no mo' 'mershy

Here's my setup as of this morning. I had to lower the left shelf because Bubble Gum auto was getting too close to the light (20" tall). The shelf hangs from 4 polyester ropes tied to the shelf with a "rolling hitch" (a sliding knot). From L to R: Vanilla Latte auto, GG4 auto, Bubble Gum photo, Jelly Rancher photo, Gold Leaf auto, GG4 auto:

Bubble Gum fem is 106 days old. Started to flower on day 71, a week after switching to a 12/12 light/dark schedule. Some leaf damage from my own abuse, but chugging along anyway. Her 3 gallons of soil is so depleted that even 2/3 Liter of water gives ample runoff, so I've started feeding as if she was in coco:

Gold Leaf auto is 72 today, a grizzled old lady. I'll chop her this week or next, and soak another to replace her. Her twin was much faster (harvested on day 61). Here she is with a trichome shot from yesterday:


GG4 auto #1 is 52, well into flowering. She's a little pale, probably haven't fed her enough. Her 3 gallon pot is compacted down to about 2 gallons, and it's a hard ball of roots. I'm able to water til runoff without over-watering now, so I'll be feeding more (GH Flora series).


Jelly Rancher photo is 29. She was topped above node 4 on day 15. I had to defoliate the lower leaves, because the canopy was a dome reaching all the way to the dirt, cutting off air circulation. Some bottom leaves were looking suspicious for mildew, so they're gone. I suppose I should cut her light schedule from 18/6 to 12/12 any time now to induce flowering, but then again the branches have barely grown enough to think about spreading them with some LST. Humboldt says she's a fast photo with "flowering time of 45 days..." So I guess that's counting from when she starts to flower.
Here's the side view so you can see the defoliation results:

Vanilla Latte auto is 21:
She was topped above node 4 on day 19 with a surgical scissor:

GG4 auto #2 is 10 days old. My first coco grow. Starting to see a 2nd node (not counting the first set of leaves). So far that's about the same growth rate as my soil grows. She's getting fed per Nebula Haze's schedule for General Hydroponics Flora series. For week 2 that works out to about 500 ppm so far (including 45 ppm from my rainwater). Measuring pH with GH drops, it's between 6.0-6.5 without any adjustment:


In my weekly microscope inspection I found a few 2-spotted mites on the 3 older girls, so I sprayed them with citric acid/Castille soap. The mites don't seem to favor the younger plants for some reason. My grow room temperatures have dropped from high 80's to low 70's, so I hope that will help. Waiting to see if growing in coco will help too.

I collect rain in (2) 100 gallon barrels and (2) 45 gallon barrels, but I have to empty them out by November so they don't freeze and bust. Thinking about draining some into barrels in the basement so I don't have to use tap water. Hmm, so lazy though, and my tapwater is not so bad at 125 ppm (from Lake Erie).


That's this week's report. I'll get the hang of this, if I live long enough. In my jars I still have some Northern Lights, Purple Kush, and Gold Leaf, but I've been burning through it pretty fast, even though I haven't been able to smoke as much as I'd like because of breathing problems. I've been sipping ganja tea, and giving some away to needy refugee stoners. Looking into pressing some resin and making edibles. Thanks to all who've helped me along, like @420Forever, @Fermented_Fruitz, @Mañ'O'Green, @Mossy, @RastaDaniel, @Kyote, @elcoloan, @ShadyGrove, @CrookDog, @LoveDaAutos, @mdabber, @PlatinumGrows, and all the AFN live stoners.