The girls are pretty small compared to my last 2 autoflowering crops but these are new strains to me so there is a learning curve. This week I noticed some leaf discoloring and a few black bugs dots on the underside of the leaves on Fast and Vast so I applied the organic solution Captain Dead Bug and the girls paid no attention what-so-ever. I am a fan of bending rather than filming for training so we started this also this week. I use a clear garden tape and a loose tie so that I can increase the bend as the plants grow. I have used this technique for 4 other crops and the end result is multiple colas. As you can see all three are in different stages of flowering with Fast and Vast being a bit ahead of Blue Amnesia and last but not least the smallest girl, Sucker Punch. I will begin to add Fox Farm Tiger Bloom in the next couple of weeks. These auto flowering girls seem to dislike a lot of nuits.
In my experience some genetics grow slow and then take off, others go all balls out from the get-go and others creep along. Overall I am happy with these kids at the moment and look forward to where they go from here. Thank you for reading the Old Skool Granny. Remember, my generation paved the way, sometimes with jail time, so that you can enjoy the freedoms you have today. Hat tip to you younger generations for taking the ball and running with it! I never imagined we would have the genetics we have today.
@OldSkoolGranny, Photos look great... I will consider picking one up. I've bought two different magnifiers and both of them are horrible. But not the digital microscope.
How close do you need to get to the plants to use it?
I have a sparse strain looks just like vast. Did not think I would see that again so soon. It is bud, not hermi. How does yours smell? Stickier than you would expect?
Moved the girls to the greenhouse to see how they do and to anticipate cooler nights in September.
Closely monitoring temp/humdity. Temp 80F at hottest point today. Humidity 65%. Trichomes are visible to the naked eye.