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4 days ago
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860 MINT EVO + Green Light Emitting Diodes/860W
Mammoth Lighting
860 MINT EVO + Green Light Emitting Diodes/860W
Mammoth Lighting
100W-UVA/UVB Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Mammoth Lighting
Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks 2, 4, 6
Topping
weeks 4-5
LST
weeks 6-8
Expanded Clay
Grow medium
19 L
Pot Size
G
Germination
2 months ago
Paper towel Germination. Nothing Exciting. Moved to Peat Pod for planting into my Air Cube System. Only running one Pod to test my Automation and Nutrients.
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Week 2. Vegetation
2 months ago
12.7 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
This is the first time using my Air Cube system with an Autoflower. I always go DWC with Autos and have much success. This time I wanted more automation and have a PH controller installed as well. Testing one plant and I think my tinkering on the itial setup may have stunted her a bit. We shall see.
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Defoliation
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Week 4. Vegetation
a month ago
15.24 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
Nutrients 9
PH Osmosis Stabilizer - House & Garden
PH Osmosis Stabilizer 2.642 mll
Base A - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base A 1.849 mll
Base B - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base B 1.849 mll
She is definitely a bush and stunted but very healthy in the trial setup so far. Let’s she how she continues to respond to the Aircube. Certainly not like my DWC setups but her growth rate is increasing by the day. Still in Veg but next post will be be in flower. I see the pre flowers popping up.
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Topping
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5
Week 5. Vegetation
a month ago
20.32 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
Nutrients 9
PH Osmosis Stabilizer - House & Garden
PH Osmosis Stabilizer 2.642 mll
Base A - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base A 1.849 mll
Base B - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base B 1.849 mll
Still the Aircube test. She seems to be rebounding from what I thought was stunting due to the new system, when compared to DWC. She is small but vegetation is longer than usual allowing for additional growth. Still small and now starting to flower. I think I’m going back to a small RDWC setup. It seems to be the best setup for Autos in my opinion. No root restriction when it grows in water only. She was topped and defoliated after last weeks post. I top all my autos and it’s never let me down yet. It’s a personal preference.
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Topping
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6
Week 6. Flowering
a month ago
55.88 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
Nutrients 10
PH Osmosis Stabilizer - House & Garden
PH Osmosis Stabilizer 1.321 mll
Base A - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base A 1.849 mll
Base B - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base B 1.849 mll
She finally decided to flower and stretch. I’ve done a lot of defoliating over the last few weeks and this week I had to open her up a little bit to get more light.
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Defoliation
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Week 7. Flowering
17 days ago
66.04 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
Nutrients 8
PH Osmosis Stabilizer - House & Garden
PH Osmosis Stabilizer 1.321 mll
Base A - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base A 2.113 mll
Base B - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base B 2.113 mll
Just some training and growing. Im impressed how she rebounded so fast. I initially thought she was stunted beyond return. I guess I lucked out. I did turn my UVA/UVB up to 50W (50%)
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Week 8. Flowering
4 days ago
66.04 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.8
700 PPM
50 %
24 °C
24 °C
21 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
850 PPM
Nutrients 8
PH Osmosis Stabilizer - House & Garden
PH Osmosis Stabilizer 1.321 mll
Base A - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base A 1.585 mll
Base B - True Plant Science (TPS)
Base B 1.585 mll
Well I did the best I could with the Aircube and Autos. I do like the automation so Im willing to sacrifice yield at this point. Miss the DWC system and I build a new RDWC system completely automated with PH and COND adjusters. I was out sick from a week and my plant was barely affected from my absence. Next steps are to take my light down to 80% intensity (860W) and increase many UVA/UVB to 75% (100W). Hoping to draw more tricholmes without burning them off. Im running a Mammoth Lighting EVO Green Spectrum and it’s crazy because it allows for you to crank the PPFD with minimal downsides. Still getting used to the setup.
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StickyScissors
StickyScissorscommentedweek 82 days ago
Gave her a much neeeded haircut.
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BulgingTents
BulgingTentscommentedweek 83 days ago
Oh wow she is a beauty. Those tops are stacked. Can't wait to see the harvest numbers.
BulgingTents
BulgingTentscommentedweek 4a month ago
I have this strain in week 4 using DWC and the growth is similar. It may not be something you caused. 9.5 inches and all bush and no stretch. Check out my diary.
StickyScissors
StickyScissorscommenteda month ago
Looks good. Yeah, Im running an experiment using the Aircube. Otherwise I only do DWC and have excellent results. It’s the last time using this process.
BulgingTents
BulgingTentscommentedweek 713 days ago
Looking good!
StickyScissors
StickyScissorscommented13 days ago
@BulgingTents, thanks!!
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 02 months ago
Hi there, Thank you for running this diary. We will be looking forward to your updates. Happy growing 🌱🌱 & Good luck 😃
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