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I’m prepping for a nice experimental grow. I plan on growing 3 Anvil autos from Gnome genetics in a 20 gallon pot. There are worms in the center and it’s filled with food for the worms. I planted clover and covered with clover seeds. I’ll wait for the clover to start growing before I soak my seeds. This one will be fun. Still debating wether to LST or use a scrog net, a lot of time to decide that.
Happy growing. Oh yeah, I used rice hulls as a mulch.
10/6 soak 3 Anvil seeds
10/7 soak jiffy’s- seeds in paper towel.
Seeds popped after 24 hours in the soil. Cleaned up the 4x4 and moved this grow over. The light will stay on 25% a few days. I did randomly decide to add a 4th seed. As of today it hasn’t popped. I regret soaking it now 😬
Headed into week 2. Not a lot of changes. I did decide to sacrifice a seed to keep this grow more manageable. I turned the light up to 100% and raised it to 20”. I did water in Recharge and some left over tea from another grow. This is my first grow in a pot larger than 5 gallon. Watering is going to be a learning curve. More updates as the week passes. Ending Week 2 not a lot going on. I watered a couple of times this week added Recharge each time. I expect week 3 will show a lot of growth.
10/24 last day of week 2. I cut a tomato cage to assist with training in this massive pot. I may decide to use a net, plenty of time to decide.
This is my first grow with multiple plants in 1 pot. And my first grow in a 20 gallon pot. These are autos. What is the easiest way to train these girls and spread them out?
If you know the genetics then you can top them and lst, good auto flower genetics will give you about a 3 week veg time and double In height when she hits preflower..not all will tho. Some will stay super short. But weather it's one pot or 3 it's the same training as normal.
They continue to grow. They seem very happy. Growing very slow but I suspect when those roots get established they will explode. I’m using a cheap probe to help monitor the water in the pot. I spray the top every day to keep the clover happy. I’ve added some center support for training. Also I decided to use a spare light and a corner of the tent for another little grow. Updates throughout the week.
10/28 watered in calmag with some molasses. I expect an explosion in growth soon.
Should I start training these girls? 20 gallon pot. Gnome genetics (Anvil) my first with this strain and this large of a pot. They’re about 5” tall and very bushy. To train or not to train, that is the question?)
Lots of good space in there for LST ,definitely start to train soon ,they will start soon with grow,mine did the same ,keep us updated . Happy growing .
11/1 beginning of a new week. They continue to grow very nicely. I suspect they will be short bushy plants based on what I’m seeing so far. Today I tied them over just a little and watered with Recharge. I’m very curious to see how they grow this week.
11/4 this big pot requires a lot of water! I decided to remove the homemade training device I’d previously installed. I’m not sure what to expect with these girls. They’re so bushy and short. If I need to train later I’ll probably use a net.
11/5 trimmed clover. We added soil around edges. Started a tea, I’m pretty sure these 3 are about to explode very soon.
11/6 I can’t make up my mind! I decided to start a little LST and see how they react.
11/7 week 5 begins. I do expect massive growth this week. I’ve done very light training trying to open her up some. They’re so compact it’s crazy. Tucking leaves is helping but there’s not a lot of places to tuck lol. Very impressed with these girls so far. I’m still learning to water this pot, for now I’m watering when the top 6-8” are dry and misting the top daily. I expect a busy week with these girls, I’ll do updates throughout the week.
I should add I’m slowly adding soil over the clover as I want to do another grow as soon as these finish in this pot. This is my way to amend the soil. It may be a terrible idea but I will see how it works! Stay tuned.
11/9 these are growing soooo slowwwwww they’re crazy healthy though. I have a feeling I’m about to be busy??
11/10 found some training clips I bought a while back. They work very well. Nice additional option.
11/13 this week is coming to an end. A lot of LST this week, spreading the plants out to allow light penetration. Today’s day 34 and these girls are taking their time growing. I keep expecting this massive explosion that doesn’t happen. She seems happy and healthy I’ll stop guessing what’s about to happen and just watch.
This 20 gallon pot is Fox Forest soil heavily amended. There are 3 plants growing and doing great. I want to plant new plants where the clover is growing as soon as these finish. My plan is to slowly add amended soil to the top. Will this work? Will the next round be successful?
hey there Dr , well, you dont need to add the soil slowly, just add it all to completely cover the clovers and they'll die and start decomposing immediately. usually you want to wait a few weeks to make super soil, but if you're adding amended soil, you'll be good to right away, does that make sense? hope this helps ! 🚀
hey there Nickerbaucker, think of it this way : sometimes it doesnt rain for a month over summer and naturally grown cannabis doesnt die, so what's happening ? basically the roots are much longer than we think and they may hit an underground water feature , so it's totally fine if the bottom is soaked but the top gets dry . the problem is when there is water mold or other pests and bad stuff getting in there. that's why if you go the (much easier and doable) bottom feeding route you might want to add some beneficial bacteria in there just to make sure they regulate any kinds of mold you might get. Realistically with what you're doing you'll have to build your own "tripple ring top feeding system" or just hand water it. I use autopots, but something you can also do is put them on a deepish tray and water the tray directly, add some clayballs or perlite to prevent some of the evaporation. That sort of thing, hope this helps ! 🚀
Day 30. I have multiple firsts here for me, making it really fun and really odd. At day 30 I’m use to a way larger pot but in 5 gallon. Does a larger container effect early growth? These are healthy and loaded with stems ready to be buds. Or is it the genetics?
11/14 day 35, just now showing some pre-flowers. All 3 seem a little droopy today. Not sure if the soil was a little dry or they’re about to show off. This grow has been very fun and a lot of learning. This week will be no different I’m sure. If she’s going to finish around day 75 she better start growing fast. Lol.
11/15 I believe my panic yesterday was simply the plants switching to flower. Everything is looking great today. These are probably going to be the shortest plants I’ve grown. We shall see.
11/16 All is well they seem to be getting active. I hope they stretch a little but I’m starting to think they’re going to be short bushes. Love this plant.
11/18 one of the 3 is stretching out now I really hope the other 2 do soon. I raised the light about 4” in hopes they stretch out. I am misting the top now letting the pot dry out a tad. Just texting as I go.
Day 35 auto. Finally showing pre-flowers and she seems a bit droopy. Is that normal for some strains? Or did I let her get to dry? Or do I have an issue? They seemed more perky yesterday but I didn’t do anything yesterday. All organic
Hey there again Dr. Nick, so you have a few problems looking up at the same time. There's been a bit of (chronic) overwatering happening, this you can see from the puffy leafs , the drooping is partially due to that aswell. This led to some kinds of root zone issue, this you can see from the drooping. The Recharge actually didnt help much, this you can see from the "too dark" aspect of the bottom leafs. The top leafs are coming in discolored, so that's an "immobile nutrient" issue, namely calmag. Cut out the recharge, get some calmag in there possibly by using epsom salt , and fix the root zone with beneficial bacteria/microbes, stopping to overwater. None of the problems are very serious yet, so even if it sounds bad, dont panic, that's how you make mistakes. Hope this helps ! 🚀
11/21 day 42. She’s a slow grower but they finally seem ready to explode. I watered in a tea today. Most days it’s just spraying the top. I stretched her out just a little today.
1//25 they’re looking pretty good. 1 plant looks off I think my learning process with this pot has caused overwatering. For now I’m misting the top and letting the pot dry. I hope it doesn’t effect end results and yields.
11/27 not a lot to report. Letting this massive pot dry out. I did slide some 1.25” pvc under the pot to hopefully increase air flow and help dry out pot. I’m using a moisture probe to check for soil moisture now. Why I didn’t trust it before I don’t know. Learning a lot. The plants do seem happier with each drying day.
11/29. Nothing going on really. I drowned the freaking pot so I’ve been misting for days now letting it dry out. That’s going to be a huge costly mistake. One of the 3 still seems shocked. I have the pot sitting off the floor on pvc to help air flow. According to the moisture probe it’s slowly drying out. It’s amazing how LITTLE water they really need, lesson learned!
12/1— All 3 are coming to life it seems. Meaning the leaves are reaching for the light more, telling me the roots are FINALLY drying out. 1 needs a few more days and the soil moisture meter is telling me it’s drying out. I have decided to reuse this soil and grow 4 new plants as soon as these chop. Started those seeds today. 🍀
12/2. Realizing more and more I’ve trashed this grow. The yield and product won’t be because of anything other than my massive over watering. I haven’t watered in over a week and one plant still looks sick and droopy. Although I hate I’ve cost myself here I’ve learned an enormous about watering that’s helping in all my grows. I did top dress today in preparation for the next grow in this soil.
12/3. I decided to water tonight. It’s been about a week since I last watered. The soil meter said it was getting dry at about 10 inches deep. I added some molasses to the water. Very curious to see how they react, the one plant still looks sick. Learning a lot but ready for this one to end. I’m still debating reusing this soil or running 5 gallon pots and taking a break. We will see in a couple weeks.
12/4. They seem to be happier today. The runt even seems to have hope. I just need to finish strong and reset this mess.
12/5. A new week. They look better than they have in weeks. Hopefully I’ve salvaged some good bud. I hope this week gives me color and weight. I’m letting the pot dry out again. Trying to find the happy spot. I’ve decided to dump this dirt. If I ever grow in a large pot again I’ll order one from GrassRoots. This cheaper pot allows the sides to dry out and led to me over-watering. Lesson learned. Outdates to come. Thx for reading.
12/6. Misting the top a little. They are looking healthier every day.
12/9. They finally seem to be somewhat dry and looking hungry. I’m brewing a tea now to water in tomorrow. Trying to salvage as much as possible.
12/12. Day 63. I believe I may end up with a decent yield even after trying to drowned the whole thing. Starting to see little hints of purple in there. This strain is supposed to last 65-75 days. Due to my mistakes
It appears these may go longer, I’m fine with anything I get from these because the lessons are priceless.
12/13. Top soil moisture to dry for my comfort so I watered in a gallon of water tonight. From now on it’s smaller pots or grow beds.
12/14. Beginning to think I’ll be good on yield. I’ll trade an extra week or two for yield. Im not getting a strong smell from any of them, maybe my overwatering screwed that up. Lesson lessons. Im ready to harvest and move on. It’s frustrating
12/16. Colors are beginning to change into a purple. Which I believe should’ve happened earlier had I not over watered so bad early I may be weeks ahead?
12/17. Purple colors are really showing through now. Some lower leaves are beginning to yellow. I hope the fatten up some before harvest.
Does early over-watering that causes stunting effect harvest times? This strain usually goes 65-75 days, I’m at day 67 and appear to need a few more weeks. Over-watering cause? Or a larger pot?
It’s very likely just the wide range of autoflowers seed to harvest time.. unfortunately it’s all over the place even if they quote a certain time frame.
To illustrate this point I’d recommend just perusing the autoflower diaries on this site that have been harvested and then cross reference their breeders supposed time frame.. ppl have 60-70 days ones that go 100-120 days. Plant looks good tho I wouldn’t stress it. It’s just one of those things they don’t quite advertise - but it’s true. Good luck!
12/19. Day 70 from seed. They’re going to need another couple of weeks. I believe my stunting will cost time and maybe quality as I’m not smelling much from these. Oh well. Updates to come.
12/21. Purple is really showing up now! Not a lot of frost I’m sure because of my stupidity. If I get some frost and some smell I’ll be very satisfied considering. We will see.
12/25. Merry Christmas. Colors are amazing. Finally getting a little smell but not much frost.
12/26. New week of watching. They seem to be adding weight. Little smell and very little sticky. Valuable lessons and I’m looking forward to ending this grow! Updates to come, I hope to get a few good pictures for contests soon.
12/28. She’s pretty but definitely lacks trichomes. Oh well watering lesson learned.
1/3. Day 85. Watering when dry. They’re finally getting frosty! And smelling some. I think I’m going to get really lucky! I did everything wrong and these genetics are going to pull me out!
What a learning experience! I over watered so bad for a month. This grow taught me more about growing cannabis than any book or YouTube video I’ve ever looked at. I’ve been a habitual over waterer for a year and didn’t know. My other grows are already looking better because of the lessons I learned. There was a period of time I thought I’d trashed the entire grow and the last 2 weeks the genetics pulled me out. They got frosty and dank in 2 weeks. The smell is really odd and honestly not one I enjoy. I’m not sure if that’s the way it’s supposed to smell or if I messed something up. The important part is the smoke and I need a few days for that. I have 5 paper bags in a 65 degree room drying out. The buds are beautiful and I will definitely pop more of these seeds soon. I look forward to the smoke 💨 update. 🍀 As stated above the name says it all- Anvil- knock you out! Wipe away all cares and sleep smoke. The flavor not the best but I think that’s my fault. I’ll grow again in a 5 gallon.
DrNickerbaucker
