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The nutrient soluiton that I will use is a personal recipe of mine. I have used it in my vegetable, fruit and rose gardens. It produces excellent results. The Bat Guano will be added to the solution during the flowering process. Guanos are very strong and a little goes a long way. I will be duliting the concentrated solution during feeding times.
The amounts of nutes will be measured in 5 milliters doses which is equal to 1 teaspoon. I will be using a 1 gallon Misco Self-watering planter. As you can see from the pics, these pots allow for roots to A.) Get fresh air and B.) Absorb nutes from a reservoir. I will be filling the pot with soil and clay pebbles. I will apply a 1-inch layer of peebles to the bottom of the container, to promote aeration, and then loosely fill the remaining amount of the planter with the soil/pebbles mixture.
11/2/19 - Day 7
She sprouted on the 27th of October. She shot up like a missile. I originally only filled it to the inside ring before you reach the top. But, with the help of a starting feed of 2 tsp./ 0.25 gal., she put on a rapid stretch in of at least 2.5 inches in 72hr. period. I had to add some more soil mixture to give it some support.
As you can see from the fifth picture, my setup is pure guerilla lol. It's a basic add-in closet in a spare room. We don't use the it and there's a window that can stay open to allow fresh air to enter the space. I have a box fan sitting about 7.25 ft. away running at high-medium speed. Just enough wind resistance for this little girl.
I have a tent but, I'm just trying out these 2 cheap 50W COB LED growlights I brought from Amazon. It's not the one I really wanted so, I'm wasn't about to waste my time setting the tent up. I decided to use a fish tank air pump in the pot's reservoir to imitate the concept of bubbleponics. I also have a homemade CO2 generator that I will be using. It's something I seen on Youtube (I know, I know) and was like "let's try it, can't hurt".
Here's some good general guidelines for growing autos. I found this on a facebook group that I am in, enjoy.
INFO FOR ALL AUTO FLOWER GROWERS The life cycle of auto flowering cannabis.
Another common question I see is when to switch autos from veg to bloom. Many people are under the impression that as soon as they see the first flowers it's time to switch. Perhaps a little explanation of the life cycle of autos will help to clarify this.
Weeks 1 - 3. Once you've started your seeds and they break the surface of the soil, they are in their seedling stage. The first set of leaves to appear will usually single fingered, followed by a second set that may still be single fingered or perhaps 3 fingered. Once that second set appears growth will start to accelerate as the new leaves provide more photosynthesis. This process will continue, more new leaves, faster growth. Depending on the type of soil in use, mild vegetative nutes can be introduced at week 2. By week 3 most plants will start to show their sex. Males will start to produce pollen sacks and females will display pistols. -
Weeks 4 - 6. The plants are now entering a pre flowering stage. During this time the plants should exhibit explosive growth, often as much as a new set of nodes and 1" vertical growth a day. This is the time when they will gain most of their vertical height. Many people make the mistake of switching from vegetative to flowering nutrients at this point, if since they see flowers it must be the proper time. This is incorrect. If the switch to flowering nutes is made at this time the vertical growth will stop and the plant will put its energy into producing buds. If you need to keep your plants small, or want them to finish earlier, they switch nutes at this point. But if you want to get the most out of your plants continue feeding vegetative nutes until you see the vertical growth slow and stop. Depending on the strain that will usually be sometime during week 5 or 6.-
Weeks 7 - 9. By now vertical growth has stopped and the switch to flowering nutrients has been made. The buds will start to fill out and put on weight, becoming hard and tight. Pistols will start to change from white to brown, orange, red, etc. By now the plants will also have developed a strong smell. Toward the end of this phase the large primary and smaller secondary fan leaves will begin to turn yellow. This is an indication that the plant is moving toward the end of its life.
Weeks 10 - 11. At this time flowering nutes should be discontinued and only plain pHed water fed to flush the remaining nutrients from the soil and improve the taste. Yellowing of the fan leaves will continue as the plant draws the stored energy from them. Eventually they will die and fall off. By the time that the smaller leaves that come from out of the buds will also start to turn yellow. Then it's time to harvest. -
I know that many of you are thinking that the seed bank said the plants will finish in 8-9 weeks, so why are you saying they take 10-11? The claims made by the seed banks are somewhat deceptive. If you switch to flowering nutes at week 3 or 4 the plants can finish in the times the seed banks say but they will remain small and not reach their full potential yield. Years of growing by myself and others has shown that autos do best if you follow this timeline.
Of course, there will always be variations depending on the strain, the environment, nutrients, etc. This information is meant to only serve as a general guideline.
Day 22- She stopped putting on height due to one night of a dramatic temperature drop. It's a cooler fall this year plus a freeze came through the night before. That night, I was up doing some studying when I noticed the reading on the remote display. N o telling how long it had been in the very low 60's. The problem was fixed simply by adding a heater to the room. Now, the temp is only in the 68 degree range for the final 2 1/2 hrs. before the lights are cut back on.
Day 26- Her bud branches hav grown at least 2 -5 innches in length and have at least 2-4 bud sites already. Instead of Defoliation, I decided to actual two different types of LST. The first is simply bending to fan leaf branches under to expose the bud branches to more light. The main benefit is that you still keep the ability to absorb more of the light energy with them. I look at the fan leaves as your plant's " Personal Sun Panels". Since they store energy in the day and use that reserve to grow at night, why would you take something away for her that is meant to help her? Also, the second method I used is something I like to call" wind thickening". The technique is using wind resistance to train your plant's stem and branches to become more rigid by growing thicker to stablize itself. So, instead of a gentle breeze, I use a three speed box fan at varies distance. I started doing this on Day 22 and the results are definitely showing. The main stem went from 1/16 in. to a nice 3/8 in.
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