Gorilla Glue (potent but lightweight)

Damn, no joke, that shit inspired me. Next grow Girl Scout cookies. Thank You!

I had a feeling that was going to be the case. I tend to keep opinions to myself because criticism makes people feel bad about themselves and formulate opinions that you are a know-it-all. First off, pat yourself on the back for completing the grow. You made it to the end and got a successful harvest. Like every good grower, you finished your grow and immediatly look to improve your next one. This is the sign you have what it takes to be a great grower.

There are 3 main factors you must evaluate yourself on. First, you had fairly severe burn on your leaves. The stress and reduction in growth caused by this likely had a large impact on your final yeild. Second, your genetics. It takes many grows to find a solid genetic that produces buds, terpenes, and a structure that will make you really happy. For example, I popped 24 seeds in my pheno tent and only found 1 that I would consider a plant worth keeping. There is a reason cuts cost as much as they tend to. They are guaranteed good genetics. Finally, your growing environment and nutrient regime play a large role in the final outcome of your harvest.

This doesn't necessarily mean that you need the most expensive nutrients in the game. It means understanding the nutrients you use. Their ratios, what they may lack, what additives may be beneficial, and what is snake oil. Making sure your plants thrive is different than making sure they survive. As a beginning grower survival should be the aim. Like any new hobby, it takes time to gain experience and become a master of your craft. The amount of effort you put into the craft directly relates to the speed of your advancement. Knowing deficiencies and toxcicities takes years to properly identify and there are some that are more tricky than others.

The light you use, its distance from the plants, and your overall ppfd have a dramatic impact on plant growth and development. Say you have the most powerful light and you push your plants hard, you have to also feed it hard. Any imbalance in nutrient uptake vs feeding can have dramatic consequences on your grow. Conversely, feeding plants hard and providing to little ppfd can result in nutrient burn or lockout.

Then comes the other knowledge you learn over time like flushing, ph balance, watering habits, and the myriad of other topics you will pick up along the way. My first real grow was with fox farm trio. I burned the hell out of my plants feeding them tbsp instead of tsp, never watered to runoff, had fungus gnats, ran my lights too hot, and had poor genetics. The end result was huge plants with airy buds that were a nightmare to trim. After trimming I had brown bits of nuked leaves on my buds that I trimmed deep into the buds to remove. You will hear countless stories from other growers who did the same exact things. Independent study and trial and error are massive factors in your overall improvement. It makes me happy to see you made it to harvest. Be proud of yourself and contemplate on the things you did wrong and how you might rectify them next time. At the end of the day you got some tasty smoke, maybe it won't make the cover of high times but it will provide you some good times. Looking forward to seeing the next one!