Day 82:
Last weekend I had a major equipment malfunction, and I lost a few plants from everything in my tent crashing to the ground, including the tent. This plant was the only one that made it, but its cola was severed off almost completely, along with one of its lower side branches. I finished the job for those two pieces, and hung them to dry for the last week. The image you see is the smallest bud from the lower side branch, just manicured, and about to cure.
The rest of the plant is doing well. It already finished stacking before the accident, thankfully, but I'm doing a dry harvest - letting the soil dry out completely and letting senescence finish her off. I don't have any images right now, but I may post one shortly.
My attention is mostly on my outdoor grows, since I received some hate mail from a particular growmie, and I don't feel comfortable advertising my indoor learning experiences anymore.
Have to get this one. Hearing good things. Seedsman has a good auto 1 to. But I don't think FB can be beaten for their collection of autos.
Look forward to trying their FF versions
Good luck with yours pal
@@@resimax,
Yeah, autos versions are a far cry from what you can achieve with fems. But, if it's a flawless grow, or close to it. You can get some really nice bud.
Only thing I can't get down yet. The drying.. at least 50% of my last auto grow I had so much shrinkage. This 1, it happened to my strawberry pie. But, its beautiful. But, has that home grown look to it.
But, saying, that. I've got some good 1s. But the fems. I like much better
@gottagrowsometime, about 10 years or so ago when I bought it, this strain had such a distinctive flavor profile, and I found it quite pleasant and like nothing else. I am hoping the autoflower hybrid brings out that parental trait. But, I'm sure it will be good either way.
@@resimax, I hear ya regarding overwatering since that can happen in soil. Fortunately, I have never experienced this, as I use soil moisture meters and use automatic watering systems to keep stable soil moisture.
As for being reusable, that's the very core of using living soil. I'm currently in my third year using the same soil, and all I do is simply leave the old stem/rootball in the pot and plant the next plant right next to it.
I agree that there as a thousand different ways to grow, and it is fascinating to see all the different methods. I've simply picked living soil because it is the most sustainable and affordable alternative and the least work. I am a lazy bugger, after all :D
@love_2_grow, there is no chance of over-watering with coco. There is no guessing how much nutrients are being consumed. It is also easier on the plant, as its roots don't need to switch gears to produce more or less sugars for osmosis to draw in water.
Coco is reusable after sifting. They don't call me the cost-cutting cultivator for nothing. But, that's why I love this site...so many ways to do things and learn what works for other people!
Preference really.
@@resimax, I'm curious why you think growing in soil is more difficult. I grow in living soil, and most of the time, I don't need to do anything as it simply runs itself. I'm a lazy bugger, so I went with soil in the first place. Buying and using bottled nutrients seem expensive, complicated, and too much work for my taste.