Auto Ultimate - DIY Budget Grow Bin
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Custom Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Custom
FLO
custom Light Emitting Diodes/24W
custom
Tent
Grow Bin
Grow Bin
Perlite
Custom
coco Other
Custom
Soil
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
2 liters
Pot Size
0.03 liters
Watering
Start at Harvest
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Germination4y ago
Demonus Germination conditions:
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Average Temperature: 25°C.
Relative Humidity: 65% - 75%.
Water: I saturated the entire pot with filtered tap
water before I planted the seed(pH: 6.5).
Nutrients: None.
Light Schedule: 24 hours (2500 Lumens).
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Additional notes about the grow environment:
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Airflow:
- 12V intake fan in bottom bucket. (In use during Germination, Veg and Flower)
- 5V inline intake fan in midsection. (In use during Veg and Flower)
- 5V fan in midsection of bin interior. (In use during Germination, Veg and Flower)
- 12V inline extractor fan mounted next to the 100w light and directly above the 50W light.
(In use during Flower)
- Detachable 12V inline fan with activated carbon filter and hose. (In use during Flower)
- 5v Usb humidifier. (In use during Germination and Veg)
Light:
- "100W" Full Spectrum LED Grow Light mounted in the lid of the bin. (In use during Germination, Veg and Flower)
- "50W" Full Spectrum LED Grow Light mounted on the side of the bin interior. (In use during Flower)
- Bin interior is spray painted with Rustoleum Flat white.
These lights are extremely inexpensive.
I continuously doubt their efficacy.
So far so good...
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation4y ago
5 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
2 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Culterra Multisol 'N'
1 mll
Homemade Cal-Mag
1 mll
Demonus First week of vegetative growth
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The good:
- First node site is developing well.
- Plant seems relatively healthy.
The bad:
- Adapting the amount of nutrients per feeding by observing changes in the leaves and stem is not ideal.
- Noticed a possible Magnesium deficiency during day 10.
Foliar fed some Cal-Mag before lights out and growth ensued.
- After struggling to manage nutrient deficiencies and constant overwatering, I transplanted the plant into a 2l fabric pot containing a organic seedling potting soil, perlite and coco.
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Additional comments:
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Conditions within the bin are surprisingly stable.
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Nutrient information:
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▪️︎Culterra Multisol 'N':
- Nitrogen (264g/kg)
- Phosphorus (43g/kg)
- Potassium (133g/kg)
- Magnesium (0.9g/kg)
- Zinc (0.35g/kg)
- Iron (0.763g/kg)
- Copper (0.077g/kg)
- Manganese (0.31g/kg)
- Boron (1.005g/kg)
▪️︎Homemade Cal-Mag:
- 9 Crushed Eggshells (Boiled and sieved in 500ml's of filtered water with a pH of 6.0).
- Half a teaspoon of Epsom Salts.
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Visit the Germination page for information about the grow setup.
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Week 2. Vegetation4y ago
5 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
2 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Demonus The Good:
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- The plant handled the transplant extremely well.
- The plant seems relatively healthy.
The Bad:
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- The new medium smells like a nursery.
- The new medium was too "hot". Flushed with filtered water(pH: 7) on the 21st day.
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Week 3. Vegetation4y ago
7 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Night Air Temp
2 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Demonus The Good:
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- Conditions within the bin are stable.
The Bad:
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- Noticed pistils at the top node site on the 26th day as well as a Phosphorus deficiency.
Might be the sudden change in the light schedule from 24h/d to 20h/d after germination that triggered flowering.
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Week 4. Flowering4y ago
7 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Normal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
14 °C
Night Air Temp
0.05 liters
Pot Size
0.03 liters
Watering Volume
10 cm
Lamp Distance
Demonus The bad:
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- Unwanted early flowering has resulted in a tiny, phosphorus deficient, pre-flowering plant.
- Cut my losses,the dead leaves, and moved the plant to my Micro-bin.
The good:
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- Learned from my mistakes.
- I can try again with another Auto-Ultimate seed.
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My thoughts:
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The early flowering might be attributed to the plethora of stresses I subjected the plant to, such as:
- Change in the light schedule from 24-hours per day to 20-hours during the vegetative stage.
- Temperature fluctuations.
- Aggressive transplanting.
- Improper foliar feeding practices.
- A combination of the abovementioned.
Conclusion:
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The plant seems to be withering away.
Time for some retrospection and a fresh seed.
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Week 4. Harvest4y ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Spent 30 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
Hard
Difficulty
Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Night air temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
Demonus Plants perished due to poor environmental conditions.
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spyder commentedweek 04y ago
good luck with the grow.....enjoy.
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Inganjawetrust commentedweek 04y ago
Interesting setup good luck with the grow 🌱
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homerjgangia commentedweek 04y ago
Good luck with your grow mate!💪💪
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TrueG commentedweek 04y ago
Cool bin , happy grow bro! ✌️
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Gunnen commentedweek 04y ago
So cool! Best of luck!
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Lacrima commentedweek 04y ago
Happy Growing ! 😊💪
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Cannabeast40 commentedweek 04y ago
Wish you happy growing and the best of luck with this nice strain 😀🙏
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Ferenc commentedweek 44y ago
Happy Flowering @Demonus
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Ferenc commented4y ago
@Demonus, Of course not.... what I stated is that she look overwatered and nitrogen deficiency there. Also when you overwater the roots starts rottening so they can't absorb nutritients and it causes n deficiency as well
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Demonus commented4y ago
@Ferenc, all you asked was if I used too much water on my plant. You didn't state anything.
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Ferenc commented4y ago
@Demonus, Alright mate 👌 sorry then 😇
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Afrogerweed commentedweek 04y ago
Bravo, great job with Grow bin👏🤓
Good luck!🌱✨
HG✌️!
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Rock_n_Roll_Randy commentedweek 04y ago
Cool bin bro.🤘🤜🤛 haven't seen those yet👍
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Maryjane23 commentedweek 34y ago
Very nice!!✌️✌️ Good luck!!! I follow you i’m curios!✌️✌️
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Koekiemonster commentedweek 04y ago
Epic dustbin bro.
I wish I was that plant...
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Protector commentedweek 24y ago
how many watts are u using? try raising light to 50 cm. and use less water. root need air to develop
good luck
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Protector commented4y ago
@Demonus,ok sorry
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JamMAKEcan commentedweek 44y ago
good luck with your grow👍 and have fun with the grow buddy.and your harvest
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