My First Grow ever (HPS Plantastar 400w)

congrats to your very first Harvest, well done

Looking really great man!

Never said anything about bud explosion with molasses, they just love it and it feeds them, and the buds should taste very nice... happy growing

On average flowering for autos seems to average around 6-8 weeks depending on the strain. I know that doesn't match up with what most breeders advertise, especially after adding 4-6 weeks in veg. But that's how long they typically take for me. Hope this helps. Good luck! 👍

Looking healthy :) You managed to give the plants a nice shape. If you did no LST the vertical growth of the main cola would probably make the plant 45-60 cm. I did a similar grow with 4 autoflowers in a similar space. In retrospect, mine grew way too tall, probably because of crowding (it causes competition between plants to get more light) and my lamp being too high. I also did not train much/properly at all. In weeks 5 to ~7 my plants gained 50 centimeters! May I ask why you are using 12/12 from seed? Most people report that 18/6 or 20/4 creates tighter internodes as the plants stretch for light at night. Having a 120cm plant is cool, but when they get so tall the internodes are so stretched out that you don't get nice bud clusters. In my week 13 photo you can see how much space is wasted, and how much energy, to build all those long stems. I disagree about any bad watering practices. Signs of bad watering (i.e. drought, overwatering, etc) would definitely be visible in the leaves in my opinion.

Thanks! I have them on 14/10 all the time, so the exact date of flowering would be dificult to determine. But they are definately flowering now. Will see how they will perform 😉

why have you got your autos on 14/10 light cycle??

Hey great photos today! I'd say you could probably fatten her up for another week at least. Mine are about ripe now and have 10% amber trichomes. From what I'm told that's about the sweet spot. Looking really nice and healthy man keep looking after them.

Hi @Bronhitis! Healthy leaves, loads of bud-sites, beautiful foliage coloration, you're doing great! Buds will fatten up during their 2 last weeks, most of the hairs/pistils will turn red/brown and start to curl. I think you still have 2 to 4 weeks to go, so I would recommend to give her at least 1 other meal with P+K, then prepare for the flush (10~12 days). Take a daily closeup look at the trichomes, and start to flush when at least half of the trichomes have turned from transparent/thin to milky/fat. Stop the flush when most of the trichomes are milky, and a few amber ones have appeared. Then enjoy your harvest 😎 Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊

The pistils are wilting... that is normal look at other diaries

Alright, who drugged these girls! They look too tasty and dank 😍

I always will check out a NL grow, one of my favs :) Healthy, phat, ridiculous budz, lots of love <3 😊👍

Great result !

The leaves are supposed to do that, it means your flowers are ripening. Its completely natural. Don't worry about it, that are looking great!

🙌👏👌

I harvest when around 80 percent of the pistils have Turned Brown. Its a good sign. They are getting ready

I hope all goes well with the rest of your grow my friend!

Hi @Bronhitis! Well, autoflowering strains just don't like hardcore training, like bending the way you did. It would have been great with regular strains, but it will slow down the growth for autos and you'll loose some hypothetical yield. Now about your schedule, breeder says 10 weeks from seed to harvest, but as always this is in a perfect environment without any specific surgery such as topping/bending.. Your plants had to recover every time you cut a part or bent a stem, so I think you will have to push to week 12 or 13 to get your buds ready. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊

Congrats for first growing

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