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OG Kush Auto
Custom Breeder & Strain
LED/600W
Light
LED/600W
Light
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
Strain
00seeds2 - 00 KUSH
West Coast O.G. Auto
Fast Buds
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Strong
West Coast OG is consistent every time I grow it, very aromatic and flavorful. Distinct lemon smell when cured properly. Four weeks in the jars and it's just about perfect. The smoke is flavorful and smooth with every toke. The high is immediate, strong and long lasting. My go to strain for relaxation. Peace.
The Outcome
Week 12
Harvest
What's on the scales?
168
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
504
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.83
mΒ²
ftΒ²
Grow Room size
0.28
g / watt
91.8
g / mΒ²
168
g / plant
0.55
plant / mΒ²
327.87
watt / mΒ²
Tastes like
Citrus
Earthy
Pine
Feels like
20% Sativa 80% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Happy
Relaxed

Negative effects

Dry mouth
Nutrients
MegaCrop worked great. Easy to use and never experienced any deficiencies except at the beginning when I didn't increase the amount of feed fast enough and the plant stayed light green longer than it needed to.
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Smowkabowl Smowkabowl
5 years ago
I was more than satisfied with this grow. The yield was beyond expectations and the ease of using MegaCrop was great. The hempy bucket method worked without any issues and will be using this method again. Sorry it took so long to finalize this harvest but I can't upload photos from my phone anymore.
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Grow Questions
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowlstarted grow question 5 years ago
The color of these girls seems to be on the light side compared to my organic garden. Leaves are darker green around the edges. Deficiency or not? I am trying to run MegaCrop only from start to finish, currently feeding 4g/gallon/day. Should I add CalMag to the mix?
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Leaves. Color - Pale
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @Smowkabowl! First of all, don't panic, I see no signs of a serious deficiency nor toxicity here. I've been using MegaCrop for the last months with mixed results, and I admit it is sometimes hard to balance, especially when you start mixing MG with CalMagPro + SweetCandy + BudExplosion. You can keep using MG only, since it already contains Calcium and Magnesium, but you should probably increase the amount of MG in your solution, 4g/Gal is the average dose recommended by GreenLeaf, but if the plant looks pale you can add more MG into the mix. In this situation I would increase the MG ratio up to 5-6g/Gal and see how the plant is reacting after a few days. If the yellowing becomes serious, then consider adding CalMagPro into your solution. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing! πŸ‘Š
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cylentknight
cylentknightweek 8
Damn dude a 5 ft tall Auto?? Good thing I didn't get this strain. The Kush I grew was over three feet tall. Yours is getting to the point of being an ornamental plant for the living room. Lol! This should be a massive harvest.
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stix
@Smowkabowl, They are still looking great! I wish I could figure out what makes some of them flower so slow. One of mine still is not hitting full flower.
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@@cylentknight, Right! These two girls are pretty big but I think it has to do with a couple things. I used a 5 gallon bucket and Mega Crop nutes. Plus my light distance could have had a factor although I tried to keep it fairly close the whole grow. More the bucket size and the nutes. If I do Hempy buckets again I will use a 2.5 to 3 gallon bucket. Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 1
Interesting setup. You going to be oxygenating your reservoir, or draining it completely after every feeding?
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stix
@Smowkabowl, It is strange that the perilite would increase your ph since is pretty much neutral. RO water does increase ph just from being exposed to air. My RO comes out of the filter at around 4 ph. Just letting it sit overnight without any air pumps or anything brings the ph up to about 6.
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Wicked_Stix, thanks for taking the time dude, I appreciate all the advice I can get. I use RO water and during my last grow I would use an air stone in my reservoir. It would raise my pH by 1 to 2 points, so, this grow I decided not to use it and my water is pH'ing at 6.8. Perfect for my supersoil grow and just a few drops of pH down for the hempy buckets @ 5.8. I washed the perlite in both buckets with 5.8 RO water until it ran clear, about 5 gallons each. I did notice that when I would pH the run off it had increased to about 6.5 on average. Is it common for the pH to increase on return? Anyway, I will keep an eye on everything, probably over think it and keep my water temps down, been averaging about 73 F, lately. I'll definitely holler at ya if I got any questions or concern. Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stix
@Smowkabowl, Sorry I just saw your comment. I never let mine go for more than 6 hours without being flushed out. Once a day might work great for you. I believe high water temps (almost 90 degree) played a part in my root issues when I tried once a day circulation. The main thing to watch for is cloudiness in your water when you drain it. If it isn't just as clear as when it went in then something is getting out of line. If you did develop issues then dropping a small airstone down your pipe would be an easy option. Don't let my opinion get in the way of your experiment though. It may work perfectly without ever having to change anything. Good luck!
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Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 12
I was concerned about issues with no aeriation on this grow from the start, but I was way off on that one. They turned out great! Enjoyed following you on this one.
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Wicked_Stix, that's for sure. I was giggly and smilin' the whole time I was cutting 'em down. 😁 Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stix
@Smowkabowl, if you had any root issues the plants would have had problems. You proved the hempy bucket definitely works.
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Wicked_Stix, I never gave it a second thought. I'll be inspecting the roots soon though. I just cut them down after 72 hrs in the dark. The buckets were light as air and when I pulled on the stem it wouldn't budge. I'll post some pictures of the roots later. What should I look for as I inspect? Root rot? Color? I appreciate you tuning in for this one. I'm amazed with the ease and size of this grow. Stay tuned. Peace
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 6
Yep - looks like transition to me dudeπŸ‘. The height on these is so impressive. Makes me wanna run out my autos without training just to see em take offπŸ‘ŒπŸ˜ŽπŸ‘Œ
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@Smowkabowl, good for you dude - always good to know how the plant grows naturally if you’re gonna learn how to manipulate it for max effect. Photos are unmatched for versatility and my preference but nothing beats an auto for speed and simplicity when you need it.πŸ‘
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@TheBudWhisperer, I think so too, the number of bud sites is building fast πŸ˜€ My first two grows I have just been learning to grow healthy cannabis plants. I wanted to keep the stress as minimal as possible, a little leaf tucking or removal, here and there, if needed. Although, I have been experimenting a little here and there. Tangie was a late bloomer so I did some LST with her. Tied down the main stem and her branches to get a feel for how the plant responds. With the Hempy Buckets, I removed the first two sets of branches and leaves after the third set came out and you can see the results here, nice bush form and tons of branching. I love autos and the natural forms and no stress grows but I know that in order to get the most from my lights and energy I will need to learn to SOG and SCROG. With that in mind, I don't think autos are the way to go. I think I will eventually move on to photo period genetics for the main garden and grow autos for certain strains and guerilla style during the spring and summer and just let 'em go. But like I said, right now, I'm just trying to grow healthy plants. I'm not to worried about yield yet. I'm also thinking MegaCrop will be the way to go, we'll see. Peace bro
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 5
Hee, hee, hee - these are gonna be huge me thinks dudeπŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ˜Ž
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@Smowkabowl, so true! Smoken weedmight not be addictive but growing it sure as hell is! πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜œ
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@TheBudWhisperer, I think so too... lol. I giggle the whole time I'm tending to the garden. If this was any more fun it would be ……… 420 somewhere! Peace
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 12
Jazz hands time πŸ™ŒπŸ€˜πŸ™Œ
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@TheBudWhisperer, time to PARRRR-TAAAAAAAY! Thanks for following along. Stay tuned for the harvest report. Peace
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 11
This grow is a pleasure to watch dude. The shear size alone and how well they’re doing is enough to make ya fall off ur chair. Great call on the 30% amber too if ur already stocked for sativaπŸ‘. Pro styles homie😎
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@TheBudWhisperer, thanks man. It started slow and just took off and really has been such an easy grow. The buds are so heavy everything is sagging (update in a day or two) and I've had to tie a few branches to supports. Peace
GandalfTheGreen
GandalfTheGreenweek 7
Looks really good! Hopefully a monster yield for you πŸ€
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@GandalfTheGreen, thanks bro. It will be interesting to see how these turn out. Thankfully, I have the room to let 'em grow and I'll have more light as I harvest my other plants. Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 6
I think you are going to get a nice yield on these girls! Hope I can spread mine enough to keep the lower branches happy
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Wicked_Stix, Dude! I haven't even done any training on these, except for removing the first two sets of branches after the third set was established. Insane. Peace bro
GreenHouseLab
GreenHouseLabweek 6
She's a monster.
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@GreenHouseLab, Right! MegaCrop is the bomb! Thanks for tuning in. Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 3
Looks like they are progressing pretty good! I was talking to someone the other day that has run those hempy buckets and he got great results with them. I topped mine but looking at yours it seems those lower branches are growing out great without having to top them. Curious, what do you think about the hydro compared to the way you usually grow?
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Wicked_Stix, thanks for stopping by. Dude, I am such a newbie to growing, I have nothing to compare anything to. So it's hard to have much of an opinion on anything yet. But I will say, I don't like all the handling and transplanting, especially with autos. I try not to stress 'em at all. I also think the process (germinating in paper, transplanting, humidity chamber, transplanting, etc...) slows the growth and maturity (not in time, but size, especially autos) of the plants. With that being said, I decided to experiment with the Hempy plants and removed the 1st two sets of branches from both plants. A 30 year grower I follow mentioned how he removes them on all his plants. So, this may be why you mentioned the size of those branches. Those are really the 3rd set of branches and the plant is only 8 inches total. I have noticed on my other plants that the 1st two sets of branches are usually buried under the canopy and never make it to the top on their own and I have found myself cutting 'em off especially if they get in the way otherwise I'm letting 'em go because my 1st grow I defoliated and I think I stunted my plants. Not to mention they were under fed, under watered and overdosed with light. Just compare my 1st diary with any of my current SuperSoil grows.... pfffft, no comparision 27 inches max to over 50 inches and still going... I'm gonna have ta rework my light rigging and room Again, thanks for tuning in and turning on. Peace bro
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 1
Interesting... and love me my kush! Pulln up a chair homieπŸ‘
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@TheBudWhisperer, cool, the more the merrier and welcome. Peace
cabinriver
cabinriverweek 1
Following. Good luck!
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@cabinriver, welcome aboard the bus bro, sit back and enjoy the ride. "The sky was yellow and the sun blue" Peace
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budsweek 1
Hey man! Good luck with your West Coast OG! Happy growing faster πŸ€
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@Fast_Buds, appreciate it. Send more seeds please. Peace
StonedWolf
StonedWolfweek 1
very interested in the hempy bucket setup, so I will follow, wanna try that for one of my future grows😎 peace and success
Smowkabowl
Smowkabowl
@StonedWolf, appreciate it bro, glad to have you along, it should be interesting. Peace
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 5
They are looking great! @Ripper uses that megacrop and he produces just about the best buds I have seen on here. I think I might try some on my next run.
Ktims420
Ktims420week 12
Looks amazing πŸ™ŒπŸ»