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Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
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Grow medium
10 L
Pot Size
1 L
Watering
Strain
Critical + 2.0 Autoflowering
Dinafem
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Strong
So that's my first ever grow completed! And something tells me i don't think it will be the last πŸ˜πŸ€” overall I am proud as punch with the end result. Overall from 7 plants I ended up with 5 1/2 oz dry, top buds seem to be more compact and built up, 50-60% are airy, however absolutely packed with thc shining! Being my first grow its all for personal use so i dont mind 😁😊 any suggestions moving forward for future increase in fatter/denser nugs would be appreicated. I ran 2 x 600 watt cheap led lights, which im 100% certain dimmed towards the last 3 weeks (the brightness dramatically reduced) making me think that a few leds burnt out throughout - I think moving forward i would look into better spec grow light. Tent 120x120x180cm. Found these girls very easy to grow, very forgiving for anything i done wrong being my first experience. The plants grew all different shapes and sizes I done some lst rather late into the grow which I think give some funky growth shapes, in the end all grew out with loads of bud locations all over. Really wish I had given more space for light penetration. I ran 6 fabric pots and 1 plastic, I felt the ladie in the plastic pot took off much quicker than the rest and on cutting down seemed to have the best root setup, anyone else have an opinion on what they find best? The smells and taste are very very fruity and cirtusy/lemon, smoke nice head high still curing will update with full smoke report in a week or so! Towards the last 3 weeks or so the smell from the plants was strong and very fruity, would reccomend a carbon filter if trying to stay down low. Went for 48 hours darkness prior to cutting, seemed to work! After 48 hours the buds surprisingly had swole not a massive amount but a noticeable difference πŸ˜‹ Used all my trim and alot of of the pop corn nugs for butter so nothing went to waste currently making a huge batch for some tastey treats. Would love another blast at growing these ladies, learnt alot throughout and will take the knowledge to future grows! Thanks for all the love and support on my first grow, and keeping me right throughout, and dinafem for my giving my Until next time 😊 - 2 week curing update - have been removing from glass jars daily, airing and placing back in. Buds curing up amazing in glass jars, day by day the smell gets better and the buds are starting to dry up. The smell is incredible one of the nicest smelling strains I've encountered, real fruity fuel smell hard to describe mouth watering material 🀀🀀 buds are and green some with hints of purple through them and nice and shiney! Smoke report - Very heavy head high really surprised and the strength it produced, nice relaxing high, with a nice fruity after taste! Final verdict - super happy with everything and the learning I've taken throughout, growdiaries community has been a blessing throughout and have had great pleasure watching other people's success on the journey! Dinafem seeds I'd highly reccomend to anyone!
The Outcome
Week 11
Harvest
What's on the scales?
146
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
421
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
7
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.44
mΒ²
ftΒ²
Grow Room size
0.24
g / watt
101.39
g / mΒ²
20.86
g / plant
4.86
plant / mΒ²
416.67
watt / mΒ²
Tastes like
Citrus
Flowery
Fruity
Feels like
20% Sativa 80% Indica

Positive effects

Happy
Relaxed
Uplifted

Negative effects

Dry mouth
Reviews. Nutrient
I think this worked well, I'm not to sure to be fair however plants didn't get harmed
Didnt use this nute, don't know why here.
No experience with nutes checked online seen this was beneficial during flowering, seemed to work fine however plants didn't take well when adding, used under recommended dose. Not to sure if this was the sole cause so can't rule it out.
stuff used it from the start plants seemed to love it
Reviews. Lamp
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Joah420 Joah420
5 years ago
So that's my first ever grow completed! And something tells me i don't think it will be the last πŸ˜πŸ€” overall I am proud as punch with the end result. Overall from 7 plants I ended up with 5 1/2 oz dry, top buds seem to be more compact and built up, apart from that the majority 70-80% are very airy, however absolutely packed with thc shining! Being my first grow its all for personal use so i dont mind 😁😊 any suggestions moving forward for future increase in fatter/denser nugs would be appreicated. I ran 2 x 600 watt cheap led lights, which im 100% certain dimmed towards the last 3 weeks (the brightness dramatically reduced) making me think that a few leds burnt out throughout - I think moving forward i would look into better spec grow light. Found these girls very easy to grow, very forgiving for anything i done wrong being my first experience. The plants grew all different shapes and sizes I done some lst rather late into the grow which I think give some funky growth shapes, in the end all grew out with loads of bud locations all over. Really wish I had given more space for light penetration. I ran 6 fabric pots and 1 plastic, I felt the ladie in the plastic pot took off much quicker than the rest and on cutting down seemed to have the best root setup, anyone else have an opinion on what they find best? The smells and taste are very very fruity and cirtusy/lemon, smoke nice head high still curing will update with full smoke report in a week or so! Towards the last 3 weeks or so the smell from the plants was strong and very fruity, would reccomend a carbon filter if trying to stay down low. Used all my trim and alot of of the pop corn nugs for butter so nothing went to waste currently making a huge batch for some tastey treats. Would love another blast at growing these ladies, learnt alot throughout and will take the knowledge to future grows! Thanks for all the love and support on my first grow, and keeping me right throughout, Until next time πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜›πŸ™
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Grow Questions
Joah420
Joah420started grow question 6 years ago
Lst is it recommended to keep doing this whilst flowering? Or should i cut them free
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Waters
Watersanswered grow question 6 years ago
Nah you don’t want to stress the plant while it is flowering. If the LST was not applied during veg and the branches hadn’t finished snapping back to their original position, then it is unwanted stress on the plant.
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Philindicus
Philindicuscommentedweek 86 years ago
You should go by the color of the pistils and trichomes to estimate when to stop your nutes and start your flush. When about 50% of the pistils have turned brown/red and start to curl all the ways in you should start checking the trichome color. Once you see about 50% half cloudy trichome you should start your flush ideally about 2 weeks before harvest give or take a few days. Depending on what type of high you like will determine at what stage of color change of the trichomes to harvest her. Mostly cloudy/milky with 5% to 30% amber is usually a good range. The more amber the more of a body high you'll have off her. Is this just one plant or more than one? Also it would be a good idea to try to lower your humidity if possible.
Philindicus
Philindicuscommented6 years ago
@Joah420, sounds like your doing the best you can with the humidity I'm sure it goes up and down between waterings.as long as you have good air circulation in there you should be good.
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Philindicus, man this is great information thank you very much, thanks for taking the time to explain it all! In total there is 7 critical 2.0 in 10ltr pots and 1 xxx moby dick in 10ltr :)! I've tried everything to reduce humidy it sits between 50-60 currently 😫 I have a full extractor/carbon filter setup, however it's max for 6 plants could be reason its not pulling the extra bit, also have a 2 ltr dehumidifier in there too to try help which seems to be collecting decent volumes of water, would you reccomend anything else pal? Great info man honestly πŸ™
Lucidite
Luciditecommentedweek 16 years ago
I’m UK based as well. My advice – just don’t tell anyone what you are up to. Keep it to yourself 100%. Your grow looks a lot like mine. I’m just using a smaller space, 4 square feet with 300w LED. I started with 9 seeds as well. 2 didn’t sprout in my peat pellets. Will try sprouting on tissue next time. Seems to give better results. Good luck!
Lucidite
Luciditecommented6 years ago
@Joah420, 300w seems to be working for the space. My understanding is the light strength impacts the square footage your can grow in, not the number of plants. I calculated I could fit 9 two litre pots in that space. But maybe the light strength is the reason the middle plant is the fittest? I’ll know if the same thing happens the next time as well. Next time I’ll try 9 again. But I might try some LST.
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Lucidite, rule number 1 of growing, tell no one! How are you finding 300w for 7 plants so far? I estimated i only need 1000 for my space, and could add id say up to 8 more in there however i dont want to run to risk and the maintenance on my first attempt. Thank you very much, ill keep an eye on yours :)!
Philindicus
Philindicuscommentedweek 96 years ago
Looks like she's almost ready to chop down.
Joah420
Joah420commented5 years ago
@Philindicus, the finish line is in sight πŸ‘€
Joah420
Joah420commented5 years ago
@DinafemSeeds, amazing stuff that's was my next question, one thing I'm unsure of before cutting them down should I let the plants dry out or continue watering, and should it be done at any time of the day or is there a specific timing for best results? The pictures don't do justice for the colours they're absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the support throughout man! πŸ™
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedscommented5 years ago
@Joah420, The finish line is super close my friend πŸ‘ Another 5 days maximum and it will be βœ‚οΈ time πŸ‘ You've got some huge flowers to harvest and those colours are stunning πŸ‘Œ Not long now mateπŸ‘Š All the best ✌️ Mark..
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Adrenalized
Adrenalizedcommentedweek 36 years ago
Yellowing at the lower leafs usually means they need more Nitro.
Lucidite
Luciditecommented6 years ago
@Joah420, my lower leaves have all gone yellow. But I put seedlings into soil with a starting dose of nitrogen. Been giving them Nutes since week 2. I think it was over watering. Be careful not to spread the water too far from the plant. You have gone straight into big pots. I overwatered mine and ended up locking out the nutrients. Proper watering fixed and no new yellow leaves.
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Adrenalized, thanks for the info man, much appreicated 😁🀘
Adrenalized
Adrenalizedcommented6 years ago
@Joah420, feed them Nitro? XD You can buy some nutrients online or at a local green center. You need NPK for veg of a ratio 4-4-2. For the flowering stage you need more P and K but less N.
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Njanne
Njannecommentedweek 56 years ago
Looking good!!!
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Njanne, and thank you for the information on the question!! Cut them all free to do their own thing now πŸ™
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Njanne, thanking you πŸ˜πŸ™
Lucidite
Luciditecommentedweek 86 years ago
Looking good! I’m just through week nine. 44 days into flowering. My pistols are about 40% brown on the most advanced plant. I’m starting to watch trichomes daily. Can’t make out any cloudy ones yet. I’d say 2.5 weeks to harvest. I’ll start flushing mid week. Don’t flush too early! It has been a wet week. Hard to keep humidity down. I’m feeling it too.
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Lucidite, You're right it has, been sitting sometimes in the 60s the humidity for myself πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ€ however all seems well thankfully! Ill hold back on flushing then for the time being thank you for the info. Can't wait to see the results for both of us, been enjoying your updates each week πŸ™ Edit Remove
Lucidite
Luciditecommentedweek 76 years ago
They look great! I can see the frost in the video!
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Lucidite, thanks pal, didnt get much time to get as many pictures as id of liked to, the frost came out of no where really adds to their beauty!
Canadian
Canadiancommentedweek 66 years ago
The plant looks great I was wondering about this strain to see how it would grow I will keep an eye on this one good luck with your grow
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Canadian, so far its been a joy to grow, it seems to be very easy to manage, all growing at a steady similar pace and lots of growth since last week shall update tomorrow with this weeks results. Thanks for the comment pal!
ccore
ccorecommentedweek 46 years ago
Nice job on the training
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@ccore, thanks bro! Really enjoying how theyre growing now seems to work great
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 26 years ago
Sorry about the moby. πŸ”© Rest of plants look healthy and strong. πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ˜„πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Puffer_Bill, thanks man! It was a sad day to see her go but we live and we learn! Onwards n upwards πŸ˜‚πŸ™πŸ˜ŽπŸ€˜
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 46 years ago
Yes definitely nervous times bending branches or tying down. My 1st grow I had to super crop... so i can understand how you felt. Grow 🌱 well 😎✌️🏼
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Puffer_Bill, you got thrown in at the deep end there bill! πŸ˜‚ thanks for all the love on the post bro βœŠπŸ‘ŠπŸ™
Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autoscommentedweek 36 years ago
The yellowing at the bottom of your plant is either one of two things: lack of Nitrogen, meaning your baby needs some food, or you may need to lower your light so it penetrates to the bottom. Good Luck ....
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@Mr_Weeds_Autos, thank you for the info! πŸ™πŸ™
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 16 years ago
Happy 420 growmie ! good luck πŸš€
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, thanks man! 😁
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 16 years ago
Best πŸ€ and happy 🧠 on your first grow. You are off to a gr🎱 start. All seeds popping. 😎✌️🏼
Puffer_Bill
Puffer_Billcommentedweek 36 years ago
Hope you get to the bottom. Of those 2 plants with leaf colour issues. Looking good. 😎✌️🏼
Budzablazin
Budzablazincommentedweek 16 years ago
Good luck!!
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedscommentedweek 56 years ago
The early LST, cropping and training work is now going to pay of as you enter bloom with our Critical+2.0 auto πŸ‘Œ Looking good from here my friend πŸ‘ All the best ✌️ Mark..
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@DinafemSeeds, Anytime mate credit where it's due! I've never heard of it going to have a look at it now, im absolutely clueless to nutes I just read online and winged the ones im currently using, any others you've found useful for autos I welcome! Thanks for the info on the molasesses πŸ™πŸ˜› Cheers Mark mate nearly the finish line sir!
DinafemSeeds
DinafemSeedscommented6 years ago
@Joah420, Thank you for the kind words and positive feedback my friend πŸ‘ She still looks a couple of weeks away from harvest possibly another 21 day's πŸ‘Š Have you thought about adding Molasses to your feed regime as a booster? It's organic and a great additive to boost the yield and imo trichome production πŸ‘Œ Thanks for this week's update mate πŸ‘Š All the best ✌️ Mark..
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@DinafemSeeds, shes came along magic mate, i cant wait to see what the next few weeks hold! 😁 from your past experience would you say 10 weeks for these ladies? Really glad went for the critical 2.0 man, loving every thing about them! Great strain
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BarrieGrower
BarrieGrowercommentedweek 115 years ago
Congratulations on your first grow! Hopefully you had some fun and looks like you have some good bud! πŸ‘πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘
BarrieGrower
BarrieGrowercommented5 years ago
@Joah420, great to hear that!
Joah420
Joah420commented5 years ago
@BarrieGrower, thank you very much pal! Had nothing but fun thankfully was a great experience, and theyre surprising me the more they cure! πŸ˜‹πŸ˜‹
lotus_bloom
lotus_bloomcommentedweek 16 years ago
how much did you water in week 1?
lotus_bloom
lotus_bloomcommented6 years ago
@Joah420, appreciate it bro! keep growing my friend
Joah420
Joah420commented6 years ago
@lotus_bloom, hi mate after germination and placed in soil, i used a sprayer, and just created enough so top layer central was moist, and from here just sprayed regularly everytime i noticed it started to show signs of drying, then each week with more strength was able to up it, from what i read in the first few weeks they are developing a their root system to much water will cause the roots to struggle
Cannibalgardens
Cannibalgardenscommentedweek 115 years ago
Looks good and smelly nice job ...
Joah420
Joah420commented5 years ago
@Cannibalgardens, thanks dude!