Run #2 - PPD Autoflower from HSC

Starting my second grow, first time with coco. Used Fox Farms' Cultivation Nation 70/30 buffered coco and perlite mix. For some reason GrowDiaries doesn't have the General Hydroponics series on their nutrient list, so what I'm using is: (recipe from cocoforcannabis) 4ml/gal Calimagic 1.25ml/gal FloraMicro .6ml/gal FloraGro .6ml/gal FloraBloom Today is technically day 5. Fertigated at 459ec and 6.2pH and will fertigate again later today at ~470ec and 6.1pH. I also harvested the Humboldt Headband Auto from my first diary yesterday, so I probably should update that one as well. Let's get some terps.

I like coco. Plant seems happy. Currently using cocoforcannabis's week 1 veg nutrient schedule at a target EC slowly working up to 1100. Today's fertigation was at 950 EC, pH 5.9. Waiting until 5th node to LST. Will also be using a scrog net this run. Once pre-flowers show, I'll defoliate as necessary and lollipop. But, as always, getting ahead of myself. Next week I'll be popping a Creme de la Chem from Mephisto and a sour apple auto from HSC. My previous grow is currently drying and curing. Humboldt Headband auto from HSC is potent!

Continuing to follow cocoforcannabis.com's feeding schedule using General Hydroponics Floramicro, Floragro, Florabloom, and diamond nectar. Continuing to love coco, still have zero nutrient issues or medium issues. Very happy. Stem already stinks like PPD. Introduced some LST since I am trying for a more even canopy than my previous grow.

Pistils have come, as has evidence that the pH is a little too high (yellow chlorosis in pic 2). Adjusting fertigation pH to be closer to 5.6. Also weird uniform white spots on just two tips of a bottom fan leaf. Very odd. I have performed the last LST of this run.

Switched over to a bloom focused formula from cocoforcannabis. Plant doing great. Runoff ec still a little high so I'm increasing the fertigation frequency at a lower EC temporarily to address. No big signs from the plant that it's unhappy, fortunately.

Since the nutrients don't show up in growdiaries, listing 'em out here: (General Hydroponics ml/gal) Armor SI: 1.5ml Calmag: 2ml FloraMicro: 2.5ml FloraGro: 1ml FloraBloom: 2.5ml Koolbloom: 1ml Floralicious: 1ml Diamond Nectar: 2.5ml Shooting for an EC target around 1100, pH'ing for 5.8-9. This is following Cocoforcannabis.com's recommended feeding schedule. Runoff EC has been about ~300 higher than inputs, I'd like to get that down just a bit more. I'm also going to need to dial down the humidity here soon. This has been an extremely easy and vigorous plant to grow. Heavy drinker but a lighter feeder than I expected.

Feed (ml per gal) 1.5ml GH Armor SI 2.5ml CaliMagic 2.25ml FloraMicro .5ml FloraGro 3ml FloraBloom 1.5ml KoolBloom 1ml Floralicious+ 2.5ml Diamond Nectar pH ranging from 5.6-6.1 based on prior fertigations. Wishing I had been more aggressively LST'ing her. Despite my best efforts, she still has a main cola that is taller than the rest. The main cola is getting 40-45DLI while the rest are getting 20-30. Ideally would have them all the same height and therefore similar DLI exposure. Oh well. Things starting to smell, but it's still like a mix of slight lemon and then ALL floralicious+. That stuff stinks of earth but it *seems* to be working in my favor. I've moved a dehumidifier into my lung room and am trying to keep humidity below 60%. In a week or two I'll move that to 55%, then 50%. If HSC is correct in saying that their PPD auto is a 100 day seed to harvest strain, then I'm a little over halfway there. Exciting.

Was late posting this update. Start of week 9 is tomorrow. Just keeping on. Probably 20-30 days left, probably closer to 30. Smells like rotten grapes and GH floralicious+. Hopefully that smell goes away when I taper that off in last week. Lovely strain, grew better than I expected. A slightly lighter feed treats her better.

She's fattening up, likely has 2-3 weeks left. Her smell has changed from lemon candy to rotten grape. Not super strong until you smell the buds, then the smell won't go away. Next up in the 2x2 will be HSC's cali sour diesel auto.

I'm a bit late on updating this, as week ten started last week Thursday. She's slowing down considerably and her terpene profile is expanding beyond just rotting grapes. Hard to put into words. Definitely getting thick but my uneven canopy is causing the main cola to thicken more than the rest. I need to be much less lazy with LST in my future grows. Hitting with the same feeding schedule as prior weeks, though I'm trying out "Ripen" from GH. Starting in about 4 days I will begin flushing with a 25% strength feed until runoff EC is at the low end where I want it. Plan is to chop in 8 days, as the triches are starting to cloud up and this tent is about to get used by a dream queen photoperiod that is currently in the tent I will use to dry this PPD.

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