Gorilla Zkittles Auto

Stoney_Stark Dropped this seed into coco on 9/21/25, she popped her head out on 9/25/25. It's my first grow using Plagron nutrients. I will be using a wicking system, I've got the AC Infinity bottom feeding bases. The medium is mostly Scientetics coco but I didn't have enough to fill the 3gal pot so I topped it off with some Kaya Coir. I did my first light feeding on the same day she popped open which was a 1/4 gal with the nutrients above, I then PH'd the feed to 5.8 which is the PH I will be aiming for throughout the grow. This seed was a freebie from 420 Fast Buds and the only one I will be running in this tent.

Stoney_Stark Its been a good week for the little one. I fed her 2x this week, once on 9-29-2025 and again on 10-2-2025. Each time she got 1/4 gal of water with the nutrients listed above but cut to 1/4 of the amount to match the amount of water. I am using RO water with my nutrients due to the fact that the ppm's coming out of the tap are at 467 which is extremely high. I have been taking a picture every day to show the amount of growth throughout the week.so far shes growing very well with no issues at all.

Stoney_Stark Alot of growth this week. At the beginning of the week on 10-5-2025 I gave her a 1/4gal with the above nutrients and a pinch (1/4tbs) of Recharge, she enjoys the Recharge. Then on 10-9-2025 (early in the morning) I fed her again with 1/4gal and the above nutrients with Microbe Life's Photosynthesis Plus and New Millenniums Ruby Fulvic and Carb-o-Naria. I'm a huge fan of New Millenium those guys are great. Then, on 10-10-2025 I started using the bottom wicking base from AC Infinity, I made a gallon of nutrient water with 3ml of SUPERthrive and everything listed above except the Recharge and the Photosynthesis Plus. I took a 1/4 of that gallon and added it to my sprayer with a pinch of Recharge to top water it and put the remaining 3/4 of the gallon into the base. I'm not sure how this is going to work. I'm using the bases with another grow that I'm doing but I'm using soil with them, and they are working great so I don't see why it wouldn't work with coco and salt-based nutrients. No training yet, she's staying pretty squat even though I've got the light about 3ft above her, the way she looks she's going to be a bushier style plant, but she isn't stretching just yet. 2 weeks in and no signs of flowering yet but usually I get about 3-4 weeks before she's starts to flower when I run autos.

Stoney_Stark This week the plant has shown a major growth surge, more than doubling in size. All of the side (satellite) branches are starting to grow outward, and she’s clearly developing into a bushy, well-structured plant. On 10/12/2025, I filled the AC Infinity wicking base with 1 gallon of RO water mixed with the nutrient blend mentioned previously. I didn’t use any of that mix to top water or spray the soil since the surface has been staying consistently moist. This confirms the wicking system is functioning exactly as it should. I’ve been checking the moisture content daily, and it’s been ranging between 50–90%, usually sitting around 50–60%. The plant seems to really like this range — growth is steady, leaves are healthy, and overall vigor is excellent. I started leaf tucking on 10/14/2025 to let more light reach the inner and lower branches. It’s working very well so far, and I can already see the side branches responding with faster growth. There are no signs of pre-flower yet, but I expect to start seeing some pistils within the next week or two. It’s also possible she’ll stay in veg a bit longer, which wouldn’t be unusual for an auto with a strong vegetative phase. For now, I’m sticking with LST only and won’t do any defoliation until after stretch. I’ve found that keeping stress to a minimum during this stage helps autos maintain strong growth and transition smoothly into flower.