Days since germ: 1 day
Days since ground-break: 0 days
Number of plants: 2 seedlings
Lights: (3)26w CFL
Temps: 74.4ºF


Hello ladies and gentlemen. I would like to share my journal with you. This will be my first "serious" grow.. I will be using CFL lighting. I will be updating this journal with information and pictures as they come. Thanks for stopping by.

I know some of you will suggest HPS/HID and I understand the pros and cons of all of them. I am going to stick with the CFLs for now.

Let me catch you up to speed on the process thus far.

Sept 10 - Began germing 3 seeds at 7:00pm.
Sept 11 - Checked germing seeds 8am. They are still damp. Lightly dampened at 10pm
Sept 12 - Checked germing seeds at 9am. Slightly dampened.
Sept 13 - Checked multiple times (3) and still no tap root.
Sept 14 - Still haven't cracked. Keeping towel moist. Later PM put in a dark tupperware with damp cloth, lid on top of DVR.
Sept 15 - Checked this morning. No taproot... Was warm and very humid/moisture in the container.


Sept 17 - Gave up on seeds after learning they are not mature enough to grow. Ordered 10 White Widow seeds from Nirvana.
Sept 18 - Payment confirmed
Sept 19 - Packaging up order + Sent to depot
Sept 20 - Sent from Holland to the U.S.
Sept 27 - Arrived at my door step.

Sept 27 - Began germination on 2 seeds around 12 noon.
Sept 28 - Seeds germinated in less than 24 hours. Put into soil and stuck under lights 10 A.M.
Sept 29 - Under (3)26 watt Daylight CFLs.
9AM: Seedlings are yet to break soil 23 hours in.
12PM (Noon): Still no signs of ground break. Temps: 77.4ºF

Seeds germing in solid tupperware, damp paper towels and heat from the DVR.


Right after the seeds were placed in the dirt. And yes the cups have drain holes.

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yo man, i really enjoy how organized you are haha its an actual journal! white widow is a gooood choice, ive never had it but i think i might grow it after northern lights, that or ak-47. anyways, good luck. oh, and why are you only germing 2 of the 10 seeds?

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Yeah.. When I go to work I just sit and think about my grow, or the seeds, or the box or whatever I need to work on so I decided to keep a journal. Especially because I am super forgetful and always want to know shit like *When did I plant these?*, *How long did germing take?*, *What were the temps yesterday?*.
Also I hate reading journals that are all over the place because halfway through I cannot remember their setup.. So I figured I will just head all of my entries with the general info, and list dates anything inbetween. Thanks for the appreciation!

I've never had WhiteWidow either and I am a total light-weight smoker so I could potentially be the first death from marijuana. LOL

I am only germing 2 seeds out of 10 because I dont have the room for a larger crop. I would rather end up with 2 females I can grow, or 2 males (KNOCK ON WOOD!!!) that I can collect pollen from than 8 females that i'd have to kill 6 of! Plus now I will have seeds for future grows.
It's only for personal use, not resale.. and weed lasts me a long time due to my consumption.

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ah gotcha i havent looked at your growbox yet but if i had i probably could have answered my question. yea, i use a word processor to better describe temps, and stuff like that. hah death from marijuana? that would be a first. anyways, good luck getting those females.

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Aside from the 3 immature seeds I attempted to plant... I have always had 100% germing... And 50% M/F ratio. So, I'm feeling lucky with it.

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what method of germing do you use?

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I have this oldschool tupperware container.. Its from the 70s.. But it isn't clear. It's solid. I cut a piece of paper towel and folded it to sit in the bottom of the tupperware, sprayed it with water, put the seeds in (via tweezers), put another piece of paper towel folded on top, and sprayed it with water. Then snapped the lid on, and put it on top of the DVR for warmth.

I will go back and put a pick of that on the first entry. Good thinkin!

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haha yea just wondering. did the same thing except with plates on my computer

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Days since germ: 2 day
Days since ground-break: 1/2 a day
Number of plants: 2
Lights: (3)26w CFL
Temps: 78ºF


Sept 29 -
10PM: One plant sprouted, the other one still under dirt.
Sept 30 -
7:45AM: Both plants had sprouted, opened their rounded leaves and began growing the small jagged leaves.

Now for the pictures since I know that's all most viewers care about. Haha.

Sept 29th, one plant broke ground 10PM:


Sorry, my iphone doesnt focus well on up-close subjects:


The one on the right is waiting to make her debut:


Sept 30th 7:45AM, she popped out!:


So horribly blurry! lol I will work on getting better shots:


And yes, in the background is my webcam. Im watching my beauties from work!


Webcam shot:

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There is a spider in my dirt cup.. I can see it. It doesnt appear to be interested in my plant at all. It just wants to lurk around the dirt. Live webcam of your plant is awesome.

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