MSNL Auto Bubblegum

@KCChiefers, I tried to tag you but this will not do any thing. I just added my BG This is the link if it helps it is called MSNL Bubblegum auto growdiaries.com/diaries/46602-msnl-bubblegum-automatic-grow-journal-by-justright/week/222453

@justright, thanks man I'll have to check a few of your journals out here later on tonight!

@KCChiefers, I normally grow autos. I have a few on here. If you ever want any advise. Feel free to give me a yell. I am pretty comfortable in coco and with autos. I got 3 or4 oz from my BG. I forget. She was a short bushy one, but nice solid buds. I use the GH flora grow trio my self. I finally have that dialed in pretty good so I can feed the autos a little more. I let mine finish her stretch. About 3rd week of flower. Then trim every thing under my scrog, stuff you know will not get light off. Once I am about 2/3rds in. I will start removing fan leaves. They are just there to help the branches grow. Little by little. I will remove all of my large fan leaves and a lot of the second set. I never touch the leaves connected to the buds "sugar leaves" This gets light to the lower buds and lets all the energy go into it. If you follow my Bubba kush. You will see what I mean. I started trimming her down last night. I will take pictures each night. To show about what I take each time. She is a super bush lol. I cut and she replaces them with even more. Good luck with your grow here. I am fallowing it closely

@KCChiefers, I have used coco ince day one. it is a little more work. But it gives me a little more time with the plants. And your yields will be considerably more in coco. What I use is pretty basic Coco bricks, Perlite, GH flora grow trio for nutes. I use AN bud ignitor and AN Overdrive. Cal mag and you are ready to roll. You will also need a run off tray and a stand so the tray can sit under it. I made my own using an old bed frame and some wood. Added wheels and They are working out great. I hope mentioning other sites is ok here. Here is what I am working on now. You can find me over here a lot. I am in the lab there a lot. but come to the free side often. https://support.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/t/not2sure-and-she-loves-me-she-loves-me-not/37570

@justright, getting ready to take a look at it now! Have you also used coco as your medium? I've been interested in trying coco as it shows hydroponic results in terms of growth and all. Its just I'm so close to finally dialing in with Ocean Forest I think I'd be overwhelmed doing a side by side comparison. Besides nutes/pH what other things do you have to do with coco? I really haven't been able to find a good, detailed guide.

@KCChiefers, Thanks. I am looking at where you are and where mine would be. I am going to see if I can upload the complete grow in one shot. So you can get an idea of what I got. MSNL have always given me great seeds. My big bud auto I did from them gave me 9 oz dry on my very first grow. I am in coco though and not soil. Autos seem to really like me. I am just starting to grow photos. I will get the grow on here now though. I will tag you in a just a few

@KCChiefers, you should try some on Sunday. We'll try some the same day we start the cure, several days after, and then as needed. I would suggest that was well that way you can understand the profile change during the different stages of the curing process. You may find that you enjoy it more after a short cure versus a long cure. Two weeks is what people say, but it's not a rule that needs to be followed.

@NeedsMoreFans, thanks man! The hard part is not wanting to touch it just yet. I finally got my jars to stabilize at 65% today. I think I may try some out on Sunday for the Chiefs game though 😌

@KCChiefers, I think we are all in the same boat there. Every plant we grow gives us a little more info for the next. My Critical purple is finally showing that she may be a little monster like the first I did. She is finally starting to build buds sites at a good rate.

@justright, thanks! She doesn't look quite as pretty as yours nor as heavy lol, but I think I may have had a part in that chopping maybe too soon. Still trying to find my groove and what I like better in harvesting. Can't wait to try her out! 😊

@KCChiefers, the next will be better and the others too the progression is constant 😉 all students and all masters 👍 good luck for your culture May the force be with you 💪

@Master_weeda, thanks man! Slowly getting a hold of my set up and everything dialed in. Next journal should be 10x better

@KCChiefers, well one thing I have learned is to NOT use a human schedule to determine what the plant wants or is doing. The finger method is also somewhat subjective in my opinion. We all don't have the same fingers and sense of touch. My suggestion would be to pinch the soil with all your fingers and pick it up. Does it fall loosely out of your hands? And by loosely I mean does 90%+ fall out of your hands. Or does it stick together in chunks/clumps? If it's falling away, the soil is dry. If it is trying to stay together there is still enoguh mositure in the soil. Waiting until the top layer is bone dry is also drying the soil futher down which can have a negative impact on water flow and nutrient uptake. You also risk harming the roots that should be trying to grow near the top as well.

@NeedsMoreFans, honestly just been watering every 4 days as a schedule. I haven't really checked besides lifting the pot. Do they require more watering later in flower? I should probably go back to the finger test.

@KCChiefers, now that I look at the photos again. I can't say if you should do more defoliation. I can't see enough of the flower sites to see what if anything is blocked. If nothing is blocked and you are happy with what you have don't cut anything, Just keep tucking like you are. Tucking really is better if you can avoid having to defoliate. I've been tucking as well but will have some defoliation coming up soon. I'll need to get rid of the dead weight and help expose some areas.

@NeedsMoreFans, I have not done so, because I was scared I'd shock it somehow and because I've never done any major cutting besides what is on the bottom of the plant that wouldn't get light. Should I cut a few every day or just trim all in one day? I would say about 20-25 days she'll be done. There's maybe a handful of leaves that I would like to get rid of. Everything else I was able to tuck out of the way

@NeedsMoreFans, thanks man I'm probably going to try and use plant yoyos on my bigger amnesia plant

@Fitzwell, thanx broski! Hopefully this second grow does better than my first! 😂