Hey guys first time grower here. I've been wanting to grow for a long time and finally got around to buying some equipment and doing some serious research (Growing Autoflowers...great book on Amazon). I'm not bursting with patience so I knew Autos were the way to go for me. So... not knowing a lot about strains I picked the strain that looked the sexiest... and well a picture is worth a thousand words.
Seeds - 2 Berry Ryder Autos from Auto Seeds via Attitude
Tent - 37"x37"x79" (If I remember correctly)
Soil - Roots Organics Potting Soil
*EDIT* Container - 5 Gal Smart Pots (They're like a rough sturdy fabric almost like wool)
Nutes - Roots Organics Buddha Bloom and Grow (I'll post N-P-K later can't remember off-hand)
Day 15 - Grow 30ml
Day 20 - Grow 40ml
Day 25 - Grow 15ml / Bloom 30ml
Day 30 - Bloom 40ml
Day 35 - Bloom 50ml
Day 40 - Bloom 50ml
Etc... Flush with distilled last four waterings. (Prolly Day 55 for the runt and 60 for the beast)
Water - Tap left out for 36 hours. Started out watering a gallon every five days and am now watering a gallon every four. NOTE: I water 1/3 gal three nights...then leave them alone for a night. It's a real pain in the ass for me to drain the trays in the tent and I've found I don't have to drain them when I water in spurts. My light is off from 5PM-8PM so I water at about 10PM each night. Next grow I am going to alternate between tap and distilled. Best of both worlds I think
Lighting - 400W HPS with Apollo Dimmable Ballast at 50% (Cool Tube w/ Reflector)
Days 1-15 - 24 Hours On
Days 15-30 - 20 On / 4 Off
Days 30-Harvest - 21 On / 3 Off (Read a thread where a guy tested 24/0, 20/4,18/6,21/3 was apparently best)
Co2 - Two Gallon Jugs with Sugar/Yeast mix on either corner of tent (every bit helps)
Notes- I run a 6in fan 24/7 and a little dehumidfier that I empty daily. It can't keep up (NE USA - HUMID) and I have since purchased a 30pint Delonge dehumidifier for about $200 from Amazon (It's very nice trust me)
Temp/Humid - I have had temps in the mid 80s so heat stress has been an issue. Humidity has been anywhere from 35%-60%(light off) but this new dehumidifier should resolve that. I also think that the Buddha Bloom nutes are a bit weak and I have run into P or K deficiencies. I'm purchased some Fox Farms Tiger Bloom for the future. I'm really not sure but I got some yellowing in the lowest fan leaves and some slumping from the leaves coming from the flowers. Then spots appeared on the leaves sprouting from the cola bud. I gave it a heavy dose of Bloom and it seems to be recovering. The odd part is that the shorter plant has shown more signs than the taller.
Dolores 1 (left) was always fuller and bushier while Dolores 2 (right) was taller and scrawnier. Both got some curling on the edges throughout vegetative which I'm almost positive was heat stress (May was weird weather here). Anyways they started flowering right around day 25. Dolores 1 at that point pretty much stopped getting taller and just got bushier and bushier. Dolores 2 on the other hand continued to reach for the skies (I have to measure them but I'd say there about 2.25 and 3.5 feet or so). Dolores 2 finally stopped getting taller around day 40. These pics are Day 45 and I will update this every five days or so until they're ready. Sorry about the blurry close up pics. You can see some of the spotting on these pics. *EDIT* Also, these problems are more prevalent in D1 (the runt) despite D2 being so much bigger.
Seeds - 2 Berry Ryder Autos from Auto Seeds via Attitude
Tent - 37"x37"x79" (If I remember correctly)
Soil - Roots Organics Potting Soil
*EDIT* Container - 5 Gal Smart Pots (They're like a rough sturdy fabric almost like wool)
Nutes - Roots Organics Buddha Bloom and Grow (I'll post N-P-K later can't remember off-hand)
Day 15 - Grow 30ml
Day 20 - Grow 40ml
Day 25 - Grow 15ml / Bloom 30ml
Day 30 - Bloom 40ml
Day 35 - Bloom 50ml
Day 40 - Bloom 50ml
Etc... Flush with distilled last four waterings. (Prolly Day 55 for the runt and 60 for the beast)
Water - Tap left out for 36 hours. Started out watering a gallon every five days and am now watering a gallon every four. NOTE: I water 1/3 gal three nights...then leave them alone for a night. It's a real pain in the ass for me to drain the trays in the tent and I've found I don't have to drain them when I water in spurts. My light is off from 5PM-8PM so I water at about 10PM each night. Next grow I am going to alternate between tap and distilled. Best of both worlds I think
Lighting - 400W HPS with Apollo Dimmable Ballast at 50% (Cool Tube w/ Reflector)
Days 1-15 - 24 Hours On
Days 15-30 - 20 On / 4 Off
Days 30-Harvest - 21 On / 3 Off (Read a thread where a guy tested 24/0, 20/4,18/6,21/3 was apparently best)
Co2 - Two Gallon Jugs with Sugar/Yeast mix on either corner of tent (every bit helps)
Notes- I run a 6in fan 24/7 and a little dehumidfier that I empty daily. It can't keep up (NE USA - HUMID) and I have since purchased a 30pint Delonge dehumidifier for about $200 from Amazon (It's very nice trust me)
Temp/Humid - I have had temps in the mid 80s so heat stress has been an issue. Humidity has been anywhere from 35%-60%(light off) but this new dehumidifier should resolve that. I also think that the Buddha Bloom nutes are a bit weak and I have run into P or K deficiencies. I'm purchased some Fox Farms Tiger Bloom for the future. I'm really not sure but I got some yellowing in the lowest fan leaves and some slumping from the leaves coming from the flowers. Then spots appeared on the leaves sprouting from the cola bud. I gave it a heavy dose of Bloom and it seems to be recovering. The odd part is that the shorter plant has shown more signs than the taller.
Dolores 1 (left) was always fuller and bushier while Dolores 2 (right) was taller and scrawnier. Both got some curling on the edges throughout vegetative which I'm almost positive was heat stress (May was weird weather here). Anyways they started flowering right around day 25. Dolores 1 at that point pretty much stopped getting taller and just got bushier and bushier. Dolores 2 on the other hand continued to reach for the skies (I have to measure them but I'd say there about 2.25 and 3.5 feet or so). Dolores 2 finally stopped getting taller around day 40. These pics are Day 45 and I will update this every five days or so until they're ready. Sorry about the blurry close up pics. You can see some of the spotting on these pics. *EDIT* Also, these problems are more prevalent in D1 (the runt) despite D2 being so much bigger.
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