Critical Purple Auto (GCS)

TyeBaby I started one about a week or two before the other one, so I will be logging from the younger plant's time. This is my first more professional style grow with a nice light, tent, and ventilation. Light is turned down to 5% and kept an appropriate distance. I use a lux meter on my phone. The smaller plant is getting about 7,000 lux and the bigger one about 9,000 lux. I will be LST-ing when I put them into 1 gallon pots.

TyeBaby Just entered week 2 today (of the younger plant). The older plant is about 4 weeks old or so. The older plant is doin' a SMELL. I've never experienced such a young plant smelling so much, but damn! I think she's going to be a BEAST. She's not even in pre-flower and she smells like some straight up skunk weed! Younger plant is at about 10,000 lux and the older plant is at about 22,000 lux. EDIT: I ended up repotting the larger plant and it was time! I also topped her. I will begin repotting autos from solo cup to 1 gallon at 3 weeks in the future.

TyeBaby Things are going well. I've increased the light a lot. Bigger plant is at about 60,000 lux and the smaller one at about 50,000 lux. They're purpling up and love the extra light. Nothing much else going on. The bigger one stopped smelling as much after I topped it, but it is smelling back up!

TyeBaby Hey all. So we ended week 3 for the younger plant and she is already putting out pistils! The older plant finished week 5 and is putting out hella pistils as well. Both at 50,000-60,000 lux. The bigger plant is experiencing what I think is some moisture loss, but damn is it hard to get the humidity up. I really don't want to buy a humidifier, but I may have no choice soon. I put out some big drip trays with water in them, but I don't think they'll be enough. I wonder how long it will take these girls to finish, but I don't think it will be long. We shall see! Going to do 1/2 veg 1/2 bloom nutes this coming week. I repotted a bit late. Going to start in solo cups and go straight to 3 gallon next time. 1 gallon pots are not worth the effort because they just grow so quickly!! I suspect the flowering is related to the later repotting. Live and learn!

TyeBaby Well I'm still working with an unidentified nutrient deficiency. Someone suggested iron as I have green veins and yellowing leaves. One leaf on the older plant is turning white. I have added cal-mag-iron with every watering now and have been applying it as a foliar spray as well. I'm also wondering about nitrogen deficiency if they are heavy feeders or phosphorous deficiency since this started when flowering started and I do have red/purple stems. Who the hell knows. This coming week I will be switching to full bloom nutes and will continue the foliar spraying daily at minimum. I think the lime green-ness has improved over the last several days, but we shall see. I have also decided to make seeds from these ladies if they will be healthy enough to do so. I don't want to spend more money on seeds when this grow isn't going too well right now. I have more to learn! What I will say is that I think the repotting helped these ladies to get the clue to start flowering, though! We will see what the next week brings. I hope they darken up! Wish me luck, I need it! I also wanted to note that I did notice that new growth was coming in lime green and I learned THAT IS NOT NORMAL which also makes me suspect an iron issue. I just hope it can be fixed.

TyeBaby So still nutrient deficient. This is a hot ass mess. Nothing has changed much from last week. I think I have at least a molybdenum deficiency, maybe more. I stopped using fucking lemon juice as my pH down, so I hope that fixes it. plants are obviously stunted. I'm trying to make seeds from the younger plant if it's not too late. Kind of a catastrophe to be honest. I was going to use 1 tsp/gallon of the Miracle Gro this week, but the TDS was at 900 with cal-mag-iron and 0.5 tsp/gal of the Miracle Gro bloom fertilizer and I don't want to burn them. Honestly at this point I'm just trying to make seeds and give a couple grams away to a couple friends. I'm very sad, but I'm hoping to try again and have better luck. If you or anyone you know of could gift me some fem auto pollen or some auto seeds so I don't have to break the bank I would appreciate it. If you've learned anything from this grow, learn to NOT USE LEMON JUICE as pH down. I'm hoping with the cal-mag-iron, bloom nutes, and a 900 ppm I can get these girls to harvest. We shall see. I'm watching the new buds forming for any more pink coloration. I'm just sick right now.