First Outdoor Grow Auto 1

SortOfNovice Fruit Punch started 2 weeks after Bubble Gum. Exactly 1 week from seed. This was 4/22. Growing in a 2 to 1 Mix of Fox Farms Regular and Ocean Forest.

SortOfNovice Exactly 2 weeks from seed.

SortOfNovice 3 weeks from seed

SortOfNovice About 4 weeks from seed. Started flowering 5/13. Started getting some spotting on the lower leaves. Wasn't sure if it was Fungus or Calcium deficiency, Sprayed with a neem solution and added garden lime and it seems to have stopped. Been raining like crazy, I'm thinking the rain flushed most of the calcium from the soil. That or the rain and rising temps started to cause the fungus. Either way it seems to have stopped.

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SortOfNovice The Fruit Punch had a serious calcium deficiency. Misidentified as a Phosporous deficiency. At that time I gave it plenty of garden lime but that wasn't enough. I ended up stopping the progression of the leaves dying but I'm scared too much died off. I'll try to keep it alive but not keeping my hopes up.

SortOfNovice Started to really blow up this week. Lower leaves are dying off, only two weeks left, I hope that it's not too soon for that. Fruit punch seems to have pulled through the cal mag deficiency. Very little foliage left, hope she still yields well, gonna keep her on a consistent diet until it's time for flush.

SortOfNovice Getting anxiouser. Took a clipping from the bottom. I know, I shouldn't have but I was curious. Flavor was pretty awesome even though it wasn't dried properly and still had chlorophyll. The effects were pretty gnarly too. Can't wait for finished product.

SortOfNovice Think I'm gonna go ahead and harvest. Looks like most of the swelling has slowed and most of the pistils have receded into the calyxes. It's not supposed to be a very high yielding strain and it already looks fat for what it's supposed to yield. I'll push the fruit punch a little farther if I can but this will at least hold me over until way after that and together they should keep me good til my photoperiod harvest is done. Then it's gonna be game time and I should have enough ability to judge by eyeballing to not be dissappointed. Think I'm gonna give the Fruit Punch at least 5 more days. The main cola and another top had to get chopped due to mold. One of the wettest years I've seen in a long time.

SortOfNovice Have pushed the Fruit Punch to 77 days so far. Looks like a good number of calyxes still need to fatten. I'd say about 50%. The breeder estimates 70-80 days from seed. The bubble breeder recommended 70 days, but I think I harvested it a little too soon. The smoke is really good and leaves the fruity flavor in my mouth for hours, but I think I lost a lot of yield. The fruit punch definitely has more compact buds, more budsites, and a lot less sugar leaves. I like that.

SortOfNovice Didn't take any photos after chopping. My bad.

SortOfNovice Really like this smoke. Will definitely keep me happy til my photoperiod harvest is done.