DWC Forbidden Runtz Auto

Week 6, 16-22 November 2023 16 November - Bent the top of plant over only about 45 degrees - to avoid breaking it, put netting ring on and adjusted height to one foot. Continued to shape and place lower limbs in position as they grew. 17 November - Defoliated all branches. Bent the top of the plant a full 90 degrees (see picture). This is done in an attempt to avoid a tall center cola growth, and to spread her energy allowing all lower branches to even up in height creating a wide, level canopy. This has the same effect as topping without the loss of any plant potential and recovery time, she keeps right on growing without slowing down. 20-22 November - Beginning to show signs of early flowering, or preflower. She has let me know she was a female ever since week three, but that did not cause me to adjust a feeding schedule. I still considered her in a vegetative stage. Preflower is a more pronounced development of pistols during growth. She begins doing two things at once, developing flower and growing taller simultaneously without any environmental change. The autos nutrient needs must be tweaked slightly for proper genetic potential. There is no transition time with the autoflower, no two weeks of stretching, then waiting, setting the daylight time to 12 hours. But there is a question of just how big she will get. This strain is reported to produce up to 550 grams/m2 in about 65 days, and get 35-51 inches tall. She is in her 6th week of vegetation, has begun to show signs of flowering and is about 18 inches tall. So it will depend on when she decides to slow down, I have no doubt it is possible. However, she will need to get about twice as tall, and spread. Also, I have yet to finish an Autoflower in less than 90 days. With multiple grow experiences and varieties to draw upon, early signs tell me this one will not finish any different. Only time will tell as this is the first time I’ve grown this strain. They put the grower in a more reactive state rather than proactive, making success a little harder to gauge until the end harvest. So far she is responding very well and on time to a 13 week feeding schedule I’ve use for growing all my Autoflowers. Autoflowers had a very slow and rough beginning from the late 90s on. It wasn’t until the developement of “Lowryder” by the “Joint Doctor”, and its successful release in 2003 that they were considered competitive. Now, 20 years later thanks to this determined individual, Autoflowers are what they are. If you love these strains and what they bring, need I say more. Much respect to this man - he is a legend! 🍽️ Nutrient change on 16 November 🐲 Feeding schedule updated 16 November 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient Solution EC 2.4 at 67 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.