First time Autopot

eLBowAutoGrows Things are progressing well. I’m Top feeding until i have some runoff to establish the root zone. Hoping to have it in the auto pot system in the next couple days. PPFD 200 Duration 24/0 EC 2.0 PH 5.8 VPD 1

eLBowAutoGrows Week 2 Day 9 the roots were getting close to the bottom. So I transplanted into a 5 gallon fabric pot. Made a gallon of nutrient solution. Once it runs out I’ll slowly start upping the EC and PPFD Dry seed in coco Ph5.8 EC 2.0 PPFD 150 VPD 1.0

eLBowAutoGrows Week 3 Update: Days 14-21 3/6/25 Day 1: I tossed dry seeds directly into some coco to see how they would respond without soaking or using a paper towel. The system is now fully operational, with the air pump and aqua valve running as they should. I’m pleased with the progress so far! - EC: 2.0 - pH: 5.9 - PPFD: 375 - Light Duration: 24 hours Day 16 update. - EC: 2.5 - pH: 5.8 - PPFD: 380 - Light Duration: 24 hours

eLBowAutoGrows 3/19/25 420 Autoflower Scrog Method. First selective defoliations to expose nodes. One more week and I will strip her down and flatten her out. First time scrog so we’ll see what happens. Will do some leaf tucking. Overall happy with shape and size. Mixing nutrients in 2 gallon bucket. 5 tsp canna A/B 4 tsp Cannazyme 2 tsp Cali magic.

eLBowAutoGrows Week 5, still in veg. Starting to show pistals. Still tucking and selective defoliating. Next couple days should continue to stretch before I flatten for my first auto scrog grow. Update: 30 days ago this was a dry seed. I set out on a mission to see if I could scrog an auto with as good if not better result then just letting them do their thing. Having never done this before it was a bit nerve racking. But then at the end of the day worse case I start over if it doesn’t work. Follow along as we see it hay happens when you scrog an auto in a 2x2 tent with a 5 gallon autopot xl system. Update: Alright, this little lady is responding well to the defoliation, super cropping, and the addition of a floating scrog! In the last three days, she has consumed two gallons of nutrients, which indicates it’s time to increase the feeding schedule. - EC: 2.8 - pH: 5.8 Let’s see what happens next!

eLBowAutoGrows Six days after my first super crop and everything has recovered nicely. I would have thought with all that stress it was sure to stunt/ early flower. But it has not. I’m impressed. Had to get a bigger tent. Raised the DLI. Hopefully we’ll start see some stretch soon. Nice even canopy

eLBowAutoGrows Day 42. The super cropping worked out very well so far. The Canopy is much more even this time around. She is just now going into stretch, which is later on in the cycle than normal. The stress has seemed to push back her time clock some which is great. The goal is to get over 100 days before chopping. I have read that this is a possibility just never had experienced it first hand. Update. Measuring device for the nutrients broke, had to find an alternative which made my EC .3 lower then normal. Should be okay but will be interested to see how she reacts over the next 3 days. Which is about how long it takes for 5 gallons to disapear. Update: first defoliation went well. Every couple days I’ll continue to thin her out until the heavy defoliation day. Update. Day 48. This week I went in and did a ton of defoliation. In about another 12 days. She’ll get another one

eLBowAutoGrows Day 50. Still a lot larger than I anticipated. But the good news is she still fits in the 3x3 and is showing signs of slowing down the stretch. Iv heard people burning up their plants using canna PH13/14. So I’m going to mess around with a couple dosages and see how she handles it. So far this method has done almost exactly what I wanted. Stayed about a foot shorter with a much more even canopy. In about 10 days she will be getting another heavy defoliation. Update day 54. Heavy defoliation under way to expose bud sites. In about 6 days I’m going for mt first schwazzing. Should be a good time Update: As week 8 comes to an end I and very happy with the progress. I’ve bumped the ec up to 2.8. Will continue on that for a little bit longer. Day 60 about I will do my first “schwazzing” pretty excited about that.

eLBowAutoGrows Day 57 about to do my first schwazz Day 60 did a heavy defoliation. Not quite a schwazz. Almost Filled a 2 gallon bucket up with clippings a lot more light and air penetration is available. I think she’ll bounce back nicely Day 64. As the week comes to an end. I am very pleased with the progress. Canopy is nice and even. You can’t tell which one is the main cola. And for a little 300 watt light even the lower flowers are getting pretty dense. Still a long way to go. I would imagine this one will take over 90 days before see Amber. But we shall see

eLBowAutoGrows Yesterday was a big day! I finally upgraded her to the 4x4 tent with a 650W light, moving from the cozy 3x3 with a 300W. 🎉 During the transition, I made a few rookie mistakes that led to some discoloration on the upper canopy leaves. But hey, no worries! As @autopotamus wisely says, “We’re growing flowers, not just leaves.” A little defoliation is part of the journey, and she’ll bounce back stronger than ever! 💪 Every experience is a lesson or a blessing. This time, I learned! 🌟 What lessons have you all picked up on your growing adventures? Let’s keep sharing and growing together!