Help Me Select 3 Autoflower Strains

•••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sept. 21 - Sept. 27 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• CULTIVARS: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🍍🚂 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS : STARTED : 8/10 🍌 🍌 FAT BANANA AUTO: STARTED : 8/10 🍬🍭 ZKITTLEZ AUTO: STARTED = 8/23 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WEEKLY SUMMARY: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🙋‍♀️Fo' Twenny here!🙋‍♀️ Back with another update on the viewer selected multi-strain auto-flower booster crop. If you're just joining us, we have these ladies running alongside our photoperiod girls in the 48" x 24" "Veg Tent". I accidentally killed the original Zkittlez Auto that was started at the same time as the other 2 girls, so the Zkittlez is about 2 weeks behind the other 2. I don't have a whole lot of experience working with auto-flower strains, but I have to say that I am quite impressed with how quickly they grow! It has been interesting seeing the difference in growth while running them with the photoperiod cultivars. They are incredibly vigorous in comparison to the photo-periods in the tent and about 90% of those were sowed at the same time as these ladies. The Fat Banana 🍌 is by far the frostiest auto-flower strain I have grown to date. She is currently my favorite of the 3 just based on looks and smell. The Pineapple express will probably be the best yielder of the 2 that started together but it's really still too early to tell with the Zkittles being nearly two weeks behind. Any advice, suggestions, or constructive criticisms are always welcome. Now, for the weekly break down! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• THIS WEEK'S BREAK DOWN •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9/22 - Day 36/49 (Day 2/20 of Bloom) °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° - Photoshoot! 📸 - Light selective defoliation. 🌿 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9/25 - Day 39/52 (Day 5/23 of Bloom) °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° - Photoshoot! 📸 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9/26 - Day 40/53 (Day 6/24 of Bloom): °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° - Upgraded from 8k BTU to 14k BTU portable AC unit! - Light selective defoliation. 🌿 🚿FEED DAY!🚿 She received approximately 12 oz solution. I mixed 8 gallons of solution for all the plants I have in flower. 12 oz of that was then measured and fed to this cultivar. After 10-15 minutes I added additional 12 oz of plain H2O pH to 6.3 👩‍🔬NUTRIENT SOLUTION👩‍🔬 ⬇️Mixing Rundown⬇️ 12 oz tap H2O through two kdf filters Start pH: 7.9 PPM: 630 1.5 tsp/gal - Fox Farm BIG Bloom 1 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Tiger Bloom 1.5 tsp/gal - Fox Farm BEMBÉ .125 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Cha-Ching I always make sure pH is in the range of 6.0- 6.6 prior to adding any microbial innocclants. pH: 5.8 Add 1 tsp/gal General Hydroponics pH UP pH: 6.2 PPM: 1160 Mammoth P. - .6 ML/gal •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY IN USE: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • A/C: Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner • TENT: VIVOSUN 48"x24"x60" Mylar Hydroponic Grow Tent with Observation Window & Floor Tray • POTS: 8"tall Active Aqua 6" x 6" one gallon square pots • EXHAUST FAN: VIVOSUN 6 Inch 390 CFM Inline Duct Fan with Variable Speed Controller • AIR MOVEMENT: 6-Inch Lasko FBA 2004W 2-Speed Clip Fan • Bluelab PENPH pH Pen Fully Waterproof Pocket Tester • Bluelab PENCON Conductivity Pen Fully Waterproof Pocket Tester • Kolder Multi-Purpose Liquid and Dry Measuring Cup, 16-Ounce • Fox Farm Measuring Spoons • WATER TREATMENT: Tap H2O run through two AQUACREST Garden Hose Water Filters to remove chlorine and chloramine. – COMING SOON: Hydro-Logic 31023 1000-GPD Evolution RO1000 High Flow RO System, White (HL31023). • WATER APPLICATION: I use 2 different watering systems. The pump sprayer is typically used between feeds or lighter feeds. Feeds are idually run through the pump and reservoir because I feed with other photoperiods for the sake of ease. – 2 GALLON LAWN & GARDEN PUMP PRESURE SPRAYER. * I removed the spray head due to clogs and it's just faster. – Superior Pump 91250 Utility Pump, 1/4 HP in a heavy duty 27 Gallon Tote attatched to a 10 foot garden hose to an Orbit Underground 56246 Green Thumb 9-Pattern Telescoping Wand. I aerate the reservoir using a General Hydroponics HGC728040 Dual Diaphragm Air Pump 320 GPH 4 Outlet attached with standard aquarium air hose to four 4-Inch Air Stone Disc Bubble Diffusers. • LIGHTING: 320w MosterBoard V4-PLUS powered by a MEANWELL 320H-48AB DRIVER. There are three V4-PLUS boards prewired and mounted on a 935x195x10mm black heatsink. Dimmer, UV Switch, and IR Switch included. Each board contains two hundred fifty two 3000k lm301h diodes + twelve Osram 660nm diodes plus 4 separately switchable LG UV 395nm diodes and 4 separately switchable Osram IR 730nm diodes. • Blue Sticky Pads • Yellow Sticky Pads •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SOIL MIX DETAILS: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• All components were mixed into a 50 gallon tote that is kept in a warm environment to help innocculate to promote a vast and diverse microbial life in the rhizosphere. Once mixed, add 32-64oz water once every 7-14 days as needed. The goal is to keep the soil moisten without oversaturating. 2 Part - Royal Gold Tupur INGREDIENTS: Coco fiber, aged forest materials, perlite, and basalt 1 Part - Fox Farms Ocean Forest INGREDIENTS: Aged forest products, sphagnum peat moss, earthworm castings, bat guano, fish emulsion, and crab meal. 1 Part - Roots Organics INGREDIENTS: Perlite, Coco Fiber, Peat Moss, Composted Forest Material, Pumice, Worm Castings, Bat Guano, Soybean Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Fishbone Meal, Kelp Meal, and Greensand. Also contains beneficial mycorrhizal fungi: Funneliformis mosseae, Rhizophagus intraradices, Septoglomus desertícola .5 Part - Wiggle Worm Soil Builder Pure Earthworm Castings .5 Part - Ancient Forest Humus .5 Part - Coarse Grade Perlite Inocculated by mixing 1 cup of Extreme Gardening Mycos Watered with pH 6.5 h2O 1 Tsp/gal Real Grower's Recharge 1 tsp/gal Hi-Brix Molasses 2 tsp/gal Fox Farms Kangaroots •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Want to see more cultivars I have growing❓ Please, be sure to check out my other diaries & give me a follow! 👍👍 🙏Thank you for stopping by my garden!🙏 Peace, ☮️✌️ Love, 💚🤟 & Frosty Nugs! ❄️🌲 Happy farmin' my friends! ☺️🌱 - Fo' Twenny 👩‍🌾🏻