DIY cabinet grow // LED // Autos

Day 33 / 24 - gave them all a special treat of microbe tea. I used "Biosys" by Ecothrive. I mixed in a little Orgatrex from the Biotabs kit too, for extra fuel for the lil folks. Mixed up about 3L total and split it between the 3 pots, with a little more going to Jon Snow and a little less to the Northern Lights. Also gave another minor trim. Starting to get a bit of a vegetative, skunky pong when I open the cabinet now, but my carbon filter setup is working perfectly. No leaky smells when it's all sealed up - let's hope that continues through flower. I noticed some interesting growth patterns on the Jon Snow. Some of the side branches which have grown to the canopy kinda topped themselves. Got a double bud site on one of them - see pics. Day 35 / 28 - looking good. I've moved the plants around a bit to average out the light intensity. I've also ramped the light up to about 50ish DLI average at canopy after reading a bit on autoflower.net and ILGM.com. Some auto growers seem to think that ramping up to 50/60 as soon as flowering starts is the best course of action for autos, and can limit the stretching a bit. The Cinderella Jack auto is threatening to be a real lanky monster, so anything I can do to control the height is welcome. I've been defoliating pretty aggressively too, taking off a few leaves every other day. I'm kinda doing everything you're not supposed to do with autos - topping, FIMing and defoliating... haven't noticed any stunted growth yet. (Note: apart from the NL auto, but that was stunted from germination) Gonna be an interesting few weeks ahead. I'm not above supercropping the CJ auto to control height if necessary. Remember, she is one week behind the JS auto and already taller.... Day 36 / 29 - gave them all a drink of about 1.5L water (each) with ~1ml pl cal mag and alg-a-mic. I randomly decided to test my runoff pH and it's sitting nicely at around 6.2 - 6.5, so that's a good sign. I also raised the NL auto up on a super high tech rig to create an even canopy - if she wants to stretch a bit I can always bump her back down. Looking nice in there today, everyone happy and healthy. DLI around 55 in the middle of the canopy. Getting pretty crowded in there. I think next time I'll do either one plant in a bigger pot, topped and trained (now that my HST cherry has popped), or a proper SoG with even smaller pots. Day 37 / 30 - slightly early update this week as I'll be away for the weekend. Gonna miss my girls, but my real girl will keep an eye on them. Looking excellent in the cabinet today. In a way I'm excited to leave for a few days and come back and see the growth that's been going on. They'll get a nice big drink on Sunday when I return. Thanks for reading, have a great weekend all. See you next week with some more updates.