Greetings to all DinaFem lovers! I'm Teetee, and I like growing HUGE Autos under LED's.
I mainly grow Dutch Passion stuff, but I once grew a couple of DinaFem Critical Jacks..... beautiful, resin coated plants, which unfortunately were overshadowed by two DP AutoUltimates that gave over a kilo in total.
I've been growing for 4-5 years now, and have also produced a couple of 13 ounce plus Daiquiri Limes, and a couple of 13 ounce plus Glueberry OG's, making the Dutch Passion Blog 4 times in total.
I really enjoyed the Critical Jack, so I want to give a big THANK YOU to Mark @DinafemSeeds for the opportunity to grow some DinaFem strains again and see if I can get a few more monsters!
Looking through the catalogue, two strains caught my eye......
Auto White Widow XXL - an old school legend, in an XXL!!!! Say no more!
Auto Blue Amnesia XXL - the name says everything.... taste, high potency and yield!
I was in a bit of a rush.... I had 3 months till I moved out and I wanted to get this grow on the go ASAP, but I only had a few litres of Coco left over, so I wasn't able to use my usual method of planting directly in 20L airpots. I have 5L airpots which I sometimes use if my 20L ones are still in use, but there wasn't enough coco even for them.
So I got a few paper cups, poked a few holes in the bottom and filled them with coco, soaked them with EC 0.7 feed made up of 0.3ml/L House and Garden Cocos A&B, 0.1ml/L drip clean, 0.3ml/L Roots Excellurator and 0.3ml/L Nitrogen boost.
I selected one of each strain, and also 2 DP beans for the ride.
I planted the seeds about 2cm under the surface and covered each cup with clingfilm and topped them with some thick card to keep the light out. I stuck them under a Skyline 400 LED at max height for a bit of warmth.
2 days later 3 had popped, the Blue Amnesia was first, follwed by the White Widow, then the DP Night Queen.
The next day there was no sign of the DP Glueberry OG so I carefully dug down to find her with her helmet off, cotyledons out and looking very pale - almost white. I teased her head out of the coco and pretty soon she started to stand up and turn green.... SHE'S ALIVE!!!!!!
100% succesful germination technique..... just.
I started feeding the same mixture on day 3, and again on day 5 and 7.... using a 50ml syringe to deliver 100ml gently around the seedlings.
I am going to focus on the White Widow in this diary, so please join me on my monster quest!
Thank you for sharing that Diary with us... its very detailed and good to read. I like it if you share your thoughts .. maan..... Coco-coir growing at its finest........Chapeau
Thanks for your kind words @Mrs_Larimar, I'm pleased you enjoyed my Diary, I can't wait to get all this bud cured so I can do a smoke report and enjoy the fruits of my labour!
DZamn!! I've got two XXL Amnesia autos going in a 4*4 with 4 other pots -- I am gonna be pushing my walls out!!
I love your detail! Looks great! What size room/tent are you in?
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Good luck through the finish!
@Benji, thanks for posting mate. I use a 1.4m x 1.4m wide 2m high tent.... usually grow 4 in a go, all in 20L coco airpots. Sounds similar to your set up!
You better get the chainsaw ready, I've just finished this grow, and the posts are coming soon.... you'll see what Dinafem mean when they say XXL!
All the best!
Your 2 diaries are inspiring - I had no idea autos could yield like that! Amazing.
Are you happy with the Skyline 400? I'm thinking of getting a couple - already have two Telos 008 lights and I need four lights in total. Thought it would be good to source from a couple of different manufacturers, rather than four the same. The Telos 008 lights are great though. Would love to know how you have found the Skylines (although pretty obvious from those yields!!!)