Black Orchid Auto

Ramires Tag 1: The growth phase begins. Since it has stretched, I filled it up with soil.

Ramires Tag 8: LST was also applied to her today. I'm curious to see how she takes it; according to the other grows, she can be a bit fussy when it comes to bending down.

Ramires Tag 15: today I noticed that she has entered pre-flowering. From now on, I'll be adding Calmag and PK fertilizer as well. The main stem has been bent down again, and from now on, only the side branches will be spaced apart using LST.

Ramires Day 22: She's developing great. The buds are becoming clearly visible. Only a bit of LST was applied to give the side branches more light, and a few leaves were also removed. Day 24: Due to my stupidity, the tip almost completely broke off 😩. I'm not touching her anymore and will just wait for now. Day 26: I have more luck than sense!! The good girl is still taking care of her tip.

Ramires Day 28: The buds are forming nicely and the smell is becoming more pronounced. I've only removed a few leaves so the lower buds can get more light. So far, it hardly stretches. The almost topped bud tip is developing just as well as the other shoots. 😁

Ramires Day 35: just removed a few leaves and watered again with nematodes, since there were a few fungus gnats in the tent.

Ramires Tag 42: The buds are getting thicker and the smell is already pronounced when I open the tent. However, the two Kitsune Kush plants are also in the tent. It has grown as well and is now 51% tall. The trichomes are mostly still clear, about 30% are or will be milky. I estimate that it still needs 3 - 4 weeks until harvest. Only a few leaves have been removed that were blocking the light from the buds.

Ramires Tag 49: Luckily, no mold detected. The smell is very intense, the trichomes are 50% clear, 50% cloudy, and a few amber.

Ramires Tag 56: Right now, the development of the trichomes has hit a bit of a slowdown. There aren't significantly more cloudy ones to see, about 50%. I also had to raise the light because it has formed foxtails.

Ramires Tag 63: The buds have developed beautifully, real "spear tips." It's a shame that it developed foxtail due to too much light. For the size, there are really massive buds on the little plant. I'm curious to see what the scale shows later. I think it can be harvested in a week; most of the trichomes are cloudy, but there are still some amber ones missing. I will only water it with pH-balanced water from now on.

Ramires Tag 70: She still needs a bit longer, only about 60% of the trichomes are cloudy, the rest are clear and a few are amber. I'll give her another 1 - 2 weeks. I'll continue to water her only with pH water without any nutrient additives.

Ramires Today was harvest day. I haven't had an autoflower covered so densely with buds in a while. Only the large fan leaves were removed. It's drying in the basement at 55% humidity and currently 17.8 °C. Since it grew very densely, I cut some branches inside to get better airflow and minimize the risk of mold. Once it's dried, I'll give an update on the yield and taste 😁 Today it was trimmed. Again with a machine (crank operation). It goes super fast, but you have to be careful, otherwise too much gets taken off. The smell while trimming was just insane. The whole apartment smells like roasted garlic, nothing like citrus and cheese as described. Now I can hardly wait to taste it 😃 I ended up with 29 g of dry buds and 16 g of trim. They’re in the freezer to make bubble hash later. Info on taste and effects to follow.