're talking about? I've heard about CO2, but, isn't it costly?

gogrow said:

therein lies the root problem.... she doesnt smoke really since our first pregnancy 5yrs ago, so doesnt really have much of a real care about pot outside of what is spent on it.... every now and then I can get her to smoke with me though.

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Ha, I smoke a hell of a lot more than my husband. Sometimes I'll get him to smoke. Some moms feel differently about having a kid and smoking. My friend is a mom and she loves to smoke, but she's kind of person who's day just goes a whole lot better when she can be motivated and relaxed.

well not if your counting in the weight it will add to your buds. you can get a CO2 setup with tank and regulator, for around 200 bucks. then for a 3x3 space, it could last you the entire grow. if you get a monitor with it, thats another $350. ya bloombastic is great stuff, used primarily during week 4-6 and it will definitely add weight and density to you buds. but again i have to reiterate the fact, that none of this matters, if you dont have a robust root system.

i use flora nova grow and flora nova bloom with molasses with a bulking formula liquid kool bloom hear is a pic of my bloom room 4 weeks 3 days in to bud.you will do just fine do allot of research it will hep in the end. my strains are og kush and sweet tooth.

ElectricPineapple said:

well not if your counting in the weight it will add to your buds. you can get a CO2 setup with tank and regulator, for around 200 bucks. then for a 3x3 space, it could last you the entire grow. if you get a monitor with it, thats another $350. ya bloombastic is great stuff, used primarily during week 4-6 and it will definitely add weight and density to you buds. but again i have to reiterate the fact, that none of this matters, if you dont have a robust root system.

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Sweet, thanks for the info I'm sure in a few harvests, we'll be able to get those luxuries. I'll just keep an eye on those roots

derekgg2 said:

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Those are beautiful!!!! Awesome job!!!! We don't have the nova grow, yet. Oh sweet, og kush...I've been trying to get some clones of those from a friend...but I hadn't even heard about sweet tooth, at I saw that it's better in low humidity...which is awesome because it's winter!

earthrages said:

Ha, I smoke a hell of a lot more than my husband. Sometimes I'll get him to smoke. Some moms feel differently about having a kid and smoking. My friend is a mom and she loves to smoke, but she's kind of person who's day just goes a whole lot better when she can be motivated and relaxed.

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she used to smoke about as much as myself, but when she got pregnant the first time, she obviously quit...... since then, her tolerance is so damn low that she cant even handle one or two hits if there is anything left to do for the day/night..... one hit makes her ready for bed, two makes her too paranoid to get there..... I'm working on it though