Choco Automatic

Fireproof 28.10.24 - 13:40: Funk Hydrometer in tent 29.10.24 - 09:20: Watering always in the morning, so that the surface around the seedling stays moist. About 25 ml Height of stem: about 40 mm Distance from lamp to leaf tip: about 9 cm Hydrometer reading on soil surface: 28.6 degrees, 80% humidity Adjusted lamp height, so the distance to the leaf tip: 10 cm 30.10 15:50 Lower leaves have lost a bit of "green." First, increased the distance of the lamp Adjusted lamp height, so the distance to the leaf tip: 17 cm Turned the pot 180 degrees, stem has bent in one direction Positioned the fans so that the seedling is not in a draft Switched to a 20/4 light cycle (03:00-23:00), should be better for autoflowers 01.11 14:00: Changed the fan, now only one fan (https://amzn.eu/d/8BfzB8K) due to noise. Positioned so that there is a light airflow over the canopy on setting 1/3, then only about 40 dB-A. Installed yellow stickers for monitoring and prevention against fungus gnats. From now on, watered a bit more broadly with about 100 ml, 03.11, 23:40 Height of plant: 8 cm Leaf pairs: 3

Fireproof Mo. 04.11.24 (Day 15): Light: dimmed from 40% to 70% as recommended in the Secret Jardin manual Extractor set to "growing" as recommended in the Secret Jardin manual Temp: From 28ºC to 24ºC / EXT.MIN: from 0% to 20% / EXT.MAX: left at 100m3/h Tu. 06.11.24 (Day 16) Watered the night before with the sprayer with about 200 ml Distance from light: 13 cm, raised to 17 cm Soil very dry, even at 2 cm deep fingertip. Watered with the sprayer with 200 ml and after about 1 hour again with 200 ml. Slightly turned the pot while watering Th. 07.11.24 (Day 18): 08:00 Watered in the morning with 2x200ml with a 30 min interval Leaves are drooping, no height growth. Hung the light at 25 cm 19:30 Changing the height of the light seems to have helped a bit. Raised it again to 35 cm Installed more yellow sticky traps I will now always leave the two extra fans running when I'm not in the room. Sa. 09.11.14 (Day 20) 14:35 Sprayed Boom Boom Spray 2.5ml mixed with 500 ml of water. Sprayed with about 100 ml until the leaves were dripping wet

Fireproof Di. 12.11.24 (Day 23) Adjusted lamp distance to 30 cm Do. 14.11.24 (Day 25 / Week 3) Plant height: 25 cm Repotted into 15L Autopot According to AutoPot Growers Guide (https://www.growmart.de/mediafiles/Sonstiges/AutoPot/autopot-growers-guide-complete-en.pdf) 1. Rinsed pot, placed black matrix disc 2. Drainage: 2.5 cm clay granules 3. Same Living Soil BioMart substrate up to 5 cm below the pot 4. Took some Living Soil from another pot in the garden 5. Repotted when the plant was 25 cm tall 6. Watered until water ran out of the pot and waited 15 minutes Now wait 12 days for the plant to root properly. Keep it on DrainMaster and do not water for 5-10 days so the plant can root properly. Then clean the bottom of the pot and activate the AutoPot system.

Fireproof Mo. 18.11.24 (Day 29) Cleaned the bottom of the pot and placed it in the AutoPot Installed the SCROG net 20 cm away from the soil Threaded the top shoots Evening: Low-Stress, bent some other flowering shoots a bit so they can be easily threaded later and secured with wire Kept the light at 30 cm from the flower tips or now the SCROG net The flowering phase has begun, I didn't want to stress the light too much after repotting and kept the light dimmed to 70%. Tu. 19.11.24 (Day 30) 07:36 After the stress, the leaves are drooping a bit, watered with 500ml Th. 20.11.24 (Day 32) To avoid stressing the plant too much, defoliated again only 2 days after SCROG.

Fireproof Mo. 25.11.24 (Day 36/Flowering Week 2) Light at 100% dimming Extractor at 25° / 40% / 100 m3/h "7-12 days for 1Pot 15L for System Activation AutoPot" - I decided on 11 days Checking if the plant has rooted well, how? — “If heavy plenty of moisture remains to be absorbed by developing roots, if light switch on.” AutoPot system activated. Initially filled with 30l (total 47l, meaning about 2/3 full) of water, i.e., 3 x 10l buckets full of lukewarm water Note: “Always raise your reservoir to a minimum of 150mm above the highest AQUAvalve and re-fill the reservoir when there is approximately a 1/3 (about 15l) of the solution left - NEVER ALLOW THE RESERVOIR TO RUN EMPTY.” Di. 26.11.24 (Day 37/Flowering Week 2) 21:45 | Remaining volume = (33.6/ 61.5) * 47 = 25.7l Mi. 27.11.24 Cola bent. Changed mesh a bit lower to 17cm above soil. Do. 28.11.24 (Day 39/Flowering Week 2) 29.11.24 10:50 | Remaining volume = (33.5/ 61.5) * 47 = 25.602 l As stated in https://www.growmart.de/mediafiles/Sonstiges/AutoPot/autopot-growers-guide-complete-en.pdf, fertilized the plant with the “Organics - Pot Feeding Technique” using 10ml/L BioTabs PK 5-8 1. 08:00 Closed the tap to stop water supply 2. 22:40 After about 14h checked if the module was dry — Still a bit of water in the module. 3. 23:00 Poured fertilizer solution next to the AQUAValve and filled up to the height of the hose - about 250 ml 4. Waited until the fertilizer solution was absorbed by the plant and repeated the process several times Sa. 30.11.24 (Day 41/Flowering Week 2) 1l of fertilizer solution was consumed around 21:00. AquaPot reactivated. So. 01.12.24 (Day 42/Flowering Week 2) Developed an extremely large number of leaves in just 1 week I count at least 11 buds that will be in the net next week In flowering week 2, the plant has made quite a nice stretch 23:15 | Remaining volume = (31.5cm/ 61.5) * 47 = 24.1 l Consumption since AquaPot activation about 30l - 24.1l = 5.9 l - 250ml which is in the pot = 5.6 l, of which about 2 days of fertilizer and AquaPot off - 5.6/5 days about 1.1l per day

Fireproof Fr. 12.06.24 (Day 48/Flowering Week 3) - Sun. 12.08.24 /Day 50/Flowering Week 3) Nutrients: 1g Bactrex + 20g Orgatrex in 1L water per pot feeding 1. 12.06 22:40 AquaPot deactivated 2. 12.07 13:30 about 500ml nutrient solution 3. 12.07 21:30 about 500ml nutrient solution 4. 12.08 12:00 nutrient solution used up. AquaPot activated Mon. 12.09.24 (Day 51/Flowering Week 4) Remaining volume = (23.3cm/ 61.5) * 47 = 17.8 l Consumption since last Sunday 24.1l - 17.8l = 6.3 l - 500ml which is in the pot = 5.8 l, of which about 2 days nutrient solution 1l and AquaPot off - 6.8/7 days about 1l per day Plant lollipopped and defoliated.

Fireproof Mon. 10.12.24 (Day 52/Flowering Week 4) 10ml/1l Organic PK 5-8 per Pot Feeding Sun. 15.12.24 (Day 57/Flowering Week 4) Remaining volume = (17cm/ 61.5) * 47 = 13 l Consumption since last Sunday 17.8l - 13l = 4.8 l - 500ml which is in the pot = 4.3 l, of which about 2 days of nutrient solution 1l and AquaPot out - 5.3/7 days about 0.8l per day Tank filled with 20 l. Fill level about 33 l

Fireproof Mo. 12/16/24 (Day 58/Flowering Week 5) Defoliated. Why are the leaves spotted? Tu. 12/17/24 (Day 59/Flowering Week 5) Adjusted lamp distance to the highest bloom to 32 cm. Are the leaves possibly burned? The leaves that are further away from the lamp do not show these symptoms. We. 12/18/24 (Day 60/Flowering Week 5) Lamp at 03:00 only at 80% intensity to give the plant some recovery from potential light stress. 18:30 Asked in the Discord channel Pott Planter People (https://discord.gg/pottplanter) with pictures. Suspected wind. I’m leaving the big fans off for now. The small one is set against the wall on level 2; it usually ran on level 1. See also: https://www.zamnesia.com/de/blog-wie-man-windbrand-bei-cannabis-erkennt-und-behandelt-n2966 It also states, “As soon as the plant is in a suitable location, cut off all damaged and dead leaves, keep the soil moist (but don’t let it get too wet), and give the plants a chance to recover. You can even add some extra nutrients to give your plants an additional advantage during recovery.” Removed all brown leaves. Sa. 12/21/24 (Day 63/Flowering Week 5) 14:30 Also activated the two fixed fans again when I'm not in the office. Set so they blow against the wall and not directly on the plant. Su. 12/22/24 (Day 64/Flowering Week 5) Remaining volume = (36.5/ 61.5) * 47 = 27.9 l Consumption since last Sunday 33l - 27.9l = 5.1/7 days approx. 0.73 l per day

Fireproof Unfortunately, no time left to document the diary neatly to the end. This week will be the harvest... Harvest or wait a bit longer? I find the trichomes milky, and there's a bit of amber too. It's already in week 9 of flowering. Manufacturer's recommendation for Sensi Seeds Choco Automatic is 7-8 weeks. Pictures are from 01/13/2025 (Day 93/Week 9 of flowering)