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Tangerine Dream Auto 4x4 grow

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Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
Defoliation
weeks Technique
Soil
Grow medium
11.3562 l
Pot Size
Strain
Tangerine Dream Auto
Growers Choice Seeds
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Neutral
So a few notes I noticed about this strain: Phenotype differences vary greatly. All four plants had distinct personalities of their own. (and therefore deficiencies and needs of their own) Harvest time varied from the most aggressively growing plant to the slowest by about two weeks. These things made it a little more challenging for a first time grower. Was able to harvest quality bud from all four plants though Even though they're autos, they grew much smaller than I thought they would in 3gal pots. I harvested an average of about 15-20 grams per plant. Their root systems were a little underwhelming. Not sure if I was doing anything wrong here. My best conclusion is that my LST was a little too aggressive on these, and I could have used a bit more light...They really did not respond well to the LST though.... The high is very pleasant, typically sativa. Definitely potent. The smell was lost a few weeks into flowering, and during drying, they really stunk of hay. I was really concerned at first that i did something wrong....but after properly drying the smell came back. and after grinding up some for a test, the smell is amazing, and has a STRONG citrus scent. I've never smelled such citrus/orange/lemon in weed before. Very cool. Overall, I'm very proud and will be growing again in the fall!
The Outcome
Week 11
Harvest
What's on the scales?
75
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
4
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.8361
ft²
Grow Room size
0.17
g / watt
89.7
g / m²
18.75
g / plant
4.78
plant / m²
538.21
watt / m²
Tastes like
Citrus
Flowery
Pine
Feels like
100% Sativa 0% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Energetic
Hungry

Negative effects

Dry mouth
Reviews. Lamp
Commented by
capogino capogino
5 years ago
I probably won't grow this strain again, just due to the growing difficulties, short lifespan, and low yield, although the bud is definitely quality. I learned a lot as this was my first grow, and the next I'm hoping for better yield quantities.
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Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewellweek 11
That'll hold you over to start another grow. And if the quality is nice then all is good. I dont think it was the lst. I think it was the soil. Autos have short life so they need to hit the world in ideal conditions to take off. Hot soil will slow that down and rob u of explosive growth time. My plants don't smell like anything but grass still? Congrats on your harvest bro.
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Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewellweek 11
That'll hold you over to start another grow. And if the quality is nice then all is good. I dont think it was the lst. I think it was the soil. Autos have short life so they need to hit the world in ideal conditions to take off. Hot soil will slow that down and rob u of explosive growth time. My plants don't smell like anything but grass still? Congrats on your harvest bro.
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewell
@capogino, my medium is coco coir. Less buffer than soil so ph has to be on point. It's inert so the plant only gets what you give. But it's sort of a passive hydro. With good drainage so its almost impossible to overwater. It's amazing.
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewell
@capogino, my medium is coco coir. Less buffer than soil so ph has to be a lil more on point but it's amazing medium. What you give is what the plants get
capogino
capogino
@Mr_Ewell, Thanks! yeah, you may be right, Ive struggled with the soil this whole grow. Which soil have you been using?
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewellweek 7
My light is advertised as 1800 watts. The actually draw out the outlet is 320.
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewell
@capogino, yeah i have the same type of variances. Im giving full spectrum the entire grow. I plan on switching to bloom nutes when i see preflowers.. Man i dunno why i haven't thought of a long skinny spout watering can. Jus looked some up and that'd be perfect.!
capogino
capogino
@Mr_Ewell, just posted a photo in my 8th week of the phenotype differences
capogino
capogino
@Mr_Ewell, oh wow ha, nevermind! What spectrum have you been using? i didnt use any red light until they started showing preflowers
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewellweek 7
Growing 5 of these tangerine dreams from gc. Will be keeping an eye to see what to expect as this is my first "real" grow. Keep us updated. Cheers.
capogino
capogino
@Mr_Ewell, thats interesting, my phenotypes are definitely noticeable...seems these seeds have high genetic variance then. 3/4 of my plants have nicely reacted to the LST and yea there are a lot of bud sites. One of them however just tried to shoot up and never really branched out, its just developing one fat cola despite the LST. Hard to see in my pics, ill see if i can upload one of it. My waterings are also really hard, but i bought a long-spout watering can that made it much easier. I took a look at your diary and nothing seems too wrong, although the shapes are much different than the way mine grew. Just make sure you're pulling that main top below the other branches when you do the lst, it forces the plant to rush hormones to the branch sites and pump up the other tops. Im doing 24 hours of light and maybe thats why you're a little taller? Also noticed your light is a bit less powerful than mine, im running 450W (advertised) LED
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewell
@capogino, im at 25 days from sprout. And ive done alot of research about different mediums which sent me to coco/perlite with distilled water so i know exactly what they're getting. My plants are having the opposite struggle. They were getting tall. Not from light stretch jus seems like i have two different phenotypes. 3 are tall while 2 are short n bushy. Lstd the shit outta them which is giving me a massive headache at waterings. I do give 4 hours of dark which may have contributed to the length. Yu have tons of bud sites. Your plants are gonna look like they're all buds in a couple of weeks.
capogino
capogino
@Mr_Ewell, awesome, they are quality seeds, i had 4/5 germinate, and all 4 very healthy. They are much shorter/smaller than I imagined, but the smell of the buds is heavenly...definitely a sweeter citrus smell. Also, they seem to be very sensitive to this fox farms soil, i have struggled with nute burn from these soils as they are really 'hot.' I would really recommend doing the most research into your soil mix, getting a really mild base, and adding some pearlite plus some dolomite lime for ph stabilization. (i didnt do this and ive continually struggled with soil issues)
TommyBVRSA75
TommyBVRSA75week 11
Great job, mate. Follow me back and give me you like. 420 Forever
ThePotanist
ThePotanistweek 4
Hey Capogino, great grow diary! this has been very helpful. I really appreciate the time lapse videos
capogino
capogino
@ThePotanist, Thank you! I'll be running the timelapse until the very end so stay tuned for a lifetime timelapse :)
magicUmbrella
magicUmbrellaweek 5
nice 😀
capogino
capogino
@magicUmbrella, cheers! its my first grow and i just found this site, the community seems great
Mr_Ewell
Mr_Ewellweek 9
Gorgeous looking buds man.