1st Grow! Dutch Passion Auto Orange Bud

Week 8: This was an educational week. I had posted a question early in the week about some changes I was seeing in one of the ladies. Turns out the cause of the yellowing and purple/brown I was seeing was a reaction to light stress. As I’ve noted in early weeks, I didn’t fully understand what the appropriate light intensity is for my DIY QB light fixture. Since I am entering the last stages of flowering, I thought I’d turn the lights up a bit because that what I’ve read people do. I ended up turning it up too high for about 24 hours and ended up causing a fair amount of purpling and bleaching. The sativa dominate Orange Buds seem to have more bleaching, likely because they have stretched more and were closer to the light while the indica dominate Blueberries had more purpling. Since correcting the lights, the amount of purple in the plants has not increase much. I have learned a valuable lesson about where the limits lie in how much light to be dolling out; need to keep the lights at about 65% power. Since getting the lighting back in order, its clear that 2 of the ladies seem to have stunted while the other 2 are flourishing. OB3 has been problematic for a while and I can tell she is complete root bound. Combine that with heavy bleaching of the upper colas her water consumption dropped in half this week. OB5 (actually Blueberry) has also slowed a bit and I’ve had to remove a dozen leaves that were more than 50% damaged. BB3 has been my favorite one to watch and look at under the microscope. She’s the smallest but most mature of the 4 and I can see her buds fatting up on a daily basis. BB5 (actually Orange Bud) has become the most prolific of all. Dominating the tent with the biggest and most colas she’s likely to be the biggest producer. Smells are becoming enchanting. Need to be careful with doors being open when watering the ladies as the smell will quickly fill the entire level. The Blueberries began with a very earthy aroma that has grow into one of strong berries as one would expect. Orange Bud is developing the typical citrus tones in is known for. Also beginning to keep a close eye on the trichromes,. I’m trying to learn to tell the difference between clear and cloudy and I can tell it’s going to take me some time to develop a good eye for that. No sign of any amber yet. I’m trying to decide when to start the seeds for the next grow which will be Zkittlez Auto from Seedman. Any guess from anyone on how much time I have before I have chopped all 4? Grow Summary: 4'x3'x6' 2 in 1 tent 250 watt full spectrum LED FFHF & FFOF soil w/FF Trio Dutch Passion autoflower genetics