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Day 1 - Afghan Kush Auto DWC from Fastbuds
I see that of the new Originals varieties that not many Diaries on here choose this Afghan Kush Auto. It strikes me as odd that there is not many more growers of this strain.
The level of detail in this Diary will be like all my rest. If you follow along in DWC, you will grow a monster plant!
a. Soaked Rockwool cube for 1 hr in 6.0PH water
b. inserted dry seed into Rockwool cube
c. placed into tent, into humidity pod which is 80% humidity, and 22 degrees
Day 2 - resting nicely
a. the humidity pod method works very well for rockwool
b. I give the cube a few seconds of fresh air a day just to circulate, not adding any extra water to the cube
c. I decided to start this seed with 6.0 plain mineral water instead of nutrients. In my experience Afghan Kush can be a bit picky at first with strong soil/nutrients/rooting cube. I usually use a root riot cube, but for this one no.
d. in 7 days she will emerge as a small seedling.
Day 3 - she is in her forever tent
a. we will be using the same tent and light as Gorilla Cookies, and likely the same schedule for feeding.
b. my region is starting to become very cold, and our little tent is out in our barn, so the light will help keep the temperatures always in range, no ventilation right now, 24 hours light.
Day 4 - she has germinated
a. looked down into the cube and there is a huge white root growing
b. day 7 she will go in the DWC likely
Day 5 - beginning to appear
a. the plant is making her appearance
b. 24 hours light keeps the tent temperatures where they need to be consistently.
c. gave her 5ml of PH 6.0 water on the rockwool
Day 6 - she made her debut!
a. Afghan Kush is up and ready!
b. there is a nice root out of the bottom, in 2 days she will go into the DWC
Day 7 - like clockwork we have a beautiful healthy sprout
a. keeping her in the humidity pod at the moment, the temps are 21 degrees and 90% humidity, perfect for her growth
b. tomorrow I may put her in the DWC, I may not depending on the root development on the bottom of the rockwool cube
Day 8 - growing strong!
a. this seedling is looking very healthy, only using mineral water from mountains, 6.0PH, 120ppm. this is very important: choose natural water from a source that is consistent and stick with it always. you will grow monsters.
b. keeping her in the humidity pod (2 glass bowls one on top of another forming pod) for another few days, her root is long, but I would like it a bit longer before I place it into the DWC nutrient pool.
c. running the light 24 hours has provided a consistent environment for our seedling.
d. I will be using every nutrient I possess in this grow. Afghan kush likes many nutrients later on, but at first it is better to keep it very simple to not stunt her.
e. the PH on this vegetative stage will always be over 6.0, in flowering closer to 6.5.
Day 9 - growing well
a. nothing new to report, just nice growth! will put her in DWC tomorrow or the next day.
b. she gets her first 5ml taste of nutrients today, there is a nice root growing from the rockwool
Day 10 - growing well
a. she liked her first small taste of nutrients
b. will move into DWC tomorrow
Day 11 - moving into DWC today
a. she is growing well, will transplant today after she has soaked up plenty of light
b. placed the rockwool cube into the DWC, about 4cm of hydroton below it, water level is at the base of the basket, PH 6.2.
Day 12 - life is good in the DWC
a. the plant looks like she is doing well!
b. added a small humidifier to provide just a little more humidity
c. am watering 40ml of nutrient solution around the rocks, NOT on top of the rockwool, the rockwool has enough moisture already inside it, we dont want rot.
Day 13 - growing well
a. she has grown over night
b. there are no fans on her, or any ventilation running right now, keeping the humidity and the temperature where it should be
c. PH in the DWC is 6.2
Day 14 - Growing well!!
a. nothing really to report just her doing great!
Day 15 - she is growing very well
a. the root has just reached the water, through 5cm of hydroton, the rockwool is sitting in the middle of the basket.
b. the veg growth is extreme every day, 24 hrs is looking to be a good thing
c. lowered the water level just so it doesnt touch the basket
Day 16 - 4 roots in the pool
a. this plant is growing very well! loves the 24h light
b. there are many roots heading for the pool, and 4 have landed
c. she is going to take off!
Day 17 - many roots in the pool
a. she is really taking off!
b the water level is 1cm below the bottom of the netpot.
Day 18 - yet another successful rooting
a. the roots are exploding through the pot
b. this plant is going to be hearty
Day 19 - root explosion
a. this plant has rooted hard into its environment
b. I took a picture of the roots, I will not be exposing the roots again
c. this is going to be a real monster plant
Day 20 - growing so well!
a. looking forward to seeing this plant explode
b. we will be putting her under a scrog in about 20 days!
Day 21 - nice plant, its getting cold!
a. its getting colder in our environment
b. this is where Afghan Kush should shine!
c. next stage of nutrients begins tomorrow
Day 22 - time to introduce her to a little more nutrients!
a. added in the necessary parts to bring our ppms up to 400, with fulvic acid and minerals added
b. she grows very well, I think she likes the colder 16 degree weather she is getting
c. keeping the light on 24 hours, this is incredible speed for Afghan
d. the Diamond Nectar is the new formula.
Day 23 - expansion
a. like always, when you add the extra nutes, she exploded
Day 24 - great growth
a. turned on the fan today to blow over the afghan
b. growth is occurring everywhere
Day 25 - expansion
a. temps are a bit cold, but ok
b. she looks to be growing strong
Day 26 - good growth
a. these first 30 days are always awesome!
b. she is growing very well!
Day 27 - getting larger
a. she is becoming larger than the top of the DWC
b. keeping a good pace of growth
Day 28 - exploding
a. growing really fast
b. her stem is VERY thick
c. the roots on this plant are really long, reaching the bottom of the DWC
Day 29 - growing very well
a. the temperatures and humidity are really nice despite it being 0 degrees outside the tent in the barn.
b. the little light we have in the tent is keeping the temperatures where they should be = village science
c. I will make this plant explode, tossed in a little calmag, due to the water source being low in calcium.
Day 30 - growing very well!
a. these are some of the largest fan leaves we have ever had
b. her upward growth should start in a few days!
c. adjusting her light time to 20 on 4 off. She has managed to grow really well, but needs a rest. I will gradually taper off the light.
d. her dark period is during our day in the barn, so the temps shouldnt drop much at all, as its undisturbed
Day 31 - growing very strong!
a. her base is very thick like Pineapple Express by fastbuds
b. the root system is very large on this plant
c. The PH went up to about 7, lowered it back to 6.2.
d. gave her a nice boost in Gro and Micro today, up to the growing blend.
Day 32 - she is huge
a. this plant is enormous
b. I will have to train this plant very rigorously, need a flat canopy will use a scrog
Day 33 - performed light defoliation
a. removed 4 fan leaves to allow for light to penetrate deep into the plant
b. the side branches are already growing upward
c. she responded really well to defoliation, next day photos are great
Day 34 - more explosion
a. removed a few of the little infant leaves, she does not use them anymore
b. drinking alot of nutrient solution, quite surprised.
Day 35 - expansion everywhere
a. growth is always noticeable!
Day 36 - back to 24 hours light
a. she is growing very well
b. i defoliated a few of the large leaves to expose the branches
c. she will certainly be a large plant, the stem is very thick
Day 37 - she likes 24 hours better
a. temperatures are consistent, and she is growing very well
b. I only check the box once a day, as to keep the warm air inside
c. replaced the heater bulb with another incandescent bulb, it will last forever is old soviet bulb
Day 38 - explosion
a. this plant is very strong, will train hard soon
b. I think we will roll 24 hours until the end
c. performed some light LST
d. defoliated 4 leaves from the main stalk to stunt the mains upward growth
Day 39 - responded well to LST
a. she is growing very well, she likes lite nutrients, I will be feeding this less than usual
b. the foliage is very strong
c. next week the scrog is going in
Day 40 - explosion
a. like always after LST, she explodes
b. I will be making sure this canopy is very level
c. she is drinking about 1L a day right now
Day 41 - growing very well
a. its getting a little cooler, but all still seems well
Day 42 - smells very nice
a. the growth is always noticeable
b. she will start flowering very soon
Day 43 - growing very well
a. the plant is growing great under the 24 hours of lighting, I added .5 ml/L of CalMag to the water, it was testing very low at only 60ppm.
b. the temperatures are remaining nice around 20 degrees in the day, and at night holding at 17, when it is 1 degree outside.
c. I will be feeding this plant much lighter than I usually feed. I feel like Kush plants benefit more from a lighter feed
Day 44 - really expanding very well
a. she is expanding in every direction, growing very well, eating alot of nutrients
Day 45
a. growth explosion
b. yesterday I removed all of the 1st node runt branches that will amount to nothing, but steal energy from the top buds, works well
c. temperatures are becoming low in our box, I noticed she still survives fine at 16 degrees
Day 46 - activated ventilation today
a. the humidity was starting to get around 80% in box, switch vents on, makes 60% in box
b. the flowering sites are beginning to show, i removed the top large fan leaves, leveling the canopy
c. I will be adjusting nutrients soon
Day 47 - growing really well
a. the buds on this plant are going to be very large
b. I will be adding the preflowering today, splitting the GH Bloom and Kool Bloom dosages.
c. the temperatures are holding nice and warm with ventilation on, averaging 18 degrees, 60% humidity
Day 48 - everything is great
a. adding the big dose of nutrients is noticeable
b. I always see a massive growth over the next week
c. there are preflower sites everywhere, the buds will be quite large
Day 49 - finishing a strong week, next week she will explode, Fastbuds always do in this tent!
a. preflowering has started, the next 2 weeks will be increased nutrients.
b. time to get the flowers rolling, the limbs are begging to bloom
c. the canopy is very flat, and there aren't any signs of deficiencies
d. defoliated all of the massive under fan leaves that dont get any light anymore, helps with airflow
Day 50 - she is eating so many nutrients
a. I have watched this plant eat from 850 to 350ppm of nutrients
b. the root system on this plant is enormous, it is going to be HUGE
c. will keep the preflower blend rolling until I see the buds, we just got white stigmas, you can see them at the nodes
d. i boosted her back to 850 ppm, I will be swapping the DWC soon to total Flowering blend.
Day 51 - explosion
a. she liked the dose of nutrients, growth everywhere
b. over the next 10 days the plant will grow huge
Day 52 - the stretch is beginning
a. I can tell that the future bud site limbs are growing strong upward
b. she is consuming over 2L a day now
c. my heater bulb was a 40w e14 bulb and it kept the tent 17.7 degrees, I changed for a 60w and we are at 19 degrees!
d. ventilation is on full, and the humidity never rises above 60, great environment for it to be so cold outside our barn.
Day 53 - growing large
a. daily she is expanding everywhere
b. This is a VERY hungry plant! I thought I would be feeding her lightly, nope, she is begging for alot of nutrients, I will drive her up when I change to flowering next week
c. If your reading this, go look at my Bruce Banner diary, this looks like the same plant!
Day 54 - wow she is demanding!
a. this plant is super hungry, she drinks and eats so much!
b. nearly 3 litres of solution was gone in 24 hours!
c. she is really exploding
Day 55 - beastmode
a. she is really starting to blow up
b. this is a very nice looking plant, all the leaves are very full and thick, there are no signs of deficiency anywhere
Day 56 - drinking 3L overnight now
a. this plant is so hungry!
b. I am keeping the PH around 6.5 because the plant is starting to uptake PK nutrients big time!
Day 57 - she is growing well
a. this is the longest vegging auto ive grown! growing under 24 hours still
b. keeping the nutrient blend strong preflower until next week
c. this plant is growing exactly like Bruce Banner, except it smells totally different!
d. the smell is becoming strong, and when working with the plant the leaves make my skin itchy
e. the fan leaves on this plant are the largest i have ever seen, the stems are incredible thick
Day 58 - buds are appearing
a. this plant will have several large buds
b. she is drinking alot of nutrients right now, limbs are still growing, full of water
c. the smell of the plant is pretty strong
d. removed many large useless fan leaves, and small runt branches
Day 59 - noticeable growth
a. she is making her way through the concentrated nutrients this week in the DWC, next week we change out for full flower
Day 60 - expansion
a. she is still growing everywhere, expanding at every side, and heading upward
Day 61 - no photo
a. not disturbing the environment to take a photo, have to keep the heat inside the tent, seeing 12-15 degrees when its -1 out
Day 62 - too cold
a. it got way too cold in our barn, the tent temperature got down to 4 degrees, that is too low, will die eventually or produce zero buds
b. i stuffed her into the Big Bud tent to ride out the cold streak we are having at the moment
Day 64 - she is good
a. it was a close call back in our barn, it got down to -5 and dropping, next week is supposed to be warmer
b. i cleaned out many runt limbs and leaves, focusing the energy on the tops
Day 64 - she is huge!
a. Kabul Bush is a monster! I can not think of a bigger stem
b. she enjoys her time inside with Big Bud in buddies tent
c. we wlll move her to back in barn tomorrow, should be warmer here region
d. we still have at least 40 more days!
Day 65 - back in barn
a. she is back in the barn tent in natural air flow
b. keeping temperature in barn tent above 10 degrees, kush likes cold, hoping to get some purple buds here
Day 66 - growing well
a. freshly cleaned DWC, the flowering nutrients are installed and being consumed, 750ppm
b. flowering is def happening nicely
Day 67 - buds have their stigmas out!
a. flowering in 15 degrees
Day 68 - environment is nice
a. no photo today, no disturb environment, holding in heat
Day 69 - changing to 4 hours off light
a. next week will change to 4 hours of darkness during the day when it is the hottest, without vents on
b. plant is very healthy, begging for more nutrients, raised it to 1000ppm. Raised the FloraBloom and KoolBloom
Day 70 - growing well
a. the buds are starting to grow, and get a little larger
b. the extra dose of flowering nutrients she enjoys
Day 71 - she is a monster!
a. the buds are forming nicely
b. this looks like it will be a long flower like Gorilla cookies
c. will be adding a heat mat around the DWC this week, will help keep the res temps high enough while in the barn
Day 72 - added barn stats
a. you will see the temperatures of the root zone are being maintained by the light present next to the DWC, anything above 18 is good, it got to 14, plants like it above 20
b. the temperatures from the canopy are between 17 and 18 degrees, hoping for purple.
Day 73 - white stigmas everywhere
a. the main colas are reaching upward with their white hairs
Day 74 - explosion
a. I wrapped my seedling heat mat around the DWC, outside the tent it is 6 degrees, inside the DWC it is 20-21
b. relocated small incandescent light to the top of the tent in front of the fan to blow more heat downward, we are at 20 degrees in the tent.
Day 75 - continues to grow
a. she is drinking about 2 litres a day right now
b. the buds are certainly growing larger
Day 76 - the added heat pays off
a. the buds are becoming alot larger
b. the trick is keeping your DWC above 15 degrees and you will see this small plant become monster
c. she is drinking alot of water, up to 2.5 litres a day
Day 77 - always growing
a. the buds are growing, like everything
b. I think i will need to defoliate again, the leaves on this plant are massive
Day 78 - 4th week of flowering!
a. she is a long hauler for sure, growing well though
b. her stem is huge!
Day 79 - im not sure about the 4 hours off time
a. changing back to 24
Day 80 - growing upward
a. this plant is so crazy! the buds are becoming large
b. she is drinking alot, about 1.5 to 2 litres a day
Day 81 - DWC clean/defoliate
a. the plant has grown way too big for our box
b. defoliated alot of leaves and runt limbs, hoping it encourages more growth to the top buds
c. PH 6.2., 900ppm fresh flowering nutrients
Day 82 - she is drinking nutrients
a. growing slow and steady!
Day 83 - buds are certainly becoming thicker
a. noticing the main and some of the side buds fattening up
Day 84 - the smell is intense
a. she is really stinking up the barn bad
b. her buds are becoming fatter, controlling the water temperatures of the DWC in the cold weather is the key
Day 85 - Afghan Bush
a. the longhaulers buds are growing!
b. this plant doesnt smell like kush at all, smells like haze.
Day 86 - drinking alot of water
a. there are many new roots in the pool being made! its so cool to see
b. this is by far the strongest plant ive ever seen, it can take the cold temps
Day 87 - no photo today, too cold
a. the temperature in the tent is 15 degrees, the water in 19.2 degrees, outside tent in barn is 5 degrees, outside is -10 degrees
Day 88 - very cold
a. it is 14 degrees in the tent, and the water is still 19.2 degrees in DWC, outside barn tent it is 2 degrees, outside is -14 degrees
b. her buds are swelling, growing very well
Day 89 - buds are growing
a. the temperatures are holding steady at 16 in the tent, humidity is 30%
Day 90 - smells like haze
a. there is resin being produced, it is very fruity
b. she drinks 1.5 litres of water a day
Day 91 - too cold for photo
a. 15 degrees inside tent, water is 19.2 degrees in DWC, outside is -5 and outside the tent in barn is 3 degrees
b. I think she has 3 more weeks remain
Day 92 - Purple Buds!!!!
a. due to the cold temperatures she is in, average 15 degrees, her buds are becoming purple!
b. she is fattening up her buds all over
c. I am feeding her about a litre of nutrients a day
d. ill start the ripening process next week
Day 93 - fat buds
a. this plant smells like haze but grows like kush!! Unreal hazy smell
b. she consumes a litre a day of food
c. temperatures are normal in DWC 19 degrees
Day 94 - density
a. these buds are becoming rock hard
b. the smell is just like purple haze... very HAZY!
c. this is a long hauler for sure, am really enjoying this experiment
d. added a 3L 1300ppm shot of flower nutrients to the DWC, split the grow and micro in half and tripled the bloom for the shot, 6.2 PH
e. next week def will start ripening
Day 95 - shot through the heart!
a. she LOVED the shot of bloom nutrients, this plant is so hungry!
b. the buds are growing in every direction,
Day 96 - amazing buds!
a. her buds are growing to become very dense like rocks
b. the top of all the colas keep reaching up and growing, I will keep feeding her!
Day 97 - too cold for photo
a. will begin the ripening process tomorrow or the next day
Day 98 - her buds are still growing, this thing is crazy!
a. this is definitly NOT kush! haha! More like hazy pine... Bruce Banner.. this plant everything about the grow down to the smell of the rootball is bruce
b. I with this really was Afghan Kush, but im happy its Purple Bruce Banner!
c. ill giver her a week of ripening, then flush and chop around Day 106 I think
Day 99 - Ripening week in DWC
a. pumped out the Flowering blend, and installed the Ripen
b. this plant is certainly a small bush like FastBuds claimed
c. I can see how this would be perfect for SOG
d. Her pistils are all almost colored, and the trichomes are milky
Day 100
a. I always love using Ripen, it works so well
b. first day, already notice the top of the buds filling out more
c. her life is coming to an end. she will get this week to ripen, then next week we will flush/chop
d. growing in DWC makes the ripening and flushing mush faster than other substrates
Day 101 - the purple is setting in
a. looks like they are ripening up fast, the purple is getting darker and the buds harder
Day 102 - ripening really nice, the smell is quite intense
a. she is smelling up our barn, we dont have a filter
b. Ripen always makes the buds very hard, she is drinking a L a day right now in the end.
Day 104 - incredible smell
a. this is finally smelling pungent like kush, well kushy haze
b. sampled a small top bud, its killer
c. Will be cutting down in a few days
Day 105 - ripe
a. the buds are ripe, I will gradually start the flush before harvest
b. will give them 1 or 2 more days of ripen formula, then flush with Florakleen for a day
Day 106 - the buds have matured
a. we will begin flushing with florakleen
b. buds are very hard, and very large
c. this plant is small, bud buds are very thick
d. dried one bud, and wow, it is good... not kush though, more like lemon haze
e. the resin is very sticky, and the smell is of lemons
Day 107 - ready to chop tomorrow
a. she has flushed herself out nicely, she smells like Lemon Haze!
Day 108 - hang to dry!
Day 112 - almost dry
Great Harvest, of some very nice purple lemon hazy buds. My phenotype did not get the Afghan Kush genes from what I can tell. However, the quality is amazing!
I smoked just a little bud from the dried pile and it is very strong, not kushy, but hazy strong!
SwissKush
