no mo' 'mershy

NL 11wks, BG 10 wks, PK 9wks, GL 5wks, GG4 2wks

Here's what the grow room looks like today, running 3x100w and 2x65w:
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Northern Lights Auto is 77 days old today. She's stunted, but pushing out as much bud as she can:
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Her trichs are looking milky:
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Bubble Gum (freebie from GrowersChoice) was supposed to be auto, but at 70 days no pistils yet. She's was reduced to 12 hours of light per day a week ago. She's in the grow room 9am-9pm, and in a darkroom the rest of the time (12/12). I changed my grow room light schedule so the lights are off from 9pm to 3am, so if I'm late getting her to the darkroom it won't matter:
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Purple Kush Auto is getting close to harvest at 63 days old:
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The Gold Leaf Auto twins are doing great, but #1 is a lot bigger than #2. #1 was topped on day 19, but #2 wasn't ready 'til day 22. I hemmed and hawed for a couple more days about what to do with her. I finally topped her on day 25. Her twin sister was already starting to flower. They are my first 2 attempts at topping above node 4. They are each starting to build 8 colas. I'm liking the results and will do it again:
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The baby GG4 is 15 days old. She put out 2 sets of single-lobed leaves before a 3-lobe, so I'm not sure which is node 1. Since the 2nd set of single-lobe leaves is growing branches, I'll call that node 1. I'll top or fim above node 4 if she's ready by day 20. I'm about to soak another GG4 bean to keep her company, and will continue planting every 2-3 weeks.
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That's it for this week's update. Thanks to all for the help and encouragement!

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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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