I'm starting this diary after I've grown from seed and vegged for at least 8 weeks if not 10.
I topped the plants after they reached about 2'. when those branched out then I topped them each to have several layers of branching.
I started out with only my 250watt CFL. Then I added a 500w led for vegging.
But I have a lumens light meter and using very close mylar is highly reflective.. And I put my light as close a possible so they can maximize light energy input.
I noticed that wattage during flowering is directly rela to yield.. I'd I got nervous and thought I need more light because even w mylar reflection CFL and 2 leds r able to complete absorb majority of light making it very bushy.
Most ppl put their lights say too high.. Without reflection the rule is intensity is inverse, if u 1/2 the distance it doubles the intensity.
And this is also confusing but i'm tricking out my pot plant!
It is currently week 2 of flowering. Most ppl r not aware that they can flower, light, for longer than 12 hours.
This is week 2 of a 24hour on, 12hours off..
It's a non auto because I want to learn to make clones so I can speed things up.
Regular jack fem seeds require 12 (sometimes I go a little long and give 14 hours dark.. And 22 on.
But plant growth is light intensity x time on..
By my estimation.. My plants flowering at 2 weeks look similar to others at 3weeks.. I've heard it increases growth about 30% faster by doing 24/12.. So I don't expect half the amount of time..
Will post pics and upload early pics
I have 2 flowering big plants..and one a little smaller that is still vegging. And 1 successful clone. 🙏😞
I also have 2 blue power sativa hybrid, but I'm focusing establishing a plant with a good harvest strategically harvested for a reveg... Throwing awaea plant seems bad.. I'm also thinking of grafting
@CF998,
I'm dying to have someone show me how to make clones.. If anyone knows someone who can correct my cloning problems.. I will think of a good reward
@CF998,
Thanks for the comment! I wasn't sure if anyone actually sees these or not.
Check out the pictures from this week, the bud seem to be developing,.
There was one slightly damaged but I decided I had to chop off, it looks like there's a lot of budding structure that will keep developing, even though I'm using the 24/12 schedule, that only increases it by 30%, so I should still flower for at least three or four more weeks
@Aquabuds,
I have my clones either sun or light led settings. I even made my own bubbler.. Failed. The ends just became mushy without producing roots.
I've tried peet many times.. Foliar feeding and misting water.
All using regular rooting powder.
Maybe I'll use honey to keep like a gel
@@Weedguy009, read my auto clone diary I was defiliating my fruit punch auto and cut the scrauny bits of the bottom and thought what a waste right. So I followed the steps on grow weed easy website except I had no clone gel so I just used some liquid honey I had in pantry just dipped into jar right up past cuts and slices then put straight into a peat jiffy. Then all I did was put inside a see through container and placed lid on to keep humidity in and for a week I just left in a bedroom and forgot about it. After a week it was still alive so put in bathroom where it was more bright during day.
So after 2 weeks I thought I would check it out and woolah roots were coming through so then I just transplanted and put underneath my canopy in tent and then she slowly got use to light and started budding and since then has stretched by 8cm so my first attempt was a success so I'm just going to keep doing that technique.
Happy growing have fun
@Aquabuds,
I'm dying to have someone show me how to make clones.. If anyone knows someone who can correct my cloning problems.. I will think of a good reward
Sorry I didn't say it plainly.
Yes, right now I'm doing it manually. No timer.. but if I could find a timer that could program for 36 hour intervals, then I'd rather use a timer then do manual.
But my point was even if you're a little bit off on the times as long as you get 12 hours or longer you can still run it for 24 hour. Lights on
@@Weedguy009,that's correct but I'm experimenting and she is fall on stretching so now interested to see if grows to be one big bud also what happens if you just leave a auto to keep growing past flowering stage will it re veg!
@Aquabuds,
Hmmm.
Very strange I've never heard of cloning automatic cannabis.
flowering is timed according to the age of the plant not light cycle.
So a clone will start flowering way too soon to be worth anything, so I've heard.
I'm sticking to trying to learn regular cloning techniques that work.. Failed too many times.
Autos can go 24h its entire life. But it is theorized cannabis can only take some much light..
But I have a cheap light meter from lows for 10$.
Even with 1750watts in a very small space using mylar as reflection.. Still not quiet as bright as direct sun.
Most ppl I have seen have they r lights really high.. I have no idea idea why.. If u half the distance of the light you will double the strength of the light.
Only one Jack herer is really flowering, the other 2 will take a lot longer.
I'm planning on continuing the
I appreciate your experimentation, I assume it's been done before, everything that I've read about autos tells me that making clones from autos is not commercially or probably even privately viable.
I don't know exactly what's going on, I assume the plant isn't just committing suicide somehow, I thought the buds were very small in size, but I could be wrong.
I'm hoping to eventually establish genetic lines semi-permanently and even try to breed and make feminized seeds,
Grown seeds has probably even more profitable than small little grows
Unfortunately I'm not in a place where I can buy cheap clones..
If I can learn to get a descent rate I'd survival then u can chop up a big plant to potentially hundreds