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Elite lighting High-Intensity Discharge/600W
Elite lighting
Elite lighting High-Intensity Discharge/600W
Elite lighting
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 3-5
Defoliation
weeks 4-6, 8-9
Topping
weeks 5
Soil
Grow medium
15 L
Pot Size
1
Week 1. Vegetation
5 years ago
1 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
6
No Smell
48 %
18 °C
15 L
1 L
80 cm
Slow week . Started from seed directly into soul on a window . Blue dream sprouted after 1 day WhiteWidow sprouted on day 5 . Day 7 I transplanted them straight into tent in 15l fabric pots . 70/30 coco/soil mix (I figured the soil would feed them for first few weeks ). Under elite 600w dual spectrum bulb
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Week 2. Vegetation
5 years ago
1 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
5.8
No Smell
350 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
80 cm
Nutrients 3
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 1 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 1 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.1 mll
Being Impatient Started feeding think I’ve hurt the white widow a little , she has a few spots on the leaves . Switched back to water for a 2 days . Still growing fine though just seems slower then the blue dream . End of week 2 b/d is 14 days from sprout and really starting to get a shift on now W/w is day 10 from sprout . Was hoping for more from her by now . Will she catch up ?.
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Week 3. Vegetation
5 years ago
10 cm
20 hrs
22 °C
6.2
Weak
650 PPM
57 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 4
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 2.5 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 2.5 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.3 mll
Hi started this week with a worry with the younger white widow . Curling leaves and seems dry . Humidity, temps ?, over watering ?. Anyone persisted with these girls . By end of this week there is certainly a little smell in there now . Asked the question and greatly appreciate any feedback given . Went with majority rule and decided I won’t be topping the blue dream this week or next . Started LST today . Learning lots and getting great feedback thanks . White widow is on 1/2 nutes of blue dream When do I start to use pk13/14 & boost ?. Flower stage ?.
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Week 4. Vegetation
5 years ago
15 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6
Normal
950 PPM
57 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 4
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 3.5 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 3.5 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.4 mll
Started this week (we’ll end of last ). By snapping a branch off , at this stage I removed the lst and left them alone . 2-3days later decided I needed to do it and started again, get over it ,put it down as learning experience. As the week progressed the white widow seems to be doing great as does the blue dream . This week we started white widow on half nutes of blue dream and mid week started giving them the same. No dramas . Started defoliation this week removing the bottom leaves allowing the side branches some light . They look so much smaller afterwards 😓. Added a humidifier this week with a timer as it makes the tent warmer and then the fans speed up , doesn’t seem to raise the humidity much because of it . (Shows low humidity on photos as it drops with door open ). Starting the get smelly in there now . When should I start with pk13/14 & Boost ?. Any help ,advice or criticism appreciated and welcomed . Help and advice + grow journals already helped me get here Thanks
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Week 5. Vegetation
5 years ago
28 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
1130 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 6
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.8 mll
Hi all , thanks for all your support and advice etc . I’ve already learned lots , seem to have done a better job LST with the White Widow having messed up with the Blue Dream (snapped a branch off , broke another one and canopy is un even ) , hope I keep the white widow level and get a better canopy . I’ve got some bugs 😓. Only seems to be the top leaves on the blue dream atm , I’ve ordered canna cure but won’t arrive till later next week 😓. Cannot visibly find any bugs anywhere in the tent which is frustrating I did decide to top the Blue dream earlier this week as she seemed to be stretching on main stem ,hoping she would put more effort into the side branches and bring them up (I’ve only got 1.8m Hight total ) Few days later I topped the White Widow . I have introduced Boost this week & gave them PK last 2 days too . Blue dream has started preflower few days back . Hope I can get the bugs under control . Any advice , support or criticism welcomed 😉.
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Week 6. Flowering
5 years ago
28 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.2
Weak
1130 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 6
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 1 mll
Hi this week they seem to have developed much more , they are still very short with the blue dream at 28cm and white widow at 22cm approx . No dramas ,no worries . Blue dream showed signs of being sexually mature earlier this week but hasn’t seemed to progressed much regarding bud sites , white widow seems to have over taken her by end of this week with bud sites showing white pistols. They are both drinking and showing no signs of any nutrient issues even though they are on a heavy dose . Started 4 blue dream yesterday to go in a veg tent under the diy LED (was a 165w mars aqua ) Any further advice ,help or criticism welcomed and appreciated. Hope I’m doing this right and fingers crossed for some heavy fat buds .
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Week 7. Flowering
5 years ago
32 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
6.2
Normal
1520 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 6
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 1 mll
Hi all White widow auto is doing really well . Bud have started really well . They are small and tight . Blue dream auto seem to be slower flowering and they seem to be spread further and not as tight if that makes sense . Does everything look to be progressing as you’d expect ?. Personally haven’t really had any issues with the girls . I’m not getting impatient and excited trying to anticipate if/what they will produce dry . As always any help & advice is welcomed . Stay safe guys Happy growing
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Week 8. Flowering
5 years ago
40 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6
Normal
1520 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
60 cm
Nutrients 5
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 1.5 mll
Both still seem to be developing well and certainly has a small in the tent now . As per last week blue dream seems to be slower flowering then the white widow ,maybe because she’s taller and generally a bigger plant ?, too much defoilation earlier on ?. Anyhow she seems healthy and still progressing week on week . Buds on white widow are developing small tight little nugs atm . Thanks for looking Any help advice or criticism welcomed as usual .
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Week 9. Flowering
5 years ago
50 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6.1
Normal
1520 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 7
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 1.5 mll
Hi Another week has passed . Both girls seem to be strong and doing ok . White widow ended this week on day 59 from sprout ,she seems to be fattening buds each week and certainly filling out for a small girl , She currently stands at 38cm . Blue Dream ended this week on day 63 from sprout , again she seems to be happy and healthy but still slower in producing . She’s continued to stretch and hopefully finished now ,standing at 60cm tall .she is pushing the light up higher away from everything else in there . Is she going to fatten up or will I end up with lots of popcorn nuggets ?. White widow has had defoliation this week as she was covering herself up hiding and fighting for light . Both taking nutrient and drinking , at this stage I have no idea how long either have left or when to start flushing them so advice is key and would be appreciated. I’ve read about 30% trichomes orange for harvest but not nowhere near there yet I wouldn’t think . Thanks for looking , stay safe & happy growing
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Week 10. Flowering
5 years ago
50 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6
Normal
1100 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 2.5 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 2.5 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.8 mll
Hi thanks for looking , another week down . The white widow is certainly blowing up getting fatter each day . She’s doing really well for a short girl (she stands at only 30cm ) can see a huge difference in her this week , keeping a eye on the pistils all turning brown and curling and watching trichomes but she’s still growing so 👍🏻 From me . Blue dream auto hasn’t seemed to change very much over last 2 weeks ,she slowly stretched upto 52cm and now I’m hoping she’s going put her energy Into those nuggets for some big fat buds . I did wonder if she had stopped and needed the light flipping 12/12 to help her flower but end of this week I’ve seen the flowers develop a little . So back to thinking she’s fine she just needs time . I’ve reduced the nutes now & feeding nutes and then ph water alternate . As always using R.O water at a tds averaging 20ppm before nutes. As always any advice is welcomed as is criticism. Thanks for looking Stay safe and happy growing
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Week 11. Flowering
5 years ago
50 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6.2
Strong
1100 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 2.5 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 2.5 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 0.5 mll
Hi thanks for looking . Another week down thinking 🤔 the white widow (Days 67-74)can’t be long now 😂. Checking trichomes daily but in reality she isn’t anywhere near yet , I think maybe 1-2weeks left fro her to finish up I’ve started flushing this week and removed many of the leaves with stems ,my thinking was these are holding nutes and means less to dry and flush . Blue dream (days71-78) is fattening up and filling out nicely , I wonder if her growth slowed going Into flower from the topping early on . Happy with both girls so far though ,even more so for my first ever grow . Both girls are been bottom fed filling the trays 2-3x per day and they certainly soak it up . The tent is now getting very smelly , I need to get changed after seeing them otherwise I smell like I’ve been hotboxing a car for a few hours 😂. Both are smelling so sweet and fruity now ,the scents are unreal now . Stay safe and happy growing
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Week 12. Flowering
5 years ago
50 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6
Strong
1100 PPM
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 4 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 4 mll
CalMag Agent - Canna
CalMag Agent 1 mll
Hi all thanks for looking . Coming up to end of week 12 . Last week I decided to start flushing white widow and have harvested this week , think it was a little early but I needed the space for ghsc Comp girls as they are getting big fast , I didn’t mind too much as was keen to harvest her As she hadn’t seemed to change for a while . Chopped her down and weighed 390g with stems etc , I tidied her up and removed all the stems leaving mostly small buds , I left leaves on for now as I’d handled them more then I initially wanted at this point ,she weighed 314g . Onto the the diy mesh racking hanging in a 40cm tent for initial dry . I’ll add the harvest once I have dry weight . Blue dream auto is doing great , she’s fattening up nicely . I think a couple of weeks and she will be about ready . She’s taking nutes well still and very healthy . I’ll update with final Photos tomorrow before they go to sleep . Stay safe & happy growing
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Week 12. Harvest
5 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
8/10
Rated
I’ll update the harvest once she’s dryed and smoked . Trimmed one up so you can see the blue tones in her . Very smelly and fruity/sweet atm
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Spent 93 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
314 g
Bud wet weight per plant
68 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
0.25
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty
Positive effects
Happy, Relaxed, Uplifted
Positive effects
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Negative effects
Taste
Earthy, Fruity, Sweet
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
She grew so easy . Responded greatly to nutes , lst and topping . No dramas . She smells awesome 😎 She’s dryed and in her upcycled curing jars/tub . Wet weight after removing stalks were 314g Lost 72% in drying weight/trim . Trim weighs 25g Dry weight 68g She does feel more sativa then Indica , certainly didn’t paralyze me 😂, Very happy first harvest/ very uplifting though , this is what I wanted from the blue dream . Thanks for looking Happy growing
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Week 13. Flowering
5 years ago
50 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6
Strong
48 %
18 °C
18 °C
15 L
1 L
50 cm
Nutrients 1
Ph water 100 mll
Hi all thanks for looking . Just the blue dream auto left this week after white widow auto had finished , cropped , dryed and now curing in jars . End of last week I started to flush her with ph RO water .Flushed her through this week and decided it was til to crop too . Her top 3/4 was ready , bottom 1/4 could have done with longer . I couldn’t make up my mind what to cut and what to leave and got carried away before cutting the whole plant down . She was showing signs of absorbing the nutes from the leaves and drying those top buds , hence me deciding to chop . I haven’t weighed her wet this time around as didn’t want that to create a expection or dry weight . She’s harvested and now on a slow dry before crop (she’s very wet ) She’s smelling awesome 😎 I’ll create a harvest and update that once I’ve got dry weight and had a little try before she too goes into cure . Thanks for looking Stay safe and healthy
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Week 13. Harvest
5 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
10/10
Rated
Very strong girl , zero issues from start to finish with this girl even though I topped , snapped a full branch off early on it lst etc and most likely over fed her as a newby . Took nutes really well . Great plant
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Spent 93 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
600 g
Bud wet weight per plant
133 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
0.25
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Positive effects
Happy, Hungry, Uplifted
Positive effects
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Negative effects
Taste
Berries, Earthy, Sweet
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
She grew really well . Responded really well to nutes , topping and training . No issues with her really , she was really easy to grow . She stinks to high heaven 😉, and is smelling awesome . I’ve just put a wet weight input but didn’t weigh it wet . Just finished trimming up and done a basic weigh in Stay safe and happy growing. Wow 🤩 got lots , unreal amounts tbh . I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes 133g dry (I’ll pop the photos up soon )
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 25 years ago
Take any humdifier…. around 3to 4 Liters. A versy easy model for 30 bucks is totqally good in here. But you may get acontroller too. because humifidiers tend to work uncorrect ( i had a waterdamage on my led due an uncorreect humifider and had to buy new led) So to avoid Damage and al3ways having the Right Humidity get the INKBIRD humidity Controller. This Controller has 2 switches so you can Setup a humdifier and adehumidifier.. great Technic. easy to handle
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 25 years ago
Their shape looks good, i see no bigger Problems here.Young plants do alot of work and change fast.
SmockyMcpot1986
SmockyMcpot1986commented5 years ago
@ChronicRyno, everything sounds great pal, but try not to let your humidity rise above 80 as this is not good for your plants 🌱🌱
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@SmockyMcpot1986, my temps vary quite a bit due to outside temps . It fluctuates between 20-25°c . I’ve turned minimum fan setting up now to keep them nearer 20 -22 @ 24 controller now kicks in . Did have them higher till now but the younger white widow isnt doing as well as blue dream . Humidity has always been 40-60 in the tent rising to 80s during night (4hrs ).
SmockyMcpot1986
SmockyMcpot1986commented5 years ago
@ChronicRyno, sounds good mate. I aim for anywhere between 60% and 75% but this isn't set in stone, just my 2 cents pal Vegetation Period Humidity levels can be lowered by 5% each week (acceptable range: 50-70%)Temperatures can be increased a little bit (no obligation)Reason: Roots absorb more water; evaporation through leaves cools plant(s)Temperatures with lights on: 22-28 C° (lights off: 4-5 C° lower) Hope this helps mate 😁😤🤤 "And remember folks........there ain't no drama when you smoke marijuana"
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Lit_1
Lit_1commentedweek 105 years ago
Really excited to see how these ladies turn out. I've just started my first grow and using the same White Widow Auto seeds from seedstockers as well.
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@@Lit_1,I use just ph to water to keep them hydrated & canna cure to ensure they stayed healthy and bug free . M
Lit_1
Lit_1commented5 years ago
@ChronicRyno, What kind of Foliage spray did you use? Or was it just your feeding solution?
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@@Lit_1,thanks bud . I wouldn’t imagine the widow has long left now . I’m checking her buds daily and expect next week or 2 she will be getting the chop 🤞🏻
GetLit420
GetLit420commentedweek 75 years ago
How did topping the blue dream auto do? Did it hurt the plant? You said that its growth has slowed down so I’m curious if thats the reason why?
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@GetLit420,wouldn’t have a clue bud . I wouldn’t be able to guess anything as a complete newby I have no expectations at all . Given time I think the blue dream will produce more though as she’s bigger
GetLit420
GetLit420commented5 years ago
@ChronicRyno, side by side definitely be interesting. I’m curious if topping an auto could produce more buds than just lst alone. How many grams you think your white widows going to yield if you had to make an estimated guess?
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@GetLit420,it certainly didn’t have a negative effect on the white widow along side the lst as the side branches came up and the next branches off also came up with lots of tops . The blue dream didn’t seem effected either by it but when they started flower the white widow seems to have smaller tighter bud sights and seems to be flowering more quickly . Don’t know if this is strain related or something I’ve done . I would certainly be topping again and have started 2 more blue dreams so I’ll maybe top one and see what happens with the 2 side by side
Elek007
Elek007commentedweek 125 years ago
Harvest look very good. What would be your guesstimate for dry weight? Considering its 317g wet I'd say 125-150g dry? Please don't forget to update us when you weight it dry.
Elek007
Elek007commented5 years ago
@ChronicRyno,my experience in 7 last autos I've grown is quite similar, I'm losing 75% of weight after drying. Most my autos gave me 400-500g wet bud but I've been left with only 100-150g after drying.
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@Elek007, Now then bud , done my checks and they are nice and dry on outside and still sticky damp inside , ready for cure it would seem. On with that and I’ll update the harvest
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 115 years ago
AyCaramba......... looking marvellous
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@Mrs_Larimar, thanks . I am getting impatient now and ready to crop them 😂. I need to space too for the comp .
Elek007
Elek007commentedweek 105 years ago
Looking great, well done. I've just put the same seed in dirt this morning when it pop I'll start new diary, if it look even half as good as yours on day 70 then I'd be happy.
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@Elek007,thanks bud I was more impressed by the blue dream early on . She seemed stronger then the white widow , took nutes better etc that much so I started 2 more . Later on I switched sides and favored the white widow as she went into flower but then all the focus went into flowers ,she’s developed her buds faster . Now I can see the buds progressing again on the blue dream I’m happy as she’s 2x the size after stretching with lots of tops . Very happy with the first ever grow . I’ve got 2 more blue dream autos going , one is topped the other isn’t and I can now see the difference, one I topped has very strong side branches that developed much faster , she’s responding better to lst and is shorter also .the one I didn’t too seems to be putting that effort into the main top and going upward . Stay safe and happy growing
Bushbaby808
Bushbaby808commentedweek 125 years ago
Nice work bud, Enjoy the fruits of the forest!! 👍😉
Elek007
Elek007commentedweek 145 years ago
Don't beat yourself over small mistakes like mislabeling seeds =) at least you're not me who drop seed just second before putting in dirt, then spend close to 3 hours to go through 8L of soil small spoon by small spoon, through colander and sieve with torch in my mouth, only to realise after I went through most soil that seed was on my lap for the whole time! Just to clarify then, did you swap things around already or everything I'm looking at white widow is actually blue dream? I mean when I look at your scale picture with 78g on it that's clearly white widow no?
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@Elek007, The answer is 68g was supposed to be the widow and starting to think I muddled it up as looks more blue & the blue looks white , smells and tastes say I muddled them up too
ChronicRyno
ChronicRynocommented5 years ago
@Elek007, no way bro . Nightmare . I haven’t at the minute swapped anything around . When the other 2 dreams have grown & harvested I’ll properly have my answer and maybe update it then . At the minute they are wrong way around imo blue dream is white widow ) If this is the case the blue weighed in at 68g dry and widow weighed in at 154g 😎 dry . I’m not convinced though and keep going back and forth with the idea that it was actually correct
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