Indoor Cream Of The Crop Seeds "Black Gold Auto" Grow

[420Jimmy]

5 weeks in on this grow with one Black Gold Auto.

2' x 3' x 6' grow space
using one 240w Blackstar LED set at 20" till week 6 then 8" till finish
Promix BX with added perlite
3 1/2 gal tall pot
AN PH Perfect A&B Grow and Bloom, plus CALiMAGic week 6 and 7
RO water
I have floor fresh air in and ceiling filtered air out. Temps are steady around 82/84 lights on and 72 lights outs. Humidity has been a pain at 20 % but with a small cold air humidifier I am keeping it around 32/35 %.


started 02-12-20--02-14-20-----Day7-------Day 14


---Day 21------Day 29-------Day 36----Close-up day 36

Vertical growth stopped 4 days ago so I fed it 6ml bloom A/B to 4 liters RO water. With this tall 3 1/2gal pot I use 4 liters water and get 1 liter runoff.
She is a little lanky to me with so so bud formation. The breeders say 60 days but so far I don't see that with this plant. I am no expert but I am thinking more like 75+. Only time will tell.

 

[420Jimmy]

Day 43

She showed a little cal/mag def earlier in the week but I think it is good now. She is slowly filling in some and getting really frosty.
Till next week...

 

[phillow]

Hey Jimmy!.......lookin great!...I am germinating 2 black gold auto's and 2 cash crop auto's tonight!......great to see your results!...I will be posting a journal here on AFN!...

 

[420Jimmy]

Right on Phillow, Thanks. Good growing karma to your black gold and cash crop autos!!!


Day 49 and she is chugging along. She has filled in a little more and about 20% of the pistils have turned a nice orange-ish color. She is drinking about 3&1/2 lts every 5 days with 6 ml A&B bloom. Haven't checked the trichomes yet but may at next watering in 4 days.


Till next week...
Jimmy

 

[phillow]

any update yet Jimmy? :Sharing One:

 

[420Jimmy]

I will be checking trichomes tomorrow and then either feed or just water depending on how it looks.

 

[420Jimmy]

OK day 53, just checked trichomes and the main cola looks about 95% cloudy and a lower bud looks about 90% cloudy. Didn't see any amber. IMO,,, I am NOT all that great at checking trichomes. I have a Radioshack Illuminated Mini Microscope and it isn't the easy to use without taking clippings off the plant then add in my old eyes and unsteady hands, you see what I am working with now, lol. I would say it could be ready in 60 days like they breeder info says. I am going to start the water only for the next 10 days and hope I have 25% amber. Sorry I do not have the technology nor capabilities to take trichomes photos or I would. I can barely manage regular photos. Next photo update on friday.

 

[420Jimmy]

A little off schedule, lol, had to go outta town for a few days.

Day 59 and I will say that this girl is looking almost ready. I just checked trichomes. She has amber ones here and there so I will let it go till this friday then chop time. She has really darkened-up and the temps have been steady at 82/84 lights on and 75/72 lights outs the whole grow. I have pulled most of the fan leaves and watered again today. She smells like rotten fruit too me, maybe a mango smell(I don't have the best nose for types of smells). She is very stinky and I mean VERY stinky! Very strong odor on this girl. Also she has started to foxtail just a little at the very tips of the buds.

 

[Magic]

Beautiful, i may just got pick some up :Sharing One:

 

[420Jimmy]

Thanks, doesn't look to be a big yielder but it is mostly indica(according to breeder info). Also I have been fighting low humidity the whole time. I have had smaller yields or airy buds indoor growing during late winter/spring time. I will try to time a grow for late summer/early fall. That has been when my inside grow area does best.