Auto Purple Kush & Auto AK47

MisterMcNelson First time growing, picked up some auto PK and Auto AK47 seeds. 3 of the 4 seeds germinated so I’m going to run with this for my first grow. Started with the paper towel method then transferred to red solo cups.

MisterMcNelson This week had a few ups and downs. I learned a valuable lesson about overwatering. Early in the week I gave water and nutes when it was not necessary resulting in some algae growth on the top soil. In order to curb this I put construction paper over the soil to deprive the algae of light. The following day I noticed a fly in the tent which upon googling (classic google scare) I thought it might be a fungus gnat. The construction paper wasn’t working as efficiently as I had hoped so I removed 1-2 inches of top soil and put down fresh soil. I held off on watering a few days and as it turns out the fly was more than likely a common house fly. All problems from here seemed to subside. At the end of the week I transplanted the seedlings to a 5 gallon pot. Judging by the root mass I could have held off on transplanting but as these are autos I was concerned they may become root bound and prematurely flower. I watered with nutrients again after the transplant and they seem to be happy. Hoping the new pots will aid in accelerating the growth a bit as the clock is always ticking with autos. Thanks for checking out my grow diary!

MisterMcNelson This week went by fairly well, the plants seem to be happy in their new homes (5 gallon pots). Although, they are growing slower than expected. The low stress training is going well. I’m using gardening staples to pin the plants down. I am hoping to open as many bud spots as possible as these are auto flowers and will switch over to flower sooner than later.

MisterMcNelson A few problems popped up this weekend. Mainly, the the AK47 in the front and the back left purple kush have gotten some nutrient burn. In order to correct this going forward I will be feeding the plants distilled water without any nutrients. There has been some good growth this week so I will continue with the low stress training using the gardening staples and they are easy to adjust and effective. The AK47 still appears small but the greenery is much more dense than the purple kush.

MisterMcNelson Lots of growth this week! It appears as though the nutrient burn is behind us. Low stress training is still going well... but I had a tragic moment when the top of my purple kush (back left) snapped off when I was adjusting the gardening staples. I have it tapped on in the hopes that it may mend itself. Time will tell. Pistols have just begun to show up so I am hoping it is not too late to either repair itself or divert energy elsewhere. The AK47 (front) has doubled in size and is very densely packed. I haven’t given nutrients in a while and am noticing what I believe is a magnesium deficiency so I will be resuming nutrients this week. I will be using FloraNova bloom as it appears this upcoming week will be the first in the flowering stage. Thanks for checking out my journal!