First Time Grow! - White Widow Max Auto

Pineapple1991 Using regular PH balanced water, careful not to overwater. 40% light intensity.

Pineapple1991 Using PH balanced water. Upped to 60% light intensity. Started giving 20/4 light and dark.

Pineapple1991 Started LST on day 22 of the grow. I was worried about breaking the stem, so I waited until I was sure it was thick enough. 80% light intensity.

Pineapple1991 100% light intensity. Started Nutrients- Per 1 Gallon Cal Mag 2ml Micro- 2ml Grow- 1ml Bloom- 1ml PH down- 1ml

Pineapple1991 100% light intensity from this point forward. Same nutes as last week.

Pineapple1991 It is really starting to come along and looking beautiful! I noticed my plant got nutrient burn, so I cut back on the nutrient water from last week and am giving it PH balanced water for this week. I am taking smaler branches and moving them towards the middle of the tent and moving bigger branches more outward.

Pineapple1991 Starting out week 8 (entire grow thus far). I removed the net since over the last week or two I had moved smaller branches to the middle and realized the plant was getting a bit tangled up in itself. I defoliated the plant and let the branches hang naturally, aside from the main stem. Since the main stem has been bending since LST, I decided to keep it tied down so the other branches continue to grow as evenly as possible. Also, it is smellier this week. After watering I can smell it in the hallway of my house. It has a woody, fruity, sour, and dank smell. EDIT: Nutrient burn is from excess Nitrogen

Pineapple1991 Last week I mentioned, I noticed that some of the plant's leaves from the Main COLAs are turning yellow. I am trying to correct the problem if there is one, but I am not going to over-correct. It is possible that it is due to my plant is also getting near harvest, since this strain says it can be harvested as early as day 70-75 from seed. I am trying to go for a total of 84 days before harvest, but I will harvest earlier if need be. I noticed 1 main COLA and a few side COLAs were starting to get too heavy for the branches, so I decided to use the net as support from this point forward. Positioning the heavy COLA's made it to where I had to defoliate more of the plant for airflow. OOPS. I accidentally snipped one of the side COLA's. Its whatever though. There are about 8 main COLA's on this plant, and at least 10 more side COLA's comparable to what I snipped. I will dry it, and see if it is salvageable. My plant has a ton of resin now. When I handled the plant to get it positioned within the net, my hands got so incredibly sticky. I used apple cider vinegar to wash my hands.

Pineapple1991 Approaching day 70 of the white widow max auto grow! For the record, I am going with the recommended "84 and out the door" with this lady, so just a little over two weeks left. I have noticed several things since last week. - A lot of leaves are starting to die off. I only trim off the leaves that start to turn brown. - One of the COLA's has purple leaves. None of the others have purple leaves, so that is interesting. - The smell is starting to resemble a dispensary. It smelled good before, but I didn't have that thought cross my mind until this week. - The trichomes are starting to look more milky instead of mostly clear. Regarding the COLA I accidentally snipped last week. I dried it, and tried it. It gave me an energetic and major headstone high. I did not notice any odd tastes (I have heard people flush their plants in the last 1-2 weeks to avoid their cannabis tasting off, but I didn't notice anything) If I flush, I will likely only do it for a week.

Pineapple1991 Almost harvest time! One more week to go! I switched my light schedule from 20/4 to 18/6 for the last week. Leaves continue to die off and turn yellow. The buds are getting fatter. I am starting to see amber in the trichomes. I trimmed off the lower twig-like branches which contain popcorn nugs. I am going to feed her PH balanced water for the last week. See you all harvest time next week!

Pineapple1991 Ever since I first encountered this strain when I was younger, I knew it would be the first strain I wanted to grow when I had the opportunity. This was such a smooth and great experience for a first time grow. I would highly recommend this for anyone who is looking to grow the White Widow strain. I purchased the seeds when they were on sale, so it was a win-win. I went with the recommendation I have heard with autoflower strains "84 and out the door".