Sour Kush Auto-First Grow

Started 2 Sour Kush seeds in damp paper towels in Tupperware container on germination pad. Short radical the next morning 5/29. Planted in 3 gallon pot w/ 50% Happy Frog, 25% Ocean Forest and 25% perlite by volume. On 5/31 sprouted above soil with first true leaves.

Good week. Just watering with plain tap water. Lowering the pH with pH down to about 6 even. Had a problem with that on my first crop that is in flowering now. I had a soil probe that was giving me a reading of 7.5 no matter what. Now doing slurry tests and checking that way. Watering about every 5 days. Height is 3 inches. Not sure if I have inches or centimeters selected.

Moved lighting up to 18/6 this week. Started LST on June 16 - Day 17. Watered on June 18 until it drained. Used a literal pinch of pH Down to a gallon of tap water to lower pH to 6.11. Slurry test on soil on June 18 from soil sample taken the previous day. The pH is 6.6 and PPM is 1328. Fox Farms is some potent soil. Will water with pH 5.5 to 6.0 next time. I’d like to get down close to 6.0. No food for awhile.

Day 22 - Continued training trying to pin down fan leaves to allow light for growing tips. Day 23 - Broke a side branch off on one plant. Thinking about planting closer to the edge of the pot next time and doing espalier across. Maybe a quarter way from the edge on a diagonal. Day 24 - Watered w/ pH 5.83. Run off was pH of 6.02 and PPM 848. Day 25 - Took soil sample for slurry test. Day 26 - Slurry test came out pH 6.82 and PPM 395. Don’t understand why pH is as high as it is. Time to feed them anyway. Day 27 - Just continue w/ training. Day 28 - First feeding. Per gallon - 1.5 tsp Grow Big, .5 tsp Bloom City Cal Mag and a Tbsp of molasses. Got a pH of 4.68 on the solution. Going to take another soil sample on Monday.

Day 29 - Trying to leave plants alone and let tips grow out a bit. Removed a few leaves. Day 30 - Decided to bag the slurry tests. Just going to make sure water and fertilizer solution is pHed and check run off. If they ain’t broke... Day 31 - Just trained them. Day 32 - Water with a measured pinch of pH down to a gallon of tap water. Lowered pH to 6.5. Runoff: PH 5.8 PPM 800 Day 33 - I see a few pistils on one plant. Day 34 - Trained. Day 35 - Trained and removed a few fan leaves. Water and fertilizer tomorrow.

Day 36 - Water and fertilize. Per gallon: .5 tsp Grow Big 1 tsp Cal-Mag 4 Tbsp Big Bloom 2 tsp Tiger Bloom 1Tbsp Molasses 2 Tbsp pH up Solution pH - 6.7 Runoff: PH 6.1 PPM 1253 Day 38 - moved plants to grow tent and 600 watt LED. Day 39 - Watered only, adjusted to 6.2. Runoff: PH - 6.1 PPM - 739 Day 42 - Water and fertilize w/ same solution as day 36. PH solution 6.8. Runoff: PH - 6.2 PPM - 1560 ************************** Have leaves on one plant showing a nutrient problem of some sort. Thinking it looks like P or K. Other plant looks fine. Going to water with straight tap water (pH around 7.3) and see if I can raise it a bit. Seems to around 6.1 or 6.2 now. Seeing more pistils this week. Probably call next week my first flowering week. Seems kind of subjective. Happy Growing Everyone!

Day 44 - Watered w/ pH 7.3 Runoff: pH - 6.6 ppm - 892 Day 46 - Watered w/pH 7.3 Runoff: pH -6.5 ppm - 819 Day 49 - Water/Fertilize. Grow Big - 1.5 tsp Cal -Mag - 1 tsp Big Bloom - 4 Tbsp Tiger Bloom - 2 tsp pH up - 2 Tbsp Solution pH - 7.1 Runoff: pH - 6.7 ppm - 1984 ***************************************** I think I’m keeping pH around where it should be on these plants. One is showing some nutrient problems. Didn’t feed the first 4 weeks. Maybe coming back to bite me. The training seems to have left them fairly close to the shape I was shooting for. Pretty flat and spread out. Just been letting them go. Got buds starting. Should get a decent enough harvest. It’s all good. Happy Growing!

Day 51 - Water with pH 6.1 Runoff - pH 6.1 PPM 1216 Day 53 - Water with pH 6.9 Runoff - pH 6.6 PPM 755 Day 56 - Water/Fertilize Solution pH 6.0 unadjusted. Per gallon: 1 tsp Cal-Mag 2 tsp Tiger Bloom 4 Tbsp Big Bloom Runoff - pH 6.1 PPM 1332 **************************************** Plants are both doing pretty well. I’ve had a nutrient issue for awhile and have been trying to keep the pH somewhere in range. Didn’t feed them for the first four weeks. Maybe shouldn’t have kept them so lean and hungry. They’re budding pretty good, tho. Expect a decent yield. They’re fairly flat. I could’ve done a little better training them. Gentleman C.

Day 58 - Watered, adjusted pH to 6.6 Runoff: pH - 6.2 PPM - 972 Day 60 - Watered/Fertilized pH unadjusted to 6.2 Big Bloom - 4 Tbsp Tiger Bloom - 1.5 tsp Runoff: pH - 6.0 PPM - 1332 Day 62 - Watered pH 7.3 Runoff: pH - 6.5 PPM - 1078 ****************************************** Mostly just waiting for the harvest this week. Pretty happy overall. Had some slight nutrient problems so might start feeding a little earlier next time. Training didn’t leave the plants as flat as I would’ve liked, but they have a lotta “main” buds.

Day 64 - Watered with pH 6.6. Runoff: pH - 6.3 PPM 1045 Days 66, 68 and 70 - Watered. Didn’t check pH or PPM. ******************************************* Should have a week or two left before harvest so haven’t been worrying about the pH or PPM so much. It’s apparent that fall is coming since the leaves seem to be changing. My first crop of autos I didn’t do the training on. I’m pretty happy with how that’s turning out. Hope all your grows are going well and that everyone is staying healthy and safe. Be well!

My leaves are still turning yellow and fading away. Should only have a couple days until harvest on one plant and probably 2 or 3 days after that on the other. So, this coming week will be last flowering week. Despite my nutrient issues the buds look good and I’m glad I trained them. I was considering not doing that. Stay safe everyone and be well and grow well.

Harvested one plant this week and weighed the buds(and stems) at a little over 10 ounces. Probably give the other the chop Monday or Tuesday. Pretty happy. I’m thinking maybe a few ounces dry from each plant. I don’t use much and mostly do edibles. With the Tangerine Dream I have jarred should be good for the winter. Take care y’all. Grow well, be well, be safe.

Harvested second plant on Day 89. Got about 14 ounce. That’s still with stems and some leaves. Likely, because I’m a little inexperienced at trimming. Should end up with a few ounces dried. Happy about that. Yet to try it. Want to get it cured a bit.

My scales may not be super accurate. Figure I got about 4-4.5 ounces from the 2 plants. Pretty happy. I mostly do edibles because as a reformed tobacco smoker I don’t care to smoke on principle. And I like the effects from eating. And I make great cookies. Everyone stay safe. Good luck on your journey and your grows. ✌️