First Auto Grow

Apparently I missed a week somewhere (Week 6, I believe), so this is Week 9. Technically speaking, the Dinafem Sour Diesel Auto and the T.H. Seeds Auto Northern Hog are 65 days and the BlimBurn AK Auto and the Barneys Farm Pineapple Express are 58 Days. They are just cruising along quite well. They have all upped their water intake over the last week, partially due to the addition of the heater outside the tent. At multiple occasions during this week I have seen it down as far as 15% RH, but it does seem to have stabilized around 25-30% with the *slightly* warmer weather this week. Well, on to the stars of this show! Dinafem Sour Diesel Auto - Her buds are really fattening up and they are just covered in trichomes, easily visible with the naked eye. She has stalled, as expected, at 16" tall, but the buds are definitely weighing down her branches. There has been some recent discoloration to some (random?) leaves which I believe to be due to a nitrogen deficiency. I'm not sure whether to make any adjustments at this point because she is so close to being finished. She is on day 65 and it is recommended to let her go until day 80 even though she could be harvested at day 70. I will rely on the trichomes for the final harvest date, but she does seem to be pretty in line with that estimate. The trichs are about 50/50 clear/cloudy with no amber. T.H. Seeds Auto Northern Hog - Wow. This is an Auto? Just wow. As you can see by the pictures, she has a MASSIVE cola (with respect to Autos, nothing compared to many photos, I know) and has finally started getting a visible sparkle from her trichs. This lady is the reason I will likely never do a split-strain grow in this tent without LOTS of training. I didn't want to stunt her with training because I wasn't as sure of her genetic stability to handle the stress. Clearly she could have taken it in stride and it would have helped the canopy stay more even. However, I don't think I'd have gotten such an impressive cola if I had broken her Apical Dominance. Her trichs are almost all clear so she will still be a while. Recommendations are to harvest her at 80 days also, but we will see. She is 26 inches tall so her stretch is definitely over, thankfully. BlimBurn AK Auto - She is 18 inches tall and has a fair number of buds all over her. They don't sparkle like the other three, but she is only on day 58. She should be 65-75 days when harvested, but I think she will end up on the longer end of that range. Her genetics aren't bad, but there are clearly better performing auto strains available. I like that her roots are so simple (lowrider x AK), but her performance clearly suffers without an extensive nutrient lineup to support her. All that being said, I have enjoyed the experience of watching her develop and I look forward to the finished product. Barneys Farm Pineapple Express Auto - This little lady has done very well for herself despite her difficult start. she is 18 inches tall and looks almost identical to the AK Auto. She has a much more even lower canopy than the AK Auto and her buds are much fatter and stickier. She is also on day 58 and most of what I've seen has said 58-65 for harvest. I'm not sure if I'll harvest her so soon. If I harvest all four on the same day (Dec 1st), the first two will be 78 days and the last two will be 71. This lines up quite well with the recommended 80 days for the first two and 65-75 for the AK Auto. The Pineapple Express Auto *technically* should be ready Nov 25th. Unfortunately, I don't have the space to pull each of them exactly when they are ready, but Dec 1st looks like a good day to harvest all of them. I'll keep you guys updated and again, I'm very sorry for missing week 6. Thanks for checking out my grow, and until next time, Happy Growing!