DWC Amnesia Haze Auto

📆 Week 1, 11-17 January 2024 11 January - This seedling is off to a good start, the tap root went straight down allowing me to put it into the permanent hydroponic bucket right away. 📑 In my experience if the tap root or any roots are not showing when transplanted into a hydro system you take a serious chance of the seedling not developing properly. They need to be able to extend straight into the water immediately. If not, they may take the long way around within whatever medium you have, appearing to be stunted in growth or suffering some kind of toxicity/deficiency - until the roots finally hit the water, then it suddenly takes off. So after transfering I always check a couple of days later to make sure the roots are in fact in contact with the water. This scenario makes it so much easier. 12 January - Overnight VPD didn’t turn out very good: ViperSpectra XS2000 at 50% = 233 PPFD 38% relative humidity, 61 degrees F = 1.13kPa A simple correction ellimated this problem until the plant can achieve a larger stature and control the relative humidity better. I placed a plastic dome over her, creating a mini-greenhouse. About 3 hours later the readings were much better: 60% rh, 71 d F = 1.04kPa Now, the plant is closer to ideal range for a cannabis seedling of 0.6 - 1.0 kPa. 📑 So what is VPD (vapor pressure deficit), just how does it effect our grow you may ask? It is the plant and environment continuosly regulating/transpiring/breathing together and their responses. Simply put, a value has been placed on a set of measured numbers that give the grower an accurate estimation of where the grow is at within a know set of parameters. It’s either in, or out of it. With this number you can make adjustment to your environmet and the plant will thrive. All the grower needs is a hygrometer, math skills or smart phone, correct chart for guideline, and then to follow it. It is a wonderful and facinating tool to use, simple, powerful. We used to look at humidity and say; “it is what it is, and the temp is what it is, I think thats about right”. Well, that theory is thrown out and been replaced now with an acurate and achievable number. Plants truely respond to this theory accordingly. 17 January - 71% humidity, 72 degrees F = 0.78kPa, main tap root has made contact with the water (see picture). She has been well regulated and controlled now this week for a great start. 📑 The conditions outside this micro environment is extremely different, 0 - 5 degrees F right now, so I’m glad to have this plant surviving. 🍽️ Initial nutrient start on 11 January 🐲 Initial feeding schedule 11 January 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient Solution EC .9 at 65 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 2, 18-24 January 2024 18 January - The seedling is doing great, VPD is holding steady despite the radical weather conditions outside of 0 degrees F. 21 January - Stable conditions for seedling, with same weather pattern outside. 22 January - Replaced small dome with large dome over plant. Adjusted VPD. 24 January - VPD has held steady all week averaging .90 kPa. The weather outside has went back to normal temperatures for this area of about 30 degrees F, bringing the humidity range back to 30-40%. This helps somewhat with managing my micro environment. 📑 I had to place sponges (blue, see pictures) soaked in RO water inside the dome to help adjust the humidity level. It may look funny but it works. Until the plant grows in mass or the dry/cold conditions subside this will continue to be an issue. Winter weather always brings some minor problems for growers to deal with. But at least we are able to continue with a grow! 🍽️ Initial nutrient solution remains unchanged 🐲 No change to feeding schedule 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient Solution EC 1.3 at 70 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 3, 25-31 January 2024 25 January - Filled-in bottom of plant basket with expanded clay pebbles. Removed dome and sponges from plant. Outside weather conditions have returned to normal with a humidity level between 40-55%. This allows me to keep the VPD within the tent adjusted mostly with ventilation and temperature. Domes are ideal for smaller plants and short periods of time. 31 January - Plant progression is steady (see pictures). Rapid growth is expected to start from here out. 📑 There were minor stress issues with the overall RH fluctuations, but the plant did well. No other problems noted, simple daily PH adjustments up or down as neccessary to maintain what I consider the ideal goal of 6.24 🍽️ 25 January nutrient solution changed 🐲 25 January feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 1.7 at 70 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 4, 1-7 February 2024 1 February - Cut lower leaves off, no defoliation, and the the bottom 2 branches of the plant. 6 February - Cut large leaves off, no defoliation, that were shading lower branches. 📑 It has become my habit in growing that those first set of true leaves and their branches are automatically cut off as soon as possible. They are usually too close to the ground, and have problems keeping up with the rest of the growth. It establishes a good airflow early on and directs more energy to the top without stressing the young plant. 📑 There were minor stress issues with VPD because of the overall RH fluctuations, but the plant did well. No other problems are noted, simple daily PH adjustments up or down as neccessary to maintain what I consider the ideal goal of 6.24 🍽️ 1 February nutrient solution changed 🐲 1 February feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.2 at 70 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 5, 8-14 February 2024 8-14 February - This has been a good week with ideal conditions for accelerated growth. Other than removing large leaves that shade developing branches nothing more was done but to let the plant grow. She is showing no signs of flower yet. 📑 It has been my experience that in DWC that *every* autoflower grown will take approximately 6 weeks in a vegetive stage and 6-8 weeks in flower. That is on an 18/6 hour light schedule. Any attempt for an earlier harvest will only lead to an immature plant. The only cases where I see these auto claims being mature in less than 12 weeks is when they are grown in soil/dirt - something other than hydro. Why this is that way eludes me, however it is what it is. So what I’m saying is when growing these wonders, be aware that the time line is indeed built into the plant through the Ruderal gene, flipping the light to 12/12 will not cause it to flower, and the maturity time claims are not necessarily spot on. It will do its thing on its own time, and there really isn’t much manipulation one can do to change that time line. 🍽️ 8 February nutrient solution changed 🐲 8 February feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.2 at 70 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 6, 15-21 February 2024 15 February - Placed ScrOG over plant, began to spread branches. 16 February - Cut some lower shoots to direct growth to outer branches. 17 February - 1st female pistils appear. 20 February - Defoliated everything below ScrOG. 21 February - Plant height from top of ScrOG is 3”. 📑 It has been a good week for growth. All environmental conditions have been ideal and constant. This is the last week of vegetation as well. I’ll be on vacation, to a warmer destination the coming week, plant pictures will be few (not daily) for my next update, but it will be on time. 🍽️ 15 February nutrient solution changed 🐲 15 February feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.3 at 65 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 7, 22-28 February 2024 22-28 February - Vacation time for a week. Handed off to trusted grower. 📑 This is her first week of flower. I was only able to take a few pictures for this week. So her growth hasn’t been documented very well. Everything will be back in order for next week. 🍽️ 22 February nutrient solution changed 🐲 22 February feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.3 at 65 degrees F 💡 Light power at 50% That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 8, 29 February and 1-6 March 2024 29 February - She is well into her flowering stage now and continuing to stretch. 1-5 March - Let the plant grow and observed. 6 March - Defoliated larger leaves to allow better light coverage. 📑 Turned light power up to 75% to ensure a bright canopy coverage and deeper penetration. This was measured by a simple paid-for app on my iPhone. There are very accurate instruments that do this and I have one, but the readings are remarkably the same. It depends on the precision your looking for. This works great for me in my home grow. 🍽️ 29 February nutrient solution changed 🐲 29 February feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.5 at 65 degrees F 💡 Light power at 75% , DLI 45-50 canopy coverage at 18hrs That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 9, 7-13 March 2024 7-13 March - Let the plant grow and observed. 📑 The buds are forming and growing as expected, trichomes and resins are building. The smell is becoming more prevalent of citrus/lemon scents with sweet floral undertones. 🍽️ 7 March nutrient solution changed 🐲 7 March feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.2 at 63 degrees F 💡 Light power at 75% , DLI 45-50 canopy coverage at 18hrs That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by. Edit* on 19 March corrected my TDS under grow conditions which was incorrect at 1260.

📆 Week 10, 14-20 March 2024 14-20 March - Let the plant grow and observed. 📑 The flowers continue to form and grow as expected with trichomes and resins building. The smell is very prevalent of citrus/lemon scents with sweet floral undertones. Some shades of purple are beginning to appear in the upper buds (see picture). 🍽️ 14 March nutrient solution changed 🐲 14 March feeding schedule updated 🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 2.3 at 61 degrees F 💡 Light power at 75% , DLI 45-50 canopy coverage at 18hrs That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 11, 21-27 March 2024 21 March - Increased light power to 80%. 23 March - Increased light power to 90%. 24-27 March - Let the plant grow and observed. 📑 Increased light power in an attempt to fatten up, harden, and help mature buds being careful to watch for signs of burn, bleaching or damage. From the distance of the light to the plant and the DLI I’m not concerned of harming the plant but I’ll watch any way. 🍶 21 March nutrient solution changed 🍽️ 21 March feeding schedule updated 💧 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Solution EC 1.9 at 59 degrees F 🔆 Light power at 90% , DLI 65-70 canopy coverage at 18hrs That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 12, 28-31 March and 1-3 April 2024 28 March - Removed old and damaged larger leaves. 29 March - 2 April - Let the plant and observed. 3 April - Assessed maturity of plant (see macro pics). 📑 Buds seem to be hardening up and maturing as expected. Another week and the trichome head colors should be about where I want them, 80% milky and 10-20% amber. Almost all pistil hairs are brown. Daily water consumption is on the decline. I plan to keep the lights at 90% power until the flush. 🍶 28 March nutrient solution changed 🍽️ 28 March feeding schedule updated 💧 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC 1.9 at 62 degrees F 🔆 Light power at 90%, DLI 65-70 canopy coverage at 18hrs 😤 Using PYPABL, Air Pump, 400GPH That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 13, 4-10 April 2024 4-10 April - Let the plant grow and observed, assessing maturity. 📑 Buds have fattened up and matured. The trichome head colors are 80% milky, 10+% amber, and about 10% clear. All but a few pistil hairs are brown. She has a strong, sweet earth, gassy, berry scent. The plan now is to flush with RO water for a few days leaving lights on the same 12/12hrs schedule but turning power the down to 50% to help cool down the grow just before the cut. From what I understand putting plants in darkness may not be necessary according to a recent suggestion by Dr Bruce Bugbee. This practice he claims halts all plant activity without light. So I’m doing my own comparisons over the next few harvests. It will not hurt/gain much either way. Harvesting techniques occure with some controversy, but the definition of a successful harvest is universal - to grow a plant to maturity that is pest, pesticides (chemical), mold and bud-rot free. 🍶 4 April nutrient solution changed 🍽️ 4 April feeding schedule updated 💧 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🐉 Nutrient solution EC .8 at 60 degrees F 🔆 Light power at 90%, DLI 65-70 canopy coverage at 18hrs 😤 Using PYPABL, Air Pump, 400GPH That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.

📆 Week 14, 11 - 17 April 2024 11 April - Cut off all yellowing leaves. Reduced light power to 50%. Began the Flush. 12-13 April - Flushed plant. 14 April - Harvested plant and hung in closet for drying. 15-17 April - Continued to hang in closet for drying. 📑 I decided to trim this plant before hanging because of its size, and having the time to dedicate to it. Either way it would have been sticky. It will hang it for 7-10 days in a somewhat climate controlled closet with a RH 60% and temperature of 65 degrees F using a small fan for circulation. Then it will be cut and placed into 1 quart mason jars with Boveda 62% TerpShield, and burped daily until a RH of 62% is maintained for long term storage. Overall Grow Review: With all environmental conditions staying within ideal throughout the grow, I am impressed with the size of these buds and resin production. But she was not on the bigger side of the auto family varieties as far as yield. I contribute this to size of the plant. The breeder claims a height of 100 centimeters, where this plant only achieved about 75. Time of harvest from seed the breeder claims 65-70 days. I did have to add an additional week of flowering to get her matured due to the higher sativa genetics, but that was expected. The time of this harvest was 94 days (42 veg, 52 flower). Would I grow it again? Absolutely! As with any autoflower I’ve grown in hydroponics, they have taken this long, under these conditions, without any major manipulation - seed to harvest just over 90 days. The only major differences are size of plant, and type of bud - not time to grow and properly mature. I did not get the wet bud weight. I still can’t understand the reason for this number, it is the most irrelevant thing to add in this process because it just doesn’t matter. My opinion. Smoq Review: She has a nice profile of terps and the taste doesn’t leave your mouth dry. The high is very pleasant and makes you feel energetic and talkative, leading into an evening of good times. There is not a lot to say when the it’s the right one for anytime, recreational or medicinal, it’s definitely a depression eliminator! 🍶 11 April nutrient changed to RO water 💧 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0 🔆 Light power at 50%, DLI 40-45 canopy coverage at 12hrs 😤 Using PYPABL, Air Pump, 400GPH That is it for this grow. Thanks for the looks, reads and stopping by.