Night Howler Auto

Week 1 of veg so not much going on. Just watering 250ml per plant every 3 days and making sure they're getting a good amount of light. Had light set to 50% @40" so 300 umol/s at 150w power. Day 13-14 was the most noticable growth. Plants are looking a bit bigger than last strain did at this point.

Week two of veg has come to an end and the girls had a great week. Steady temp, RH and VPD have these girls just loving life. On Day 18 I noticed that each plant had one root starting to poke through the fabric nursery bags, so prepped the 15L Autopots and got them put into their final homes. That's what's great about nursery bags, no shock of transplant since your not disturbing the root zone. Watered 2L each and by light off Day 21 they're looking a touch thirsty. Probably one more hand water as I can still feel weight (water) in the bottom of pots, so plants probably haven't made it there yet. I'm guessing by Day 24 but let's see what the week brings!

Big week for the girls this week, and by that I mean holy sh*t did they ever get big this week! Grew to triple their height and starting to fill the 3x3 already! Really saw them explode on day 24 once the Autopots were turned on. Running the 5.0 valves this time around, hopefully less maintenance and wow do they ever fill fast compared to the OG valves! Timing is good, just finished harvest on the 4x4, will clean it out today and get the plants moved over in the morning. Will also start training then. Getting 500-550 umol/s on the top on canopy all week.

Wow did the girls ever explode this week! Doubled in height again and much more filled in than last week. 3 of 4 are clearly showing flower while 4th is just starting at end of week, so last week of veg listed for the diary. Not much done to the girls overall, just let them grow and moved the light 3-4" daily to keep them at 550-600 umol at the top of canopy. On Day 35 (last day of week) did a bit of LST with some light ties just to help the girls spread out a touch more to maximize space and help keep humidity a bit lower. Added a oscillating fan at top of tent pointing downwards to help keep more even heat/humidity throughout the tent and it seems to be working well. Even with the driver in the tent it's still not pushing over 25.5°C, it's been warm outside so our heat is not on and the basement is sitting at 19°C. Really.hoping the girls stop stretching soon, would like to be able to put the carbon filter in the tent like usual when it's time, but if the headroom is needed so be it, can't complain about big plants! Watering 16L every 2.5-3 days and have the 40w supplemental UV lights running 1 hour per light cycle. Domes run 24/7 @19-20°C air input.

Well it was an easy week for me but wow did the girls put in some work! Up another 10-12" depending on which one. I really hope they stop soon, I was able to fit the filter in the tent but if they grow much more I'll either have to lower the intensity or pull the filter and tie the light to the tent to save the length of the ratchets. One is about 5 days behind the others as far as flowering goes but other than that all the girls are looking very healthy. Main canopy is about 18" and some of the tallest are only 14" from the lights. UV bars are still running 1 hour per cycle, will probably not increase time further due to the plants being closer than 20" to the lights, don't want to burn em. Adjusted and added some ties at the beginning of the week, but other than that just left the training alone as the girls have packed the tent wall to wall and spacing is as good as I'll get it. Also did a light defoliation, just taking off branches that were going nowhere in the middle of canopy and in bottom third of plants. Tried to keep it to a bare minimum as I want to stress them as little as possible. Only issue this week is the lower temps again, but the girls still seem to be doing ok and humidity is 62-63% above canopy and 52-54% below canopy where fresh air intakes are. Only 1°C temps difference above vs below canopy. Will just focus on keeping the humidity low and not stress about the temps. Once the growth slows down the humidity will lower slightly too. 600-650 umol across 80% of the canopy with the corners down around 550 umol Let's keep these girls happy and sit back and watch this tent explode!

Nothing much happening this week aside from these monsters getting even bigger! Believe it or not I did a light deleafing on first day of the week, but I'm going to have to give them a good clean up tomorrow that's for sure! Had to move the filter and fan from the tent, the plants were only inches from the light come this morning. Still have 6" clearance from driver to roof and a fan blowing between but that's as close as I can get it safely. Had to feed a roof pole through the metal Y cable just to save as much space as I could! Please please stop growing taller, it's time for fat buds my girls. Wish me luck!

Well so far these plants have blown my expectations out of the water for auto's. The tent is absolutely packed, wall to wall full and some of the highest tips only inches from the lights! You wouldn't believe I did a good defoliation on Day 43 but ya I took a garbage bags worth of leaves from the girls and they didn't skip a beat! Lots of airflow, and better light penetration now. Reoriented the AC clip fan to back right corner, turned out she's the lowest plant so best place for it. Have the other two clip fans as well on same pole, one at bottom of canopy and one on roof for the driver cooling just to be safe. I really can't wait to see how the rest of this grow goes, I'm a little excited and nervous at the same time with the size of these girls. The buds are filling in very nicely, could end up with some massive colas in the end! Already seeing two pheno's in the tent as well, hoping for some cool colours! Frost is already present on #3 😁. 650-700 umol/s Fans ~70% power for 4" intake and 6" exhaust Plant height is average. Canopy 50" tallest 56". Light height 14" from main canopy. Closest 2" Later growmies!

Not much going on this week, just trying to keep up with the watering 32L every 3 days. Girls are looking nice and happy, already filled back in and need another light defoliation. Probably get to that later today or tomorrow as well as flushing the lines and checking the valves to make sure flow is good. Otherwise the buds are coming in nicely, with back right still seeming to be ahead of the other plants. Already showing some red hairs and starting to look like nice and crystal covered. VPD is still a bit low but plants still seem happy so just let me keep on keeping on. One plant has actually overgrown the light with its too cold, crazy how big these got! Until next week, stay frosty!

Was a busy start to the week with the final de-leafing done on the Sunday (day 64). Only removed front left plant so that I could gain access to the middle and other three plants. She was so big it was tough to get her out, but with my wife's help we managed. Did damage a branch on front right in the process, almost broke off at bottom. Still half attached so just tied it back up and hope for the best. Taking the plant out of tent really impressed on me how big these girls got. Without the tent walls in the way she flattens up to be 3'+ wide and stands taller than me in her pot. Truly massive plants for Autoflower, so stoked to see these to the end and get a taste. Had to adjust my lights position to allow the left side to grow past without risk of burning but coverage still looks great. Speaking of, the back right is going to be put on a seperate reservoir tomorrow so I can run some overdrive for 3-5 days and then get a week of water and flawless. Checking the trichomes they are mostly cloudy with maybe 30% clear, so guessing about 10-14 days from harvest. Front right is maybe 5-7 days behind back right. Left side looks a good 2 weeks behind back right, so maybe 3 weeks to go on those. Such an exciting time!

So the last few times I've walked by the tent I noticed the walls were not as sucked in as usual. I figured the fan must not be running as hard, but today I check the app and says fans are running 70%, so the walls would normally be visibly pulled inwards. I go and check, nope walls are pushing out. "Oh damn, the exhaust fan must be dying" I said aloud. I remove the filter from the end, nope she's pushing a ton of air. So I open the tent to take pictures and just start to laugh, it wasn't a faulty fan, it was HEAVY ASS BUDS!!! Plants are so big and buds are coming in very well, even with fans at 70% walls are pushed outwards. Tent is 100% supporting the outer buds of the plants. Speaking of buds, back right is looking like it's time to cut the nutes so she is on her own reservoir and tonight will be just RO and flawless finish. Other three plants still have about 2 weeks to go. Front right might turn out to be a pretty colourful plant, saw this bud on her today, hope the rest go the same way! Stoked to see the week ahead.

Week was nice and quiet, just watching these girls get closer and closer to the finish line. Front right has been on Final Finish for a week now, looking like harvest for her will be in the next few days. Trichomes nice and cloudy with reds visible. Noticing some purple in the trichome stalk which is something I haven't seen before, but I have seen many others post pics similar so guessing maybe it's a strain thing? 🤷‍♀️. Was the last week of nutrients for the other three girls. Pulled the valves this morning and gave the system a good flush before starting the Flawless Finish. To do this I empty and clean the reservoir then refill with water mixed with line cleaner, 8ml per liter to make sure she's nice and strong. Then I disconnect all the valve lines at the taps so that I can one by one flush the main feed lines. Then I reconnect the line to the valves one at a time, and pull the valve out of the tray and place in a dish. I think turn on the tap and flush the valve and its associated 12" line with the cleaner. Also take the time to give the valves a good wipe down, as they're a bit gunky (but still working fine) after 7 weeks of no cleaning. After repeating this on every valve I allow the lines to sit for about 15 minutes with cleaner in them. Then I dump the remaining res with cleaner then wipe down and refill with RO and Flawless Finish. I then disconnect the valve lines at the tap, flush the main feed line of the cleaner, replacing it with the fresh RO, and then reconnect the valve line and allow the trays to fill. Not something that has to be done, but I figure why not start the flush phase with the system being as clean as possible. Final week or so now, lets get these girls to the finish line!

The end is upon us!! Run, grab your axes, and prepare to chop down some giants! Girls just cruised through the week looking better and better as the days went on. Can tell they are in their final days, water intake has slowed way down and the trichomes are starting to show their first few reds. Harvest likely Sunday or Monday depending on work. Harvested the back right corner on Day 89, was a trick getting her out in one piece and once she was out the others spread their limbs and filled the space right in! Truly massive plants, I am in awe 😯 First time ever seeing foxtailing on a plant, front left's upper buds all sprouted then in last few days. It's ok, it's surpassing the light so I'm honestly just happy it survived. Buds still nice and firm and good sized, it's just looking like a sparkly fancy hat hahahaha. Stay tuned for the finale!

Harvest is always bitter sweet. Such a sad time cutting down the girls and knowing that it'll be a few months before I run more, it also a happy time because the journey has come to an end once again, and getting to see these buds up close has got me pretty excited to try em out. Solid, big, crystal packed, oh and PURPLE AF. Back right plant was harvested on day 89 and the rest were day 93. Back right was quickest to mature but also the smallest. The other three blew my mind with how big they got, I've never had Autos, or photos that big indoors. Stay tuned for the final weight and smoke review in a few weeks