Dutch Passion Auto Ultimate

~ Auto Ultimate®️ by Dutch Passion ~ The Ultimate X Auto Mazar Well friends, here we go on another 'canna-venture' together cultivating Dutch Passion's 'Auto Ultimate' along with three other incredible autoflowers from Dutch Passion that I'm running separately, so buckle up and hold on! This will be a wild ride for sure! I've wanted to grow this strain for some time now and finally have an opportunity to see what I can do with it, and I've germinated two so double the fun! "Auto Ultimate is one of the best yielding (if not the best) autoflowering plants in our collection. The genetics come from our original photoperiod parent The Ultimate. The Ultimate became a bestseller shortly after launch when it was announced that this strain could provide extremely high yields with the buds providing a strong and long-lasting high." ** "Auto Ultimate is a high-THC variety with a pleasant, euphoric feel-good high and anti-anxiety effects. Overall, the high is clear, cerebral and energetic. The buds provide a long-lasting effect with a strong initial euphoric high. Smoke a little more and Auto Ultimate will provide you with a calming effect, a strong appetite and ultimately a good night's sleep. The long-lasting effect makes this autoflower loved by recreational and medical users alike.** If you dose this strain properly, it will provide you with a balanced up-high that will last for several hours. It is a creeper that increases in strength over time, the quality of the high is what many users appreciate about this strain. The high hits hard and quickly and gives you a wonderfully soothing feeling. You will feel very relaxed and may not want to leave your seat for a while."** **Credit- Dutch Passion.com ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~THE SETUP~ ~ Grown in 15L Gronest geotextile pots filled with Mother Earth Grow 70/30 Coco/Perlite with Xtreme Gardening Mykos added. ~ Seeds were germinated directly in the medium without any 'pre-soak' ~ Seeds were planted three days before the Full Moon (Waning Gibbons) and sprouted within 72hrs, on the Full Moon. ~ Feeding will be by Lotus Nutrients (first time using) ~ 24hr light cycle while germinating ~ 20/4 light cycle after first leaves appear. ~ 4x8 Gorilla Tent ~ HLG 650R w/ 30w Supplemental UVA Bar controlled by a Trolmaster Hydro X controller set for a 15min Sunrise/Sunset simulation. (also a HLG Blackbird for additional side lighting if necessary) ~ Supplemental co2 controlled by an AutoPilot APC 8200 co2 controller ~ AC Infinity Cloudline T6 with Controller 67 using a Terrabloom 6x24" carbon filter ~ De-Humidifier and Humidifier when needed. ~ 14k BTU IdealAir portable A/C unit plumbed into tent for temperature control. ~ BlueLab testing instruments ~ Two Hurricane 18" oscillating fans ~ Two 6" Clip-on fans ~ Two 10" floor mounted fans ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Update: 11/11- Here we go into the second week of flower for these girls and they're both getting their groove on now, especially the #1 pheno which is turning into a giant! I'm switching their nutrients this week, eliminating the 'Grow' nutrient and upping the 'Bloom' portion along with the addition of Lotus's 'Boost'. I'll be upping their ppm's as well going as high as 2.6-2.8 depending on how the plants react. I have the lights @ 55% power hung 38-40" above canopy and temp's in the tent are maintaining 76-78℉ with a 55-60% RH resulting in weekly VPD averages of 1.16kPa and a max VPD of 2.08kPa. I've also been keeping an eye on leaf temperatures to ensure that they do not exceed 81-82℉, which I've kept in check via light output and height above canopy along with tent temperature. I gave them a good water/feed today with 0.75g of well water that has a base 100ppm, to which was added 1.2ml of Dutch Pro Silica Von Liebig’s Special, 5 ml/g of Earth Juice Oily Can, Lotus 'Bloom' @ 4 tsp/g and Lotus 'Boost' @ 1.25 tsp/g to achieve a 2.6 EC. I then checked and adjusted the ph to 5.9 @ 74℉. 11/13- Today the girls were watered with 0.75g of well water, without anything added, that was ph'd to 6.1 @ 73℉ to prevent any buildup of nutrients and to pull fresh oxygen down into the lower portions of their fabric pots. I left the runoff that drained into their drip pans remain (the pots are on risers to prevent them from sitting in the runoff) to help add some RH to the tent as our weather has gotten colder and A LOT drier. Because our weather is now staying cold I decided, with the outside air temp's now not going above the mid to upper 40's℉, to remove the portable A/C unit from the tent and instead bring the cold outside air into the tent to keep it cool. I accomplished this by placing a Hurricane 6" inline 450cfm fan with a speed controller hooked to it into the A/C exhaust duct, and then routing the duct hose end to be exposed to outside air. I secured the other end of the exhaust duct in on of the tent doors that I really don't use and secured the door zippers to in creating a light proof seal. Now with the lights running at 60% power the tent temperature is holding a steady 72-74℉ which will be perfect for flowering. I'll just have to keep an eye on the RH for a few more weeks until they're further into flower and I'll want the RH to be in the 35-40% range. 11/15- Yesterday, I decided it was time to defoliate the girls. I started at the bottom, removing the large shade leaves, and worked my way up to the middle of the plants removing lower shade leaves from stalks and also any tiny flowers forming down low that will never become really nice and use up energy better used elsewhere in the plants. Today both of the ladies were looking absolutely vibrant, showing zero signs of stress. I went ahead and checked their medium's moisture content, then fed/watered both with 0.5g of well water that has a base 100ppm, to which was added 1.2ml of Dutch Pro Silica Von Liebig’s Special, 5 ml/g of Earth Juice Oily Can, Lotus 'Bloom' @ 2.5 tsp/g and Lotus 'Boost' @ 1.25 tsp/g to achieve a 2.1 EC (I'm dialing back the ppm's to avoid nutrient burn). I then checked and adjusted the ph to 6.1 @ 72℉. I did have an issue with my co2 system with the regulator malfunctioning causing the tank to dump. I went ahead and ordered TWO as I've tried three different brands, with varying pricing, and all are made in the ROC. Furthermore they ALL break within 2-4 months so my advise is to by a pair of the cheap ones (Vivosun) which gives you a backup and spare parts...lol! 😁 11/17- Well the co2 is back up and running! With the second week of flower coming to a close I've dialed back their nutrient level a bit as I was noticing some leaf tip discoloration beginning to occur on the #1. I've also upped the output of the HLG's to 75% and raised them so they're 34-36" above canopy. Tent temp's, RH and VPD all remain on point with a week ending average VPD of 1.22kPa They were fed today with 0.5g of well water that has a base 100ppm, to which was added 1.2ml of Dutch Pro Silica Von Liebig’s Special, 5 ml/g of Earth Juice Oily Can, Lotus 'Bloom' @ 1.5 tsp/g and Lotus 'Boost' @ 0.5 tsp/g to achieve a 1.8 EC (I'm dialing back the ppm's to avoid nutrient burn). I also added 1 tbsp/g of unsulfured black strap molasses to the solution (secret ingredient) then checked and adjusted the ph to 6.2 @ 72℉. ~ Thank you so very much for following along on this grow... May all your days and grows be Blessed! 😎🙏❤️ ~