Amnesia Haze Auto

This is a new strain for me. I will be growing in CANNA Coco medium and CANNA line of nutrients , using semi budget friendly lights from previous grow attempts. During Week 1 I have had some heat issues due to AC going out which will be corrected going into 2nd week. I am also planning to increase humidity to around 50% by adding a humidifier. Seedling looks to be on track so far.

Going into week 2 I made some progress in terms of stabilizing my environment. The purchase of a humidifier has helped to bring up the RH to somewhere in the ballpark of 50%. Unfortunately, It seems its all or nothing with the unit I bought. The RH meter on the humidifier and the Acurite meter are off by as much as 25% from each other. In other news, I found a single Gnat in my tent, which was immediately killed but worrisome none-the-less. Its possible I have been keeping my Coco too moist / over-watering and I will be experimenting with watering less while keeping an eye out for pests over the next few days. Temp issues have been corrected, whereas last week they spiked high into the 90F, the last few days have been averaging around 80F during the day. I have added Cal-Mag Plus and Cannazym to my feeding regiment and my baby got her first real feeding. So far she seems to be responding well, but it may be too early to tell.

Going into week 3 I have noticed a slight smell coming from the plant, she is staying short but has significant undergrowth. From my past experiences with Auto's I can tell she is nearing flower and It appears that she may have started to grow some pistils. I will take pictures if I am able to. I may move my lights up just a bit to encourage a little more vertical growth, before the flowering stretch. My goals this week are to perform some LST before getting too far into flowering and perhaps do a feeding or two with Recharge, in an attempt to add some pep to her step. RH seems to be under control for the most part but I am seeing a spike when the lights go out to mid 60%'s. I have not found any additional Gnats, for which I am grateful. I am aiming for a watering PH around 6.0 @ room temp, while upping COCO A & B by .5 ml per gallon.

Towards the end of last week I did some minor defoliation at the base to help make watering easier and did some leave tucking to aid in maximum light penetration. Unfortunately, I think I was a bit too harsh on the plant as some of the leaves show signs of stress. I don't believe its anything to worry about at this time but Ill be keeping an eye on it. After much debate I decided to consider this the first week of flowering as I am seeing more and more pistils and bit of stretching, although its more likely a "pre-flower" stage. I have added CANNA Boost to my feeding regime as a result, and by the end of this week I expect to see signs of full on bud development. My lung room has been getting warmer than I would like, causing day temps to get higher (around 85 F), but the plant seems to enjoy the warmer temps so I am not stressing. I will likely leave my light hanging at or around 18 inches from the top of the canopy until bud sites are more developed.

Week 4 went about as expected. Significant stretching has taken place revealing several high potential flowering sites. I had to raise my lights about as high as they can go to maintain at least 10 inches from the tallest node. I hope to see buds growth more horizontally, rather than vertical growth this week. Fingers crossed that they slow down some, as I am concerned about heat and bleaching, though no signs of this problem yet. Stems are getting study and thick; and plant is about 2 feet tall now and has gain significant thirst. I am now watering at around 3/4 a gallon every morning. I may start watering twice a day to ensure she doesn't get too thirsty between feedings. I have reduced Rhizotonic to about 2 ml/gal starting this week and increased A & B mix to about 11 ml each. I have been feeding water with added Recharge once a week, with a PH between 5.8 and 6, so far no complaints from the lady. Smell has gotten moderately stronger, and I will likely have to turn up my exhaust fan this week or next. I am on the fence if I want to try something akin to lollipopping, the lower canopy does have several sites that are not going to develop into anything but small popcorn buds. I will post here if I decide to do so.

This plant is a beast of an auto-flower. It's now 3 ft tall and the tall nodes are just about touching my grow lights. I ordered new grow lights, hopefully they will allow for higher hanging. During week 5 she continued to stretch those top colas, and unfortunately this means she didn't focus on bud development. I am hoping this is just her showing her Sativa heritage not a sign of a problem. No signs of trichomes yet, hoping to see a little something start this week. I did remove some lower branches and leaves, although I could probably be more aggressive with this strategy as she is very bushy and lots of bud sites that are not getting enough light. I just worry about stressing her, as she is an auto and they don't always take stress in the best way. Not much has changed this week for feeding, however I did move up to 10 ml/gal of CANNA BOOST. Depending on how this week goes, I may add PK 13/14 into the feeding regimen late this week or next.

In week 6 the stretching finally stopped and I saw some bud development. I started using the Spider Farmer SF-2000, which did allow me to hang the lights so that they are not touching the buds directly, however there was a trade off with heat. I have seen significant heat gains, both from environmental factors and the new light. The plants seem to be reflecting this stress in the form of burning and what I believe to be a nute lockout. I have attempted to combat this using additional watering and reducing my nutrients to only A + B (10 ml/gal( and PK 13/13 with Cal-Mag every other feeding. I have begun to see some trichomes and some red hairs, but I think they are behind where they should be. Fingers crossed this week they focus on getting frosty, going into what I expect to be the last few weeks.

I think she is going to be an early finisher. This will likely be my last week of feeding before starting the flushing cycle. The smell of this lady has grown noticeably stronger, shifting from the lively green smell to a sweet citrus/lemon smell. There was progress in trichome production towards the end of last week, I hope this trend continues. I continue to struggle with heat and light stress but I think overall she is doing great. A few of the side branches are having trouble staying up and are bending/falling over, I am doing my best to tie these up best I can. I am watering until runoff twice a day, with nearly a full gallon at each feeding. I am using about 1/2 strength nutrients this week, and no longer including CANNA PK 13/14.

This week may be the final week of growth. Harvest at the end of this week is probably early as she probably has 2 weeks left in her. I am concerned by the degradation of buds due to the nutrient lockout issue and see it best to harvest early rather than risk too much loss. I will be feeding only PH water and Cal-Mag this week and checking Trichomes. Some of the top buds are the largest I have ever grown and the scent is amazing.

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