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Both AK48s germinated and opened their first set of true leaves on 3rd day. NL no signs of germination yet. NL were free seeds from Nirvana. AK48's purchased seeds.
All 4 seeds in Rapid Rooters, in coco coir/perlite mix. Solo cups with free flowing drainage.
AK48 seeds: Rapid Rooters very shallowly planted in coco/perlite mix. More air flow to roots. Both germinated and broke surface on same day and are growing at same height. Under CFLs for now.
Very light breeze on AK48s from fan. Plan to transfer plants before edges of leaves reach Solo cup edges. Will be transferring into 3 gallon smart pots. Would transfer into 1 gallon smart pots but don't want to transfer auto's x2.
NL: Rapid Rooters planted halfway into coco/perlite mix. Seeds a bit farther into Rapid Rooters. No signs of germination at this time. Probably less airflow to seeds. Got a 5 pack of these NL AF for free.
Will continue to monitor NL seeds.
Water pH'd to 5.9-6.0 as needed. 5 mLs CalMag in 1 gallon pH'd water x1 for soil prep for roots. Only watering when cups feel light, or rapid rooters appear to be drying out.
Plants will be in 4x4 tent with Growers Choice CMH 315 light, and 1000 watt/200 true watts LED.
Week 2.
Plants all under the Growers Choice 315 CMH. Had to move light up 2" because I noticed some of the edges of leaves had turned up. I'm real happy I went with Ceramic MH. The light is clear, it looks like sunshine on a nice day. I can clearly see the plants without yellow tints or LED blurple. Gives off some heat, which I need, but not enough where I'm fighting temps.
Transplanted the auto's into their final pots. Absolutely no stress or shock from the girls. And I just ungracefully dumped them in. I fed 1/4 recommended nutrients when I transplanted and the girls and they grew a lot overnight. Since this is my first grow I'm trying to find balance with watering to keep moist but not overwatering. So far I'm doing okay.
Keeping the lights on 24 hrs most of the time. But I've turned light off every other day for 4 hours. There is no reasoning on why I decided to do lights that way lol.
Feeding 5mL CalMag and 1/4 of recommended nutes every time I water. They definitely respond with growth the following day after they get fed. After adding nutes to water, I pH to 5.8 with Up or Down.
Can't wait to start some LST here soon. I might try to top one so I can compare with non-topped since this is my first grow.
I got 5 free Northern Light auto seeds with my order. So far only 1 NL auto seed has popped. The others have been duds. AK48 seeds I purchased have germinated and started growing almost in sync. Interesting to watch seeds of same genetics grow.
About me:
I'm a wife and mother of 2. I was recently injured at work resulting in 2 cervical herniated discs, moderate/severe cervical spinal stenosis, and 2 rotator cuff tears. Injury to my neck have left me with moderate to severe cervicogenic headaches. Most of my pain is nerve related which is very hard to treat. I also have muscle spasms and shoulder pain/weakness. Non-injury related I have Bipolar disorder, ADHD, GAD/panic disorder and severe insomnia. The pharma medications I take, do work for the most part, and I'm thankful for that. Since my injury I've been struggling with increased depression, anxiety and insomnia which medications have not helped. I would like to be able to get off my prescription meds for insomnia and anxiety. Pain relief would be nice since none of the medications I've tried have helped any. I have a lot of daily pain which is tolerable for the most part. But when something provokes, or sets off a flare, it's almost more than I can take.
I like reading other people's stories, so I wanted to share a few of the reasons which led me to start growing my own medicine.
*I am a licensed medical marijuana patient*
Too many problems with the GO box nutrients. pH fine going in, but run off pH 7.5 Mag/Cal issues, just not happy with these nutes. Gonna drop these nutes, they are giving me a bad vibe.
Topped both AK48's on October 9, 2018 (day 15 I believe). Growth slow for 24 hour period, then vigorously growing again. Started LST on both plants. I had read you shouldn't top autos, but I wanted to, so I did. Broke one stem with LST, wrapped green bendy wire around it like a bandaid.
I had a lot of anxiety this 3rd week over my plants for some reason. I think because I have done a lot for my first grow. I went from the GO box nutrients, to Fox Farm Nutrients and now I got the sample set from Oregon's Only I'm going to use next feed! My poor autos will be on their 3rd set of nutrients in 3 weeks. Wish me luck!
Very happy with my Grower's Choice 315 Ceramic MH. Low heat, clear light. Easy to work with.
Ok these auto girls have been through a lot the past few weeks: three different nutrient lines, multiple flushes, LST, a bit of supercropping. All from a newbies first grow. So at this point I think it's safe to say, these AK48 girls are pretty bad ass.
Coming near the end of my 4th week and they are flowering! I can not believe I've made it this far. They look great, growing daily, and make me smile every single day.
I was having a lot of nutrient issues up until I received my sample set of Oregon's Only line. Holy crap y'all my plants look great with this stuff! This line just feels more intuitive for me. I had used the GO box nutes, then some Fox Farm nutes so I know I needed to flush before using the OO nutes. It worked out. I just went for It and used the recommended full strength. Running my pH at 6.3-6.5 flowering in coco coir/perlite.
I feel there needs to be a slave to the plant song? Because that's what I've willingly become.
I had shoulder surgery this week and not feeling super hot, kinda depressed. But looking forward to taking care of these girls each day has really put me in a good mood. Since my shoulder is out of commission I've enlisted my daughter's help with helping me with watering, etc
I water with full nutes when the fabric pots feel light.
Obligatory doggo pic :)
Any and all suggestions, tips, critics are welcome.
Getting caught up, had shoulder surgery 2 weeks ago.
These girls are on week 7. Having to feed every other day, pots are light as a feather. So light, that I'm certain they are dead.
You can see I topped the auto baby plant the other day. From my experience, I've had zero issues topping, or other high stress training with autoflowers, at all. Knock on wood. That pic was taken 2 days after she was topped.
From my (limited) experience with autoflowers, I wait until the day I need to water my plants: do any HST, then water/feed. I really let my fabric pots completely dry out, so the plants seem to be so desperately hungry, they don't seem to notice that I topped or supercropped or broke a bud site, or.....anything, while they were eating! Apparently food and water distract' s them.
Pulled my light up a couple inches because, taco leaf. This Ceramic MH light is great.
Still under 24/0 light. No problems with temp or humidity. Keeping pH levels between 6.0-6.3 with Oregan's Only.
Colas fattening up! Approximately 8-9 inches around. So pretty!
Smell is not overwhelming. BUT no more crappy ipower carbon filter, it is crap. I'll get another brand for next grow. I live in a legal state, but don't want my house smelling like weed lol. I prefer to buy items that are Made in America. Any suggestions for carbon filters are welcome.
I hope everyone is having a good week growing!!
Site is not letting me upload all my pics :(
I hung dry then cured for 3 weeks before weighing. Three plants came out to 9.7 ounces! These buds fatten up and get very dense and sticky the last 2 weeks. I would grow the again.
I've already made canna coconut oil with these, which I used to make very potent gummies.
Smoke is great. Very smooth. Sometimes I can't even tell I'm inhaling anything because it's that smooth. Everyone who has tried it has loved it! I'm very pleased.
Trimming was a pain though because of how sticky it was. Next time I'll dry trim.
This, to me, was a good all around hybrid. I smoke this day and night. Energetic but relaxed. I would say it leans more towards a sativa body and head high. No anxiety. Dry mouth and eyes. Can get major munchies!
Followed you back! Always nice to find another like minded okie! I would love to get a small network of growers connected to share stories, tips, tricks, clones, seeds, etc!
Good luck with the rest of your grow!
You might want to try to dial your ph down to 6.2-5.8. While all the data I've read supports 5.8, I just read a paper from Cornell which kinda puts perfect ph at 6.1 -6.2 or so for soiless, not any higher than 6.2 so it can intake immobile nutrients like iron, sulfur and manganese. Anyhow, just adding my 2 cents. Good luck with your grow!
@GreenRN, Honestly no I don't. Some brands of nutrients do suggest a different ph level than the norm. I would research it for sure. I just know that when plants start having a 'bad hair day' it's usually that the ph is off. Also, your plant tops are showing a little heat/light burn. You might consider dialing back your light schedule to a 20/4 or 18/6. I had to do that on mine grows and it really helped with the tacoing leaves on the tops. You should also have a fan blowing gently over the tops, that will cut down on the heat as well. Good luck!
@GreenRN, they have a fairly good spectrum, maybe they lack a bit in the reddish part of the spectrum, to promote flowering. If you have an hps, i think it's time to put it on :)
Beside that, if you want more yield, for the next run, you may want to start lst, hst, fim, defoliation and so on.
The objective is to make the highest number of buds under the light in the end :)
In this scenario, is better to have a bit more plants in smaller containers, they will finish in time with the schedule and they will compensate a bit for the increased hours of light.
The procedures will stess the plants a little, so they will need a little bit extra care.
Have fun!
@OneDude, I don't use LEDs, I use Ceramic MH, if that makes a difference. I did raise the light up about 2" and I think that's helped. Leaves not taco'n as much. So thanks for the feedback.
@GreenRN,
Hi! Yes, it seems you have a bit of light burn.
In my experience, i noticed this:
led light have "hot spots" too and under 24H, the leaves under those will get light burns first. To avoid light burns, either you give everything right in terms of environment and feeding or is better to keep the canopy below that level until is early flowering, to promote vigorous flowering. You will probably get some light burn, but many more flowers too :).
The more even is the light and the more even is the canopy, the easier to manage light burn.
Always go step by step with light height, so you can easily revert back with not too much damage.
My personal reasons for 24:
i can keep the plants compact (i have limited space);
it is easier to reach the highest bud to light ratio;
to keep the initial setup cost budget lower:
100W at 20hours = 2000W/hour
100W at 24hours = 2400W/hour
to make fat buds (again because of low stretching)
So I think the exhaust fan is more important than the carbon filter and I want to suggest the ac infinity cloud line t6. Its fully programmable. While they make a 4inch and an 8 inch, I would go with the 6inch for your tent. You will always be able to dial it down if it's too high. For the filter I suggest a 6in from terrabloom, that handles 400cfm. These will pair nicely. I don't know where they are made but a little research on amazon can't hurt. (These are both on my personal wishlist). Hope that helps. Hope your shoulder heals well.
@GreenRN, lol, that's funny about the exhaust fan, great minds think alike I guess. I fell on some Ice once and my shoulder has never recovered, I know shoulder pain for sure.
@BeefWellingtons, funny you mention the AC Infinity Cloud Line! I have the 6" and love it. I was hesitant about the price at first, but I am extremely impressed. I think Im going to turn it up some. Thanks for sharing the filter info, i will definitely look into that brand. I appreciate it. Thanks, shoulder surgery is no fun!
Wow, your plants look great. I have some of these seeds. Excited to see what they do. I was wanting to try an auto next. I may try Coco as a medium next time. Not sure. But great looking ladies you have there... for sure...
Hope your recovery is going well. You should check out the ProFilter50 from Atmosphere. They are pricey but well woth the money. Came in and no dust at all in packaging, cannot smell a thing. I went ahead and got the VTX600 fam to go with mine and it was the best investment as fa r as odor control. Moves air and on high hooked up to insulated ducting I cant even hear it when my door to my box is closed. I am moving around 425cfm. Lol. I wanna try an auto next. Lol.
GreenRN
