The weather is going to be in the 60's after today for a few days and then drops into the 50's, they finish differently under these colder temperatures. The sun is also lower in the sky now, so if theres any trees which there is so its lower down and more covered with shade during the day. It really needs light deprivation because of that, you would want them a month ahead atleast, they were good with finishing last week. I do like to watch it flower out to finish though because it does feel more like a fall/winter weather finish and that is interesting to watch but not that practical but if its a 1/4 of the yield then a thousand on a drip is going to be the most hash you could make or in a greenhouse thats heated you'd be pretty happy with that finish. They didn't make it a job to do thats all, its not there. To do thousand clones is a time consuming task and the power consumption to keep large plants is more than you'd want to spend.
The next day was warm and sunny but tomorrow is in the 60's and its unlikely that i'll see any warm days in October but it has happened before. The way these finish is that it would be a very good yield if one of these large plants produced a 1/4 lb. and it probably isn't, with good weather conditions you could yield a lb. but that isn't going to happen and they are going to look quite unfinished looking in structure and the pistils are only going to stay white but the trichomes are going to reach cloudy if it isn't to cold but it isn't the look that you would see normally but they do work if they finish Day 52-56 of flower, you can harvest this strain early but its usually later.
The last time I grew these outdoors there were some temperatures in the low 70's sometime around September 29th but after October 9th it was weather in the 50's and cloudy and wet.
I dried the autoflower enough to use it in a vaporizer and it was the same strength for someone who doesn't use it at all, but really only for music as in its hard to tell the difference in strains but not a really a good response on imagery from the screen, it might of had to of been like a 9/10, it is a female plant it doesn't work that well. The Rockstar Kush has had a strong response on imagery, this autoflower plant didn't and that means the content might of had to of been different and alot times people aren't going to change content to get it to work. I would of replaced that autoflower with this Rockstar Kush plant if that was the difference.
Currently there is nowhere that I can grow this strain outdoors with temperatures above the low 60's and mostly there in high 50's to low 50's to finish, its basically a greenhouse and heated or its not going to be warm enough. It isn't really an indoor strain but it isn't a good enough weather forecast to say it isn't grown with heating. You gotta grow them far south and thats relocating plants but not necessarily people unless theres a fire season which there is but does it mean that they need energy costs to heat, yes it does.
With the weather being how it is, the original hybrid of the autoflower without being an autoflower reviewed highly, it definitely couldn't of been weaker even if it was a lower thc percentage. Im not sure whats wrong with the screens and imagery, it would need more information to connect, it wasn't connecting like you'd think. Im not saying that I can eat the edibles of the Rockstar and I knew it definitely wasn't going to be like that, those are not my expectations on these strains but they are strengths that had a use reason, but im not saying that its usable long term because there isn't enough information. The 2nd time vaporizing the same bud it was strong enough and I needed to lay down and especially without listening to music this time and I did think that if there wasn't anything else but autoflowers it would get used in the same way and probably feels the same. Im not able to feel a difference on strength when I don't use it at all.
Its been cold and rainy and I haven't needed to water them at all and because there is going to be more rain and cold, it doesn't look like I need to fill up my reservoir with nutrients again after emptying it because the last time I grew these it looked like I could of started feeding them freshwater October 1st because there were nutrients left in the leaves, Day 35-56, should be all fresh water but if your running to Day 60+ It could be Day 40-100.
The day before Week 5 and its in the low 50's and raining but we've had weather maps where its warm during this time of the year, it isn't every single year thats its this cold but its not consistent enough to grow anything that doesn't start flowering beginning of August or earlier. You'll live your entire life thinking that this plant is the reason unless you keep it separate from that thought, id like a warmer season with similar vegetation is something ive felt but that usually isn't what your seeing if theres infrastructure. I think its difficult to communicate that this was something that I wanted to see in the future, I didn't want to see the mountains erode into dust, its difficult to see it as its not the forest fire season because we like living with lots of vegetation and trees but the wildlife put it on hold and so it doesn't say its a reality for the future but it felt like it should of been but 7 months of cold weather.
@Todzilla,yhea you can pull the rebar with lawn staples probably I like using rock, you can hold the rebar in with a lawn staple if its not in super deep but I could probably hammer it in as deep as the container, I think that for photography purposes the rock explains the plant, its like the sands of time unfolding before you, you can't explain why something so large is so small yet so many times larger.
@blackskaarj1,I use lawn staples in rocky hard soil and it works for stabilization quite well. The staples are the lowest cost and easiest to install.
I also have used bamboo, stakes, and rebar. They all work for wind.
You just gotta get it done.
@Todzilla,no you can't use lawn staples you need to take a piece of rebar hammer it into the ground and then put a long piece in and your likely to either hit up against another rock or it'll work or not at all.
Hey, you can get a magnifying glass app for your phone that works good enough to see trichomes. No need for a loupe or physical magnifier. Can get good bud pics easily, even using an old phone.
What an nice outdoor grow so far - good job and well done 🤝 never did outdoor myself.
Happy Growing & cant wait for your upcoming weeks 🌱
Cheers, Bud Boutique 👩🌾
I did feel that not having any structures or roads in the way of the plants as they grow is better visually, the material that the plants are up against affects how you feel about them. Its better than landscaping that you would normally see, its better. I do encounter alot of wildlife though, its definitely there to see. Its my experience vs your idea of what is supposed to be enjoyable and that means I couldn't imagine it being a good idea for August and September because of the fire season but that is what im looking at.