Week 7 - White Widow Auto
All measurements are per 1L of water
Start of week 7!
Day 43 (Flower Day 15) - Wow halfway through 12 weeks already. I'm excited and the ladies are all doing great. I've got the light at 80% power (drawing 240w out of the possible 300w) and they seem to like that best currently. When i tried it at full power their leaves would start to fold downward towards the end of the day. Still waiting on my cheap LUX meter so i can halfway figure out the PAR rating as the light seems more powerful than what the manufacturer lists on their website for their readings interestingly enough. I mixed up 9 Liters total today, 3 for the purple punch and 2 for the rest. The purple punch seems the thirstiest and always has the least amount of runoff so i wanted to make sure she got a decent amount of runoff. I did also test the runoff and it came out to EC 1.2 and PH 6.8 which i think is fine for what i've been feeding them. The total mixture this week was as follows (per 1L measurements as always) also note the A and B are slightly strange as i just did 20mL of A and B for the 9 Liters of water which came out to the following: - water 0.2 EC added CaMg to 0.5 EC / 0.5 Rhizotonic / 2.22mL A / 2.22mL B / 1mL Cannazyme / 2.22mL Boost for a final reading of EC 1.4 and PH 6.2 - Going forward I think I may keep the dose of A and B under 2.5mL per Liter as the plants seem just fine with it and their stretching and growth phase seem complete, now they just seem to be filling out the bud sights and growing new leaves here and there.
Day 44 (Flower Day 16) - Slow day today, just a regular feed of 2L each and a few leaves defoliated here and there, not much. Feed was as follows: water 0.2 EC added CaMg to 0.5 EC / 0.5 Rhizotonic / 2.0mL A / 2.0mL B / 1mL Cannazyme / 2.5mL Boost for a final reading of EC 1.4 and PH 6.2 - Will post new pics with some measurements tomorrow but i think they've stopped stretching (thankfully).
Day 45 (Flower Day 17) - Rained again all day so humidity back up near 60%. There was quite a bit of runoff from yesterday so they are pretty saturated and with the already high humidity i didnt want to chance bumping it up anymore. I'm skipping feeding them today as the medium is still very dark and saturated. They'll be getting a full feed tomorrow. I took measurements today. Gelato #33 seems to be the same height and the rest grew a little bit.
Day 46 (Flower Day 18) - Humidity still hovering around 60% but i have hope for the weather getting better. If it persists i'll be getting a dehumidifier. Fed the ladies 9L total today, 2L each and 3L for the Purple Punch as she's always the thirstiest. All had about 10% runoff. The feed was as follows: water 0.2 EC added CaMg to 0.5 EC / 0.5 Rhizotonic / 2.25mL A / 2.25mL B / 1mL Cannazyme / 2.25mL Boost for a final reading of EC 1.6 and PH 6.1 - Will update tomorrow with pictures.
Day 47 (Flower Day 19) - Finally stopped raining and the next week the weather is starting to warm up in time for summer (finally). I didnt feed the ladies today as their medium was still very moist at the top and sides. I feel that as they've stopped stretching that they've gotten a little less thirsty now. Tomorrow I'll try 1.5L feed each and see how they like that. Everyone's starting to flower with the Purple Punch being the largest but the slowest to flower. The Critical Jack Herer is looking beautiful and Gelato#33 is really catching up in flowering with White Widow not far behind them.
Day 48 (Flower Day 20) - Fed the ladies 2L each of the following nutrients: water 0.2 EC added CaMg to 0.5 EC / 0.5 Rhizotonic / 2.0mL A / 2.0mL B / 1mL Cannazyme / 2.0mL Boost for a final reading of EC 1.5 and PH 6.1 - Will update tomorrow with pictures.
Day 49 (Flower Day 21) - Happy Fathers day to all the male growers tending to their ladies out there! - End of week 7! Ladies have been hungry so I fed them 3L each today of the following nutrients: water 0.2 EC added CaMg to 0.5 EC / 0.5 Rhizotonic / 2.25mL A / 2.25mL B / 1mL Cannazyme / 2.25mL Boost for a final reading of EC 1.6 and PH 5.8 - They all look healthy and thriving. I noticed that the trunk of the purple punch is much larger than the others, which is probably why she's the tallest. I think Barney might be wrong on their genetics as she looks way more sativa than the indica that they note. Oddly enough its the Critical Jack Herer that's suppose to have the lone (most) sativa genetics of the group and she looks the most indica from her leave profile. Check out the pics, more to come for week 8 and i'll take measurements tomorrow to start it off!
Hello. I'm not expert by all means but from my past 10 or so auto plants I've already grew i can give you some tips. Firstly I don't feed my plants at all for first 3-4 weeks, they just don't need it. Secondly its great you plant them straight in big pots, how I water young plants is half by "logic" and half of it is eyeballed. For 3 weeks just look at your seedling and imagine what you see over the soil surface, you roughly have twice as much roots underneath. That's why for first 7 days i water my plant twice a day with around 100ml water each time. From second week she's getting around 250-300ml once a day. In third week she's getting 500-750ml per watering and from 30th day i just add as much water to make my medium wet (in my case its 1500-2000ml every 24-36h)
Im 10 days behind you on my seedstockers white widow. I'm looking forward comparing how our plants will compete =)
@Elek007,Right on, no worries. I'll follow your grow. I'm thinking about starting some other plants in a soil mix outside now that its nice weather wise. Would be cool to follow a successful soil grower.
@@@Lit_1,that make sense, I've always been soil guy and didn't know coco doesn't have nutrients to start with. My white widow is in new to me medium. It's called tropic batmix and is made out of 40% coco 60% peat and it have added bat poop. I wasnt planning on changing my growing routine but I will keep eye for any signs of under feeding. Thanks :)
@Elek007, Cool, thanks for the tips. Not feeding for 3 to 4 weeks would kill the plant in Coco coir as there arent any nutrients in it to begin with. You're growing in soil and that means theres already nutrients in it to begin with, so feeding is light to none at all. Also the amount of water is different since coco coir is a hydroponic medium and has to be saturated at all times, whereas in soil you want it to actually dry a little bit. Anyways thanks for stopping by and i look forward to checking your girls development out as well.
I agree with you ๐ฏ% @@Lit_1, in soil most of them are slightly amended and you can get away with only water, in COCO there is nothing, even though they do not need much, a bit CalMag is a must, I started prewashing my COCO with CalMag before I planted, that is before I went Soil and Organic, after 3 to 5 days as you said without a bit of nutrient's you can stall the growth, whatever you are doing my friend they look perfect :) Great Progress with your farmingโ๐ฏ๐ฟ:thumbsup:
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@Bushbaby808, Thank you sir. I'm trying, I made a big mistake with the white widow a few days ago, i really feel sick about it but she seems to be recovering fast. I did my homework but nothing can replace applying it and gaining practical experience. So you live you learn :)
@@Lit_1,
Didn't know that, was aware they got given some good genes but its no huge surprise a lot of commercial seed markets that just repack or lazy crosses without any stability ... When a fastbuds seed pops its more of a lottery ticket than anything some are really fantastic but some arnt worth the time and shipping costs, i have limited time/ space and constraints on the number of plants I can run I don't often bother with risky seed choices (maybe 4 in a year) and then when I do get a winner I cant clone an auto so its just a flash in the stash before its gone again :/
@@Lit_1,
More Bondage next time I guess, that's pretty interesting I always wanted to do some Barny's work partially for their T-shirt hahaha and a bit because they inherited a lot of Nevils genetics (didn't we all) but I might stick to their photo line I have found some seed firms still don't take autos very seriously (fastbuds springs to mind) and its more pot luck than pot plant ... I have had some really stable strains from Dutch Passion their auto critical orange punch or black berry kush are both fairly predictable favorites of mine
@Hemporio_Afghani, They're all lolipopped, completely bare by 2 ft or so. Next time I'll definitely be LST more now that i feel comfortable with it. Although in the Barney's PP it wouldnt of mattered much as there isnt a lot of room to grow outward and barney's genetics are just all over the place.
Dont buy a tent. For a few buck about 100 you can build your own from a little wood and a roll of that black and white plastic. You could literally build a tent any size you want. And the white reflects better than the stuff they have inside the tents.
Looking good..Cheers
@@Lit_1, should have mentioned for the floor, they sell cheap pond liners at home depot. Took a couple of perspective pics this morning. Almost as big as a beer can now. Have a peek when you have some time. Have yourself a great day.
@GMSgrows, Yea it is! I got some major rains coming my way so thats why i'm harvesting the CJH now (this weekend after 1week flush). Hopeing the less crowded tent will keep the ladies safe due to increased airflow as well.
@Bushbaby808, She's been a real trooper with the accidental topping and getting the least amount of love being behind the giant! My hats off to this lady!
@stumay111, Thanks for the kind follow friend! Ya its a weird strain but she seems quite hardy and future leaves wont have that discoloration. She probably gets the least love and TLC in my tent being behind a 140cm monster and in a trellis net but she's doing great i think.