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First time growing Autos and I am excited. Right now it's been 4 days from germination and roots are already poking through my starter medium pellets. I am going to repot them either day 4 or day 5 into their final 3 gallon air pots. 😃
Side note, the other White LSD Auto just doesn't want to pop her head up it seems stuck maybe? It had the same size tap root come out as her sister, but just can't seem to stand up.
Update: Day 5
Got rid of other LSD, it seemed to be stuck and curling around dying. Sigh.
I repotted all 5 into clear solo cup so I can check on root growth for another week before they go into the 3 gal ait pots.
All looks healthy. Stoked.
Girls are looking healthy and happy. Getting some roots showing on sides of cups and I think I will get them all in their new homes (3 gal airpots) within a few days. Have only used ForFarms Big Bloom so far for watering. Half doses. Stoked
Day 16
Watering about every 2-3 days. Using full nutes now from FF. Leaves are at 45 degree angles loving life.
AK-47 Auto from MSNL seems to be bigger then the White Widow Max Auto and White LSD Autos. Not going
to top these, just use some LST to create room in the canopy.
Day 28:
Well everything is healthy and happy, and that makes me stoked. Day 28 and 3 of the 5 have been showing pistols for 2 days.
Still don't see anything with the AK-47 Autos but a few days may change that.
I started my flush 2 days ago and next feeding they get Tiger Bloom added to the Big Bloom and Grow Big nutrients I've been using.
Did my first Trim today on the ladies. Only to help expose the budsites and encourage cola growth. Seeing a lot of potential, stoked.
I will update some individual plant photos in a day or two after today's trim.
Start of week 5:
Everything is happy and healthy. All is moving along nicely except one of the AK47 autos. Everything is showing flower or flowering nicely except the one AK47... Not sure what to do here as it is about a week behind.
Drinking more water and stretching nicely with the LST i gave them. I think it's time to introduce a bigger fan.
cheers.
5 autos 3 strains growing and started all the same time. I am at week 5 and all except one are showing flowering.
If I change the light schedule from 18-6 to 12-12, would that hurt the rest or stunt whats already flowering? or just continue and make room
I wouldn't change anything they are auto's when they are ready to go they will just start flowering . Sometimes the same strain will flower differently , some plants mature faster then others as a result when this happens with auto's they will start flowering . Regardless if you change the lights or not the plant that's in flower will continue to do so . They're designed to flower upon maturity . You can try to slow it down with some lst but at this point I'm pretty sure its just going to do its thing ! There's absolutely nothing wrong with your garden tho your doing really well and I'd like to say keep up the good work ! :D I hope this information helps you to understand a bit better how plant maturity plays a big part in the autoflowering world . - Happy Growing!
Start of week 6 and all is happy and healthy, Introducing an Exhale bag next week with a bigger fan. Watering every other day and each plant gets a Pint and a half.
You can really see the difference in what some LST can do for the plant as the middle plant hasn't been touched.
Excited to see next weeks growth.
Middle of week 7 and after introducing the Exhale bag to the tent I've seen a decent increase in growth rate. Did some clipping to create room for light penetration and got rid of smaller bud sites below the canopy. Only had 2 days of slight nutrient burn but washed it out with just pH water for 2 feedings and back to normal. Had to rearrange the tent space because of growth and it being a bit harder to water. The White LSD is way ahead of the AK47 and White Widow Max, probably because I didn't train her at all.
All is happy and healthy, the White Widow Max's are starting to stack nicely.
Day 60 and all is happy and healthy still. Flowers everywhere are stacking nicely. The White LSD is furthest along because I didn't do any sort of training on her. The Auto AK47 and White Widow MAX Auto are getting huge growth. The White Widow is frosting up very nice and the AK47 is growing huge flowers, no frost yet.
I uploaded only pictures of the White LSD Auto to show the gloss a bit better.
day 69 and sorry for the lack of photos I have been extremely busy with holiday stuff!
everything is happy and healthy, some slight nute burn but nothing big. I will have
a bigger update tomorrow or next day into week 10 with shots of all the autos.
Week 10 and the White LSD that I didn't train or anything is going into dark for 24 hours at the end of today. The White Widow Max auto and AK47 autos need more time. They were given LST and grew much much bigger. Had to add in more string support because of flowers overweighing what the branch can support on it's own. Bad thing right? ha.
It smells nicely each morning just a bit, but if I stop the fans for a picture it staaaaaanky.
thanks for following.
With harvest on the horizon I am stuck wondering about the best ways to dry and cure my harvest. I am going to use my tent for my drying. clip fan leaves off, hang in tent with no direct fan but circulation of air in dark? humidity low? temp? or try this Bag drying I heard of?
Hi @loe8studios! Yeah, hanging the stems upside down in your grow tent can be a perfect drying process! But you need to control your RH (~50%) and have a continuous temp (20-22°C / 68-72°F). Depending on your environment and weather conditions you might need to increase or decrease the relative humidity, you can use a mister (to increase) or a dehumidifier (to decrease), be warned that a good dehumidifier is quite expensive. I personnaly use a DIY drying box made out of cardboard, something like this - www.youtube.com/watch Be very careful about your drying process, check your buds everyday and don't rush it or you will ruin your final product. Too-long drying on the other hand can lead to mold/bud-rot issues, this is why a daily inspection is more than required. About the trimming, I usually remove only the big fan leaves, and let the sugar leaves around the buds, because they're full of trichomes and will re-cover your buds when drying. This helps in protecting the buds for a long curing (5 to 10 weeks depending on your environment) and gives you more green happiness in the end. Then, put everything in jars for the curing process (grandma's glass jars are perfect), keep on watching the buds everyday, mold can corrupt and destroy your product very quickly, you just need to open the jars 5mins everyday and move the buds for a close inspection + air freshening. Finally, act as a cooker with its fresh products : try a bit of your product whenever you think it's ready, your smoker's skills will help in setting up the perfect curing process! Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and enjoy your harvest 👊
Week 11 and the White LSD Auto has been chopped and is drying. The White Widow Max autos and the AK47 autos are still going strong putting on weight. Seems like everything is moving along nicely, maybe a bit slower than I was expecting but still nice and healthy. That's all I need. Getting a really nice sweet smell from the ladies and I love waking up to it daily. No need to hide the smell so why bother.
The buds smoked nice and sweet/sour with a pine tone leaving me euphoric and happy for a number of hours. Didn't really get hungry. Normal dry eyes and mouth. Can't wait to see how the curing will change the buds. Overall it was an easy grow and I am looking forward to doing another few of these auto White LSD but under better lights.
Growing the White LSD I basically let her do her own thing. Did not do any sort of LST on her and I was satisfied with the results. I think under better lights next round, she will get bigger.
AUTO AK47 was sturdy and easy to grow, just like they said. Had 0 issues and love the results. Super dense nugs that when smoked put me on the mellow for hours. The clean smoke is a bit sweet the overall smell is earthy and sour when broken open. This is my goto for afternoon smoke.
The picture above shows 2 jars of the AK47 auto and one jar of what was left of the White LSD auto. Since I don't own a scale and its all personal use, I really can't be certain how much the harvest is. I still have one Auto AK47 left to harvest.
The White Widow Auto was a bit up and down. Out of the 2 plants I sprouted, 1 turned out to be a mutant I believe and was super leafy and fluffy compared to the other. Which ended up as seen in the pictures, nice and strong and sweet covered in crystals and stickiness.
I harvested both White Widow Max Autos around the same time. Although one was mutant, it still produced a lot of fluffy product I can use to get some bubble hash. The other healthy WWMa gave me huge trich covered flowers and plenty of product. I do not have a scale and it is all for personal use so I can only really say how many jars I got. 4.
@The_Projexx, hey thanks! Compared to last grow, this is a bunch better and cleaner. Just glad to be learning and able to apply it to the plants. Thanks@!
hey man ! the home stretch is the most important thing, curing is critical because it's the process where the cannabis' chemicals turn into THC. First of all - no light during the chop + cure ! very important as the light damages the terpenes (flavour) and reduces the THC produced during the cure. You want to time it just right, with your relatively low RH you want to chop 2 days after the last watering , hang the plant whole probably anywhere between 5 to 7 days, or until the little popcorn buds down the branch snap off audibly. Paper bags and drying racks put thing at risk of mold and kind of mush the buds. air circulation while drying is good, but accelerates the drying and that's actually not great, maybe less air circulation than normal, and certainly not directly pointed at the plant. Basically you want the slowest possible drying (the coffeeshops dry for 2 weeks !) , that ideally means low temperatures of 16-17°C and a high RH or 60%. for home growers like us we're actually able to get tip top results by jarring them. that means manicuring the buds so they look nice and putting them in mason jars. I use miron glass jars because i noticed a very positive results in how the trykes dry when inside those. Remember two important things : the cure starts immediately at the chop and the cure ends when the buds reach 50% humidity. To keep the humidity up you can use boveda packs, some folks dont like it, but i didn t ever notice anything bad with them. Anyway once jarred you want to "inspect" the weed daily, removing it completely from the jar, having a look-see and jarring them back up. Second week i put the bovedas in and inspect them daily. Third week i inspect them twice or three times that week, fourth week to sixth week i only inspect them weekly. Does a longer cure help ? oh yes it does. Can it go longer than six weeks... theoretically yes, but i cant seem to make my stash last that long lol. Hope this helps bro ! 🚀
@CRiSPrGrow, hey thanks for taking the time to jump on and explain some stuff! I will take everything you said and others said into consideration. Always looking to learn more! Thanks again!!
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