~{ Blackberry auto in DWC }~

Sorry but I've only just managed to get my camera working on day 7 of the grow so pictures will have to start there, i have been keeping a brief diary of whats been going on which i shall type below. This is my first ever grow so please help me out please dont hesitate to drop a comment below! 30th March ~ Seedlings emerged! 31st March ~ 125W CFL light on and above them inside their propagator. 2nd April ~ Into the tubs they go under the 400W Metal-Halide bulb! (Ballast adjusted to 250W for now) 4th April ~ Added a teeny tiny amount of calmag and Canna Aqua Vega (A+B) 1ML of each. 5th April ~ Adjusted the Metal-halide to its true 400W of pure growing power! A bit about my grow room: I'm running 4 buckets which all hold 20L of water each. 1 plant per bucket. 6" carbon filter and extraction fan. passive air intake. I spent alot of time researching and figuring out how to build this teeny tiny DIY grow room out of kingspan and I'm very very happy with how it's turned out, it's just the right size to hopefully utilise the full output of 1 600W HPS.

Weve had a crazy heat wave recently and temperatures were around 30c in the grow room! i think they suffered abit and it may have stunted the growth, i managed to get temperatures down to around 27c, which is still too high but im unsure theirs much else i can do about it... Overall though im fairly happy with the progress so far!

After the savage heat wave that came i think they developed root rot, ive given them all some Botanicare Hydroguard and hopefully they will bounce back. My TDS pen arrived and i upped them all to 330PPM per tub (20L) All the water they have in each tub is collected rainwater with a PPM of 19. Might try my hand with some LST on the healthiest one, what do you guys reckon? Peace out, Ricky Spanish.

Looked like perhaps I overfed them when i upped the PPM to 330 :( I did some light LST to the two strong plants and moved them to the front, the two at the back i think will have to go...I might try and transplant them to soil and put them outside and let mother nature do her ting. Weekly reservoir change today after i took these pictures and ill reduce the PPM to 250. Next week they should be flowering and begin their stretch. Peace out, Ricky spanish

Did some more LST. they're responding well and growing nicely now. I was abit late on the reservoir change over and they started showing some magnesium or zinc deficiency, hopefully itt'll clear up soon with a fresh tank of nutes. they're absolutely loving the 600W HPS! Hopefully even after the fair few issues we've had they'll be a fair yield from these babies, cant wait to start seeing the purple!! Jah bless, peace and love, Ricky Spanish.

Growing fast and enjoying the nutrients so far, upped the PPM to 470 and we shall see how they handle it. Did some defoliation at the beginning of the week and you'd hardly notice by the end by how much shes grown again. The one at the back has made a half decent come back from the root rot issue near the beginning and should yield a promising amount of nuggy nugs! Not much else to report, smooth sailing this week. Jah bless, peace. Ricky Spanish

Growing very well, purple's really starting to come through and the buds are nicely spaced, overall a good week! Defoliated heavily before i took the pictures to let the light and air through. root mass is getting hench! 17ml canna A 17ml canna B 15ml canna calmag 10ml PK boost Per tub (20L)

Had some nutrient issues this week as i haven't checked on them all week and the PH went abit out of whack but it's all sorted now, weekly reservoir change should keep them happy. Really starting to ripen and fatten up, cant wait for harvest day, they're starting to smell now. i bloody love ganja. Should i lollipop these plants and if so, when? ive done some defoliation and am unsure whether i should do more, any experienced growers or people who have done the same with autoflowers please comment below! peace out, Ricky Spanish.

Sorry for the late upload iv been super super busy and have totally spaced out! So far it's been the hottest/sunniest spring since records began and my room has not liked it one bit! temps have sky rocketed up to 33c! Thankfully they've dropped and shouldn't rise too high till after iv cropped :) I've had to dim the lamp down to 400w during the day and up it to 600w during the night when the heat can be handled, hopefully it hasnt had too much effect on the yield. Overall they seem to be fairly happy, nothing to out of the ordinary. buds ripening nicely and smelling absolutely fantastic, a lovely deep kushy odour, my camera really doesn't do it justice, and the purple is incredible, again it just doesn't come up quite right with the lighting. Peace out, Ricky Spanish.

Weeks are going by fast now and the buds are fat as hell! Unsure about when to start the flush, can anyone help in the comments? shes really stinking now! beautiful smell. heat is still a problem, lowering to 400w during the day and back to 600w at night but they seem to be coping well. pistils are curling and turning a lovely amber!

Buds look incredible and the smell is just amazing! Lovely plant to grow, i had some issues but they were in no way the plants fault. Hopefully the it'll get a high number on the scales! Ill upload more as the curing and drying process is completed, next step is hang them up to dry...slowly! I've really enjoyed growing these in my DWC setup and can't wait to grow some more! EDIT: 15 OZ dry weight at the end, a good yield that im very happy with considering everything. the smell is incredible, so beautiful and the taste, wow the taste! really amazing! very handleable high, starts of intense and then settles to a very clear, interesting high. then after an hour or so, the sedative kicks in and you can really relax. Overall a very very good smoke! Unfortunately I've got no pictures of it all on the scale but it looks amazing, ive got a few buds left that ill try get a picture of close up and trimmed. Jah bless.