Day 1 of week 11
Plant A has been chopped for about 6 days now and has been dried, now it's curing and is smelling amazing. Plant A was stunted and seemed to have gone back into veg so I decided it would be best to harvest. That said the buds were not big at all nor were they 100% ready but the end result is still great, even though it hasn't cured I wanted to see how it smoked as is. Definitely felt it we will say that.
Plant C is in week 10 and after doing the math it is actually 12 days behind Plant A. So I'm expecting purple to start showing up this week. Trichomes are still mainly clear but almost half are now cloudy. So we are getting there.
Pests day who knows....
It appears during the move when I had to have the plants exposed in transit that we picked up some mites... I've used organic sprays to try and scent out the mites and haven't had much luck, next step is neem oil I just hate that I will have to try and figure out pests this late into flower... will keep updates coming.
Tent status...
I have flipped the light to a 12/12 to send the photoperiod into flower, with the auto being this late into flower I'm not concerned about the change within 2 weeks Plant C will be chopped and drying. That'll be perfect to pull the photo into the center and tie down one last time to try and fill the tent. I have also adjusted the light down to about 14 inches and checked the par values, most of plant C is under 800 par and the photo is at about 550 par now the goal is to try and keep the photoperiod short and tighter packed internodal spacing. She has potential to yield massive amounts so trying to keep her happy is main priority over Plant C. It's a balancing act nonetheless.
Photoperiod Plant...
The photoperiod will not have a grow diary but I will update my network as she is harvested.
What I know...
The photoperiod is an Indica plant from a feminized seed, I am growing as an experiment prior to starting my great white Shark photoperiod. I know the plant has been through insane stress and will likely be fine because of how much veg time she's had to recover. I have done the following; LST, topping (topped 8 different nodes), defoliation, and will be utilizing a Scrog net to try to fill the tent.
@TragicTerps, I just updated it to week 8.. I changed to 12/12 couple nights ago ..yea there’s a couple pistils here and there..mainly on the main stem
@xTherapy_Growingx, very possible they could be photos, I just seen the pictures on your diary and it looks like it's trying to bud up and I seen some pistils on the lower branch pictures. Very curious nonetheless.
@TragicTerps, right I feel u I’m glad its taking long but confused cus I see everyone’s else’s critical purps flower on week 5..I just switched my lights to 12/12 I’m thinking I got photos here
@DoDrugs420, it was easy to manage and grow just wish the Temps wouldn't have gotten so high here it really did some damage and stressed them out. Pretty much made an auto go back to veg. Lol all is good nonetheless and I'm thankful for all the love on this grow!
Bonitas flores.
Te recomiendo subir la humedad y bajar la temperatura del sustrato.😉
En floración no es recomendable pulverizar las flores, los nutrientes también lo absorven por las hojas.
@fraankiiee, good info I have noticed the Temps spike I can't do too much at the moment as it's in the triple digits outside and it's in my garage. But I'll do my best.
im growing growers choice seeds critical purple auto, but mine are not doing as well as yours did. im at the last day of week two . any advice? please!!!
@jkeats, yeah for sure. So I would say it ultimately came down to my medium. They did really well in an organic amended medium and were left alone after training. I made sure to keep the light schedule the same as a photo period and then checked the strains preferred climate and replicated it to the best of my ability. In early veg I had the light about 22inches at 85% shooting for 560 PAR autos tend to preflower week 4 or 5 and then you'll have to control that stretch by cranking up the intensity or dropping the light down. It was important for these ladies to get adequate dark period too. Be sure to check the strains preferred flowering environment.
Outside all of this, I kept the medium at 5.6ph and watered in at 7.0 figured the balance would be 6 4 or so and I did stunt growth because of it. So if you have an acidic medium water in at a ph around 6.4 and that will do her.
Outside of that it's just a matter of trying to truly replicate nature my guy. Cheers!