Grow Timeline (20 updates)
It's cool to see how different the very same seeds can grow so different. They're both under the exact same conditions. I guess that's part of the fun for pheno hunters. I'm wondering if Lefty leans more indica and Righty leans sativa? Who knows, still cool to see.
I still don't understand why Lefty just can't compete with Righty. I'm starting to think the AutoPot is making all the difference. I think in the future, one plant in the AutoPot filled to the brim with Coco coir and a slightly longer vegetation period will suffice. It's only a 2x3 tent and I only grow for myself any way. Or maybe I'll buy a second AutoPot base! Lol! Unfortunately the little clones didn't make it either, so I ended up tossing them. Maybe next time I'll read up before I attempt cloning.
Because not all phenos and strains grow the same
You can have 10 of the same strain and not one of them will grow the same some faster bigger faster growth bigger leafs less leafs they are a living breathing organism just like us, not all of us grow the same some short, some fat, some tall, some skinny, different skin tones. There. We are just the same, except they are in plant form, we are in human form.
It takes awhile for clones to take off sometimes too
Thanks for the info! Thankfully she's still filling out nicely on her smaller side of the ten. Can't wait to switch them this coming week, hopefully.
Still trying to fill out what I can with Righty to compensate for Lefty's slower growth. I'm hoping to flip them to flowering this Wednesday, but it's looks like it might be this weekend or possibly the next. We'll see...
Haven't really done much else to them since the other day. They are stretching out nicely so far! Thankfully there is still room for more tucking under the net. I just need to let them grow a bit more, so they reach spot where the net will keep them down. All I've done is follow the guides I found on growweedeasy. LBH's scrog guide and their GH Flora Trio nutrient schedule. The schedule worked out great for the two autoflower grows I've done, so this will be my first time using it for photoperiods. Hoping to get some more training and possibly another defoliation in this weekend.
Switched the nutrient concentration for the preflower phase, started adding a low dose of Liquid Kool Bloom, and stopped adding Rapid Start. Also got the last dose of Armor Si, which I feel is making a difference cuz all the branches are nice and thick. Once in flowering, I'll slowly increase the dose of the liquid KB before switching over to powder Kool Bloom. Gonna start adding Floralicious Plus somewhere in the flowering stage as well, probably when I switch to powder KB is what I'm thinking.
Righty is really stretching out, I'm hoping that it won't outgrow my space. Lefty is keeping up, but still much smaller by comparison. Still looking happy, healthy, and green though. So I'm not stressing too much about her. Can't wait for buds to start showing! Here's some pics from the last couple of days.
They're both still stretching out nicely. Still having to tuck some of the shoots under the net as well as leaf tucking what I can. The smell is starting to amp up a bit, but thankfully I just upgraded to an AC Infinity carbon filter. It has been kicking ass and is way quicker and much more effective than what I had before. Here are some pics over the last few days.
Seems like your plants are light in color maybe its just the pic . But seems like they need some cal mag
Yea I think it's the camera on my phone. For some reason they show up a little washed out in the image. Thankfully, they're healthy and green, so far.
Cool . Yea my camera does that too for some odd reason but wow nice plants
Cut out all the stuff not getting light and most of the undergrowth I could reach. Started adding Floralicious Plus and increased the dose of Liquid Kool Bloom. The herby smells are starting to kick in and are extremely noticeable when I open the tent. Also switched the lights from 5pm on to 5am off, to 3pm on 3am off. It was getting hard to take care of the girls and deal with life so late in the day for me. So those few hours of difference give me more time to tend to them, since I never check them in the morning while I'm off to work. I'm learning that my skin does not like the resin, it makes me itch like a mofo, anywhere it touches my skin. Hasn't happened until I started growing these seeds. I am also contemplating getting a second AutoPot base/module for my next grow, more and more. Since watering the Vivosun base takes time out of my day to refill. I'm probably splitting hairs, but it's nice not having to check the fill levels inside the tent on the AutoPot.
She is budding a ton! Growing photos using the scrog net has been a game changer. Way more bud sites than I've had compared to the Autoflowers I've grown. The buds are starting to fill in as well, slowly but surely. She is so insanely sticky and smells like herb and Flintstones vitamins! Fruity with some kind of chalky creaminess. They're responding well to the increased dose of Kool Bloom and Floralicious Plus. Lefty is going through about a gallon and a half every 3 days,using the Vivosun self watering base. I always overfill it to where some water is coming through the lid of the base at its lowest point. I am still in awe of the AC Infinity carbon filter, I can't smell anything until I open the tent. Pretty much the whole tent is filled out and I've starting letting the shoot grow up a bit. I think in the future, I might flip sooner. Did a little training on whatever could reach a square, and started tying down some of the taller buds too. So far so good, wish me luck!
The girls are looking amazing! They are frosting up so freaking much and are so damn sticky. Righty seems to be bulking up a little faster than lefty, but none the less Lefty is also growing strong and equally frosty. The fruity berry smells are kicking in more and more. Started adding soap nuts to soak in the reservoir and I feel that helped them drink more, since they seem to be. The theory is the surfactants from the soap nuts allow the coco to hydrate more evenly. The plants are responding extremely well to the increased dose of Liquid Kool Bloom. From 3.75 to 4.25ml per every 2.5 gallons. A tiny bit of nutrient burn on the tips, but overall they're thriving happily. The trichomes are also quite huge on them! Barely have to zoom in on the pics to see them. Also started hitting them with UVA light after lights out, for two hours. I'm hoping for a purple phenotype, but stoked either way! I'm hoping they'll be ready in a month, since I have a week long trip coming up. Ended up buying a second AutoPot module, just in case. So I'm planning on swapping it in for the Vivosun self watering base. In the event they aren't ready, I don't have to worry about that base being refilled, since it sucks up it's reservoir in less than 3 days.
Forgot to mention they had a rough start from being over watered. Lefty was all droopy from being hit hard by the fan, but is finally upright on her own. Had to readjust the fan to keep it from slamming her. The leaves are finally starting to fill out as well and are a much healthier shade of green. They seemed pale before. I'm also using much less water than I did initially.