Autobahn

BalconyBoy These two auto seedlings (from local shop) we're planted on Friday 09.05.25 in 20L pots with 25% worm compost added to last year's potting soil. They are irrigated by a pump and timer feeding through 3D printed growtekk usa irrigation rings. First time growing Autos between photos on the balcony.

BalconyBoy 19.05. looking at the pictures I can say that one set of leaves per week seems like nothing but I'm happy to see the cream cookies starting really push it after transplanting to 5 gallon bags. Still hoping the Amnesia does the same, so I get a nice sativa midsummer harvest.

BalconyBoy 26.05. finally the Amnesia Auto has grown past the height of the irrigation ring and seems to pick up pace with the temperatures further improving. The cream cookies is leading the way with pistils showing at every sprout, much more than the pre flower visible on the photos at the same time.

BalconyBoy 02.06. the cream cookies auto is already visibly in flower mode but still growing in height and width. The amnesia auto ist showing no signs of flower jet but also growing without showing deficiencies or other problems. White clover is covering the pot tops nicely, give ten more days it should be a nice clover lawn.

BalconyBoy 09.06.25 I had error messages uploading pictures and updates through mobile, but it works from desktop. Since it was obvious that the Cream Cookies Auto would not grow bigger anymore and just put on flower, I took the chance to replace it with an Auto Lemon Kix from my replacement pool. It was the last surplus not given away to friends and one of three seeds Dutch Passion gave me to make up the Non-Auto Daiquiri Lime of 2024. I was still a bit high and unfocused so I didn't take the 30 seconds to do the transplantation correctly, probably damaging some roots. Sh*t happens - not the end of the world. The clover cover crop is growing well besides the autos since the small pots get the same amount of water as the 10 gallon ones for the photos.

BalconyBoy 16.06.25 the Amnesia Auto keeps growing as I wished it would with less signs of pre flower than the photos that have allready shown their pistils at internodes. The Auto Lemon Kix is in flower mode and won't get much taller I guess. I still hope it will branch out and yield more than 10g somehow. kind of the cliche Auto experience. After a short research about fertilizers and Autos I decided to topdess 15g of Grow and 15g of Bloom Organic Powder from Bavarian Krauts mixed with a handful of soil and watch if this dosage is sufficient.

BalconyBoy 23.06.25 The sun is relentlessly shinning on this fine balcony and the Amnesia reached 85cm in height. The first signs of pre flower appeared while the Lemon Kix remains at 40cm and develops flowers on short branches.

BalconyBoy 30.06.25 Now it's clear that both plants are in flower mode. The Amnesia is behaving as I wished and developing buds after reaching 1m in hight. The Lemon Kix will remain the short bud on a stick I hoped to avoid by replacing the cream cookies. They received some of the fertilizer Tea their photo companions got, but not much.

BalconyBoy 07.07.25 The Auto Amnesia ist taking up shape nicely. Some yellowing leafes but not many, no pests taking a hold so far on this strain, few thrips bites only. The Lemon Kix has some leafes with powdery mildew which I'll keep watching and spraying with H2O2 solution every now and then. Maybe 4 weeks left for this one. The cream cookies I replaced in a mini pot is about 10-14 days from finishing. Half of the trichomes appear cloudy but very few amber still. Sadly this one's has quite some pests for its size, which means it will end up in the rosin press if the ladybugs don't clean it up before harvest.

BalconyBoy 14.07.25 gave 25g flower fertilizer as top dressing to the Amnesia Auto and clay pebbles as heat protection. The Amnesia keeps putting on bud size the lemon Kix is starting to notably smell when I spay it for all the powdery mildew it harbors. Defoliating seemed inevitable to get rid of the leaves affected the most. Thankfully it didn't spread and this plant will be gone when the others flower. 11.07.25 finally the trichomes looked milky enough for the pest infested bud on a stick called "cream and cookies auto" to be chopped. Vanilla baked flavor now drying in a shoebox. After 4 days I transferred 9.9g to curing in a brown glass jar. For the time being I don't like growing Autos. Two out of three were real pest magnets lacking size that justified a spot on the balcony. Only the Amnesia is developing as I imagined. I will stop complaining if it delivers good flavor and blame myself for picking these dwarf Auto genetics in the first place. 24.07.25 Purpl Pro says Cream and Cookies Auto has 14% THC. I like the vanilla and baked something taste, although it's not a super intense flavor or (indica) high.

BalconyBoy 22.07.25 the Lemon Kix auto still ripens and will be harvested at the end of the week, trichomes look almost there. The Amnesia Auto is thickening up and dropping the bigger fan leaves already. Although there were few aphids on it so far it got a tiny ladybug larvae house as the photos next to it. Not taking chances with pests on my personal crop. I don't mean to dunk on autos before finishing one entire run. the reason planting them being for a sativa harvest outdoors. At this point I recognize what was clear by the miriade of diaries on this platform. Most autos are tiny, some breeds are larger wich is what I aim for. Research and experience will lead to success. Along the way there will be some tiny autos non the less. I'm greatful for being able to pursue this endeavor legally today. I wish all of you, who are not in such a privileged position yet, to soon overcome dumb and unjust laws.

BalconyBoy 28.07.25 the remaining Auto Amnesia is getting bigger buds by the week and dropping fan leaves. Happy growing!

BalconyBoy 24.07.25 after a last sunny day lemon Kix was chopped and trimmed. I went for very few amber trichomes to have a less sedating effect and was surprised with 15 seeds, the maturity of the seeds seems a good indicator that I'm not harvesting impatiently ahead of time. Due to the tiny result I will not grow auto strains on the balcony again unless diaries on this platform show that its really a XXL Auto. In this case it yielded 13.4g of flower pressed to 0.25g of rosin.

BalconyBoy 04.08.25 the Auto Amnesias budsites are thickening up week after week, my guess is four more until chop, let's see. No bugs, fungus or other pests visible. Amazing to see this with powdery mildew present on the Quick Sherbet right next to it. It gets whiffs of peroxide spray but I don't drench it to avoid damage to the developing buds that are unaffected. Midweek the sun is said to pick up again at least for a few days in this unusual cloudy and cold stretch of summertime.

BalconyBoy 12.08.25 the weather is back to summer mode again and the Amesia auto is doing well, despite dropping yellow fan leaves every day while buds are slowly swelling. Odor is finally picking up and water consumption is decreasing. I put her on a single pump for watering during the time I'm away from coming Thursday to Sunday feeding about 250ml per day. Sunday night I have a last change to fine tune this scheme before leaving for a week of holidays.

BalconyBoy 17.08.25 flowers are getting thicker and resin is much more sticky now, the smaller fan leaves turned yellow and fell off. Now the buds won't need trimming at all. 😁 odor is getting stronger now, but not all over the place. Since the Amnesia needs less water during flower and the other plants drink plenty I put this 5 gallon bag on a single pump, feeding 220ml trough the blue ring every morning. I cannot really tell if the plant will be ready when I come back from the holidays, until next week enjoy the summer 🌞

BalconyBoy 27.08.25 coming back from the holidays I found the trichomes on the remaining Auto Amnesia ready for harvest. All fan leaves turned brown but stuck to the plant. I did trim with my bare fingers which saved time and did the trick. The buds are quite airy and there is odor if you squeeze them but it's not much and definitely not 'loud' weed. I'm undecided about making rosin or keeping the flower. This year's trial with auto flowering strains didn't convince me. To small, not much resin, no funky terps. I know that there are people who love to grow autos, please shill me your favorite tasty XL sativa auto strain, I'll look into it.