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May 7, 2023
Growing 2 Zkittlez Autoflower from Seedsman.
Germinated in a glass of water until sunk then placed in root riot plugs.
AC Infinity Advanced Grow System
AC Infinity Germination System
AC Infinity Bottom Feed Wick System
AC Infinity 5 Gallon Fabric Pots
Sohum Living Soil
90% light intensity
Advanced Nutrients PH Perfect 3 Part Bloom Product Line.
Based on the average size of this strain, LST will be done as well as defoliation. They will be joined in about 20 days by Mimosa Autoflower from Royal Queen Seeds.
May 8, 2023
Still germinating
May 9, 2023
Still germinating
Currently in the Germination System lights out. Heat mat on low
Tiny Exhaust Fan on low
Temp: 76.1°
RH: 61%
May 10, 2023
Both ladies germinated and are going strong. One popped surface last night with the other one getting ready to pop today.
Lights out until the other one pops the surface. Temp is about 77°
RH is around 73%
Quick update: the other seedling popped late this morning. We officially have germinated 2 Zkittlez Autoflowers. And the journey begins!
May 11, 2023
Both ladies have popped surface and look great! One is significantly taller than the other already. I don't really see any issues, but it's interesting how much height difference there is. Both are very healthy looking.
The environment is a bit of an issue. I can't get the temp down to 75° with high humidity. Gotta work on that. The lights are really warm and with the heat mat, it's sitting between 79° and 82°. Too warm for my liking. Maybe it's not? But I also cannot get the humidity to stay above 60% now and I'd like it in the 70's.
Germination Center Environment
Temp: 77.3°
RH: 56.8%
VPD: 1.37 kPa
May 12, 2023
These 2 are quite vigorous. Both shot up very quickly. Luckily, I have a 10" riser for my Germination Center.
Temp: 79.8°
RH: 86.3%
VPD: 0.48 kPa
May 13, 2023
Quick update for Zkittlez. They have hopefully slowed down on stretching and focus more on producing leaves. They're already about 3" tall. I also think I need to get better lights for the Germination System. These just don't seem bright enough.
Germination System Environment:
Temp: 80.2°
RH: 78.8%
VPD: 0.74 kPa
May 14, 2023
Both ladies have already outgrown the shorter dome so I had to add the extension today. They are both looking great and strong. They have also stopped the stretch and are now working on leaf production. I have turned the heat pad back on to make up for the extra air space.
Grow System Environment:
Temp: 74.7°
RH: 69.2%
VPD: 0.91 kPa
May 15, 2023
Zkittlez One is taking off. She already started stretching her first node.
Zkittlez Two is just behind. I expect her to pop right up with her sister in the next couple of days. I'll be checking their roots out today. If they are showing I will have waited too long. Chances are, I will be placing them in the grow tent in the next coue days or sooner.
Germination System Environment
Temp: 80.6°
RH: 76.5%
VPD: 0.83 kPa
May 16, 2023
Today is the last day in the Germination System. Tomorrow will be the first day of vegetation and will be put in the grow tent along side a Do-Si-Dos Cookies. They will also be joined in about 13 days with a pair of Mimosa Autos from Royal Queen Seeds.
They are both working hard on their first set of leaves. Zkittlez Two is a bit shorter and a tiny bit behind in growing. I'm not worried about it. I'm sure it will catch up in the veg stage. The environment is a bit of a struggle with heat. I cannot for the life of me get the temp below 80°. (I also can't get my grandpa to turn the effing heat off) The humidity is nearly on point.
Everything else looks great! They get a misting 2 to 3 times a day. They also have a nice level of water on the bottom of the tray.
Germination System Environment:
Temp: 80.7°
RH: 69.1%
VPD: 1.11 kPa
Update: I checked the roots on the ladies and they are completely outgrowing the root riot plugs. So instead of planting tomorrow, I immediately planted both of them in their final 5 gallon containers. They are in the tent and covered by Starbucks Domes (fancy). The RH is set low for a flowering plant in the tent, so domes will stay on for as long as possible. They will continue to get misted 2 to 3 times a day for the next week or so. This starts the lives of these Zkittlez Autoflowers.
Should I thin this out? The canopy is about 8" deep, so 4 layers of foliage. It looks like it's still a bit much. Should I wait for the stretch to finish up and then defoliate properly? Am I being overly analytical Just need to double check with the professionals. Thanks!
A leaf here and there won't hurt her. I would defoliate every 3 or 4 days or just do it all in one go after the stretch. It looks healthy so will be able to tolerate a bit of stress.
My humidity is uncontrollably high at 64%. The plants in there are a mix of flowering, pre-flower and veg. Can I safely close the tent door and just let it all do the thing? I have 2 6" fans one is oscillating and a 4" exhaust fan all at full blast. Will that be safe?
Ppl in the likes of the US that are in flo and so on. Their RH is 70 average all yr round. And, they produce some of the most sought after weed ppl pay silly amounts of money for, "cali".
Good practices. Don't getting your buds wet. Great ventilation and so on, and air exchange will promote similar conditions to outdoors. I'll admit when I 1st started growing. My weed was crap. Invested 300e in a 20L meaco A energy rated dehumidifier (mutplie which awards). And I can truly say. All it did was raise my lecky bill by 150e
2 autoflower strains
Week 6-8
Light intensity DLI 51 mol/m²/d and 40 mol/m²/d
No deficiency
No toxicity
No over/under watering
3 fingered leaves?
What should I do?
I have canoeing leaves from either light burn or a nitrogen deficiency. The 240 watt light is close but at 50% and the the deficiency is from taking out veg nutrients. Is it fine? Or should I drop my intensity down even more?
High bro, you give too much nitrogen I can see that from the dark green color from your leaves. I just checked the Advanced nutrients and you need to stop giving the Nirvana nutrient to prevent more damage in the future due Nitrogen toxicity. Next to that you just need to do what you have been doing your plant and diary are looking great!
The fan leaves can snap at the base pretty easily. I'm wondering if this is a problem. For me it's great. Just a little tug down and snap. BUT is that bad? Both plants suffered a bit of nitrogen toxicity. Is that a side effect? They don't fall off on their own. Just easily
Before I will answer your question I would like to give you a well deserved compliment with your training and growing!
No nothing to worry about during this phase of the grow. It is near fall for these lady's and they are getting old. So far I can see you did a great job and I wish you a happy harvest!
Anyone know why this is happening? Look at that little ornament topper. Why is this a thing? Thanks! It's on all the tops of this specific plant. The other one doesn't have this. Thanks!
Wie könnt ihr sagen, dass es kein Fuchsschwanz ist? Schaut euch die komplette Knospe an! Da ist überall der Fuchsschwanz zu sehen. 😎
Das kann, wie schon vorher erwähnt, an zu viel Hitze / Licht liegen aber auch durch zu viel Stress ausgelöst werden oder genetisch bedingt sein.
Happy Gardening 💪
Pre harvest defoliation. Should I put my Zkittlez Two in a 48 hour dark period after I do the pre harvest defoliation? I'll be wet trimming this one, so I figure it's easier to start a little early and then use the 48 hours to recover before harvest. Any suggestions? Yay or nay?
I wouldn't recommend the 48 hours dark period because it's a myth that is supposed to induce higher stress on your plant in order for the plant to provide better yield but when tested they found that the there wasn't any difference in yield but the plants that were give a 48 hour dark period were more susceptible to mould.
Pre harvest defoliation, I support and recommend. It's a good idea to remove some foliage prior to harvesting because it induces stress just make sure to not cut them too early pre harvest.
Good luck with the rest of your grow and enjoy the yield
How the hell do I deal with this humidity? My dry tent is stuck over 70%. I can get it down to 68% for a short time, but it's 89% humidity out today. What do I do? Shut the room lights off and open the tent door for now? Neither the AC or the Dehumidifier are enough. Help!
Place the air conditioner in the room and shut the door if its a mobile unit, close the blinds and shut the windows and other vents.
AC cools the air and removes excess humidity. If you can get that room down to 22-24c the RH should drop down with it.
Running a dehumidifier in the same space as AC will cause the temps to spike as they generate heat thus making the AC unit work harder.
If your AC unit can't keep up it might be low in refrigerant or the radiator coils need cleaning as they can't dissipate the heat.
If the RH outside is 89% you might just be fucked till it lowers a bit or you can manage your environment better/ fix the ac unit. I have a feeling your tent or the room it is in is drafty and that's where all the cool dry air from the AC is escaping from. Keep air flow going in the tent though, turn on exhaust fan on low or a fan blowing into a wall of the tent moving air but not directly pointed at the buds. Stale air is not good.
A fan alone with not lower RH it just moves the air and adds minute amounts of heat from the motors moving parts. If the air its moving is also high in RH it does not just magically disappear. Granted homes with bad air flow can trap heat and RH if they are stuffy and cramped.
Good Luck!
I have been drying this one Zkittlez for 17 days and it seems like it stopped drying. Nothing has changed in days. The bend feels the same. The buds are still really loose and airy. They also don't snap off at all. Any ideas? Or is it obvious? Thanks!
High humidity does not stop the drying it just makes it slower, for me to dry slowly is better and more efficient but I will say watch out for the mold If you see any sign of mold then you can remove the mold and rest rush them and place them in the jar and burp, that need to be last option, I will still say wait for it or you can cut the big branches just hight with the small branches that hold the buds or you can just dry the buds without the branches 💪🍻
Continúan impresionantes amigo.
Respecto a tu duda, hay autos que se alargan hasta la semana 14 o 15, no es muy común, pero puede ocurrir bajo determinados factores
Hazle caso al estado de los tricomas, y cosecha cuando veas los tricomas en su estado ideal para tu gusto
@nonick123,
I was worried it wouldn't fit. It does, but still pretty tight. Thanks for the congrats! I'm super proud of this grow. Now to make it happen over and over again. Lol
Dialed in man. You can see that all of your efforts are paying off and showing in the quality of your growth. nice work. And look at all your nice detailed updates! Congrats on the win
Very nice grow! I like it! Wanna try to have next one like this!
Can you check my grow? Today I flushed with cannaflush , tomorrow wanna give 24 h of light and after this 48 h of night, after that harvest
@Happybanka,
Your grow looks great! Left you a comment as well. More orange pistils (IMO) and check your trichomes if you can. Mostly cloudy and some amber.
Sry about double mes as if they're too long, "block"
So, yeah.. Good ventilation will secure you a good grow really. Don't get hung up with high RH. you'll read, the only way it'll have an ill affect on potency is if your plant has issue with poor nutrient uptake in you sub, your plant will find it hard to uptake nutes and high rh lowers uptake. But nowadays this is usually countered by good enzymes and so on. The days of high RH harming a potential for a great bud results are gone with the advances in knowledge of gentics, good ventilation and so on. Yes, a low RH of 35 for late flowering helps with resin and fade but, as I said. With sugars & enzymes these days. Them issues are old news
@gottagrowsometime,
Thanks for the enormous amount of info! This definitely helps! The dehumidifiers are out of the tent. The AC system wasn't kicking on and causing the room to suffer. Should be kinda fixed now. I'm also going to be a bit more relaxed with humidity. Thanks so much!
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