Second Batch

Thanks dude! I appreciate the feedback and advice. I'll keep an eye on the soil temp it might become an issue for me. Right now I'm worried about a bit of stretching. We've got plenty daylight hours at the moment but tricky to find a spot in my garden to take full advantage of that (either get morning or afternoon sun). Plan to rotate the plants under a CFL 4750 lumen light at night during veg state to compensate, but worried about moving them around too much. I don't have enough space for all the plants so each plant will get their turn every second dayI'm using Ph balanced bottled water (Bon Aqua)

Thanks @OutForReal! I'm seeing small but visible gains (compared to same seed) with no lights) after just a few days when moving them under lights at night and will continue to do so.

Now we're talking! Looking good dude. And thanks so much for the kind words on my grow. Something definitely went wrong with your other grow but this one looks like it's off to a flying start! Autoflowers lives are so short so it is like a race against time. My main pointers are, firstly; make sure they get as much direct sunlight as possible but make sure the pots don't get hot. 8+ hours of direct sunlight per day is ideal. Mine were fine on the grass/lawn but if your pots are getting hot from the ground up try a white surface. I found Garden Master garden refuse bags at Builders Warehouse for R10. https://www.builders.co.za/Garden-%26-Outdoor-Living/Garden/Garden-Sheds-%26-Bins/Garden-Master-Refuse-Bags/p/000000000000250181 Secondly, only water them when the soil is dry up to your second knuckle (about 5cm) or when you can feel the pot is light. At some stages I was only watering once every two weeks. Most of the time about once a week. When it rained, not at all. I watered the entire fabric pot every time by watering slowly and trying not to get any run-off. Your soil is alive so you don't want to wash any of it away. On that note, if you're using tap water, leave it in the shade outdoors in open 5l bottles so the chlorine evaporates. Chlorine will kill your living organisms in your soil. The difference in the smell of chorine where we live before and after 3 days is quite crazy. Try it out and see if it works for you, too. Lastly, autos are light feeders. Especially with the soil you have. You barely need to use nutrients at all but if you want to; organic nutrients like the Bio-Grow you have for veg stage at 1/4 the recommended dose and Bio-Bloom for the flowering stage at 1/4 the recommended dose is much safer than going too heavy. If you just do those things you WILL get something sick out of it. Hope this helps and can't wait to see how the rest of your grow goes! Crush it man!

Hi Mark, just want to mention how impressed i am with the dinafem seeds. I've had 100% germination rate out of 20 dinafem autoflowering seeds planted now and any issues have been newbie mistakes on my part. hope to convince my friends with grow tents to buy premium dinafem seeds and try autos in the coming months. thank you!

Awesome thank you Mark!

Hehe thanks Quexos, can't wait to light these up!

@starphish, thank you for the answer to my question. It helps to know that it is dry weight and that the breeders tend to inflate estimates. Hehe, moving plants is hard work and I've started getting a little bit lazy. No question that it is worth it though. Now that most of ny plants are in full bloom I expect diminishing returns, but will continue.

Your 2nd round is looking really good! The plants under the lights look excellent! I wouldn't worry about your plants flowering early. They are autos and usually start showing pre-flowering between weeks 3-5. They are supposed to get down to business quickly.

You are absolutely right! There is a huge difference between this grow and your first grow. A little experience doesn't hurt though.👍 I read a lot of the comments about this grow. There is some really, really good advice in there. You are lucky. This is a great community. I've been in a few groups that aren't quite so supportive.

great closeup !!! see the trichomes turning

And they fatten up nicely.......

That Expo sounded like a great time! Did any of the booths offer any growing tips? Your UK Cheese look great! Now I want to grow some Cheese strains! How does it smell? Those Criticals are looking fat! You might want to stake those buds so they have some support. I could see the stalk bending due to the weight!

Good week! I'm not sure about who is who in your pictures. I'm assuming the taller one is the cheese? Anyway the last 3-4 pictures show a plant that is a lot closer to being ready than the first pictures. I think you should do a little reading concerning your idea about needing more nitrogen. Think about the purpose of nitrogen and what your plant is doing right now. Increasing your bloom nutes will give you flowering benefits, but its purpose is not to add a lot of Nitrogen. Your plants look super healthy. I didn't notice any signs of nute burn. You could probably increase your bloom nutes to get more yield. Are you feeding at full strength?

Talk about a kid in a candy shop! All micro pictures.😆😆 Cheese 2-3 look pretty done, but Cheese 1 looks like it needs more time. Crits look to be in the same boat as the Cheese 1. Did you notice how long it took those trichomes to go from milky to amber? That will help with harvesting Cheese 1. So your first and second grow are almost done?

Oh yes they are well into bloom now and looking in great shape 👌 Just going of the pictures I would say these still have a minimum of 4 weeks possibly 6 more week's until finished. They are only just really starting to form there structure now, plenty of time left to pile on the weight 👍 Definitely more than 2 weeks left my friend 👊 I'll keep dropping in as you update mate 👍 All the best ✌️ Mark..

happy harvesting

Everyone is looking great! You are going to have a ton of bud when your current grows are done!

Well as I can see you bought from Good Breeder, good genetics are the Basement of a good grow. and i always go from quality, over resiliance and stable genetics, last point for me is the Yield

Good looking plants this week! Everyone looks happy and healthy. Keep doing what you are doing. The plants have responded well. You'll have a decent harvest for these plants. They will pack it on as they mature.

Gratz! You are getting pretty good with that little microscope camera! I am still getting the hang of mine. Harvest is going to be great! Enjoy.