Trainwreck Auto by DW

September 22, 2021 New adventure starts today with the Trainwreck Auto. I’ll use a 12.5L air-pot with a 5 cm layer of expanded clay at the bottom. Stay tuned! For what concerns germination and the first days of life of the plant, I used a small peat pot. As you can see from the pictures she stretched a little bit, that's because I had a problem with my lamp. In this time I will use a Niello lamp bought of Amazon for around 80€. I know it's not the best solution but I can't do anything about it at the moment. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Day 8 update: I sprayed just water on the leaves last week, which made them curl down a bit, but she’s feeling good! It’s definitely time to start with NPK nutes. So, I will add 1,5ml/L of "Sensi Grow" A+B and also 1,5ml/L of "Root Juice" the organic one by Biobizz. Day 12-13 update: Topped over the 4th node. I want to share some personal considerations about this "High Stress Training" (HST) technique. But first I'd like to describe what I needed from this experience. Firstly, I wanted a fast strain that potentially could allow me to chop her down the first or second week of December. Secondly, I knew that "Trainwreck Auto" is a solid genetic especially by FastBuds, so I was certain that every type of training could be realized without waste of time. Now, I know that topping technique is not ideal if you want to obtain a quick harvest and you also risk to jeopardize everything but it's my first time that I dabble whit this stuff and I'm really curious of the final result. For what concerns the "weird" choice of the 4th node instead of the 3rd, the explanation is simple: when I decided to top her, she was already at the beginning of her 5th node. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week three let's go! I noticed that there are two branches that come from topping of day 13, and two more smaller branches that aren't supposed to be there. The reaction is more similar to fimming. It should be related to the fact that I topped when the fourth node was not totally developed and it has been really hard to remove the leaves, as they were very small. In my opinion it will be necessary to remove the two new branches as soon as they are grown because then they will be strong enough. Anyway hope for the best result! For what concerns nutrients, I will increase the dosage as shown in the chart. Day 16 update: I started a low stress training session and I also removed the first node in order to avoid "waste of energy" also because as I said in the first week my lamp is weak so the light doesn't reach the lower part of the plant. I know that all this stuff is very stressful but I hope in a fast recovery. Day 20 update: Unfortunately, I didn't do the reportage of the last three days. Anyway, she has responded well to LST. Today, I also added 2ml of "Alg-A-Mic" by Biobizz (the organic one). Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

New week! She is looking great, no nutrients burn, broken arms or anything bad with her at the moment. Considering the equipment, in particular the weak lamp, I think that I can not complain. I can't wait to see the pre flowering stage. We will see what happens. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week 5! Let's try some screen of green. I don't know what I can expect from this stuff. Honestly, when I started my cultivation I had a precise idea, so I wanted only to cut over the fourth node and nothing else. But after my mission failed (topping didn't do the job required), I thought that ScrOG wasn't a bad idea. So let's see what happens! Day 31 update: She's sad because I didn't give her the right amount of water so she kept nutrients and minerals from leaves. I fed her with a higher dosage of nutrients so I hope that everything will be ok. I also lifted up the lamp a couple of centimeters. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week 6! Day 44 update: I have to be honest, this lady is quite difficult to manage. She's growing well but she's always lacking of water, and I don't think beacause of the lamp. Anyway, she's taking well the nutrients and it seems that they do their job. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week 7, and she’s getting FAT!! 🍏 The past week I didn't pay the right attention that she deserved but now I'm back home and trust me when I say that this strain is pure magic. Lamp is doing the job and nutrients too. Of course, I'm gradually increasing nuts, but I'm wondering if "Alg-A-Mic" is still necessary and especially if it can interfere with the final taste. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week 8! I didn't expect something like this when I started, but I think I got a good match between weak lamp and amazing genetic. Her flowers starting to be big right now, and what about the smell? so dank!!! My fingers are crossed for this 80's strain. Cheers form the Mellow Fellow 🍏

Week 9! Day 63 update: She's almost ready, so I gave her the last shot of nutrients. I prepared 3 liters last week so today I diluted the solution with 0.5 l of water with the last 0.5 l. I think that in two weeks she will be perfect, pistils are almost all orange/brown but I want to be sure so I will check trichomes. Cheers from the Mellow Fellow 🍏

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