MSNL Durban Poison Autoflowers

Show_Low_Ent I do not have any pics of germination as I was just starting out on my very first grow and was expecting total failure due to my ignorance of my own appliances. I had planned for three plants but the first seed that had the longest taproot seperated from its taproot due to my clumsiness. Two underfilled 5 gallon pots of FFHF 60%, Perlite 30%, and Vermeculite 10%. I didn't water them as normal, I sprayed the soil with ph corrected water from a water spraybottle. I just kept the area moist. I did not use a humidity dome and my lung room was a bit moisty because I had not implement a method to ventillate outside. I was not expecting them to survive after hanging out in a 109F cup overnight. Truly a testament to the seeds genetics.

Show_Low_Ent Getting bigger. No nutes added yet. Having issues with the PVC platform I built in a rush, I eventually replaced it with these plastic caddies that collect runoff. I made sure to wipe them down every so often. But for now, ugly PVC project not well thought out ( literally tossed out the window! ). Watering gently and still spraying them down with the bottle with only ph corrected water.

Show_Low_Ent Week 3, started adding nutes in slowly. Was finger test watering, but can't remember how much. This is when I started noticing the height and foliage discrepancy between the two plants and was watching intently for hermies or other potential factors. I just assume auto seeds are gonna be auto seeds! I didn't measure height in inches either! it wasn't a parameter I thought important to track at the time before finding growdiaries. Same with the light height. I utilize a Pixel 9 Pro with Photone to check PPFD levels. I calibrated the app utilzing Vivosuns PPFD map and known levels. I still should invest in an actual PAR meter someday! Lights 400ppfd @ canopy height.

Show_Low_Ent Preflowering @ 30th Day! I was initially worried as I thought it was such a small vegatative window and was waiting for a stretch BEFORE flowering. I was in for a pretty crazy surprise. Lights @ 500 ppfd from canopy height.

Show_Low_Ent Flushing every 3rd feeding starting this week! I also started defoliation this week in order to get some canopy light. It was gentle and I always made sure the plant recovered and gave it slightly more water if I was defoliating. Definitely not enough water to cause runoff, apart from flushing every 3rd feeding.

Show_Low_Ent Yes, even some defoliation during flowering as I wasn't happy with the amount of light and airflow. I think it took me so long because I was afraid of shocking the plants. These are also very thirsty plants. I gave them around a gallon each every 2-3 days and I never let the growing medium get bone dry. (Apart from the brownout I couldn't control, so sorry plants! ) Lighting 600ppfd at canopy height

Show_Low_Ent Lighting 625ppfd at canopy height. Also only now finding out how important it is to have a screen on passive air intakes when owning animals! I am so frustrated with the hair its ubeeeelieaaable. I'm brushing my long haired more often now that I'm finding it in my tent and I'm going to have to implement a door sweep to help with controlling it. I spend a long time fishing hairs out of the buds so it doesn't ruin the hit. Will continue to do so, but its impossible to avoid entirely! I'm better equipped to minimize it next grow. Watering is still around a gallon on feeding days and gallon and a half when flushing to get some of that residual nutes and solids out. The fabric bags are amazing and the caddies work very well at catching any runoff after I let them off of my flooding table.

Show_Low_Ent Lighting is 625ppfd at canopy height. I've found a lot of mixed opinions on tip burn when collecting and organizing educational material prior to adding nutes. I tried my best to adhere to most standard practices when dealing with it and only tried to adjust my nutes and watering accordingly. I saw success, albiet light, which is what I was essentially aiming for. How else are you going to learn unless you experience mistakes, eh? I am still flushing every 3rd and I am still picking out the little princesses rogue hairs :(. Worth it though.

Show_Low_Ent Lighting is 650ppfd at canopy height I am still actively addressing the rogue hairs in a battle I am starting to win! I am also still flushing with 1.5 gallons when it is time to flush for the final time. Not adding nutes after this week and just feeding the plants ph corrected water until harvest!

Show_Low_Ent No nutes used for three feedings prior to harvesting. I did smaller volume watering more often in preperation for harvest. I did not feed for two days prior to harvest and then flushed them two hours prior to cutting them, utilizing that time to take off a sizeable amount of fan leaves. Please feel free to kindly critique my methods with constructive feedback at any point! Its a part of learning and will not be offended. I am very happy with the outcome! I don't know how well I did or what I could have done beter as I've never grown bud before and I've never had any experiece with grow tent growing prior to this. If anyone happens to see this, feel free to let me know thoughts and opinions. I love learning and getting important feedback. It was very sticky cutting off a lot of the fan leaves before hang drying whole. I didn't trim anything else. I will be dry trimming after a 10-14 day drying at 60/60 until stem snaps cleanly in most places. I looked for and did not find any mold or bud rot. I will update the diary when they're snug in their curing jars! I will see yall at the end of week 11! UPDATE 7/30/25: Updated pictures post harvest! 6 OZ!