Starting Week 4 alright! Audrey is small for Week 4, but I attribute this to a.) Not sprouting until Day 5, b.) A lack of nutrients in the soil through Weeks 1-2, and c.) Old seeds. I'd peg this more like halfway through Week 2, so I expect I'll have to harvest her later than normal. She remains low but growing consistently. She should take off a bit more this week. I've moved the light up again with the hope that she'll stretch enough for me to start LST.
Nutrient wise, she only has mild burn from that first set of nutrients at the end of Week 2. I've dialed them up just a bit more to see when I need to cut back. The second I see mild nute burn I'll have dialed it in. I've also got a lot more runoff than I used to with the same amount of watering (anywhere between 1/4-1/2, even when watering every 3 days). This is due to the fabric pot, which I love. It's been so much cleaner and less of a headache! It also has allowed me to test the runoff, which is consistently 6.4-6.5, exactly where I want it.
I'll update throughout the week. Good luck with your grows! For Rock and Stone.
Day 24: I'm starting LST training. Last time I did this I used garden stakes and it worked really well, allows for me to move the stakes higher and higher up the stalks as it continues growing and doesn't harm the plant at all. Biggest issue I'll have this time is I've filled a 5 gallon fabric pot with 3.5 gallons of soil, so I may eventually have to cut the rim in order to move allow the leaves to grow past its walls.
Day 27: I always hate how mangled the poor plant looks after LST training! I've already ripped a couple leaves by accident while moving the stakes. She's growing quickly now though, and nutrients/water seem to be on point. Couple issues I found: seed was replanted shallowly, so some of the roots are close to the surface. If the soil gets disturbed I end up having to cover them back up. Other issue is that I noticed a gnat flying around when I took the pictures for Day 27. Swatted it, and not sure if it was with the plant inside the tent, but might end up having to treat with Neem oil if it turns out to be fungal gnats.
From what I can see it's a healthy mix of Cloudy and Clear. Look for 30% amber for a harvest sweet spot on your plant.
Always look to the buds and not sugar leafs when checking! 🤘😤
Hello!
what a nice looking plant you got there, great job!
Soon you'll be able to enjoy the puffs of this delicious strain ehehe
I'm actually writing and tasting it, as I just harvested mine a few weeks ago eheh
Good luck with the remaining time, happy grow
@TheGourmetWeed, I have an end date I have to keep to due to company, but I intend to run her as long as I can! NL Autos can take a while; some people on Grow Diaries ran theirs 18-24 weeks!
@4RockandStone, thank you for the kind words :D
If you followed my diary, then I really give you a good piece of advice. Let it be a couple more weeks than I did.
I regret now harvesting so soon as the effects could be stronger.
@TheGourmetWeed, thanks man! I've been looking at your diary the past few weeks to gauge what to expect with this NL Auto. Hope it turns out as well as yours!