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* Week 6 Veg/Early Flower - She has grown a little over an inch and a half since last night (11.5 inches total ) - Veg nutrients will begin to be fazed out early this week to prep for flower* * End of Week 6 Veg/Flower - 11/4 - She has begun flowering ( 14 Inches ) - Hard defoliation on bottom small budsites as well as bigger fan leaves above.
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Ok so I'm a couple of days later with posting, though the images are of last Friday. They went full into flowering. At the same time, 3 of the 4 have some weird growth going on. Deeply ridged leaves, a bit springy plants. I raised the lights cause I also saw white points and other leaf burn. I have to get used to the nitro-fueled energy of these thoroughbreds and the 'on the edge' style of growing that autos deliver, as a mostly photoperiod grower, this is both exiting as well as a bit out of control in the style of a rollercoaster, once you get on - you have to do the ride. All in all amazed with the vigor, though clearly, the XLs outperformed the Forbiddens in growth. I have so many conditions going on, however, that all will be too close to call for now and in the long run my results will have been tainted by my experimenting and finding all optimal with these rocket-style plants. I'm amazed at this growth as Jack must have been when popping his magic beans. Still, they keep developing and power through with bud formation. I have to watch these lights, the SP 3000 by Mars Hydro is so powerful, that also getting this light optimal is a whole learning curve, but it does deliver a punch. I think I overdid the amendments at the start with the blood meal and that's why I see ridging so I'm careful with the Nitrogen and give them lots of fresh water with just some topmax in between. They seem to hold out but its on the edge. As far as bending, after the initial bend, I saw many branches develop that are nicely outward, tucked some leaves but I'm happy with the shape of the plant and will let the center bud develop. Take care and see you next week! Thanks for visiting!
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Day 63 - lookin good.... haha.... um, tanks stabilized, ph 5.8 - ppm 1200 .... she's feedin alot..... buds are fillin and lotsa white furries.... listed the nutes and amounts etc.., but i'm kinda feeding her as she needs.... so every few days she is drinking 2 lts +- and i'm just mixing up a neut solution in a 2 lt bottle every day or 2 ..... sometimes she just wants abit of water...... Day 64 +vid....shows her deep green and gloss... abit of crystalic :) Day 65 - vids pics.... trimmed her, and abit of bending.... Added blood and bone.... she's stretching alot, 60cm+ ........ Day 67 took all the early buds on all the stringy 0ff shoots.... Poor lighting vids, but don't want to mess with her flowering, :) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘Š
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8/4/17 Calling this Flower but still feeding late veg nutes until stretch is over. Feeding every other day is indeed a labor savor, just over 30 minutes to water and vacuum as long as everything is pre PHed and prepared. I bought a pressure sprayer to more evenly water, but it won't work as it took about 20 minutes to water 1 plant with 1.5 gallon.s Not efficient enough, sadly. Lights are moving up once or twice a day. The time lapse camera will have to be adjusted as the tent is becoming overgrown. We have pre flowers everywhere, and Kush is 1st to flower. A couple other flowers forming, but oddly not any on the auto speed buds. I bought a dehumidifier to deal with lights out and post watering humidity spikes, and it said it had a pump so I could pump the water into a bucket outside the tent, but it apparently is just gravity. Between all my gear and the newly expanding canopy, it is starting to get crowded in the tent. I may have to return it, but I really don't want to as the size has it fit right where I need it. I think I found out what was eating my plant leaves. It was me. I accidently hit a leaf on Reek'N today with the shop vac while I was cleaning the runoff and it tore the end off a leaf and looked identical to the damage seen last week. On 1 hand, this is good news as we are still pest free (knock on wood), but on the other hand, I was careless with my girls. Shame on me. I will be much more careful in the future. I( am noticing what might be nute burn on some leaf tips on a few plants. I have not increased the PPMs since going to an every other day feeding, and am getting consistently more runoff than I was getting, PPMs of runoff are mostly around under 200 more than I am putting in, so the frequency must be burning them. I may back off one day and see what that does and adjust the schedule as needed. I could use the break, too ;) As long as they are stretching, they get Veg nutes, then a feeding or 2 of transition, then start flower nutes. Getting nute burn prior to changing PPMs was probably a good thing to alert me to back off the frequency of the feeding a bit, since they liked this PPM before with no complaints when feedings were spaced further apart. 8/5/17 They did not feed today as I am still monitoring the minor nute burn. I am starting to think, since I did not raise my nutes, that this nute burn is the result of me slowly lowering humidity to reach flowering VPD, in which case, the lower RH is causing the plants to transpire more and take up more nutes, hence the very minor nute burn I am seeing. I didn't consider the humidity to be a variable until a few minutes ago, but that would likely explain the issue. If so, I am pleased I got so close to optimal nutes that a variation of 5-10% less RH would cause this and concerned with recalibrating feed to this. It's a learning experience, tho, fo sho. They are still happily growing tho, I have had to raise my lights twice in the last 24 hours and anticipate moving them up once more today, so I guess I am still mostly giving them what they want. The Kush is the tallest at just over 22 inches. The Mango Cream, the shortest at just over 14 inches. I may have to destroy time lapse continuity to better match heights with lights as in full flower, they move to around 12 inches (they have been at 18 inches through veg). I likely won't be too aggressive on light placement both for spread and to avoid light burn in flower. We shall see. 8/6/17 LMFAO I am starting to look for a home for 2 of the Auto Speed Buds. Nothing against them in particular, but I may need to make room and I have 3 of them and only 1 of every other strain. Things are going a bit bonkers in the tent and unless I want to see them fight to the death, I may have to make room. I will monitor things and decide. What I thought was burn might actually be a def. I have consulted on a forum and have been persuaded to up my ppm at the same ratios. It makes more sense than burn, tbh, so I am going to go for it, new measurements to come, first feeding with new ppm tomorrow. Going to go 50% stronger in late stage veg and see how they respond, and perhaps will pick up the every other day feeding again. 8/7/17 New feeding based on slight def, full strength GH base nutes, EC 1.6, PH with white vinegar to 5.7 FloraMicro 5 ML gal FloraGro 5 ML gal FloraBloom 2.5 ML gal CalMagic 2.5 ML Gal Armor SI 1 ML gal Roots Excelerator 0.5 ML Gal Drip Clean .5 ML Gal Photosynthesis Plus 3 ML gal SM-90 2.5 ML gal Ful-Potential 2.5 ML gal FloraBlend 2.5 ML gal Floralicious 1ML gal 1.79 EC after nutes and additives cross your fingers that it is not too hot Soon move to transition nutes, drop Roots Excelerator and add FloraNectar So the plants were drier than I anticipated and the PPMs coming out were LESS than going in! I think the bump in nutrients was a good idea. We will see how these five handle it. 8/8/17 Just fed the other 5 full nutes, no trace of burn on yesterday's group. Light still going up twice a day. I am finding it very difficult to water and handle the Auto Speed Bud #1 in the center. The canopy is QUITE thick. The Kush is now over 10 cm taller than the breeder estimated for an indoor at over 70 cm. I am going to continue to feed every other day until they force me to feed every day. I am also going to continue with Veg nutes next feeding. 8/9/17 still growing, keeping the new full dose feeding. Will likely start upping the GH additives too. Kush is now over 80 cm. 8/10/17 As we wrap up week 6, Kush is getting close to 90cm, 50% taller than expected. 2 of the SPeed Buds are still in preflower, oddly. Everyone is healthy and getting huge. Having issues watering the plants in the middle because of the thickness of the canopy. Last night my Raspberry Pi got into a boot loop. Since I run the time lapse with that, I have to do an emergency new setup to get the time lapse rolling again. I am putting together a tutorial to make one yourself and will have info when it is completed. There will be some disruption to the time lapse from thi missing time period, but honestly, I have been having to move the camera up so often because of the growth it will likely not matter much. The plants are so big, I may push the next feeding past GH recommendations. Most people advise not to go anywhere near that, but the plants are so big and thriving so well and already got a bit of a def, I want to see if I can push them a little more by late flower. I have given full strength nutes and GH additives today to 5 of them, so will monitor and likely increase base trio ppms if all goes well.
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This was a very easy strain to grow and she took very well to LST. I thought she may have been stunted early on due to have to much power on the light but once it was dialed down and found where she liked it, she took off. I had no deficiencies along the way and she produced some pretty fat and dense buds. To me, sheโ€™s putting out a pretty potent earthy citrus smell and looking forward to getting her into curing jars in the next 7-10 days to really bring her smell out. Overall for growth and being able to harvest at around 70 days, I give this girl a 10 out of 10 and weโ€™ll see about the smoke report in the next week or two.
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we entered flowering that's so beautiful purple color everywhere but she just started so let's watch her full out . still on bat poo diet
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Haven't got the hand of the nutrient think it takes to long on my phone so I'll take a pic later when I flush out in 1 or 2 weeks hopefully I make the contest
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Slow start,because I ran out of 5 gal planters,and had to transplant. Made a good comeback though!
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Thanks Royal Queen Seeds to give me this opportunity to test your genetic. It will the first time I'm going to grow seeds from this bank. Received 5 seeds of #3G , a crossover between #GorillaGlue4 and #Gelato33, this morning. They Look like beutiful. ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š This strain has a 26% THC level and a 56-63 days of flowering period. Received in the parcel too : 3 lighters, 6 premium rolling paper, 1 beautiful multicolor tray and 3 high quality 15L smartpot (go to see unboxing vid) !!!! Thanks ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜ Peace to all โœŒ๏ธโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸฟโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸฝโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸปโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸผโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿพ ---โ€--------------------------------------------------------------------- Those 5 seeds germinated in less 24 hours at 24ยฐC with a heat mate ! Champion ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ
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9.2.25: The plants had a good watering, they're all still drinking a lot. Which is great, as that means growth, which, at this stage, we desperately need! I went ahead and gave all the plants a thorough watering each with: 2ltrs of dechlorinated water, PH'd to 6.5 with:- โ™ก 4ml of Xpert Nutrients Bloom Booster โ™ก 4ml of Xpert Nutrients Cal-Mag amino acids โ™ก 4ml Seaweed extract liquid I don't know how this scrog net is going to work out. I think the squares are too big. It's elasticated, which I like. However, I'm extremely cautious with watering and moving the net. It's only a matter of time before I break more branches. It's such a hassle with it in there, honestly. I can't get in the tent properly to even check the weight of pots, as it's all weaved through, and again, I will snap branches. I did have a free net with the tent, which I think was smaller squares. I think I will use some other training next run. It's really not my kind of setup. I'm too interested in moving things and inspecting the plants constantly. The net is driving me up the wall. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ I'm considering removing it and trying something else, but it's also a bit too late for oldest plants.9.2.25: Gave the plants another good soak. I used 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4. It contained the following nutrients; โ™ก 4ml of Xpert Nutrients Bloom Booster โ™ก 4ml of Xpert Nutrients Cal-Mag amino acids โ™ก 4ml Seaweed extract liquid โ™ก 0.5g of Ecothrive Biosys. The plants are undergoing explosive growth at this stage, which I'm thrilled by! Purple Lemonade is turning purplish hues. Pink Mist has so many bud sites and is looking very healthy. Do-sรฌ-dos is growing vigorously and looking promising, especially considering all my unfortunate mishaps! ๐Ÿ˜… Watermelon also has considerable growth. However, my training has made a mess out of the structure. Which I consider another valuable take away. Bubble
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ WEEK 4 / DAYS 22-28 (flo) ๐Ÿ’ง The fourth week of flowering is marked by the introduction of a PK 8/9 booster, Green Sensation, into the nutrient solution. This joins the Power Buds flowering stimulator already in use since the transition phase, precisely following the Plagron feeding schedule. Consequently, given the plant's current needs, we are increasing the concentration of phosphorus and potassium in the nutrient mix. The pH is oscillating between 5.9 and 6.2, and she is consuming approximately 3 liters per day. ๐ŸŒฑ The plant is now entering the full flowering stage and appears to be in great condition. She is still stretching, having grown from 54 cm to 65 cm in height this week, although this is expected to cease shortly. Encouragingly, several side branches have almost reached the same height as the central cola, which is excellent news for uniform light absorption (look at day 27 flo). Towards the end of the week, I performed another substantial defoliation, 13 days after the previous one, and also removed the lowest branches that were not receiving sufficient light. Having already undergone several defoliations during the vegetative and transition phases, the plant is responding well even to this significant intervention during this delicate stage.
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******************************************** Week 7 Transition to flower (flower week1) ******************************************** Light cycle=12/12 Light Power=218w 90% Extractor controller settings High temp= Day 24c, Night 20c Low temp= c Temp step=0c High Rh= Day 55%, Night 58% Low Rh= % Rh step=0% Speed max=9 Speed min=2 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=9.00am Top fan on=+23.5c Top fan off=-23.0c Dehumidifier on=+59% Dehumidifier off=-58% Smart controller settings (during lights off). Lights off=9.00pm VPD aim=0.6-1.4 DLI aim=25-35 EC aim=0.2-2.0 PH aim=6.0-6.5 NPK(15.4/7.2/25) ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง Method= Autofeed 6 drippers. Feed=Flower Nutes. Neutralise=0.1ml/L Bloom=4.0ml/L Roots=0.2ml/L Silicon=1.0ml/L Calmag=1.0ml/L Boost=1.0ml/L Volume=12L Easy Ph down= 0.125ml/L Ec=1.95 PH=6.4/6.4 Runs=17 Run times=4min (296ml each) Gap times=16min Total runtime=68mins (5.0L each) Total flowrate= 147ml/min (74ml/min each) Auto start time=10.00am Auto stop time=3.24pm ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ’ง ******************************************** ******************************************** ๐Ÿ“…30/6/24 Sunday (day 43, day 1 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ H=48cm D=33cm Dli=29.7 Ppfd=688 12/12 Raised light and increased power to 218w 90% H=48cm D=43cm Dli=29.2 Ppfd=677 12/12 ๐Ÿ“…1/7/24 Monday (day 44 day 2 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ ๐Ÿ’ง Method= automatic Feed=Nutes flower Volume=12L Ec=1.96 PH=6.4/6.4 Volume left=3L Volume used=9L (147ml/min) Volume each=4.5L (74ml/min) Runoff. Total runoff=0.4L Ec=2.5 PH=/6.4 ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ“…2/7/24 Tuesday (day 45, day 3 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ Defoliate lower leaves about 8. H=53cm D=38cm Dli=33.2 Ppfd=768 12/12 ๐Ÿ“…3/7/24 Wednesday (day 46, day 4 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ ๐ŸšฟFoliar feed (calmag 2ml/L/Boost 2ml/L) 1 hour before lights on. ๐Ÿ“…4/7/24 Thursday (day 47, day 5 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ H=57cm D=34cm Dli=38.8 Ppfd=897 12/12 HST 2 tallest colas. Drip system needs cleaning out again. ๐Ÿ’ง Method= automatic Feed=Nutes flower Volume=12L Ec=1.95 PH=6.4/6.5 Volume left=3.5L Volume used=8.5L (147ml/min) Volume each=4.25L (74ml/min) Runoff. Total runoff=0L Ec= PH=/ Feed=manually 0.5L each Then 30 min break Feed=manually 0.5L each Runoff. Total runoff=0.6L Ec=3.4 PH=/6.2 ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ“…5/7/24 Friday (day 48, day 6 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ Bent over tallest 2 colas and put a slight break in one of them. ๐Ÿ“…6/7/24 Saturday (day 49, day 7 flower) ๐Ÿ“‹ She is starting to show pistils. H=62cm D=29cm Dli=42.0 Ppfd=972 12/12 Raised light. Not much room left above it. H=62cm D=37cm Dli=33.4 Ppfd=774 12/12 ******************************************** Weekly roundup. ๐Ÿ“‹ it's been another excellent week for this one, I managed to really hit her with some photons this week due to the weather cooling off and being able to get a better grip on the environment, because of this iv limited the 1st week of flower stretch to 14cm. I'm still going to run out of headroom and will need to lower the power later in the grow. Take it easy. Back soon. ********************************************
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Starter to flush a week ago, one more before harvest !
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Helllllo! Fuck that storm! Almost had no power, luckily... and I mean LUCKILY, the power stayed on, but dayyyum was it nasty. Had issues with 1 plant not getting enough light... so I got another 600w. The 450w is great, for 1 plant. No longer a problem, but had some leggy ladies on 1 plant due to this issue. Buds are forming nicely, but non-the-less, MOAR LIGHTS. Advanced Nutrients is fuckin' ridiculous. I can't say enough good things. Just keep up with the diary, it's gonna get nusto pretty soon. 8/19: One of my AK-47 seeds all just showed their taproot. She's been put in her jiffy pellets and I will be creating another diary shortly. The rest is on cruise control bayyybayyyy! ***At this stage, being my first grow, I finally visualized what and why the "Scrog Method" works. It's fucking insane how you can build a canopy to bush out and be so top-friendly. I'll be sure to use this method... eventually! It was just a nice "lightbulb" moment of understanding reality vs. research.
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Started a liquid supplement because my dry amendments arenโ€™ didnโ€™t activate my last grow. Maybe I didnโ€™t mix them deep enough or keep the top layer wet enough but i know its the end of my first run & my girls have been STARVING . So even though I did top dress a few weeks ago I still started her on liquid amendments like my oldest girls & sheโ€™s handled all the feedings brilliantly. She has pre flower pistals showing but only sparsely so weโ€™re still vegging out. Sheโ€™s a beast & thatโ€™s an understatement. Definitely the biggest & most vigorous auto Iโ€™ve ever grown. Liquid amendments Iโ€™ve been feeding are still indeed organic so no worries.