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Let's start this new run with some hot sativa predominant strains from FastBuds: Californian Snow, Mexican Airlines, Blue Dream and the new one Amnesia Zkittlez!
I'm really excited about this run because I want to do some basic little experiments with small air pots. After the results of my latest harvest with an indica dominant and her excellent response to trainings and toppings why not trying to do almost the same thing with sativas?
I know it's risky, but hey! I'm doing it for science ok? The more you know.... 🤓
Ok cool the first week is started and I can already see what's going on! From the upper left we have the Cali Snow, upper right Blue Dream, bottom left Mexican Airlines and bottom right Amnesia Zkittlez. The Californian Snow sprouted for first and it's almost 3 days older than the Amnesia Zkittlez (last sprouted).
Cali Snow and Blue Dream are really stretchy, I don't know why... substrate, temperature and light are the same as Mexican and Amnesia.
However, I've buried down more the two stretchy girls. 🕳️
These days are HOT 🔥
I'm trying to give good quality water with some pure zym at the temperature of 22° C (I think the sweet spot)to the babies.
They're doing well!
Week 2 it's started and now it's time for some experimentations with these ladies ✂️
During day 10 I've topped the Cali Snow and the Blue Dream and I will do the same with the other two. Usually I top autos during the second and the third week, after it's dangerous. I want to create a forest doing mainlining and scrog with all of them. It will be a mess in so tiny space 😂
Add some CalMag to the topped plants will ensure a good rehab 🤕
I'm really curious how other growers would have acted to do what I'm doing. So tell me your ideas!
I'll update every week two times, so I can read your comments and answer/act if people it's interested!
Day 12: Mexican Airlines is showing some orange dots maybe too much stress and she needs more CalMag. I think tonight I'll switch to 18/6 they need more rest and I want to go a little bit faster than the last time.
Day 13: All the girls seems to be healthy after the topping! I've switched the light schedule at 18/6 today and started to do LST and Mainlining on the Cali and Blue Dream. Very tough autos
Too much stress and light maybe? Should I use a little bit more of CalMag for this lady?
This is a Mexican Airlines on day 12, topped. I know these are really small dots, but I like to prevent.
Well, it's NOT extra nitrogen because you're not giving any to her, so cross that off your list... and it's NOT from touching the soil so cross THAT off your list. I'm wondering why you're feeding her calmag at this point anyway - calmag is used during flower and only if the plant tells you it needs it - it does nothing for plants in veg. With the Pure Zym and Great White, you're "improving" your soil but not feeding the plants at all... which isn't a bad thing as autoflowers don't want/need any nutrients for at least the first couple weeks of their lives... but you might want to think about starting them on some NPK nutrients - start with 1/4-1/2 strength and increase from there if they tolerate it well...
As for the small white dots, my inclination would be to tell you to keep watch carefully to see if you spot any bugs running/flying around. Have some Dr. Zyme's Eliminator at hand in case you do so you can get on top of them quickly.
I think you're risking a lot with your plans to top/mainline .. those should be left for photoperiods, not autoflowers... but if you've done it successfully in the past, all I can say is good luck!
Week 3 of vegetative stage for these 4 babies!
Mainlining seems to going very well, hope to see good results in a week or two.
I've added the alga grow in the feeding list but I will not use it too much, maybe other two times. I have to recalibrate the ph pen, I must be ready for the flowering time in 2/3 weeks 😉
However the ph right now is not so important in my opinion, the mycorrhizae inside the great white are regulating it a bit and are doing well!
The Mexican airlines is a little backwards and smaller than the other girls. Amnesia Zkittlez...wow I think it will be a beast 👺
Cali Snow and Blue Dream are growing very well.
I'm literally torturing these poor girls. I'm doing HST and I fimmed a part of the Cali Snow. One of the branches of the Amnesia got broken a little to much, hope the patch resist 🤞 I'm doing all this things for science guys, I know already that is wrong in many ways 😂 I need to practice some time! On day 20 i've defoliated a bit to help the light penetration in the new stems.I decided to not defoliate the Mexican Airlines because I saw she really doesn't like stress, so after the topping only LST for Mainlining. I'll defoliate her during flowering.
Week 4 of veg
The girls are growing well and strong.
The patched branch of the Amnesia Zkittlez is now restored and healthy! 💪
Hope to see some flowering soon.
I've added Terpinator to the feeding schedule.
Now it's time to do only a good amount of LST to them and maybe some defoliation after pre flowering. Now the growtent have another small fan, RH is worrying me. I have to turn on the dehumidifier.
Day 25: All the tortures that I've done to the girls seems that have worked ✌️ I can see lot of bud sites and I know that in a week or two this tent will be a cluster fuck lol
They're starting to drink more now, almost 0,4/ 0,5 liter every two days.
Day 27: I've switched the light from veg to bloom, they're starting to stretch. FAST FAST FAST
When I have used SCROG in the past I threaded the veg plat into the net and topped/pinched them before going into flower, Some user will thread the plant into the net while in flower other just use it to create an even canopy for when switching they all stretch equally.
If this is your first time I would try and use it to create an even canopy then just let it grow out as is. I also tent to strip all mini bud sites below the canopy/net as they don't really grow into anything.
Good Luck!
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It's flowering time!
The girls are getting stretchy and I can already smell that they're working out for flowers!
Amnesia Zkittlez is becoming a great plant.
Mexican Airlines is a little bit shy but I hope it will pass.
Cali Snow and Blue Dream are stable. Good structures and bud sites.
I increased the amount of CalMag and Terpinator, from the next week i will add Alga Bloom just for one or two times and then I'll add the rest of the feedings for the flowering.
Day 33: Blue Dream and Mexican Airlines are showing some manganese,potassium or calcium deficiencies, maybe the soil is too alkaline. After some ph test with the runoff water under the airpots my predictions were true...7.2. I have to do something quick.
Day 34: Now I'm watering with a ph of 5.8. the water under the pots it's now 6.6. Hope to see some improvements. I've defoliated a little bit more.
Day 35: Today I'm going to buy a soil tester, I really want to know if it's a ph problem. However, Blue Dream is stuck. The other girls are doing well. Maybe tomorrow I'll flush her and try to add some more calmag and kelp to the feeding list.
Ok, let's go with the sixth week of this run!
The girls are going good,some CalMag issues but it's ok.
Still don't know if using a scrog net it's ok. 🤔
They're becoming tall and I expect almost 10 cm more in the next week. Hope to see some buds soon!
Added Kelp powder and Sugar Royal to the feeding list.
Day 38: Ok, it's clear that I need to scrog them. Amnesia Zkittlez is showing some iron deficiency. No worries.
Day 40: it's time for scrog! Defoliation and scrog, BIG TIME
I finally decided to use the scrog net!
The Blue Dream got a severe calcium deficiency, ph on the soil is good and I haven't added to much iron, so I really don't know what the real problem is, maybe too much coco in my soil? 🤔 However, the plants are doing well: Amnesia Zkittlez is the real one in this run, congratulations FastBuds you did it again, another monster genetic!
Flowers are growing rn. Added some calcium powder and pk 13-14.
Week 8 for this run!
Alright. I didn't expect too much from this run. Hope to see some results. I've added Green Sensation to feeding list. In 2 weeks I'll flush.
Unfortunately I will be far from home in October so I have to harvest prematurely.
Week 9 for this run!
I'm lettin these girls growing without too much attentions. Let's see what happens. I have to flush in the next week and the flowers are premature a lot. That's a shame. But I don't have time unfortunately. However, the terpenes are great and the trichome production is insane!
Week number 10 for this torture run 😂
The trichomes are 90% milky except for the Cali Snow that is less mature.
Whatever... this is a sativas hybrid run with not so much engagement...keep it simple keep it fun. The less mature the better energetic effect right? 🤔 These will be my workout babies!
They smell amazing and the trichomes in the Mexican Airlines are WOW
Time for the flush, now the girls have to rest for the rest of the week.
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