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Sour Diesel Auto (Newbie Grow)

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Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks Technique
Soil
Grow medium
0.53 l
Pot Size
Strain
Sour Diesel Autoflowering
Dinafem
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
This strain is incredibly hardy & resistant to less than favorable conditions. I grew it in an 18-oz Solo cup under 2 CFL bulbs with 20 watts of blurple LED as side lighting. No grow tent or box. No light timer. No bottled nutrients or fertilizers. And I still got an incredibly sticky, healthy (if small) plant out of the experiment. She never stank too strongly, which was great for stealth purposes. No bud rot, mildew or pests despite living in a humid & bug-infested climate. Total cost of grow equipment (including seeds): $68.71. Sour Diesel Auto is a great choice for first-time growers who lack the money/space/experience to grow difficult strains at a professional level. I'm sure the results would've been even better if conditions had been optimal, but she was kept small on purpose for stealth reasons. This is the first cannabis plant I've ever grown to completion & it was a great strain choice.
The Outcome
Week 11
Harvest
What's on the scales?
4
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
0.04
g / watt
4
g / plant
Tastes like
Citrus
Nutty
Pine
Feels like
70% Sativa 30% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Happy
Uplifted
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Kaya666 Kaya666
6 years ago
Just smoked some of this herb in my one-hitter & am feeling nice! I haven't smoked anything but CBD flower in over a year so I'm working with a clean slate. Haven't cured it much yet but the smell is still strong. And the effects aren't scary like some strains. Just clear-headedness & inspiration to get out & move! My heart isn't pounding, which is the norm for me with ANY amount of weed. It hits ya right behind the eyes, relieving pressure & triggering a mad case of munchies. I'm really amazed at the lack of anxiety. I have Asperger's & feel I could share a joint of this strain with friends without getting withdrawn & paranoid. 😌 Great daytime weed with a smooth Sativa effect. Smells mostly like pine now while it was more citrus-y when wet; surprisingly not much of a diesel scent with this pheno. Thick orange hairs & an abundance of silver frost covering aquamarine buds with sunset-colored sugar leaves. (The pics don't do it justice). My final yield of 4.0 grams was enough to fill up a mason jar which will last me 6 months at least. This strain is my ideal: uplifting without triggering anxiety & relaxing without drowsiness. Amazing functional weed. 😡😡 This 1st grow has ignited a passion. Autoflowers are amazing & this strain was worth the time & effort. Can't wait to try growing some more varieties in bigger containers. Thanks for helping a newbie out, Grow Diaries! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ
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Grow Questions
Kaya666
Kaya666started grow question 7 years ago
Why is my plant growing upward so slowly? Temp, light & water are fine. My last auto in a Solo cup was 3x this size by Week 3. I'm not transplanting & will be growing in this container (18 oz) the whole time. No nutes yet--only doing natural (urine fert later this week).
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 7 years ago
Morning...so true on all the thing they're mentioning. The one pic I see..the leaf almost look like its folding under and crisp, the soil looks loose and airy like its a tad dry...like it needs a drink. If you are determined to keep it in a small cup...then I would imagine its used up the available nutrients in the soil by week 3. At least a but of micro nutrient at the very least... Good luck with it I hope she perks up for you.
Kaya666
Kaya666started grow question 6 years ago
I'm on Week 7 & more leaves are rapidly turning yellow. The stems are also a deep red/purple color on said yellow leaves. I plan on going until Week 11-12 with her but can't give nitrogen at this stage of flowering. Anything else I could try? Or is this normal? Thanks! πŸ˜›
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FlavoursUk
FlavoursUkanswered grow question 6 years ago
You can try giving them a feed of epsom salts, cheap and some people use that alone throughout the whole grow with great results. I am a firm believer too. If heat is a problem, you can raise your lights slightly. Also, if you do have any P,K boosters I'd use them now. Hope this can help you.
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Kaya666
Kaya666week 11
@DangPal - Hope the grow is/was going well! She's a pleasure to smoke. 😌
Kaya666
Kaya666week 3
This has been a tough grow so far, y'all. My last Solo cup grow was triple this size by Week 3. I think she got stunted early on but it's taking SO long to gain any upward growth! It seems to dislike being close to the CFL bulbs despite not being hot & having the fan blowing on them. The stem also looks thin & weak compared to my last plant at this stage. The plan for Week 3 is to use a little "homemade" urine fertilizer (diluted at a 12:1 ratio) & see if that spurs any growth. Also gonna make sure not to let any more dehydration mishaps occur like last week. New growers are always chastised for OVERwatering so I guess I have a phobia of that. Once flowering starts in earnest I'll pull back to an 18/6 light schedule but for now we have to make up for lost time. I don't have a timer so I have to sit up late & turn the lights on before going to sleep.
bobo420
bobo420
@Kaya666, I'm kidding :) there are plenty of other 100% organic things you could use for fertilizers and they have different things in different ratios, so you could fine tune the feeding process to use other than this, I'll shoot you a dm. It's a big difference when you use fertilizers like that indoors and outdoors, especially for your first grow it could get complicated
Kaya666
Kaya666
@bobo420, Gotcha :) Might get some chemical ferts in the future. For now I'm sticking to basic natural soil enrichments & seeing what I can do with the bare minimum. I see too many people burning their plants with various chemical ferts & I'm just not comfortable yet using those as a noob. Will definitely flush everything out before harvest (if I get that far). P.S. - No shitting in the grow room. πŸ˜›
bobo420
bobo420
@Kaya666, :) yeah, but decent fertilizer costs 10-20$, no need to shit in the corner and you know exactly what you're plants are getting. The urine and manure have their nutrients in them, but that's a long way from having them in them and making the plant use them. Not to mention that you plant doesn't need all the nutrients all the time in the same aspect. But that's a way to save 10$ I guess, glad you're not sharing your stash with me :)
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 3
If you did a full auto on a solo cup and cfls before I've just got to congratulate you. I know autos a pretty forgiving to much abuse, like not having to follow any light schedule, or time out your flowering, they don't typically need as many nutrients(for fear of damage) and everything else that makes them great. They are really the best type for beginners for that reason. However the hardest thing for me to realize was every seed and every plant are different, and will have different needs. This plant may be completely unlike your first in everything it needs. Happy growing.
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedsweek 7
Looking good from here :) Week 7 so no more growth just bud production ;) Looks nice and frosty and now is the time to give some potassium and phosphorus ;) Those buds should really start to stack on weight over the next 2-3 weeks then harvest will not be far away ;) I'll drop back in on the next update ;) All the best Mark.
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeeds
@Kaya666,"Thanks for your concern! I didn't know JUST how hardy she was when I made that comment, haha. Growers take note: Dinafem Sour Diesel Auto can survive serious abuse by a virgin grower! πŸ˜‡" This is very valuable information for the new grower. Thank you for the feedback mate :) All the best Mark..
Kaya666
Kaya666
@DinafemSeeds, - Hi, I was very concerned as well! About 75% of the leaves went yellow in 4 days after feeding some homemade banana tea fertilizer. It's a common organic recipe online that's supposed to supply potassium but I definitely went overboard. I did a full flush with plain water day before yesterday & got all the remaining yellow liquid out of the container, then gave a small feeding of a general low-potency fertilizer to restore NPK. She seems to be recovering well, as the buds are still fattening up & getting frosty and the yellowing has slowed. I keep my temperatures in the '70s; generally 74-76 F with an oscillating fan to keep the air moving. Not sure about the other measurements, as I only bought pH strips yesterday & haven't fed any liquid bottled nutes at all. It was definitely the banana tea that caused the sudden yellowing of the leaves, so I'm hoping the flush will fix it. Thanks for your concern! I didn't know JUST how hardy she was when I made that comment, haha. Growers take note: Dinafem Sour Diesel Auto can survive serious abuse by a virgin grower! πŸ˜‡
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeeds
@Kaya666, She can take some abuse mate a very hardy lady :) I'm slightly concerned about the yellowing and drying out of the leaves so fast! What's your Temps max/min Ph max/min Ec/ppm max/min? All the best Mark..
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growdoctordc
growdoctordcweek 4
Is this a joke? Why the insistence on the tiny cup and no nutrients? If she does get big she’ll drink all the water you can pour into her while you’re at work, and then wilt by evening. Then she’ll fall over. rollitup.org holds an annual solo cup competition if you want company
NewEarth
NewEarth
@Kaya666, I start growing my SD for the first time n like u I got attached to my 11 weeks babe haha Im being really careful about nutri and gonna start using epson salt, gonna get some magnesium for her and some Potassium as well
Kaya666
Kaya666
@growdoctordc, - Not a joke. Just a small, stealthy grow by a noob trying to learn more about the growing process. Can't afford to have a giant smelly plant in my closet at the moment due to space & legal restraints. Everybody starts somewhere. She may not be much, but she's mine. πŸ˜‡ Thanks for the heads-up. I've seen some monsters in those Solo cup threads over at RIU & Autoflower.net. πŸ’ͺ
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 11
what an experiment !
Kaya666
Kaya666
@CRiSPrGrow, - Sure was! Almost lost her a couple times. Next one will be a normal sized container grow, if only for my mental health. πŸ˜‹
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 3
If you have a fear of over watering...just give a bit of water see if the leaves perk up a bit and smooth out...if so then she's most likely thirsty.
Kaya666
Kaya666
@Experimentgreen, THANKS! She definitely looked darker green & much healthier after that drooping incident when I added water. Will be bumping up the water as she grows in that little cup for sure. πŸ˜‡
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedsweek 11
Congratulations on a successful harvest my friend and enjoy that Dinafem goodness :) All the best Mark.
DangPal
DangPalweek 11
Just started the same strain under some better conditions. Wish me luck! 😁
Kaya666
Kaya666
@DangPal - Hope the grow is/was going well! She's a pleasure to smoke. 😌
Kaya666
Kaya666week 11
Thank YOU for the awesome genetics! πŸ‘πŸ‘