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22.12.2018
So here I am having a shot with autoflowers, I did some a few years back but my noob skills at that time combined with lack of equipment&knowledge gave poor results...time to give my best shot with all stuff learned since then :)
Two separate diaries- Fastberry&Crystal METH- thank you FastBuds for the free seeds
Let's get it on!
24h soak in Ph'ed water (5.8) and wet paper towel method germination, after tap root shown up the girl has been planted in a 50/50 coco/perlite mix,moving to a 20L fabric pot right after Christmass😀
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Everytthing is fine 😉 topped last week and got nice vigorous growth, started to shape them a bit before they go both into separate tents and get SCROG, really a pleasure to grow so far, I think they accelerated growth this week and will only go fasterrrrrrrrrrrrr
She is doing great...just did not play along with my SCROG plan and transfer to solo tent;) which is not bad in the end because she looks great and grows faaaaast ;) working with some deflo and LST for another week or two, bud sites are building up, flushed and switched to flowering nutes at the beginning of the week :) spectrum switched to flowering along with lowering the fixture closer to the plants PPFD from 600umol/m2/s to 1300umol/m2/s ;) good experience so far ;) looking forward for the next weeks :)
starting week 2 of preflo (+- in my count) with deflo/LST, shes stretching and enjoys the light intensity...as i enjoy growing her :) no issues so far...
update day39- leaf symptoms wtf?-- simple solution...underwatered...rookie mistake heheh
Please take a look at the 3pics named PROBLEM in the gallery, leaves seem odd...feed Ph-ok EC-ok, temperature/ humidity ok other plants are normal ex. Crystal Meth- exactly same program- looks ok...can it be that she is underwatered? wind burn? light to intense? out of clues...
could harvest already but experience tells to push it to the limit-patience always pays off with yield 🙃plan is to start flush by the end of week 12 ,)flowers just started to get purple, pistils are still white, trichs are partially milky and some are glassy ,) i think she wil gain lots of flower weight...the colors are stunning😲
1 flush on saturday, light switched to BLUE only...according to https://lumigrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/research-boost_cannabis_terpenes-lumigrow-LED.pdf
it should boost terpene content, i left UVB and FR also on ;) sec flush on monday (runoff water ec 1.2 from 2.8) maybe i do a 3rd on wednesday and finally turn off the lights and stop watering 4 days before harvest on monday 18.03 cut a sample after 1 flush and before blue light treatment to see if i feel a difference
Great grow. very explosive at the begining of flower. 9 weeks are to short for dense big buds- give her time. nice colorfull sticky reward awaits for the patient ones. Sweet scent and taste of the samples cut week bsck. all hanged up(whole plant with steams and leaves) and drying before final manicure and dry weight.
Hi! I just started growing a fastberry. I see you did the lst awesome!! Could you teach me or do you have a source? I think I made the mistake to bind the main stem down in one direction, now some leaves are overlapping. Thank you!
@ScarfaceGuerrilla,
Well, your yields are definitely proof and your diaries too! For my next autoflower I'm going to try topping and defoliate a bit too.
Thanks so much for all the advice! And hopefully my next grow will be as bountyfull as yours!
Cheers
@SmackAndSnorty,
Pepole also told me it was a bad idea to grow weed :P and to do lot's of things I do...well my diaries are proof you should not accept words of anyone...but to go into it, discover it, examine...do things differently than SOMEONE said and pepole tent to repeat like parrots ;) experience is all...
i've learned that i do lot's of things WRONG in the eyes of "experts" which take wisdom as a LAW and never did try something on their own
Best thing that describes my approach to things...(both =martial art and C-bis growing)
"Don't get set into one form, addapt it and build your own, and let it GROW"
Bruce Lee
Do what ever you like...if you fail- you learn, if you win- you learn :)
@ScarfaceGuerrilla,
Hi! It's my first grow, I was already 4 weeks in before I discovered this gem of a site.
With my next grow I'll defenitely keep a journal an make foto's!
Anyhow thx for the answer!! I was just wondering you say you remove leaves but I read that's a bad idea with an auto? Also do you remove the bottom or the top one?
Thx again!
@ScarfaceGuerrilla, yeah I was looking for something myself...and I saw your grow...THE GOLDEN GODDESS is for sure a great product...the Fulvic acid molecule can carry up to 60 other molecules to all parts of the plant....while the Humic Acid really supports the same thing but in the ROOT zone....I got the full line up for CYCO for free to do a side by side...with the GHE 3 part, Nirvana, Bud Candy. Golden Goddess, then also from GHE, Diamond Nectar, Armor Si, & Calimagic….in Cyco seamix coco...should be interesting and fun....CYCO SENT ME HUGE FLOOR STOCKERS WALL BANNERS...I was like Awesome...and thats after the free nutrients at the 30th for the local hydro store....I REALLY LIKE THE GOLDEN GODDESS...it is one thing everyone should use or something like it...….LIKE THE "DIAMOND NECTAR" from GHE is 0.01% Humic Acid....the UPTAKE from CYCO is 1% Humic Acid....and they have it so they are bonded to nitrates in such a way when they break down they create amino acids instead of more salt residue....pretty excited about the GROW CHALLENGE....I really like Cyco...but I also like Advanced a lot too...I might add the Golden Goddess to the CYCO line after the grow challenge....??? maybe.....BUT I CAN SAY I DECIDED TO SWITCH YESTERDAY WITH A 50% CYCO WATERING....nd I think they have a DAMN GOOD POINT....but I dont have the Golden Goddess yet....its one of the only Fulvic Acid products out there....at least that I could find thats not some horse shit....I can get that for free...….
Impressive yield, but I have to ask since I dont have a big budget, all those nutes you used: are they really necessary in order to get 100g + of dry yield?
@petermoca, most important factor is always the grower but don't count on miracles when starting as noob grower with autoflowers hehe even with the stuff i use ,) nutes are just one factor bro devil lies in all the details and daily care. good luck on your journey
QUICK QUESTION.....mine just started changing LEAF COLOR.....my buds have been deep purple and pink redish and blueish for weeks....
how long did you go after the leaves LARGE FAN LEAVES first started to change...…
technically I have two more weeks till flush if I stay on schedule......BUT if I only have two more weeks I NEED TO GET THE COCO CLEAN NOW.....
thanks in advance if you happen to remember the answer....
Very nicely done!
What did your tricones look like at week 9? or at harvest if you will. I see no amber although 12 weeks is obviously long past FB expectations. Thanks
ScarfaceGuerrilla
