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Seed was placed into substrate on Sunday 26 November 2023.
She sprouted late into the evening on 29 November.
Kept the lights off whilst germinating the seed, not sure yet if im going to run a 20/4, 22/2 or 24/7 light period yet, I still feel plants require some measure of darkness to "sleep" and do sleep things. I do see noticeable changes in them over a night period so i assume the same goes for Autos.
I mean, they germinate in the dark :P im pretty sure they need some rest, so i'll do a 22/2 cycle and allow her 2 hours of rest. better than nothing,
Not going to feed anything for the first 2 weeks maybe. THinking of starting directly with the bloom nutrients and supplement. the low nitrogen could be beneficial early on.
Will keep updating as we move along.
Happy growing!
Day 6 today since sprouting.
They always look like they have such a slow start.
No nutrients being fed yet, only pH balanced non-chlorinated water to keep the substrate moist.
I have the Autos under a dome to keep it humid, the humidity in the tent drops to below 50% in the middle of the day. Just for the time being while they are young.
Another week before I introduce any nutrients I think
Week 2 and not much growth in her yet. She has a very light colour and what looks like leaf sucker damage but I couldn't see any of them hanging around. Will have to wait and see.
I need to get a humidifier because it can get pretty warm and dry during the day especially in the tent where it gets to 37% peak daytime.
No feed except water, after this week I may start a light feeding
Started their first feed today. a very light feed and pH down to 5.8
I dont have much experience with autos, but i feel like she is growing pretty slow.. The tent does get a little dry and im looking at getting the humidifier replaced. but im using domes to keep them humid.
Will continue to just do what i normally do and minimize stress on them.
There are a few clones of photoperiods now too and ive adjusted the light cycle to 18/6.
And moving into the 4th week of veg for this girl.
She has unfortunately been hit by leaf suckers so I've thrown a little diatomaceous earth over her.
Im attributing the slow start to the pests.. The other auto is much further ahead and both sprouted the same day.
but there is no damages to the other auto, doesnt look like Laidback Lincoln has very good resistance to pests.
Ive started their feed, just a very low dose feed with pH balanced water.
Will start adding CalMag as a fertilizer feed this week, the coco is already buffered with CalMag before planting.
Funny to see the strain you expect good things from to turn out to be a little weaker than the rest,,
Not training this girl like the other auto, she is a liiiitle further behind. those damn little leaf suckers :
but the diatomaceous earth seemed to help a little, she is picking up growth again and doing well.
Same nutrients, i would like to get a strong and healthy root system going before i switch to bloom and also only once i see pistils forming too.
It gets a little toasty and dry in the tent so i dialed the lights down to 75% which is still plenty bright and moved the light down a little for higher intensity.
very very very tiny pistils are forming, like really small. I would not consider her to be flowering just yet but her growth has really improved.
Even though she has not began flowering im going to be starting the bloom feed this week because its easier to make 1 feed for the autos than two feeds.
The other auto is showing more clearer pistils.
I dont want to train her because i want to see the difference for myself when no training or stress in introduced to an autoflower.
The other auto im busy training, its not a clear comparison as they are different strains and from seed, but i can still get a rough understanding of how it would effect them.
I will defoliate her for the most part.
Just like the GSC, growing slowly but flowering nicely.
Must be an autoflower thing how they grow, not expecting a big yield at all.
This girl has no LST or HST done, I'm doing as little to stress her as possible to see the difference. Opinions about what to do with an autoflower vary considerably and the only way I can get a definite answer is to do it myself.
Yeah these are from seed and are different genetics, but they're both autos so I should still get a roundabout idea of how an autoflower grows.
I removed some leaves but nothing else.
Feeding bloom but she is a little further behind, though I don't think that would be an issue.
Laidback Lincoln defoliated, but no training further. She will be growing naturally without any training.
The pots do not stay damp for long now after I put the wooden planterbox in the tent to raise them from the floor. so im watering a little more frequently now.
According to the strain, this is a flowering time of 11 weeks from weed to harvest - i do not see it being 11 weeks. i feel this might stretch to longer.. already in week 8 and she has just began flowering.
The other auto im running, the GSC, is much further ahead and is also a n 11 week flower time. so will be interesting to see what happens. Though im positive this will be longer than 11 weeks.
I dont know if thats user error, genetics or a combo.
Got a new 110W Light which i fitted into a smaller 120cm x 120cm tent.
There auto are now inside this tent and is on 24/7.
Flowering is picking up significantly, but still feels very slow. will be interesting to see what happens week 11.
WIll start increasing the bloom nutes now seeing as there is more flower growth now. Hope the lights on 24/7 will help with the production.
SouthernIndica
