[Skuncle.SkUce]

I use the Jane app which I LOVE and make sure I take plenty of pictures for me every week with the data I input. But having a back up i.e. Hard copy would be nice and need to start doing that.

[stanm]

This form is available online at no cost. I print enough pages for each week the entire grow. Nail them together and keep them on a clipboard. I don’t enter every watering as seedlings because it’s mosty just misting once or twice a day. When I start watering regularly I’ll fill in the dates and update the sheets.

[stanm]

I will be writing down more strain information and notes. These seedlings just broke through a few days ago. I keep notes of feedings and when I add things like Recharge. Mine are soil grows and autos like this one will get two feedings the entire grow. It’s a pretty easy system and my routine doesn’t change so I find myself taking fewer notes every grow. Mostly use codes and acronyms that mean something to me. Nothing automated or on the computer. I spent 48 years in offices and did enough spreadsheets to last two lifetimes. Now I just want a simple garden with minimal notes and distractions.

[d4c_dankMN]

Yeah, I actually keep track of what I’m doing instead of just winging it and hoping for the best. Crazy concept, right? I log everything—veg, transition, bloom, ripening, all the way through drying and curing. Every week gets documented, either in my handwritten journal or my grow laptop spreadsheet, so when I grow the same strain again, I’m not just guessing—I’m dialing it in even better.

I track feeding schedules, EC, TDS, pH—both input and runoff. I measure DLI/PPFD weekly and recalibrate accordingly. Always taking air, humidity, leaf temps. Always measured so I can calculate and adjust VPD for each week. Basically, I’m not just growing—I’m running a controlled experiment every cycle to refine my process.

And let’s be real—not many people actually do this. Most just mix nutes, splash some water, eyeball their plants, and hope for the best. Then they wonder why their yields suck, why their plants look like they survived a natural disaster, or why their buds are as fluffy as a bag of popcorn.

Meanwhile, I already know what I did last time—what worked, what didn’t, and what I need to tweak to make the next round even better. I’m not just throwing darts in the dark; I track input vs. runoff, measure everything, and actually use that data to adjust my next move.

But it’s not just about numbers—it’s also about actually looking at the plants. I visually inspect them every single day to catch signs of toxicity, deficiency, or lockout before they turn into a problem. If I see an issue, I don’t just guess—I cross-check it with my logs, runoff readings, and past data to make an informed adjustment.

Some growers rely on “feel,” others rely on “data”—I use both. And that’s why my plants thrive while others are still trying to figure out why their leaves look like they’ve been through a wood chipper.

Bigger, stronger, healthier plants aren’t an accident—they’re the result of actually paying attention. But hey, if people wanna keep rolling the dice and hoping for the best, I’ll be over here pulling consistent heavy harvests. By the way, I cultivate in living soil with synthetic salt-based fertilizers

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