Skunk #1 Automatic (2025)

Fireproof 08.09 (Monday, Day 1) Cotyledons 09.09 (Day 2) Placed the plant in the tent This time a new attempt, the tent is in the basement. The outside temperature is currently around 20 degrees. Inside the tent this afternoon at 12:30 it was about 22 degrees with 70% humidity. Parameters Light: 40% dimming Lighting time: 03:00 - 21:00 (18 h) Extractor: Temp 28 C, Ext. Min: 0, Ext. max 100 m3/h Water: minimal, about 100ml per day max. Circulation fans: Both are running Fan (https://amzn.eu/d/8BfzB8K): Level 1, gently blowing over the seedling for strong roots 11.09 (Day 4) 06:48 69% humidity, 21.8 C 12.09 (Day 5) 08:37 68% humidity, 21.6 C 14.09 (Sunday, Day 7) 19:01 66% humidity, 22.5 C, height: 4.5 cm

Fireproof She's growing and growing 09/16 (Day 9) 06:54 59% humidity, 21.6 C

Fireproof 23.09 (Day 16) 08:37 64% humidity, 20.5 C 24.09 (Day 17) Light set to 20/4, distance increased to 18 cm It's getting colder, about 10°C outside this week, around 20-21 in the tent when the light is on Watering daily with about 200ml Spider Farmer heater, 540W put into operation. Configuration: 24°C Day / 19°C Night Level: 3 Mode: Temperature Daytime Mode Deadband Range: 3°C 25.09 (Day 18) 06:36 57% humidity, 21.1 C 21:46 56% humidity, 21.3 C Spider Farmer heater did not maintain the temperature at 24°C as desired I don't remember exactly, I think I set it to continuous heating at 28°C to test if it holds the temperature 26.09 (Day 19) 09:03 27% humidity, 33.6°C -- Oops! That didn't go well with the adjusted Spider heater settings Since I will be on vacation for 9 days starting 27.09, I adjusted some parameters again. After the vacation, I want to turn on my AquaPot system and have prepared the pot accordingly as described in https://www.growmart.de/mediafiles/Sonstiges/AutoPot/autopot-growers-guide-complete-en.pdf: "Pot up and with the pot outside the tray, water each pot through. When you see water draining from the bottom of the pot, stop. Allow the pot to drain for 15 mins." Boom Boom Spray 2.5ml mixed with 500 ml water sprayed. Sprayed with about 100 ml until the leaves are dripping wet Light/extractor set to growing parameters as recommended in the Secret Jardin manual: Temp: From 28ºC to 24ºC / EXT.MIN: From 0% to 20% / EXT.MAX: left at 100m3/h Distance from light to leaf tip increased to 25cm About 500 ml water placed in the pot in the tent to increase humidity Spider Farmer heater reconfigured Configuration: 25°C Day / 19°C Night Level: 3 Mode: Temperature Daytime Mode Deadband Range: adjusted from 3°C to 2°C Height: 8 cm

Fireproof 07.10 (Day 30) During my 9 days of vacation, the plant has developed well and is now already in flowering. AquaPot activated. Container initially filled with about 20l. Distance to the cola flower adjusted to 30cm. 06:36 57% humidity, 20.6 C

Fireproof 11.10 (Day 34) 22:14 AquaPot valve turned off 12.10 (Day 35) 17:38 AquaPot reservoir has run dry Bio PK 5-8 fertilizer part 1/2 emptied into reservoir 13.10 (Day 36) 06:49 Bio PK 5-8 fertilizer has been absorbed part 2/2 emptied into reservoir Light adjusted from 70% to 100% 14.10 (Day 37) 08:03 Bio PK 5-8 fertilizer has been fully absorbed AquaPot valve turned on 15.10 (Day 38) 15:30 51% humidity, 21.76 C 17.10 (Day 40) 15:30 53% humidity, 21.6 C 19.10 (Day 42) 18:30 51% humidity, 21.5 C Defoliation, lollipopping, and scrog net I count one fat main stem and 8 side stems that are carrying buds Spider Farmer heater reconfigured, as the temperature in the tent always stays at 21-22 °C. Some users in the reviews on Amazon for the heater also mentioned that the temperature isn't held very accurately. Configuration: adjusted from 25°C to 27°C day / 19°C night

Fireproof 21.10.25 (Day 44): - Filled water reservoir to 30L - Stopped water supply for next fertilization - Adjusted distance to the lamp to 30 cm. With the SCROG net, no further adjustments should be necessary now 22.10.25 (Day 45): - AquaPot is empty - Fertilized according to BioTabs scheme: 1g Bactrex, 20ml Orgatrex in 1L water - Poured about 500 ml into AquaPot - Installed WiFi in the grow room. From now on, using my temperature and hydrometer that records data, allows alarms for temperature/humidity under/over limits. 23.10.25 (Day 46): - 18:33: AquaPot is empty, poured the rest of the nutrient solution into AquaPot - Installed the sensor of the Spider heater and temperature/hydro meter at plant height - Reconfigured Spider heater - operation is quite cumbersome, I read the manual again. When activating the day/night mode, you have to leave the setting for 3 seconds to activate it. Now you can see well from the temperature meter that the temperature is being maintained as desired. 24 degrees during the day, 19 degrees at night. This is now necessary, as it’s only about 15 degrees in the basement 24.10.25 (Day 47) - 18:11 Nutrient solution used up, reactivated water supply

Fireproof 29.10 (Day 52): - Set the clock back one hour to winter time - 14:10 Water supply deactivated for Pot Feeding with Bio PK 5-8 30.10 (Day 53): - 07:33 AquaPot was empty, this time poured the complete nutrient solution (1l water + 15ml Bio PK 5-8) into the AquaPot (see picture) 31.10 (Day 54): - 19:57 Nutrient solution completely used up, water supply reactivated I think the plant is developing quite well. What I don't really like is the leaf color; they look somewhat dried out. I don't know if it's due to the AquaPot system since I'm not giving the plant any more water, but it just takes what it needs from the AquaPot. But the most important thing for me are the buds; they are already so extremely resinous that I had to scrub my fingers for 5 minutes after lightly weaving the branches into the SCROG net. It also smells very strong now. From now on, I'll only work with gloves on the plant. After I correctly set the Spider heater recently, the temperature in the tent now stays nicely around 24 degrees during the day and at 19 degrees during the 4 hours of "night." Monitoring with the smartphone-controlled temperature and humidity sensor for FermentBox (https://bonsanto-mini-grow-box.com/product/brokkoli-sensor-fuer-fermentbox-temperatur-feuchtigkeit/) also provides reliable data, and with Wi-Fi in the basement, it's a nice setup now. Now I just need to automate the feeding; that's the next project. 😀 According to the Bio Tabs guide for organic cultivation (https://biotabs.nl/download/organic-cultivation-manual-german.pdf), there's nothing to do in flowering week 5. I'll let the lady continue to bloom in peace.

Fireproof All good. The buds are getting stronger and stronger. It smells really strong now; when I open the tent that's in the basement, it smells like weed in the hallway for hours afterwards 😇

Fireproof It really stinks like a skunk plant 😂 The trichomes are looking good. I think in another 1-2 weeks, the plant will be ready for harvest. According to https://sensiseeds.com/de/feminisierte-samen/sensi-seeds/skunk-1-automatic, "The flowering phase lasts 45 to 55 days, during which the plants stretch less than the regular Skunk #1 and remain nice and compact." I'm currently in week 7 of flowering.

Fireproof chatGPT says about the pictures and the question "When to harvest?": "The plant is clearly in the late senescence phase of its life cycle. The fan leaves show pronounced chlorophyll breakdown patterns, typical for advanced nutrient remobilization. The buds appear fully developed, dense, and resin-rich. The visible color changes and the increasing limpness of the leaves indicate a natural end stage of the generative phase. Overall, the plant is physiologically in the final ripening and aging phase." Feel free to write in the comments when you would harvest!

Fireproof Harvested on 12/5 (Day 89). The buds were wet trimmed and with stems, it was 334g. Now the buds are maturing in my Bonsanto FermentBox for about 7-8 more weeks before I test the final product. I had a power meter that recorded 360 kWh and 1861 hours 13 at the end. 02/08/26: After 8 weeks in the Bonsanto FermentBox, the final product is ready. I cut the stems again and ended up with about 70g. The weed smells really good and will probably last at least 2-3 years 😂 since I consume rather rarely.