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Tag Archives: first-time grower

News Joint Grow Journal 19: Final Thoughts

Illinois News Joint Posted on October 2, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
News Joint Grow Journal 19: Final Thoughts

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 18 with me curing the trimmed buds from my five plants (Dream Queen, Amnesia Lemon, Blood Diamond OG, Prayer Pupil, and Swabi Pakistani 3) and finishing my first ever grow. I give myself … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 15: Herm Heartbreak

Illinois News Joint Posted on August 29, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
News Joint Grow Journal 15

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 14 with me timing the ripeness of trichomes and chopping four-out-of-five plants (Steve’s Dream Queen, Amnesia Lemon, Blood Diamond OG, and Prayer Pupil). As mentioned in Grow Journal 12, I had lost control … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 14: Trichomes & The Chop

Illinois News Joint Posted on August 14, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
News Joint Grow Journal 14: Trichomes

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 13 with the development of growing buds on my plants throughout the flowering stage. A chop date was quickly approaching. I started my flush during the middle of the seventh week. My next … Continue reading →

Posted in ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged first-time grower, grow journal, grow your own, Homegrown Cannabis Co., Kyle Kushman, News Joint Grow Journal, News Joint Grow Journal 14, trichomes

News Joint Grow Journal 13: Flowering

Illinois News Joint Posted on August 4, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
Grow Journal 13: Flowering

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 12 with me trying to maximize me yield by managing five different strains of plants inside my grow tent. For the entire grow, I couldn’t wait to get to the flowering stage so … Continue reading →

Posted in ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged cannabis photography, first-time grower, grow journal, News Joint Grow Journal, News Joint Grow Journal 13: Flowering

News Joint Grow Journal 11: Cuts and Clones

Illinois News Joint Posted on July 13, 2021 by Illinois EdNovember 26, 2024
News Joint Grow Journal 11: Cuts and Clones

While pruning and preparing to attempt the Kushman chiropractic techniques as mentioned in Grow Journal 10, I wanted to experience taking cuts and creating clones during my first grow. Besides practice and learning more about my growing plants, I knew … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 10: Kushman’s “Chiropractics”

Illinois News Joint Posted on July 4, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
News Joint Grow Journal 10

I ended Grow Journal 9 with low stress training my five plants by bending and hooking the braches with coated wire that I’d poked through the side of my 5-gallon fabric pots. I rearranged the plants for different exposure from … Continue reading →

Posted in ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged first-time grower, grow journal, grow your own, how to grow, News Joint Grow Journal, News Joint Grow Journal 10

News Joint Grow Journal 8: Topping

Illinois News Joint Posted on June 18, 2021 by Illinois EdFebruary 7, 2022
News Joint Grow Journal 8: Topping

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 7 with my five resilient plant bouncing back (with a photo taken April 27) after I’d corrected the pH balance and transplanting them. The next couple weeks were the smoothest and least stressful … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 7: Transplanting

Illinois News Joint Posted on June 5, 2021 by Illinois EdMarch 7, 2025
Joint Grow Journal 7: Transplanting

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 6 with me believing I might have let my genetics sponsors (Mass Medical Strains) and partners (Aroma Grow Store and Homegrown Cannabis Co.) down because the leaves on my seedlings were yellowing. I … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 6: Grow Anxiety

Illinois News Joint Posted on May 29, 2021 by Illinois EdMarch 7, 2025
News Joint Grow Journal

I left off News Joint Grow Journal 5 with my parenting instincts to protect and nature my five plants on five-alarm-fire mode. But the next couple weeks of my first grow did not go as planned. At first, the five … Continue reading →

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News Joint Grow Journal 3: Grow Space

Illinois News Joint Posted on April 28, 2021 by Illinois EdMarch 7, 2025
News Joint Grow Journal 3

Welcome back to News Joint Grow Journal. A Prairie State of Mind. As mention in News Joint Grow Journal 1, when I decided to start a grow journal, I did not want a shitty closet grow. I wanted a legit … Continue reading →

Posted in ILNJ Grow Journal, Uncategorized | Tagged Aroma Grow Store i, first-time grower, homegrown, Homegrown Cannabis Co., homegrown medicine, journal entry, News Joint Grow Journal

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