First grow! closet! MSNL autos

Removed a few small buds from around, am drying those to use as shake/tobacco basically haha... Hoping it will make a difference for the buds still on the plants! Mosquito dunks seem to have quelled the gnat population! Yey! A product I recommend as it's safe to use even late in flowering :) I'm seeing a burst of bud growth on the purp friend, I think she's increasingly happy with the current setup and schedule. #1 was definitely slowed by the pH fluctuations and all the other little mistakes I've made along the way... Already excited for the next grow so I can put what I've learnt to practice and just get better and better! There's not another hobby quite like this one eh! Seeing some N toxicity on both ladies, so gonna flush them both today and then follow with a light feed. I got some worm castings so might top dress towards the end of flush. Can't hurt! Got a pH meter that was broken (electrode smashed on delivery) so that was annoying. Now using these pH strips haha which are very hard to read but at least better than nothing. Next grow will probably try soil and organic amendments as the pH situation is considerably more forgiving... Would love to know how some people get sponsored! I am short on so much beneficial equipment, got the time and passion to learn, but not the resources!