Zkittlez Autoflower

Jun 14, 2023 Day 36 Zkittlez One: Height: 12" DLI: 45 Zkittlez Two: Height: 21.5" DLI: 55 Zkittlez One is at the end of pre-flower and getting ready for the flowering stretch. She got a couple top branches pulled down to join the rest of the canopy. It should be good now for a nice level grow. She is super healthy and very happy. Not much upward growth though. I expect to see an increase with the flowering stretch. Her leaves are slightly praying, so that's great. She may need a small defoliation sometime this week. I'm trying to avoid cutting extra leaves, but I learned that excessive foliage makes for less yield. So she will get a proper defoliation this week. No overlapping leaves, no leaves blocking bud sites anywhere. An open canopy is best in my opinion. Leaving space between branches for the light to get deeper into the canopy makes more sense than loading just the top of the canopy with leaves and buds. It just leads to popcorn buds. Zkittlez Two is getting taller. At 21.5", she's definitely getting close to the end of her stretch. Bud production is beautiful. She is starting to get a light aroma. She really didn't branch much so there are very few bud sites. But tons of light for each one. Grow System Environment: Temp: 77° RH: 59.8% (rainy day) VPD: 1.26 kPa June 15, 2023 It's a humid day and I'm fighting it in the tent. RH: is high at 58% temp is holding at 80° which is also high. I'd prefer 75° and 50% all day. This may pose an issue if it keeps up. Zkittlez One is getting big. Her roots are super healthy and are poking through the fabric. Not in the sides of the pot yet, bit they are really healthy roots. She has some beautiful color and lush broad leaves. She's really showing her indica traits. The training is going perfectly now. A lot of new side branches coming up, she's growing at a fairly rapid pace now. It's only a matter of time for her to really take off and get some decent height. I wanna see stacks on stacks. Anyway, I took off the first node each on the lowest 2 branches. Took out 3 large overshadowing leaves and made some adjustments to the tie downs. Overall, her canopy is level and there are more auxiliary branches coming up. I may make one more adjustment later today, but we shall see. There are a few branches that could use a bit more attention, so I may bend down the outer most branches again but around the rim of the pot. Make sure to keep her from overtaking half of the tent. Zkittlez Two is super healthy and light hungry. She is really close to the light, but seems to be drinking it in like nothing. Her colors are fantastic, no signs of deficiency or stress or anything. She's just... Small. I removed the bottom 2 leaves and the lowest nodes on the lowest branches. They just weren't gonna make it. Plus that just redirects energy up to the upper part of the plant. Grow System Environment: Temp: 76.7° RH: 59.5% VPD: 1.25 kPa June 16, 2023 Zkittlez One looks like she may turn out to be a beast. She grew about 1.5" last night. At this pace, she may end up being a 20" to 25" plant. Her canopy is completely level and filled with tops. Each top has plenty of space to grow with the exception of the main top. That is a cluster of the top itself and 2 nodes. It's kind of a mess. I might clear out a few leaves from there to keep from getting overcrowded. Her leaves are super lush and broad. Zkittlez Two looks great as well. I have decided to just accept the fact that she is just a smaller plant. She's 23.5" tall now but has very little in any other growth. Hopefully the amount of light and energy she has will make really big buds. She gets the exact same treatment as Zkittlez One so maybe the flowering stage is where she will shine. Bud production looks good after all. I had her on 2 platforms to keep her taller than 2 other plants that are in early veg. So I removed one to keep the light where its at, but also take some of the light intensity off her top. She is reaching like crazy and I'm not sure why. She was 12" from the light with the same reach, but nothing changed after lowering her. Was she fine where she was? DLI was in the mid 60s. Much too high for an autoflower. But she seemed to have not minded? So it's been really humid and rainy for the past couple of days and it's 💯 f$&?ing up the environment. The problem is that I can't get the humidity down in my room. I'm running a dehumidifier in the tent and a really small one as well. The temp is a bit high because of it and the humidity is still out of control. What do? Grow System Environment: Temp: 75.6° RH: 60.9% (boooo) VPD: 1.18 kPa June 17, 2023 Zkittlez One... Ohhhhh man is she growing. Spiked up another 1.5" last night as well as getting wider. To the point where she's already hit her quadrant space. She's getting more and more tops as the auxiliary branches stretch and reach the canopy. In theory, I could train her out more, but I don't want to overdo it. I did however do a light defoliation. That opened the canopy up for so many more bud sites. I'm quite happy with her. Watering is perfect as always. Feeding is fine. I could go a bit more on the nutrients, but I don't want to overdo it as well. So I think it's just defoliation from now on. Zkittlez Two is finally starting to fill out. Her leaves are a beautiful deep green with a hint of blue. They are starting to grow more and get wider. I don't think she will need a defoliation. Maybe a leaf or two. She was very stick like and now she's starting to look like a good plant. She is now 24" tall and starting to stack. If things continue like this, I expect she will provide a decent harvest. Grow System Environment: Temp: 73.6° RH: 59.3% VPD: 1.13 kPa June 18, 2023 Zkittlez One: She's getting big. I ended up tying down some of the taller branches and a couple small ones sticking up. She's showing more roots on the bottom of the pot. Her water intake just spiked up from 0.25 gallons a day to 0.5 gallons a day. I'm going to leave the training for another few days I think. Let this lady stretch some more. There are so many bud sites and most of them are in the direct sunlight. Almost all of them are at the very top of the canopy. There's a few stragglers just under the canopy, but she got a few leaves plucked that opened those lower branches to the light. The canopy looks absolutely amazing. It's open and airy. Leaves are 2 layers deep with a whole lot more growth coming along. Zkittlez Two: She is great! Leaves are still filling out and she seems to have stopped her main stretch and just has stacks making her taller. She hasn't really increased water intake much. Maybe 0.33 gallons a day. Not a bad thing, she's taking what she needs. Both ladies got a reservoir refill today. No top feeding anymore. Their roots are far enough down and the soil moisture retention goes all the way up to the trunk. Humidity is still an issue. I cannot, even with the tent open, get the humidity below 55% It's not terrible now, but in a couple weeks it will be a major concern. Personally, I'd like to see a max of 50% RH. Hopefully I can manage. Grow System Environment: Temp: 76.3° RH: 57.9% VPD: 1.27 kPa June 19, 2023 Zkittlez One: She looks great! Had a few leaves trimmed today. Just keeping up with the maintenance. I don't want her to get overcrowded or something. So she has a wonderful canopy. So many new auxiliary branches popping up. Lots and lots of bud sites. Zkittlez Two: She's looking wonderful. Leaves are still filling in. Stacks are looking great! It looks like the majority of this plant will end up being bud. The main top looks like it will consist of the top 4 nodes and whatever else she stacks on there. Grow System Environment: Temp: 75.7° RH: 57.3% VPD: 1.27 kPa June 20, 2023 Zkittlez One: She is now a beast! This plant has stretched out to over 2 feet in diameter and starting to take over the tent. This is great. Anyway, she grew a little over an inch last night. Today I had to pull the top down. It was starting to overtake the rest of the tops. Keeping that canopy level. She has plenty of top bud sites. Auxiliary branches are still coming out of the foliage. She's just about finished with pre-flower and is starting to show bud formations. I also snipped a few leaves off to open up more bud sites and better air flow. Zkittlez Two: She is definitely starting to really stack her buds. The main cola is stacking like mad. Buds are growing all down the stalk. I expect the mains tem won't be visible in about a week. Her side branches also grew a decent amount last night. Leaves are still filling out and starting to close the gaps. I have the main fan leaves of the bottom 2 nodes pushing the branches out by bending the fan leaves in using the middle fingers to lock it to the lower part of the branch exposing the lower buds on the branch and pushing them outward. She has a beautiful deep green color. Very healthy and happy plant. Her roots are also starting to come out of the bottom of the container. So I can definitely expect some major bud growth. Grow System Environment: Temp: 76.6° RH: 57.6% VPD: 1.30 kPa