Gorilla Auto - Welcome To The Jungle

Week 1, here we go! I'm so happy to be back and growing with this GD community. The support here has been amazing and I looking forward to meeting more fellow medicine growers, building stronger existing relationships, and helping when I can. It's been a strong start for this gorilla, can't believe how big she is already at day 7:-) I have my grow light at 40% power at 24 inches from the canopy this week. I have my grow light at 40% power at 24 inches from the canopy this week. For my soil I'm using a mixture of Fox Farm soils and organic perlite to help aerate, promotes root growth and prevent soil compaction. Day 1: Light watering only around the plant with plain PH'd filtered well water Day 3: Light watering only around the plant with PH'd filtered well water and biobizz root juice Day 5: Light watering around the plant with PH'd filtered well water and biobizz root juice Day 7: First full pot watering, watered with plain PH'd filtered well water Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 2! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 It has been a strong start and I happy with the progress, she practically doubled in 1 week. 😀 Fastbuds mentioned she can accept a big feed at 3 weeks and onward, but I'm slowly going to add nutrients and see how she responds. I know autos have a tendency to be more sensitive to feeding and depending on your soil mixture will determine how many nutes to use at early stages. This is first time I'm using FoxFarm soil mixture with perlite so I have to feel my way through this grow. The light this week was at 24in/60cm with 40% intensity. Day 8: Watered with plain PH'd water Day 9: Monitored and rotated strawberry goodness to provide light at different angles (not sure if that helps :-) Day 10: Watered with plain PH'd water Day 11: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 12: Watered with PH'd water and added a 1/2 dose of bio-heavan Day 13: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 14: Watered with PH'd water and added a 1/2 dose of bio-heavan Please feel free to comment or provide any feedback, it is always appreciated. Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 3! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 She is picking up steam and has doubled in size this week 😀 I'm trying to find out the right amount of water to give at the moment, I don't want to over soak the soil but be sure the entire medium gets enough moisture. The light this week was at 22in/55cm with 40% intensity, should be around 500 PPFD at the canopy. Next week I will be increasing to 550 PPFD. I will be exploring some LST to see if I can encourage an even canopy for light distribution. Day 15: Watered with 1.5L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Day 16: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 17: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 18: Watered with 1.5L water and added a .5ml/L dose of bio-grow (PH 6.5) Day 19: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 20: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 21: Reduced water to 1L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Please feel free to comment or provide any feedback, it is always appreciated. Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 4! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light this week was at 20in/50cm with 60% intensity, should be around 550 PPFD at the canopy. I preformed some LST on multiple bud sites to see if I can encourage an even canopy for light distribution. In addition, I need to perform some defoliation, but holding off until we are out of pre-flowering stage so I don't slow down any growth. Day 22: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 23: Performed LST by bending over and tying down multiple bud sites to encourage an even canopy. Watered with 1L of water and added a .5ml/L dose of bio-grow (PH 6.5) Day 24: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 25: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 26: Watered with 1.5L water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Day 27: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Please feel free to comment or provide any feedback, it is always appreciated. Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 5! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 This week she is really taking off and stretching. The light this week was at 20in/50cm with 60% intensity, should be around 550 PPFD at the canopy. I've been continuing to perform LST to encourage an even canopy for light distribution. I also performed some very light defoliation, copy leaves here and there, and will continue into week 6 being mindful not to not take too many leaves at a time. Day 29: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 30: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 31: Watered with 1.5L water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Day 32: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 33: Watered with 2L of water and added a .5ml/L dose of bio-grow, 1ml/L bio-bloom, and top-max (PH 6.5) and performed some light defoliation Day 34: Performed LST by bending over and tying down the stems to encourage an even canopy. Day 35: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Please feel free to comment or provide any feedback, it is always appreciated. Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 6! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 This week the stretching started to slow and she is focusing more on flower production. The light was at 20in/50cm with 60% intensity, should be around 550 PPFD or 45 DLI at the canopy. I performed some very light defoliation, couple of leaves here and there, and will continue so to ensure air flow and light exposure to the bud sites. Stress symptoms will be more evident now and appear in the form of slow growth, yellow and discolored foliage, and burnt leaf tips. With said, I have noticed some minor burnt edges and leaf tips and since I've been using 1/2 dose of nutrients so I'm not sure if it is nutrient burn or some deficiency, it difficult to tell at his point. In week 7 I will be increasing my "bloom" nutrients with higher levels of potassium and phosphorus to stimulate bud growth and hopefully slow stress symptoms. Day 36: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 37: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 1.5ml/L bio-bloom, and 1ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) and performed some light defoliation Day 38: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 39: Watered with 2L water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven (PH 6.5) Day 40: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 41: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 1.5ml/L bio-bloom, and 1ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) and performed some light defoliation Day 42: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Please feel free to comment or provide any feedback, it is always appreciated. Happy Growing Everyone!

Welcome to the jungle at week 7! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light was at 20in/50cm with 60% intensity, should be around 550 PPFD or 45 DLI at the canopy. I performed some very light defoliation, couple of leaves here and there, and will continue so to ensure air flow and light exposure to the bud sites. Stress symptoms will be more evident now and appear in the form of slow growth, yellow and discolored foliage, and burnt leaf tips. With said, I have noticed some minor burnt edges and leaf tips and since I've been using 1/2 dose of nutrients so I'm not sure if it is nutrient burn or some deficiency, it difficult to tell at his point. I increased my "bloom" nutrients with higher levels of potassium and phosphorus to stimulate bud growth and hopefully slow stress symptoms. During this stage she will continue to develop roots but much more energy is put into flower/bud formation. Elongation continues but a a very slow rate. Calyxes with pistils continue to develop and buds fill in and growing really is getting exciting now. Day 43: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 44: Watered with 2L of water and added a .5ml/L dose of bio-grow, 3ml/L bio-bloom, and .5ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) and performed some light defoliation Day 45: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 46: Watered with 2L of water and added 1ml/L dose of bio-heaven with PH at 6.5 Day 47: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 49: Watered with 2L of water and added a .5ml/L dose of bio-grow, 3ml/L bio-bloom, and .5ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5)

Welcome to the jungle at week 8! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light was at 18in/45cm with 60% intensity, and is measuring around 50DLI at the top of the canopy. I performed some very light defoliation, mainly removing yellow leaves. I increased my "bloom" nutrients with higher levels of potassium and phosphorus to stimulate bud growth and hopefully slow stress symptoms. Stress symptoms will be more evident now and appear in the form of slow growth, yellow and discolored foliage, and burnt leaf tips. During this stage she will continue to develop roots but much more energy is put into flower/bud formation. Elongation continues but a a very slow rate. At this point the fragrance is starting to become more prevalent. Day 50: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 51: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 3ml/L bio-bloom, and 1ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) Day 52: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 53: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 54: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 4ml/L bio-bloom, and 1ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) and performed some light defoliation Day 55:Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 56: Watered with 2L of plain PH'd water with 1ml/L of bio-heaven Happy Growing to everyone!!

Welcome to the jungle at week 9! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light was at 20in/50cm with 70% intensity, and is measuring around 50DLI at the top of the canopy. I performed some very light defoliation to just remove the yellow or dying leaves. There has been some increased yellow on lower leafs and is traveling up the plant so she is hungry, I've been light on nutrients but this week I provide full dose that includes higher levels of potassium and phosphorus to stimulate bud growth and hopefully slow stress symptoms. Stress symptoms will be more evident now and appear in the form of slow growth, yellow and discolored foliage, and burnt leaf tips. During this stage she will continue to develop roots but much more energy is put into flower/bud formation. Elongation continues but a a very slow rate. At this point the fragrance is starting to become more prevalent. Day 57: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 58: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 4ml/L bio-bloom, and 4ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) Day 59: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 60: Watered with 2L of water and 1ml/L of bio-heaven Day 61: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 62: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1.5ml/L dose of bio-grow, 4ml/L bio-bloom, and 4ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) Happy Growing to everyone!!

Welcome to the jungle at week 10! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light was at 20in/50cm with 70% intensity, and is measuring around 50DLI at the top of the canopy. This gorilla if getting fatter this week 😀 Day 63: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 64: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1ml/L dose of bio-grow, 4ml/L bio-bloom, and 4ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) Day 65: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 66: Watered with 2L of water and 1ml/L of bio-heaven Day 67: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 68: Watered with 2L of water and added a 1.5ml/L dose of bio-grow, 4ml/L bio-bloom, and 4ml/L of top-max (PH 6.5) Happy Growing to everyone!!

Welcome to the jungle at week 11! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 The light was at 18in/45cm with 60% intensity, and is measuring around 50DLI at the top of the canopy. At the start of this week I flushed this gorilla with plain PH'd water and as you can see the yellow of the leaves are increasing. I will continue with plain PH'd water for the rest of the week. She is at 90% cloudy and 10% amber and will be ready for harvest at week 12. The buds have continued to gain in mass and the smell is just amazing. I tried to take some close up photos, she is frosty one. 😀 Day 71: Flushed with plain PH'd water. Day 72: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 73: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 74: Watered with 1.5L of plan PH'd water Day 75: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 76: Watered with 1.5L of plan PH'd water Day 77: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Happy Growing to everyone!!

Welcome to the jungle at week 12! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at this Gorilla grow! 💪 I also have a strawberry pie in the oven so check out that diary if you feel inclined to do so. 👈 This week is harvest week :-) I watered only with plain PH'd water and 2 days before harvest I removed the larger fan leaves to help with light penetration to lower bud sites and reduce the amount when trimming before drying. I will be adding my harvest post once the buds are fully dried and I've trimmed and weighed everything. Day 77: Watered with plain PH'd water. Day 78: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 79: Removed large fan leaves. Day 80: Monitored and rotated to provide light at different angles Day 81: Harvest :-) Happy Growing to everyone!!

I enjoyed growing this gorilla, I ended up with 58 grams/2 ounces of dried flower. When it came time for harvest, the buds were not as compact as I expected. I only kept the high quality buds and the ones that were airy I didn't even weigh. I took it easy on the nutrients and think I definitely could have pushed this gorilla more. 💪