🌱 Autoflower Grow Log: Godzilla Cookies
Subtitle: What I Learned from a Grow That Didn’t Go According to Plan (But Still Got Me High)
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🌱 The Setup
Let’s start with the cold, hard facts (before things went sideways).
Strain: Godzilla Cookies Autoflower (from Herbies)
Medium: 70/30 Coco Coir & Perlite
Container: 3-gallon fabric pots
Tent Size: 4×4 grow tent
Lighting: Two Spider Farmer SF1000D LEDs
Watering: Hand-watered daily or every other day
Nutrients: A chaotic mix of:
Fox Farm Trio
Reefertilizer Start, Grow, and Bloom
Worm castings (once)
Recharge
PH: Dialed-ish
Attitude: “I saw a guy do it on YouTube so how hard can it be?”
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🌿 What Went Right
I got bud.
It gets me high.
I grew that shit myself.
I learned a lot — even if it wasn’t the result I envisioned when I was Googling “SCROG techniques for autoflowers.”
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🧪 What Went… Less Right
Tried too many things at once.
> “Let’s mix nutrients, throw in Recharge, worm castings, whisper affirmations to the soil — and see what happens!”
Didn’t batch mix water.
Mixing 1 gallon at a time every day was a nightmare. I’ve since moved to 4-5 gallon batches and my sanity has partially returned.
Used 3-gallon pots, which likely limited root size and overall yield.
I’m switching to 5-gallon for the next round to test the difference.
Over-adjusted instead of observing.
> “Don’t make five changes at once. You’ll never know what actually worked… or killed your plant.”
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🧠 Grower Wisdom I Earned the Hard Way
Patience is key. Autoflowers move fast, but that doesn’t mean you should.
Gear isn’t everything. Learn the plant, not the promo materials.
You don’t need to nail everything your first time — just don’t actively set it on fire and you’re ahead of the curve.
Growing is a lifetime of learning… and you get to smoke your mistakes.
> Honestly, that’s a pretty sweet deal.
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🔄 What’s Changing Next Time
Bigger pots (5-gallon fabric)
Fewer products — and more awareness of how each affects the plant
Possibly sticking to one strain per grow for consistency
Less YouTube hype, more hands-on data
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💬 Final Thoughts
If you’re thinking of starting your first grow, here’s my honest advice:
Don’t overthink it. Don’t overspend. Don’t overdose your nutrients.
You’ll probably screw something up… and it’s fine. You’ll still end up with weed — and possibly a new obsession.
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> Got a wild first grow story or autoflower question? Drop it in the comments or send me an email. Bonus points if yours also includes 14 products and no clear plan.
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