*Beginning to End* My first grow (CFLs + Coco + Blue Mystic)

I figured I would put my first grow in one post from beginning to end. I will keep the text as short as possible and show lots of pics instead


It was my first attempt at growing. I chose to utilize a PC case and CFLs for my virgin grow. I also made the choice to use coco coir as the medium, and hand watered my girl, who I named Madeline. I used RO'd water from the local grocery store and eventually fed her with House-Garden's Cocos A/B nutrients. I ordered some seeds from the 'Tude and picked Nirvana's feminized Blue Mystic for my initial grow since it's supposed to have a more neutral smell while growing, and I always wanted to have something blueberry again. (Hadn't had any since Amsterdam)


I didn't read pH correctly using the strips for her initial feedings and had a few minor scares early on, but got that straightened out with the purchase of a digital pH pen. I vegged her for about a month since I was working with a small space. I also LST'd the main stalk to grow horizontally and created several new main colas in the process. I ran her under 12/12 lights for 9 weeks until I chopped the 4-5 large colas. I let the popcorn under that go for another 2-3 weeks before I did the final cut.


I didn't get any of the infamous blues, so I guess I didn't have that sought after phenotype.


Overall I was very impressed with my first grow. I ended up with a total of 63g dried from this converted PC grow box! I only expected to get 14g at most when I was starting out! Now I'm hooked. Never again will I buy a bag of weed, I will be growing my own from now on!


I'm already prepping my next grow, and am going to build a larger flowering cabinet. I'm going to stick with coco, growing 1 plant, and CFLs! I'm gonna get some whoppers this time! I'll start a journal for that when it gets going here soon.


Enjoy the pics and peace out RIU!

Awesome grow! Would bloody love to get results like yours from my pc grow. Fingers x'd. x

Thank you very much for the info. That's an awesome yield. I'd like some more specifics if you don't mind. What are the dimensions of your box? How deep is that container you're growing in? Are those two 42W CFLs? Thanks again.

Nice, real nice. 63 grams? Thats 2 oz, doesn't look like it, but I believe you.

Last time I grew just one plant, I started out with 6 seeds. 2 never popped. 1 popped but there was something wrong, no leaves. another sprouted but the leaves were all verigated, interesting but I didn't want to waste my time. Of the two that made it to flower, one was male. Yep, one was male even though I paid for feminized. One maiden left standing, she got all the attention.

StellerKeller said:

Nice, real nice. 63 grams? Thats 2 oz, doesn't look like it, but I believe you.

Last time I grew just one plant, I started out with 6 seeds. 2 never popped. 1 popped but there was something wrong, no leaves. another sprouted but the leaves were all verigated, interesting but I didn't want to waste my time. Of the two that made it to flower, one was male. Yep, one was male even though I paid for feminized. One maiden left standing, she got all the attention.

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Yeh I wasn't able to get a picture of everything together since I harvested about week apart. The pics are of the first harvest, which were all the biggest colas which were around 40g when all said and done. The second harvest as all popcorn...more airy compared to the dense colas.

Nice! It's great that your popcorn was heavier than those first pics. Keep on keepin on!