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A as I have mentioned in my other Diaries I attempted to plant some AK-47 seeds however I cooked them in my cupboard. I went looking for an auto that I knew was reputable and given the fact that I had just won a prize package from 42, I thought I would give the Bruce Banner a go. No probs on germination popped and sprouted in less than 18 hours.
After wk 1 germ: she's legggggy. Going to keep it at same height as others and see what happens
Stretchy. Long to first node.
Quite slow to grow at first but picking up pace.
Stem resisting let and would snap if u tried to bend too much...
Thrips about. Neemed.
Keep on Truckin
Downward leaf curl on tips. Must investigate. Leads feel a bit papery, need to look at why that is. Not enough n?.. hmm. Loving the shape of the plant though so far and real consistent growth. Thin stem.
Should autos show their sex as early as day 18???(in my case). At what point do I determine it's now time to move away from the N towards the PK.. never had experience with autos. Currently growing some fastbuds Bruce banner.
Thanks all
Wait until there are small "budlets" before changing to bloom nutrients, cannabis still needs adequate nitrogen in early flower.
Besides, a few pre flowers are not the flowering phase yet.
Switching to bloom nutrients too early, just when there are a few pre flowers (primordia) is one of the most common mistakes I see on Grow Diaries and usually leads to people harvesting sickly looking yellow plants when mature, due to stopping nitrogen too early.
Yes, primordia at day 18 is common with autos.
Stick with superior photoperiod plants would be my advice, autos seem ultimately disappointing in my experience.
day 35. feb 19- been slow to update, scrog was plonked on top of plant as it showed signs of height becoming a ptoblem given the other 3 plants. seems to have stalled a bit this week after application of screen but after 4 days she seems to be back in business allbeit slow in comparison to my bubblegum which was started at the same time(see other post).
nutrient wise im trying to follow the bio canna schedule which is designed more for soil than my special mix which i added a BIT of soil to, as such it likes to drink a litre seemingly every 4 days. contin7ing to interchange nutes with fresh water but also not wanting to flush too much of the goidness out. 1l of nutes then ill follow with 300 and 300 ml of fresh ph'd water.
also given the fact the organic nutes ph themselves in my mixing jug, im wondering what happens when i pour acid ph-downed water to my pot.. wonder whether it better to just give pure distilled at ph 7 than take water from 7.8 to 6.2 using acid to then feed the plants. *shrug*.
week end. 26/2 - day42 technically this week has seen the plant definitely start to turn its effort to flowrring. the bb plants have interesting lookong pistils inasmuch as they are almost plumper and stockier it seems than other strains ive seen. the leaves of both my bbs are almost a mint green with the slight red tinge to the stems; at first i thought it was a cause for concern but apparently not... gave a half strength feed followed by more plain water a couple days later.. next time imma hit it hard..
seems like she is having a nitrogen problem... unsure if its genetics or what. will just be giving water to see what happens and hope for the best.
pruned to expose bud sites a bit more.
crystals now forming. the crystals smell almost sweet.
day 51 7/3. gave a ph water of 6.2 and with some cal mag. think ph too high. maybe light too high too. moved up slightly to get twmp to 26.5.
going by cutting in water im hoping i am right as far as ph. #science.
* dayb51 top bud seems to be moving again. ph worked?
DIARY adjusted to proper weeks now..
She continues to look like she has a nitrogen problem.I'm stumped. pehaps its just fading.. or too much nutes ot needs a bit of flushing. will switxh to a less flores more boost and freah water to see how it goes. i still think my ph was a bit high.. not sure if ive seen any diff from feeding at 6.2 with some cal mag early in the week..
the plant still continues to seem like its unhappy. im looking at the other BB and im seeeing a lot more bud swelling.
still very lime green and now it seems like its fading to red and orange on the buds.. i suspect my timings with this strain are well off. too much nutes, nutes probably should havr been switched to boost and clran water a week ago.. im probably well into finish mode with these colours.. we persist.
nice crystals forming so hopefully the swell comes.... its still drinking loads
this plant has a tendancy to throw out lime green leaves which throws you off a bit.. its quite a sensitive plant to ph im thinking. make sure you get the soil right. given the sheer density of buds it wants to grow on the colas i would suggest that its best to use a big light on this plant and if you are going to scrog properly space the budsites otherwise it just forms one big clump of buds in small plants.. hard to get light to everywhere.. genetics wise though damn! very quick vigorous growth, chunky looking white pistils, and looooooots of leaf production. thanks california and fastbuds
@Only4passion, The company is a pioneer in their field it would appear.. It's going to be interesting for sure being used to photoperiod.
I've never tried the strain though; a new experience to be had!
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