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Welcome to the Week 8 update for the Sweet Seeds Cream Mandarine XL Autoflowering grow. As of Day 56- things are winding down nicely with these four plants. The powdery mildew is the only real concern over these final weeks leading up to a much anticipated/needed harvest. I don’t think the buds are going to be huge but their density/tightness and the heavy concentration of resin more than makes up for that. When squeezing a bud- your fingers come away almost wet and sticky. After rubbing your fingers and that resin together- the smell is very strong and an overwhelming citrus scent assaults the senses. I can’t wait to try this strain! I don’t think I’m going to have a massive harvest but again, I’m hoping that the density/tightness/overall weight of each bud makes up for that. No other major changes- still 2.5 mls/gallon of Bloom fert every 8th day or every other watering and still watering 3.5-4.2 litres per plant every 4th day like clockwork. Defoliating as needed and watching the buds grow. That’s it folks, until Week 9, cheers!
I agree with your method for your lights I stopped using the dimmer on my sf2000s and just kept them at 100% and used the height for intensity adjustment and I noticed that my plants didn't become sensitive to light increase even when they got close to the lights once in flower.
Now I upgraded my lighting to ES300s and have to use the dimmer because they are more powerful but I just raised the one to 48" like you have yours. Come visit...
Good luck on your grow they look great 👍😍
Cyrus
@Cyrusdavirus, buds soon- yes! But I’m concerned about how full my little tent is going to be with so much growth in the past two weeks. Always an adventure!