Watermelon Autoflower

June 14, 2023 Day 15 Watermelon One: Height: 4.5" DLI: 22 Watermelon Two: Height: 3.5" DLI: 21.5 I've decided this will be a natural grow. No nutrients except for what's on the Sohum living soil. If needed, I have bloom boosters and cal/mag. Technically, is shouldn't need anything, but we shall see. This week we focus on vigorous growth. Both ladies are setup and ready for their journey. I expect to see at least a new set of leaves a day. If not more. These are 10nweeks autoflowers. So they should both grow pretty fast. I'm planning on training both. Depending how they come out, I might top one for science. Bottom Feed system is working perfectly. The bottom half of the pot is moist throughout. Around 45% moisture level. I may do a small top feed today just to make sure those top roots get some nutrition. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 75.7° RH: 64.3% (rainy day) VPD: 1.09 kPa June 15, 2023 Well, these ladies are looking fantastic! Beautiful lush green, super broad leaves. Stems are stiffening up nicely. They are starting to take off. They are still that same height as yesterday, maybe a little bit taller, but bigger. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 75.2° RH: 64.4% VPD: 1.08 kPa June 16, 2023 These ladies look absolutely amazing. Great color! Strong stem. And branching already starting to pop out. I can't wait to see what these 2 have to show me. Grow System Environment: Temp: 74.2° RH: 65.3% VPD: 1.03 kPa June 17, 2023 Watermelon One looks great! She's a bit taller still, but her branching is a tiny bit slower than the other one. Great color, lush leaves. Watering is perfect, lighting is perfect. Watermelon Two is strong! She has some great branch production and is showing some signs of a bushy plant. Super lush leaves, nice and broad. I'm expecting great things. Both of these plants look like they will turn out to be amazing. As said before, I'm not running nutrients, unless I need to. It's living soil, so there should be no issues with the grow. I think I might top one of them. I'd say the more lanky one. If there is one like that. Lol Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 74.1° RH: 65.3% VPD: 1.02 kPa June 18, 2023 Watermelon One: She looks fantastic. She is a bit taller and her branches are a bit slower to come out than Watermelon Two. I've decided to top her for this run. She should, in theory, grow her branches wider and catch up with her sister plant. Watermelon Two: Is showing some amazing growth. Her branches are starting to come out hice and evenly. She's really sturdy with beautiful coloring. This lady will be left alone for the control of this grow. Both ladies got their reservoirs topped off today. As I said before, this will be a completely natural grow. No nutrients, just the Sohum living soil... Unless I need bloom nutrients. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 74.9° RH: 60.9% VPD: 1.16 kPa June 19, 2023 Watermelon One: She's looking very nice. A little extra reach due to a Zkittlez Autoflower overshadowing her. Everything looks great though. Working on the 4th node now. Great color as always. Watering is fine. That's all for today on her. Watermelon Two: A great plant. Super strong and great coloring, still. Looking just as good as her sister plant and has more access to light. Everything is good to go. Seeing as the large Zkittlez plant I have in the tent is too large, I swapped these ladies around. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 74.9° RH: 60.9% VPD: 1.16 kPa June 20, 2023 Both plants look fantastic. They are right on schedule and gearing up for a vigorous stretch. They are well watered and very happy in their homes. The light distance seems to be right on point as well. Around DLI is around 20 mol/m²/d and should be starting to hit 25 when she starts to grow faster. I may have to raise them up a bit until they get tall enough. Watermelon One is certainly taller. Internodal spacing seems to be a bit longer than Watermelon Two, but Watermelon Two is growing faster nodes. Both plants are identical in everything except the height. Leaf shape and color are the same. Branches are growing out the same. They look great. Swapping them around seems to have helped a bit, but I don't want to lose any growth speed for Watermelon Two being under the shadow of the beast. The DLI shows 19 mol/m²/d. Definitely a bit low for this age. I'd say they need a 2 inch lift. Or I could drop the other 2 plants down with the light. Quick Update: I ended up raising Watermelon Two up 2". Her DLI reads 21 mol/m²/d now. Although, at this age, they should be around 25 DLI. I'll have to make some more adjustments tomorrow. Lower Grow System Environment: Temp: 75.4° RH: 60.2% VPD: 1.20 kPa