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Based on the last strawberry pie I grew it should start to flower in a week or 2 depending on the phenotype. Healthy, good light source, small but that was expected considering that’s how my last one turned out but the frost and terpene level was amazing and the high was great. Sweetest tasting bud I’ve grown. The bud structure wasn’t great but I grew it in central NY started in early July and was lucky I didn’t loose it to pests or fungus.
Is it safe to do any further defoliation on this plant it is strawberry pie auto by fast bud? It’s exactly 4 weeks old now and has been flowering for about 4-5 days now. I’m also afraid to do any lst bc of how thick the stalk is. Also why isn’t anyone comenting or likingthisdiary
Hey Growmie,
It is safe to do more defoliation, but after looking at your diary, you really don't need it yet, so I would wait on that, as far as the LST, if the stalk is already thick and stiff, I wouldn't try bending it, because it will snap. Also, I commented on and liked your diary. Lol. Happy Growing
Wound doing minimal defoliation and pruning as you can see. Will prob prune the bottom leaves tomorrow and that will be it as far as Any pruning and defoliation goes. It is next to my wood stove rn which is not running however 90% of the time it will be this winter and stays around 70 degrees F and 40% humidity without the dehumidifier running. When the woodstove is not running it stays at 66 degrees and 50% humidity with dehumidifier running.
For the last 3-4 days b4 harvest I will not run the wood stove and keep the dehumidifier on to get the colors out in this plant.
I added a DIY co2 using only warm water, sugar and yeast. Haven’t had to really use the dehumidifier at cuz of the wood stove but it’s there if needed. My friend who has been growing since his teen years said to do a strong defoliation of the plant and can say it def worked. I’ve always defoliated but not this degree. Now all the bud sights are visible to light. I’ve gotta say we’ve had rare sun here but the days it gets sun it seems to thrive a bit.
Just gave it it’s last feeding molasses. Thought last week was it’s last sugar feeding but it looks like it has atleast another 3-4 weeks left so I figured a little more won’t hurt. Plain oh water from here on out. Touched it to take a piece of dust off. I will def have to do bud washing with hydrogen peroxide but it smells like straight strawberries rn when touch it
How much longer till this plant is finished it’s strawberry pie by fast buds claims it’s done in 8 weeks which most companies exaggerate how fast buds they finish bc this is 9 weeks 1 day old. Btw that’s just dust not mites as the plant is next to my woodstove
Most autoflowers take a little longer then advertised. I find anything from 77 days to 92 days is usually the life span. I would say looking at yours you have about 2 weeks left.
Today is the last day of light and tomorrow night is harvest. I will simply close the blinds and turn off the lights for 28 hours. I plan to dry it 10 days depending on humidity and curing atleast 1 month before smoking. I hope to have enough trim and smaller buds to make Keef. Gave it the last water I g yesterday, drying it out for 3 days before chop.
How long would you guys dry the bud for at an average of 61 degrees F and 54% humidity? Mind you I want to collect Keef in my Grinder and trim bin so I want it a little extra dry. The drying method is dry 5 days on single branches trim into individual nugs and dry about a week.
Also the guy who said bud washing make trics fall off is wrong trichs are not water soluable think about rain 😂 it hits ur plants all day trics freeze so u dont want to use cold water u want luke warm and dont thrash as thatll knock trics off just the same as if it were not in water
Very easy to grow will prob get again. Small harvest but still impressed much better than the one I started outdoors last summer. The trichomes are amazing and the flavor didn’t go away In the dry. Took kindly to a heavy defoliation early in flower and late In veg. Took well to mild nutrients which I find most autos do like lighter nutrients. Other than that not much to say will get back in a few weeks with a smoke report. The only reason I gave it 8 stars instead of 10 is the yield could of been a little bigger I don’t have a scale but I’d say a little over an oz
Hey @jmaninthemiddle420,
Thanks a bunch for growing our Strawberry Pie Auto, and sharing this diary with us :)
We hope that it was a nice experience, and that you enjoy the harvest!
Have a nice weekend
Jmaninthemidde420
