LSDauto BF(Relaxed Grow)

bioaccessory Hey, fellow growers! The holidays are over, and despite the quarantine, summer went pretty well, but my stash is at zero, so I needed to quickly grow something - autoflowers. I had this simple idea and found some seeds, one of which I bought in Amsterdam at the beginning of March (we were lucky, literally a week after returning home, the borders were closed for quarantine). This time, I don't want to interfere too much in the growth process, maybe that's why I decided to try some new basic nutrients for me - three-part pH Perfect AN. So, I mixed up a brew of MGB 1/1/1 + B-52 - 1 + Sensi Cal-Mag Xtra - 0.5 + Voodoo Juice - 1, resulting in pH 5.8 PPM 410 (oh yes, I use RO water, PPM ≤ 40). I added the leftover coconut from the last grow, Biobizz (it doesn't really need rinsing, but there is some sand in it, even if it's a little), and let it steep for a day. After that, I squeezed it out without being too fanatical, added rinsed perlite ≈ 20% of the total volume, and filled the bag pot with the substrate. The light is DIY LED, more details in the upcoming updates. Ventilation: passive intake, exhaust with a 150mm fan through a carbon filter. For airflow during veg, I’m using a USB fan. And what about the seed? In the evening of 09/04, I tossed it in a glass of water, in the morning of 09/05, I put it in a cotton disc, on 09/07, it went into a pot under a dome, and on 09/08, it sprouted, already without a helmet. Let’s get started! 👉 I finally finished the low light around the perimeter; we’ll be testing closer to the beginning of flowering, stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued...🤐 p.s. How did you spend your summer? 😁

bioaccessory The start of the second week - everything's going smoothly👌 From day 10, I started giving nutrients (half the recommended dose), and by the end of the week, I plan to water to drainage for the first time. upd21.09 As I planned, I watered the pot to drainage for the first time this cycle. And what did we get out? pH 5.8 ppm 500 Perfect! Next week, I'll start manipulating with the plant. 👉 I finally finished the side lighting around the perimeter, we'll test it closer to the start of flowering, stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...😶

bioaccessory Third week, and everything is going well. I increased the dose of base nutrients, now I'm feeding according to the AN chart. Day 19 from the cap, did a top on the 4th floor, hoping everything goes smoothly without extra stress. Now until flowering, just bending and removing excess fan leaves, after all, it's an autoflower, let's not get too carried away with the scissors 😎 A faint smell has appeared. Drainage readings - pH 6.1 ppm 750, a bit high, but in about a week I'll do a scheduled flush. upd. 09/28 Fortunately, everything went without stress, we're growing further. 👉 I finally finished the low perimeter lighting, we'll be testing closer to the start of flowering, stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued... 🤐

bioaccessory Starting the plant training 💪 Haven't checked the box for a couple of days, and a branch in the upper internode broke from the stretch. I'm not panicking (we're growing chill, right? 😜), I snapped the opposite branch for symmetry until it cracked, and temporarily removed the ties. Well, I planned not to stress my autoflower, but it's not working out so far 😈 At the end of the week, I'm planning to do a scheduled flush. 👉 I finally finished the low light around the perimeter, we'll be testing closer to the start of flowering, stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...🤐

bioaccessory After flushing with FloraKleen, the ppm of the drainage is still a bit high (⩽ 1000), so I'll do a couple of flushes without base nutrients, just sticking to organic stimulants and beneficial microbes. I reintroduced the mycorrhiza. I like the appearance of the plant, but due to uneven bending in the upper inflorescence, one of the branches has started to grow significantly faster than the other. There was a strong temptation to cut it 😈, but I just bent it down. I'm curious what shape the bush will take as a result. The roots have reached the walls and bottom of the pot. Next week, I'll be adding supplemental lighting around the perimeter of the box. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ... 😶

bioaccessory I wanted it to be quicker, but it turned out the same as always 😄 By day 38, the plant only showed its sex and entered the pre-flowering stage, so I'm expecting the flowering to start next week. Everything else is great, it's eating well, I'm gradually increasing the dose of base nutrients, and it looks like I'll reach the recommended values from AN. upd. End of the week, removed all the ties - ready for the start of flowering. 😎 Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...🤐

bioaccessory No matter how much I tried to grow it chill, the plant is making me a bit nervous - day 46 from the seed, and it hasn't flowered yet 😵. Plus, there are signs of nitrogen overdose. I'll do a couple of flushes without base nutrients, and then I'll reduce the dose to half of the AN chart value. 👉 But there’s good news too - I finally set up supplemental lighting around the perimeter. It's still too early to judge the effectiveness of this upgrade, but it looks cool 😎. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...🤐

bioaccessory It hasn't even been 8 weeks, and the little plant finally started to flower 🌿, and it really shot up in growth. I reduced the base nutrient dose to half of the chart, and everything seems to be back to normal. By the way, my interaction with AN support left a mixed impression; I even felt like a bot was answering the questions 😄. I can already see that I should have secured the light a bit higher, but I'm too lazy to climb into this jungle for now; maybe later I'll adjust the height when the plant's growth completely stops. Everything else is good; I'm waiting for the dandelions to appear. Only forward and only up! 👆 upd 02.11 Introducing the neighbors: in the far left corner, my namesake LSD from MasterSeeds; I did a FIM cut on her early on, which she hardly noticed, and she's already 90cm and pushing further, so I guess I’ll have to break the top. In the near left corner, Super Skunk from Seedstockers, which was really slow at the beginning but seems to have caught up with the others now. 👉 I'm planning to add another light 🌞 - deep red diodes specifically for flowering, on a separate bar, stay tuned 👈 Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...🤐

bioaccessory If I weren't sitting here empty, I would actually be happy with such a leisurely development of events - the little plant is reluctantly starting to flower, but it's already grown quite a bit (≈86cm), and that's without a central cola! 😋 Everything's good, let's keep flying. Due to the heating main repairs, we still haven't turned on the central heating 🌡️, so I have to deal with excessive humidity 💧, the air conditioner is saving me. 👉 I'm planning to add another light 😎 - deep red diodes specifically for flowering, on a separate bar, stay tuned 👈 Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ... 😶

bioaccessory We turned on the central heating, and the temperature and humidity levels stabilized. To prevent salt buildup, I rinsed with FloraKleen. I turned off the blue diodes. 11/13 I did defoliation, and finally raised the light to the desired level (maybe I should have secured it a bit higher, but I'll leave it like this for now). The first "snow" appeared on the leaves, everything is developing well, I'm happy. 👉 I'm planning to add another light 😎 - deep red diodes specifically for flowering, on a separate bar, stay tuned 👈 Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued... 🤐

bioaccessory On week 11, the little plant has either stopped growing or slowed down significantly. This is good because I have nowhere left to raise the lamp, I even had to bend the neighbor. Everything is fine, I'm expecting the first buds to appear. The red diode lamp is delayed, I hope it will be ready by the end of this grow. Thank you for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...😶

bioaccessory Slowly but surely, we're heading into the home stretch - the buds are starting to form. I've changed the base nutrients to increase the phosphorus dosage. And I have some exciting news - just in time for flowering, I got a lamp with red supplemental lighting (10 BrigeLux DeepRed diodes on a separate bar), huge thanks to my bro TrollShaman, check out his report, there's a lot of interesting stuff there. 👆 Now I have three lamps, I'll share more details about all the lighting next week. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ... 😶

bioaccessory Everything is still happening slowly for us, it seems the end of this grow will coincide perfectly with the New Year holidays. 😏 A noticeable smell has appeared. Now, detailed info about my DIY light, as promised: Main lamp - CREE CXA2530 2800K CRI>92 in 30W mode x 8 pcs, Phillips Rebel RoyalBlue 440nm, 3W x 6 pcs Side light: 20W strip 2800K Red light: 10 BrigeLux DeepRed 660nm diodes 14W Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...🤐

bioaccessory This cycle has been quite an adventure for me - at the beginning of the week, the power supply for the main lighting broke down. It's fixable, and replacing it wasn't difficult, but my cousin came to the rescue just in time, lending me his QB 240W lamp with Samsung diodes, so I'll finish the rest of the cycle with it. The structure of the bush turned out to be quite strange - long like sticks of cola, and there are a lot of small buds scattered on them like popcorn. I hope the plant will gain some mass in the last two weeks; I can't say I'm particularly thrilled, as my neighbor's different strain looks much more promising. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...😶

bioaccessory I'm noticing another inconvenience of growing different strains at the same time - one of the plants is obviously ready for harvest, while the other two I’d like to keep for at least another week. Now there's a very strong smell coming out - I have to do everything in the box as quickly as possible. Starting the flush next week. Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...😶

bioaccessory The year 2020 is coming to an end, and along with it, my latest cycle is wrapping up. It's already safe to say that I'm in for a rich harvest. And although the buds aren't very big, there are a lot of them, and they're very sticky and firm to the touch, so overall I'm satisfied. This week I'll do a little flush (6 days), then a couple of days of drought and darkness, and we'll be harvesting, come check it out 🥗😇 Thanks for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued ...😶

bioaccessory The long wait was worth it - the bush turned out huge (one of the biggest autoflowers I've grown, bravo to Barneys Farm genetics! 💚💛❤️) As soon as I took the bush out of the box, losing its support and under the weight of the harvest, the main colas immediately broke. By the end of the cycle, the tops of the plants had a barely noticeable burgundy hue, possibly due to the proximity of the lamp. 48 hours of darkness and drought, and I started the harvest. The buds turned out hard and sticky (I wonder what the final weight will be?). I will dry them as usual, in the dark with ventilation and airflow on, for about 10 days. And then the most interesting part will come - weighing and sampling, come check it out! 😇 Dear colleagues, dear friends! I congratulate you all on the upcoming 2021 year, wishing you happy growing, and may you and your plants never be sick! Thank you for stopping by, and stay healthy! 🙏 To be continued... 🤐

bioaccessory This cycle gave me experience growing autoflowering in a limited space, using side and top lighting (there's still an unlimited field for experiments for me here 😎) If I summarize, I can say that this growing technique partially justified itself, and of course, in the future, I will try to take into account all the mistakes made. I hope my report turned out to be interesting. I want to thank Barney's Farm for the interesting strain, the GD team for organizing all of this 👌, and a special thanks to everyone who visited and commented on my diary - together we improve our skills! 💚💛❤️ p.s. I don't plan to return to autoflowers anytime soon. p.p.s. I have interesting ideas for the next cycle, stay tuned and take care! 🙏