New Grower Dale’s 2022 1st grow journal attempt

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Hi my name is Dale and I’m addicted to AFN and growing pot. I’ve been growing for about 2 yrs now. Only auto’s. I have Learned enough to know I don’t know what I’m doing yet. So I’m experimenting at a couple things. Let me also say I’m not a writer so this really isn’t my thing doing a write up. But after creeping and reading everyone’s journals here. thought I’d better show what I’m doing here. All advice is welcome and appreciated.

CoM soil going to be following there schedule for autoflowers. RO water only with a couple top dressings. I attached there schedule if anyone wants to see.
Mepthisto double grape

 

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I also am attempting my first run with autopots. Second run with coco and MC.

 

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Not much happening here but figured i put a update up since it's been almost a week.

I fergatated the coco girls to runoff 3 days ago. Pots still seem heavy so i figure i'll let it go a couple more days till i fergatate coco again. Hopefully to build up some nice roots. When i fergatated coco 3 days ago i did so with my week 3-5 solution diluted to 300 ppm ph 5.8. Next fergatation will be with 400 ppm and then to full strength 500-600 ppm(TDS factor .5).

CoM expirement i watered the 5 gal pot to full saturation pre planting (24-36hr) with RO water no phing (tested around 6.8-7ph). That took 4l to get very minimal runoff. After the seed was planted with .25"tail. I only used a spray bottle to keep top moist when the top of soil got dry (every couple days). Until the pot was light enough to water again. Which was three days ago. At which time I watered the entire pot 1l at a time very slowing (30 min between each liter) no closer then 3x the plants diameter. Until the pot was at full saturation. This took 3l and was a little to much as i got a little runoff again. next time only 2l when pot feels light enough. For now it's back to the spray bottle when top dries down again.

Now I know some of you may say I overwatered. But the plant didn't seem to mind at all and was happy the next day. I am just trying to find the balance to keep my little hitchhikers happy and the plant happy.


Also over the last few days I have been increasing their light intensity. Once I hit 100% power I also changed them to 20/4. They have been at 100% and 20/4 for couple days now so i figure it was time to increase some more. I am trying to achieve 42 dli at the top of pot once first true leaves were about 1" long. I was at 38" from top of pot today until I lowered lights to 30" today. Using my Iphone 11 pro max with Photone app these are my reading as of now:
450 PPFD
33 DLI 20/4
25,400 lux
My DR.METER lux meter reading is: 23,500 lux

All measured from top of pot which is 30" from lights
This is using 2 Bestva 1000w(100w true watts) full spectrum leds
I will leave the lights there for a few days to see how they react and go forwarded from their.

Everyone seems pretty happy. As always all advice is welcome. I think that is all for now. .

P.S. From here all days in pics will be from sprout(above ground). + 4-5 days germination.

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Just a quick update. Started fergatating coco to runnoff everyday the last couple days while also bringing their ppm up to full strength. Currently at 450ppm.

CoM experiment seems to be pretty happy finally it was time for her second good watering. It had been 5 days since I had watered her with 3l(too much I got runoff). Only using a spray bottle in between when topdried down. So I gave her 2l last night and got no runoff.

also dropped lights a couple more inches will retest DLI tonight.

 

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Here a shot of the whole big girl tent.

Mephisto Orange Utan Day 62

Mephisto Double grape Day 62

 

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Update time. CoM Experiment Day 13-14 yesterday was water day and also somewhere around week 3. beginning middle end however you wanna look at it. so it was time for the first top dress of CoM plant food 5-2-4 1/4 cup for my 5 gal pot.

Yesterday:

Today:

 

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Here's some pics from yesterday.

Mephisto Forum stomper D16ish kinda lost the date on this during germination troubles. she is couple days behind the anvil and North cheese haze.

All the coco girls are getting fergatated to runoff once a day everyday with 500 ppm ph5.8 right now until the end of the week when i will put them on the autopot system.

 

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Here's some pics from yesterday.

Mephisto Northern cheese haze Day 18

All the coco girls are getting fergatated to runoff once a day everyday with 500 ppm ph5.8 right now until the end of the week when i will put them on the autopot system.

 

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Here's some pics from yesterday.

Gnome automatics Anvil Day 18

All the coco girls are getting fergatated to runoff once a day everyday with 500 ppm ph5.8 right now until the end of the week when i will put them on the autopot system.

 

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Well it’s time. I was hoping to wait till the weekend to chop but today I come home to find this….

Pretty sure she Hermied. I found half dozen or so on her. So to be on the safe side I pinched them off and I harvested her. This will definitely be my biggest harvest yet just not quite as ripe as I wanted her to get.