no mo' 'mershy

BG 11wks, PK 10wks, GL 6wks, GG4 3 wks, JR baby

Here's what the grow room looks like today:
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I think I'm done collecting lights, now 4x100w and 2x 65w (that's 2 HLG100 3k, 1 HLG100 4k, 1 Yuson 100w, 1 HLG65, 1 Yuson 65w), so i guess that's 1 light per plant, since my goal was 6 plants.
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I harvested my first plant this week, Northern Lights Auto, chopped on day 81. I probably let her dry too fast. After 2 rinses in spring water she hung in front of a fan for an hour, in a paper bag for 1 day, then in a jar with lid off and Govee hygrometer in. So far the buds are weighing in at 17 grams, but I didn't trim the sticks off, and I did smoke a few bowls, and it will dry a little more. It will definitely last 'til my next harvest this week:
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Here are my 6 girls:
Purple Kush auto is an old lady at 70 (days). I took off her training wires, and she stook up her main cola to reach 10" tall. I trimmed the shriveled leaves off, and could chop her any day now. She dropped so many leaves she has almost trimmed herself. I smoked my first bowl of her undergrowth while I was taking these pictures and I'm as high as a kite rn. Actually I only had 3 tokes before I forgot what I was doing, and the pipe still looks full. Woohoo!!:
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Bubble Gum (not auto) is 77, finally starting to flower (I hope) She goes into the grow room after 8:30AM, until after lights out at 8:30PM, then in an empty homemade tent in the attic overnight. I didn't want to reduce the light on the autos, they're still getting 18/6. I hope she'll be worth waiting for:
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The Gold Leaf auto twins are looking good on day 43. #1 is bigger, more mature, and has a ton of bud sites. #2 was a slower grower from the start, but she has her merits. #2 had some top leaves curl down this week. Maybe I let her dry out too much and then over-watered? The soil of #2 is also more dense than her sister. Maybe #2 got a separate batch of dirt with too much compost and not enough peat and perlite?
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GG4 is 22 days old. The plan was to top her above the 4th node by day 20. On day 20 node 5 was so small, I'm not sure if I topped her or if I missed (FIM). Here she is getting topped a couple days ago, and today after a little skirt-tucking to expose her lower branch tips to the light:
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New baby girl! She's a freebie Jelly Rancher by Humboldt. Thank you HembraGenetics. Here she is deploying her first set of solar collectors:
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That's my 6 girls. I'll soak a Vanilla Latte Auto to take the place of the old girl that will hang out to dry. Thanks to @420Forever, @Fermented_Fruitz, @RastaDaniel, @ShadyGrove, Doña @Mossy, and all the Live Stoners.
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I like your grow room. Envious of the space. LOL I hope you don't mind me asking into topping when I am ready. I think I want 2 more plants under my belt. I need Indica now. Critical Purple I am thinking. They are the first seeds I bought.
 
I got my info on topping autoflowers from a thread on AFN:

Critical Purple sounds like it should be on my menu!

I think my grow room was originally a stairwell. It was a 4'x4' extension of the basement into a 30" crawlspace. Here's what it looked like:
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My GG is in what I call week 2 of cure. Taste is still evolving. The smell is pleasant until you crack a bud open then it fills the room. I may be imagining this but the smell after immediately grinding gives me a buzz. :) Good Luck. I'm taking a little taste of the Tangerine Dream. It will be longer in the pot by 2 weeks maybe. 9 weeks now.
 
...how is your side project grow room going?
I've made only some small improvements to the grow room. I have a big list of more stuff left to do. The biggest items are fixing the side of the house so the rats don't get in this winter, and sealing up leaks so I can filter intake air. Winter is coming. But today I took some African refugee kids canoeing and busted some concrete at my sister's house instead. So many things to do in retirement.
 
Bubblegum looking good in the corner...
I guess somebody sent me the wrong seeds. She doesn't smell like Bubble Gum at all, but a strong smell of coffee. Really smells good. I wish I knew what she is, but definitely not auto and not bubblegum. It was 3 freebies from GrowersChoice, so I still have 2 more to try.
 
I've made only some small improvements to the grow room. I have a big list of more stuff left to do. The biggest items are fixing the side of the house so the rats don't get in this winter, and sealing up leaks so I can filter intake air. Winter is coming. But today I took some African refugee kids canoeing and busted some concrete at my sister's house instead. So many things to do in retirement.

Sounds like solid project, only thing that keeps rats out is concrete wall.
 
Sounds like solid project, only thing that keeps rats out is concrete wall.
I used cement stucco over galvanized steel stucco mesh. It looks like concrete, but it's only 2cm thick. I don't think they can get through it.
 

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Hi Mara. Bannana Kush is on sale at ILGM. Buy 10 get 10. I went for it. It is a 60-40 Indica. My GG was a 50-50. It has been my favorite for my first 3 grows. Banana Kush will be next at 27% THC potential. This pic is the current LSD #2 I have of four growing. The most surprising thing about my current LSD grow is no LST and it is ambering up nicely. Previous grows left me doubtful of when to harvest. One of them, LSD #3 did not grow for over a month. Today it is filling out nicely. It will flower soon. I have begun feeding less and finding I have much fewer issues. Anyway, I hope you are well and continuing your successes.
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What a gorgeous plant! I've topped or LST'd all mine so they would fit under my little 100w lights.
My first GG4 is a wonderful smoke. Looking forward to the 2nd, maybe in a month.
Thanks for the tip on Banana Kush, but I don't think I'll need any more seeds until I grow this drawer-ful.
 
What a gorgeous plant! I've topped or LST'd all mine so they would fit under my little 100w lights.
My first GG4 is a wonderful smoke. Looking forward to the 2nd, maybe in a month.
Thanks for the tip on Banana Kush, but I don't think I'll need any more seeds until I grow this drawer-ful.
You are probably right about the drawer full. I have close to 60 feminized seeds I have hesitated on growing while I learn more from the autos. But, once I have my inventory up to par I will start on those. LOL

Sounds weird, but I am setting up to grow Hibiscus as well indoors from seed. Hoping selling those finances more seeds. ;)
 
I'm growing my 2nd photo mixed in with my autos, so everybody's on 12/12 for another month or so. The autos don't seem to mind.

What kind of hibiscus is that, the ornamentals? I brew hibiscus flowers in my herb tea, and the Dominican restaurants sell it as a sweet cold drink (hibiscus is 'flor de jamaica' in Spanish).
 

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