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3 years ago
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weeks 2-9
Defoliation
weeks 5-8
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12 L
Pot Size
0.6 L
Watering
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Week 2. Vegetation
3 years ago
20 hrs
23 °C
7
No Smell
90 %
26 °C
20 °C
12 L
2 L
10 cm
Nutrients 2
Canna bio 1 mll
CANNA BOOST Accelerator - Canna
CANNA BOOST Accelerator 2 mll
I've basically got a one pot system in a supermarket garden box stood up on its side ,£50 generic led light bulb from amazon ,the pot is 12ltr from a previous hydro grow so has 2 holes near the bottom which were inlet holes and two at the top as overflows .. what I've done is make a shallow reservoir in the pot and put a cheap fishtank nair pump through the bottom hole .then placed the pot in a old plastic toy box,watered the plant until the box was 2 inch deep and put a 10 watt tropical fish tank heater in the box submerged in solution,which with the small lamp kept th temperature at a stable 23 c most the time . Any way first time growing autos unfortunately have little money or space ,never thought the light would do this well
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Week 3. Vegetation
3 years ago
8 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
7
No Smell
90 %
26 °C
20 °C
12 L
2 L
10 cm
Nutrients 2
Canna bio 1 mll
CANNA BOOST Accelerator - Canna
CANNA BOOST Accelerator 2 mll
I can't believe how stocky and fast these plants are ,but having now done a small amount of research I have discovered these aren't quick small plants and three in a 12 ltr pot in a 50cm by 50 cm ,1.5 mtr tall box was a bit silly ,but I've started so I'll try to make this work with lst And defoliation the hearer in the res is managing to keep the temp stable all plants look healthy
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Week 4. Vegetation
3 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
10 °C
7
Weak
60 %
10 °C
3 °C
12 L
1 L
20 cm
Nutrients 2
Canna bio 1 mll
CANNA BOOST Accelerator - Canna
CANNA BOOST Accelerator 2 mll
I can't believe how stocky and fast these plants are ,but having now done a small amount of research I have discovered these aren't quick small plants and three in a 12 ltr pot in a 50cm by 50 cm ,1.5 mtr tall box was a bit silly ,but I've started so I'll try to make this work with lst And defoliation the hearer in the res is managing to keep the temp stable all plants look healthy
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Week 5. Flowering
3 years ago
16 cm
18 hrs
14 °C
7
Weak
60 %
17 °C
5 °C
12 L
1 L
20 cm
Nutrients 2
Canna bio 2 mll
CANNA BOOST Accelerator - Canna
CANNA BOOST Accelerator 2 mll
Plants flowers have begun with good progress towards the end of the week ,I also bought a small desk top heater online £15 , it has s thermostat but it's trial and error atm avg temp 14 c
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Week 6. Flowering
3 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
17 °C
7
Normal
40 %
17 °C
10 °C
12 L
1 L
30 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1 mll
OK this was a good week moved everything to a old wardrobe lined with mylar also using an old co2 system now.I have the temp steady at 24 day and 21 night temp. I also cut some of the slower flowering branches to make room , I doesn't seem to have affected growth. Also having trouble sealing the co 2 in the bloody door keeps popping open ,oh I don't really know why I added calmag no bad sign s just thought a little wouldn't hurt as it's only 12ltr pot with 3 plants in it draining the soil.
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Week 7. Flowering
3 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
17 °C
7
Normal
40 %
17 °C
10 °C
12 L
1 L
30 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1 mll
OK so a very good week ,I've relined the inside with what can only be described as bubble wrap in thick foil ,it's 5mm thick but ment to insulate as well as 50 mm celotex insulation, my temp has been very stable at 17.7 c ever-since plus I've managed to seal it so the co2 doesn't escape
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Week 8. Flowering
3 years ago
30 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
7
Normal
60 %
17 °C
21 °C
12 L
1 L
30 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1.302 mll
All going nicely flushed with tap water for a couple of days, started draining the res at the bottom of pot half hour after every water try to bring the humidity down . Plus after a comment left , I've turned the co2 off as it's not actually doing anything with the weak light I'm using.
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Week 9. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
18 hrs
34 °C
7
Normal
40 %
17 °C
25 °C
12 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1.302 mll
OK so I ordered a new cob cree full spectrum led lamp 240w I think ,it was £60 on amo for a extra tenna it is so much brighter reminds me of my 600 hps in my cupboard at my mums when I was a teenager, without thre anxiety of burning my parents house down . Due too the extra brightness and heat I've turned ed the co2 back on for now until I've asked if it is worth it . The plants are doing well ,better than ever expected the new light has been on for two days and wether its coincidence or not the I've noticed a difference in flower growth
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Week 12. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
18 hrs
34 °C
7
Normal
40 %
17 °C
10 °C
12 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1.302 mll
So I've got a new generic £60light from amo with 2 cob led s it runs hotter , I got rid of one last to make some room ,also managed to dry the soil out so much in an attempt to get rid of tiny flies I stressed them out and they did not grow for a week , they have recovered with flowering avengence,I've been flushing regularly not sure when to stop feeding if any one could help with that
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Week 12. Harvest
3 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Auto Ultimate - Dutch Passion
Spent 64 days
Veg Flo Har
8/10
Rated
170.1 g
Bud wet weight per plant
1
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Lamp distance
One plant harvested at 12 weeks ,dry weight is 2 oz /56 g ,not bad for one pot and cheap light . One more plant left in pot but actually looks like its got a couple of weeks to go
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Week 14. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
18 hrs
34 °C
7
Normal
40 %
17 °C
10 °C
12 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 5
Canna bio 4 mll
Calmag 1 mll
Mycelium 1.302 mll
Week 13 glad the other plant came out didn't take long for the last one to move into the extra space this one looks like it wants to just keep going
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