Red Strawberry Banana Auto Sweet Seeds

THCeitor For the first time after several years of growing Organic, I will be doing a grow with Mineral Fertilizers, in this case from Advance Nutrients. When looking for information on fertilization charts with Advance for Autoflowering, there is very little to be found, so I decided to be cautious and come up with my own program where in the first week I wouldn't use any of the Bases (Grow-Micro-Bloom pH perfect), to avoid damaging the seedlings. For that reason, in the first week there was slow but vigorous growth with a beautiful green color. I will start using the bases from day #9, I hope that’s when the growth explodes, and I will upload a chart with the fertilization program weekly so that it can help someone else. Regarding temperature and Relative Humidity, the temperature was between 24°C and 30°C on average and the RH was at 40%. The humidity is low mainly because they are small pots that generate little evaporation from the substrate. I will correct this situation on day #12 with the final transplant to 11 liters. I also don't use a humidifier, the extractor is on 24 hours a day, and I water every day, fertilizing every other day. I hope to apply a bit more additives in the second week and start with LST. Any advice or questions, feel free to ask 🙏 THCeitor.

THCeitor This week I'm still observing slow growth, although the main stem has a good diameter as well as the small side branches; we're going slow but steady compared to previous organic crops of autoflowers 😅. So I started feeding the plants with the Grow and Micro Bases, as indicated in the chart at the end of the images, trying not to over-fertilize by using 1 ml per liter. Regarding humidity, I managed to increase it to 50%, it could still be better. The temperature is relatively stable (22-30°C). Day 12: The final transplant to 11 liters was done, adding a bit of mycorrhizae and Piranha at 2 ml/liter. Day 13: Although I still see them a bit small, I started with LST, a minimal defoliation of a couple of leaves per plant, and the removal or pruning of 1 shoot per plant, which was poorly placed. In the third week, I hope to continue with LST, which is a daily task.

THCeitor We start the third week with still a bit slow growth, as the plants look very small compared to some RUNTZ AUTO that are accompanying them, especially the R.S.BANANA #2. It could simply be the genetics. Also, I made the mistake of leaving the substrate too low in relation to the pot, which made the LST technique even more difficult. By the end of the third week, the first pistils appeared, and everything indicates that the R.S.Banana #2 will be the first to harvest, since it is the smallest and has the most pistils. Day 17: Due to low temperatures outside, the temperature in the indoor environment dropped, decreasing the evapotranspiration of the crop, so I did NOT water this day. Day 18: I applied 2 ml of B-52, 2 ml of pH perfect Micro, and 2 ml of pH perfect Grow. Day 21: I lowered the dose to 1.5 ml per liter of all fertilizers to avoid over-fertilization. Although I didn't notice any symptoms, I decided to gradually increase the doses.

THCeitor Already in the fourth week, we can see a greater amount of pistils, especially on the smaller plant, which will surely be ready to harvest sooner, the R.S.Banana #2. The R.S.Banana #1 shows more vigorous growth with a very thick stem, and although it already shows some pistils, it will take longer than the R.S.B.#2 but will be more productive. Regarding LST, it's a task that is done daily.

THCeitor This week I didn't have much time to photograph the grow, but you can still see that the Strawberry Banana #1 is growing much slower than #2, which has a tip with more pistils. Unlike the RUNTZ XL that are being grown simultaneously, the R.S. BANANA didn't show excess Nitrogen, so I didn't lower the BASE GROW dosage. Regarding the temperature, it didn't exceed 25°C indoors since we are in the middle of winter in my country, with average temperatures of 15°C in the environment.

THCeitor We're halfway through the process, the plants look healthy and with a slight advantage of the Red Strawberry Banana #2, which shows a more advanced flowering than #1 as shown in the videos. There's a darker purple tone in the R.S.Banana #2 and a lighter tone in the R.S.Banana #1, which has a significantly thick stem, possibly due to a slight excess of Nitrogen.