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Fission 300W Fluorescent/250W
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Fission 300W High-Intensity Discharge/600W
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Room Type
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Week 1. Vegetation
6 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
5.8
No Smell
50 %
20 °C
30.48 cm
Novice with auto beans...two fantasmo are 16 days in and still small Update Strawberry nuggets now 7 days in
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Week 2. Vegetation
6 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
5.8
No Smell
50 %
20 °C
30.48 cm
Not happy with size but don't know what expect with Autos. Strawberry nuggets day 9....these look like they're going to do more than the fantasmo Strawberry nuggets 12 days in and roots coming on well
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Week 3. Vegetation
6 years ago
20.32 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
5.8
No Smell
400 PPM
30 %
25 °C
60.96 cm
I havent a clue with Autos as i never done them before. Skywalker beans i ordered didnt pop so ordered the nuggets which are doing a lot better....the freebie fantasmo are looking poop. 1 of the Fantasimo has come on but i dont think ill waste the energy on something so small. I'm holding out hope I get some sort of height out the nuggets ....don't think nutrient film technique will be suitable as the water temp will get to warm. Two Blue toofs which were free seeds these are same age and under same conditions as the nuggets. they are staying in this tent til finished...hopefully they get some height... Surprised at the fantasmo and how they are growing....one in far corner is showing a bit of heat stress the way leaf edges are curling up. I turned the light around so no more hot spot over plant . I'm looking forward to seeing the results
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Week 4. Vegetation
6 years ago
20.32 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
5.8
No Smell
400 PPM
30 %
25 °C
60.96 cm
They're all filling out the tables quite nicely now....I maybe pleasantly surprised by autos yet....apart from the electric lol 2x fantasmo is now 37 days 5x strawberry nugs are 30 days 2x blue toof are 30 days
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Week 5. Flowering
6 years ago
60.96 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Weak
500 PPM
40 %
23 °C
25 °C
60.96 cm
Nutrients 1
CANNA Aqua Vega - Canna
CANNA Aqua Vega 2 mll
1x fantasmo is 2ft tall the other 1ft 1x blue toof is 17" tall the other 9" tall Tallest strawberry nugget is 14" tall the others average 10" Changed over to flowering food today as i can see the start of a flower
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Week 6. Flowering
6 years ago
60.96 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Weak
550 PPM
50 %
23 °C
20 °C
60.96 cm
Nutrients 2
CANNA Aqua Flores A - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores A 2.3 mll
CANNA Aqua Flores B - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores B 2.3 mll
Flower is coming on on all 3 strains. 3 out 5 strawberry nuggets are an ok size the other two a little smaller. I have HST these to get branches to grow out a little faster and bring on the flower. I am liking how quick these are growing now as i was a bit worried looking at other mephisto grows as they're mostly tiny plants Stwaberr nugs, blue toof are 39 days 18/10/18 Fantasmo is around 46 days
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Week 7. Flowering
6 years ago
60.96 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Weak
550 PPM
50 %
23 °C
20 °C
60.96 cm
Nutrients 2
CANNA Aqua Flores A - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores A 2.3 mll
CANNA Aqua Flores B - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores B 2.3 mll
Holy shit I under estimated how big these fuckers would get and they still have a way togo. Strawberry nugs I'm looking forward to the most....the free seeds were fantasmo and blue toof, both plants look a bit scrawny but they're flowering so all good 43 days in on 22/10/18
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Week 8. Flowering
6 years ago
60.96 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
5.8
Normal
650 PPM
50 %
20 °C
20 °C
60.96 cm
Nutrients 3
CANNA Aqua Flores A - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores A 2.3 mll
CANNA Aqua Flores B - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores B 2.3 mll
CANNA PK 13/14 - Canna
CANNA PK 13/14 1.2 mll
As you would except with 3 different strains they're all at different stages of flowering. The fantasmo looks like its gone from veg to flower back to veg then flowered again by the way it's growing with 3 finger and single leaves as does the blue toof but not quite so bad. The nuggets were all germinated at same time but look different stages of flowering. Over all though they've all filled out the space more so than i thought they would Fantasmo filling out now...
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Week 9. Flowering
6 years ago
86.36 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Normal
550 PPM
50 %
20 °C
20 °C
60.96 cm
Nutrients 3
CANNA Aqua Flores A - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores A 3.2 mll
CANNA Aqua Flores B - Canna
CANNA Aqua Flores B 3.2 mll
CANNAZYM - Canna
CANNAZYM 25 mll
Looking bloody great :-) the fantasmo i think will be finished first followed by the blue toof then the nuggets...I definitely surprised by these autos as i was shitting it at the beginning because I've never done autos before Changed the water today, put in 130ml A+B Canna Aqua in 40ltrs of water. Then phd to 6.0 This flashing 1.1ec on my trunchen. Plants look ok from last week's feed with A+B and pk13-14. This will be last feed before a two week flush starting next week
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Week 10. Flowering
6 years ago
86.36 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Strong
250 PPM
50 %
20 °C
20 °C
60.96 cm
I have started flushing this week as i reckon two more weeks and they will be ready. I want as much nutrient out of these as possible......I'm mildly impressed with these but not with how much electric you have to use :-(
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Week 11. Flowering
6 years ago
232.26 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6
Strong
250 PPM
50 %
20 °C
20 °C
393.29 cm
The fantasmo looks like it going to seed so is getting chopped down after a 7 day flush. I did want to chop the whole tent down in one go but as you'd expect 3 different strains all finish at different times The nuggets look stunning and smell pukka :-) The blue toof not quite done yet
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Week 11. Harvest
6 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
7/10
Rated
First time done autos so wasn't sure what to expect....the plant looked like it had flowered then been 're veged then flowered again by the look of the single leaves and 3 finger leaves. These were free seeds that came with some skywalker that didn't germinate....the fantasmo obviously split but one plant wasn't worth the effort as it was only 10 inches tall and didn't get no light. This took 80 days from splitting the beans. Could've easy chopped it down 10 days ago. Just hope it hasn't gone to seed, I don't think it has as I've had a squeeze of the pods
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Spent 80 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
373 g
Bud wet weight per plant
63 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.7
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty
Positive effects
Creative, Energetic, Euphoric
Positive effects
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Negative effects
Taste
Citrus, Earthy, Pungent
Taste

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Lamp distance
Be back when it's dry :-) Dried out in 5 days as buds were quite small end really pack on weight....they're very haze like looking Got just over 2oz...the smell is lovely...made this first joint of the day. I was half way through the spliff and I was buzzing nicely and felt very energetic and wanted to crack on with the day..... Quite impressed with this as it didn't look all that when it was growing. The buds are small but sticky as fuck and coated in trichomes Now for curing
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Week 11. Harvest
6 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
9/10
Rated
Okay...had 5 beans on the table 1 wasn't worth the effort but the other 4 were great...got some outstanding colours coming through. The smell is gorgeous I cant wait to smoke it. Was going to flush a few days more but found a tiny bit of bud rot in one tip so decide to take them all down as wasnt going to chance losing more. my dehumidifier was in use in another tent so humidity was getting a bit high in there 4 hour night period. My own fault really so tough shit I have only weighed the biggest plant but harvested 4 and one poop one lol
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Spent 80 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
628 g
Bud wet weight per plant
103 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.7
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Positive effects
Happy, Hungry, Relaxed
Positive effects
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Negative effects
Taste
Berries, Pungent, Sweet
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Lamp distance
Be back when it's dry :-) I'm back, not a bad yeild for 4 plants that were less than 2ft tall. This had 7 days hanging now it's curing if lasts that long lol. The taste is like a berry explosion in your mouth and smell is very sweet...nice heavy stone buzz to chill out to a good film...if you can stay awake....had a nug spliff at 7pm by half past I slept like a baby 🙃😛0
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Week 11. Harvest
6 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
8/10
Rated
Had 2 free seeds of this so give it a go...didn't turn out to bad. Had two other strains in same tent some ideally this could have done with an extra ten days but i had to free up the space. weighed both the plants
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Spent 80 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
511 g
Bud wet weight per plant
85 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.7
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty
Taste
Citrus, Pungent
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Lamp distance
I've got so much to smoke I haven't really had a good try of this yet. I need one as the first spliff of the day so I can feel the effects better..... Will be back to update The 1st plant weighed in at 85g The 2nd plant was 44g 0
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BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 96 years ago
Wow, I'm loving your roots!!
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommented6 years ago
@@hydrohippy,yeah, I needed a smoke and a shower after I looked at your roots... ;)
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons,I do like a bit of root porn lol...I've added a couple pics as one was out of focus
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommentedweek 36 years ago
They ☝️☝️were growing in a 4x4 tent. I use 8x4 too
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@Homegrown420, I could of put a couple less in I think....i didn't know what to expect with autos.
Homegrown420
Homegrown420commented6 years ago
@@hydrohippy, nice thats what im useing was jyst trying to get a idea of how many auto i could do. Ill pop all ten and maybe cull out a couple of maybe ill kill off a few 😆 by mistake.
EuphoricDiaries
EuphoricDiariescommentedweek 116 years ago
Daaaamn dude I like the look on that strawberry nuggets man and real interesting look on the one girl! But you got some naaaasty buds nonetheless and hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor to its fullest potential 😎🔥 keen to see what you do next 👌🏻
EuphoricDiaries
EuphoricDiariescommented6 years ago
@@hydrohippy, A sneaky little one always soothes the soul man😌👌🏻 And that’s insane how you get your bud to cure for 10 days, with my previous harvest after 4 days it went completely crispy then chucked it into jars for curing. Going to try your method and cut only sun leaves and other non sugar leaves to try get more from the terpines and going leave all the branches fully intact :)
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@EuphoricDiaries, cheers bud the smell on them nuggets is absoulte 🔥🔥. I've had a sneaky spliff and it's like berry blast of flavour in your mouth. I like to hang my bud for ten✋ days with all the sugar leaf on, then trim ✂️it off followed by curing it for a while. So the smell and flavour is guna be intense by then The fantasmo is nice too....I haven't really tried the blue toof yet but the smell on that is proper nice... Check out my other diaries to 👀 what's coming next 👏👏
Homegrown420
Homegrown420commentedweek 86 years ago
Can u use ebb and flow style with the rockwool cubes and the mat without my 4×4 tray being on a slant? And what is that u use to cover the tray curex?? I looked through this grow in the beginning I can see why u would be a bit worried with the autos. I ordered 5 gsce autos and 5 bergmans goldleaf autos and im with u on the carrying the soil and plants around and all that extra stuff lol im a construction worker and I want this to be more enjoying then work. Im a close follower of your grows 😊 I guess u could call it stalking if u want😜
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@Homegrown420, yes you could use the Matt and Rockwool. Long as you cover the roots. It's called correx you can get it from a builders merchant, it's used to cover and protect flooring kitchen worktops and windows. Your only problem will be the roots growing over the drain holes and blocking the draining off. Also you dont want to submerge the blocks to much. If you are using the 6x6" cubes you should be ok but if you're using a 4x4" block you might drown it to much
LazLow
LazLowcommentedweek 116 years ago
Real interesting look to that bud, excited to see how it cures. Congrats on harvest, man!
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@LazLow, cheers bud. That was definitely a weird lookimg plant. I think I've over cooked it slightly as i was waiting for strawberry nugs and blue toof to finish as well. I did crack the fantasmo 2 weeks ish before the nug & blue toof beans turned up
EuphoricDiaries
EuphoricDiariescommentedweek 96 years ago
Dude the way you let you’re roots grow is so sick! Nice man, this grow is top-class.
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@EuphoricDiaries, Thanks man...by the end of the grow they're even more mental....only if roots had a use lol
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 86 years ago
I'm going to research this (nft), you have a great setup that seems to be blowing up! I love it.
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, I have been using this set up for about 18 years. I have never done a soil set up. I cant grow in soil for lov nor money. The heaviest thing I've lifted with this set up in 18 years is a 4"rockwool block lol. I don't have to carry soil in and out . I only have to dispose of a a root matt and a few little rockwool blocks . The only thing with this set up is don't over feed and make sure you have tons of roots pouring out the blocks. Look up nutriculture nft set ups. you can get sizes from 2ft up to 10ft double channel...you can go massive set up if really want . Need any advice just ask :-)
EuphoricDiaries
EuphoricDiariescommentedweek 76 years ago
Got a super nice setup with some crazy plants going here man! Got some crazy buds coming along there, definitely going to drop a follow to see what these girls turn out to!! Goodluck dude
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@EuphoricDiaries, cheers dude i do love the nft set up...you've never seen anything grow so fast...it's easy clean and no hassle.
HighTV
HighTVcommentedweek 46 years ago
Good luck with this grow. Im interested so ill be dropping a follow 😎
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 116 years ago
Grats on your harvest! The flowers look good to me ;)
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, thanks man :-)
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommented6 years ago
@@hydrohippy, I think one of the most important things here to remember is your grow technique. I don't know much about it, and though it might be oldschool, it's pretty cool to see you pull it off!
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, thanks dude...the strawberry nuggets look tasty. I'll be chopping them up soon
SlimJamie
SlimJamiecommentedweek 76 years ago
Bout £150 worth there on ph pen and ec meter. They worth it?
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@SlimJamie, the truncheon is self calibrating and the ph pen I calibrate probably once a fortnight with a solution from my local grow shop. I've had these a few years now, many moons ago I bought cheap ph pens and found them shite so used drops for years after and let technology get better with these things then took the plunge and splashed out on something decent, also buying the truncheon at the same time. I knew how to use it tho from previous grows with mates. As the saying goes 'if you buy cheap you buy twice'
SlimJamie
SlimJamiecommented6 years ago
@@hydrohippy, never understood why there so expensive compared to others? Do you still use storage solution with these? I tend to re calibrate mine every grow but I'm only using £10 ones
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@SlimJamie, without a doubt mate, i wouldn't be without them
Homegrown420
Homegrown420commentedweek 86 years ago
Im worried about growing the autos especially after my first photoperiods are turning out well.
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@Homegrown420, long as you keep up with water changes once a week you'll get through...if you are using led lights you wont have to worry water temps
HighTV
HighTVcommentedweek 56 years ago
Its looking good so far!
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommented6 years ago
@HighTV, they've definitely come on...I'm quite surprised. I can see the difference everyday...I hope they carry on like that
Homegrown420
Homegrown420commentedweek 36 years ago
What size tent you useing?
Homegrown420
Homegrown420commentedweek 86 years ago
Thanks for the info i will surely put it to use.
Kiewil1
Kiewil1commentedweek 116 years ago
Looking great man. I will follow along! Nice buds they are! 👍
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommentedweek 116 years ago
The sugar leaf slows the drying as well. If the buds aint dense it can dry out quicker but i try and dry it slow as i can without it going mouldy. I break the plant down into branches then hang in dark place with air movement obviously
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommentedweek 116 years ago
Thanks man...roll on 10days so I can at least try all 3 flavours :-)
hydrohippy
hydrohippycommentedweek 16 years ago
strawberry nuggets are only 3days in as my skywalker autos didn't germinate. fantasmo are 13 days in and im not happy with size compared to my tangilope in my other diary. tangilope and fantasmo were germinated at the same time
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