This is my very first grow and I started it before reading very much info, so I made several mistakes right off the bat. So I titled this grow Don’t Do it This Way! 
It’s not done yet just a little short of flower time so feel free to follow along if ya want, I’ll try to share where I think I went wrong and people can chime in where ya feel you can help.
The Don’t Do It This Way Grow
.Seeds used, Who knows…I had purchased some type of purple auto, and got 5 free seeds with it. I think they were some kind of Cheese but can’t recall if they were auto or fem or what? Planted 2 of the purple and 2 of the other and the purple didn’t pop…So I’m growing the Cheese unknown…
. Soil used was Mirical grow mixed with 5lb bag of worm castings and about 1/4 cup lime. A little bit worried about this because from what im reading it could end up hot but hoping that the worm castings mellow out the Miricle Grow some. dug a hole where my sprouts will go and lined it with only Worm castings on top of my mix, so tiny plant won’t be subjected to Mirical Grow right off the bat.
.Sprouted seeds via peat pucks in a small covered green house, took less than a week. The peat moss pucks get fat with water added, so I figure I can place them in big pot pretty quick because the roots won’t break through the peat for awhile, giving the plant time to grow a bit before hitting the worm castings.
.Started sprouted plants in big pot on November 22. 18 hours timer on lights in grow tent, with small tub of water to the side to provide humidity bump. Boosted pot up higher towards lights. I had a small fan on the floor of the grow tent and had the tent zipped up tight to keep it warm inside. after a couple weeks, I put the fan into the intake hole to draw in fresh air because it looked like it might be getting to warm inside or I was getting signs of nutrient burn not sure which. After further research pretty sure it was nutrient burn. Watered 2 times with distilled water and let them go. Watered a couple more time with regular water making sure not to over water. Feeling like if I can get them to veg state the nutruient burn will stop.
.On December 11th, 2 days short of 3 weeks, I noticed the plant going from seedling looking, to more the look of a plant. Trimed off lower nutrient burnt leaves, plants looks great. One looks better than the other. Might be to close to light so moved back down.
.December 12th, Did first top on main cola.
.December 14th noticed tips of leaves drooping, did some research and could be to much nitrogen. Remcomend’s flushing, I used mircial grow so this may be a problem. I flushed with 7.2 ph water till run off and they perked right up. Did some testing after reading the site, people harping on PH. I got a good PH meter and tested distilled water and tap water both were high, like 8.5 or more. Going to use a tiny amount of vinagar to bring the water in range and start watering with that.Plant stems have tripled in size in a weeks time now about the size of a pencil. A couple of tips are showing burn signs, which I am sure points to nutrient burn. I used Mirical grow and Worm castings so there is a lot of nutrient, plus I did a cal mag watering. Next time use less mirical grow and more castings and pearlite or go with another medium like Foxfarms etc.
.December 16th day 25, plants look good even with the minor showings of nutrient problems I listed. I have a better light coming but wondering if I wasted my cash since these things look pretty good so far.
.December 17th day 26, defoilated 3/4 of the big fan leafs and did some secondary toping. Spent a little time getting a gallon of water to proper PH, will add Cal MAg and something with Potasium to it but far from time to water since I flushed to run off a couple days ago.
.December 18th day 27, defoilation seems to have helped a lot. A lot of new growth all over plant. 2 set’s of big fan leafs on both plants blocking light, I will take these off tomorrow. Humidity is holding at 50% and Temp 77. Not going to get a humidifier involved for fear of mold. Moved tray of water closer to fan, so breeze from it might increase evaporation and increase humidity.
.December 19th day 28. Took off the tops big fan leafs.
.December 20th day 29. New light is awesome! All leafs look good, new grow looks good. There was 1 fan leaf that had some spots up top, romoved it all other leafs look real good.
.December 21th day 30. going to do some (LST) Low Stress Training on the plant thats streching, pull it away from the plants that is more bushy. Going to water with lightly with PH 6.5 Tap water to wash out some of the feeding from a couple days ago. Pic below is (LST) begining.
