Mackinnon UPDATE:
6 Seeds have sprouted directly from 5 gallon buckets
6 buckets in total
3|6
2|5<- location chart
1|4
3 white widow auto ( #1,2,3)
3 blue berry kush auto(#4,5,6)
I’m giving these girls full spectrum, 24/7. My plan is give as much light as they will handle, time will tell.
It’s fall here , so temps should not be an issue .
4inch exhaust , passive air , 2 circulation fans ( 4”& 6”). Going for a smell free space outside of the stairwell closet.
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Week 2. Vegetation
6y ago
1/6
24 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
18.93 liters
Pot Size
60.96 cm
Lamp Distance
Mackinnon UPDATE:
Light risen to 30, all are looking very healthy , staying low to soil , looking for bushy sea , not tall skinny bush
Soil is holding water nicely , finding that perfect threshold is important
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Week 3. Vegetation
6y ago
1/7
24 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
54 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
23 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
1.51 liters
Watering Volume
38.1 cm
Lamp Distance
Mackinnon UPDATE :
Day 27- these auto flowers have grown in very full .next grow will limit to 4 instead of 6 depending on final outcome but right now it’s looking very tight in there
Separate Pics In week 3 are as follows
3|6
2|5<- Location chart
1|4
I would. Start removing a few really big leaves. Go slow. Once you are comfortable, remove a bit more. You are looking to open up the foliage a bit and allow new, more complex growth to dominate. Then you can do a fee big defoliations if you think it is working. There is a lit if discussion on the right times and how much. I don’t know. My last grow really responded well to this approach.
Mackinnon UPDATE :
Very aggressive defoliation was needed,
(Week 4 day 27 ) room is only 3x5and was very full
My goal is having a grow that is easy to maintain with Nice big passages
UPDATE:
They are showing no damage from the defoliation. The Canopy is growing back quite fast , alot easier to deal with but next grow probably only go with 4 plants , 2 white widows , 2 blueberrys. I haven’t decided lst or top , SUGGESTIONS????
Update:
Day 34 -removed aprox 30 sun leafs
Looks like they are bouncing back nicely. Good immediate return growth. This is a critical turning point though. Let’s see if they manage to switch to flowering now. This was a risky time to go extreme, because it is just when the plant is about to switch. Too early to say until that happens. They all switch then it will be worth the experience. Although next time I would still do less, more often. With autos I think you are really trying not to stress them, because it is like a sprint, not a marathon. There isn’t time to recover from small mistakes. Fingers crossed still for you.
Mackinnon Day 40
Everything looks good , have continued to remove some of the fan leafs , they are growing back quite fast
Day41
2 plants not flowering yet
Day 42 heavy defoliation day
Day 44 plants seem to used to the heavy stripping , bud sites are growing very nicely in my opinion. This plant has only been in the soil for 44 days . Happy with growth
There is 2 plants that haven’t flowered , debated sacrificing them for light but I’m going to see where it goes
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 6. Flowering
6y ago
1/3
23 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
Normal
Smell
53 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
25.4 cm
Lamp Distance
Mackinnon 2 plants are still not in flower , one looks healthy and full while the other isn’t impressive
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 7. Flowering
6y ago
1/10
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
Normal
Smell
53 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
25.4 cm
Lamp Distance
Mackinnon I let them grow for a week straight without defoliation
Day 55 pics are just after defoliation
Day56 these are ready to fatten up
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Defoliation
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Week 8. Flowering
6y ago
1/11
24 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
7.0
pH
Normal
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
18.93 liters
Pot Size
25.4 cm
Lamp Distance
Mackinnon 2 plants at rear haven’t switched , moved them to the back
Need 2 lights next grow
Gnats!!
You can buy ladybugs if its a massive problem and yellow sticky pads (flytrap). And keep the soil dryer than normal to help kill the eggs. But the ladybirds will eat those fuckers!
yeah but only the biological one works. First thing is thinking holistically about gnats, you want to catch their eggs in the soil, just let it dry out completely, the dry breaks the eggs down : no eggs, no gnats. next thing is the larvae and the adults, try bacillus thuringiensis or bt israelis , these are nematodes that will kill these off by paraciting their brain ... plus they protect against mold for even after the chop. Hope this helps growmie ! 🚀
