Hey guys, I have been around the site for the past 5 or 6 years so some of you may know me. Tons of you have helped me out more than I could ever imagine along my first few grows. In the time I've been a member on the site I have done 5 separate grows. Three of those were CFL grows in my closets that never really worked out but taught me a ton. My last 2 grows were in real grow tents with Metal Halide and HPS and I even successfully grew hydro pineapple kush. I still have tons to learn and continue to make mistakes so the plan is to update this grow journal to get some feedback from more experienced growers. Now for the grow. I am using a 32"x32" grow tent with a 6" inline fan hooked up to an exhaust in the ceiling. I bought a carbon filter when I first set up my grow room but with the fan constantly circulating the air and taking it to the attic smell has never really been a problem. As for lights I'm using 600W HPS and 600W Metal Halide bulbs. For nutrients I use the 3 fox farm liquid nutes, I have heard people recommend others but this is what I have been using since the CFL days and it has never done me wrong. As for what I am growing this time around, I got Haze Auto Tao and Demon Auto Tao. I don't know if anyone has experience with these but I got them from Top Tao Seed Bank on Attitude Seeds. I started out with 2 of each but one of the Haze's never germinated and one of the Demon's ended up being a male. Right now I have a 28 day old Demon and a 28 day old Haze. I also have a seedling of each under CFL's right now and another seed germinating. I am gonna try to fit 5 in the tent, don't think it will be too hard since they are autos, would like to hear some thoughts on this though. Now here are some pictures of the current setup and how the plants are looking right now: This is the Demon This is the Haze This is the Demon seedling And here is the Haze seedling And here are some pictures of my "grow room" Still just a closet but at least it's bigger than the closets I used to grow in haha As you can see from the pictures the Demon is MUCH bigger than the Haze. I'm not sure why that is but I guess it must just be genetics. We'll see if the 2 seedlings act the same way.
I just LST'd the Demon plant. I know some people say not to train autoflowering plants but I have never had a problem with it. Just wanted to post some pictures of how it turned out. Any thoughts?
Don't let people tell you shit about not training autos. LST is in my opinion almost a must. You already get lower yields with autos and the LST really maximizes their potential. I actually accidentally topped one of my girls on this grow, was doing a bend and went just barely too far. Anyways, she actually ended up doing a lot better than expected. Colas ended up small, but there are a lot of them! Anyways I'll sub, and go check out my grow if you want to see some training on autos. My grow journal http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-medical-marijuana-growing/1353929-mopheads-purple-closet-adventures.html
Awesome man good to hear from someone else who trains autos. I agree, LST has always helped me and has never caused any problems so I see no reason to stop. That's interesting you were able to top without any problems, I was always curious about that. Maybe I'll try topping one of the new seedlings once they get bigger, would be a cool experiment. I'll definitely check your grow out as well. Thanks man.
Also, if you're looking for some new autos to try. I grew some Dutch Passion AutoBlueberry and it is probably the best smelling/tasting weed I have ever seen. Smells exactly like Captn Crunch Berries it's nuts.
Ya I was really surprised about the topping, like I said it was a total accident and I was really pissed when it happened lol. I'll have to pick up some of that blueberry. I have some blue cheese from barneys I'm pretty excited to try. My grow journal http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-medical-marijuana-growing/1353929-mopheads-purple-closet-adventures.html
Wanted to post an update of how the plant reacted to the LST. It has been almost 24 hours since I did it and as you can see from the pictures she responded really nicely to it. You can see on one or two of the leaves that there is a little bit of a rust color, I think this is because I am not giving it enough nutrients. I started her off with a lot of nutrients but laid off them for a while after I ran into some issues early. I think now that some bud sites are showing up it's time to add some nutes. My question is, since I am using the Fox Farms Feeding Guide, but growing an autoflowering plant, I can't follow the weeks exactly as they say. Should I just start off with the amount of nutes the guide recommends for when you switch to 12/12 and follow that schedule till harvest? Thanks a bunch guys
Ya, go by where the plant is in its cycle. The nutrient guides are just that a guide. Plants is looking real good man. My grow journal http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-medical-marijuana-growing/1353929-mopheads-purple-closet-adventures.html
Hey guys. Ran into a little issue yesterday, the Demon plant started to droop quite a bit and I assume it was from not getting enough water. I was really trying not to overwater and I was gonna water last night (had been 4 days since last watering) and when I checked her in the afternoon she seemed really droopy. The Haze was also a little droopy but nowhere near as bad. I watered last night and this morning they both mostly bounced back. Some leaves on the Demon are looking shriveled up and as you can see in the pictures there are some rusty looking spots that I am a little worried about. When I watered last night I used the amount of nutes that the Fox Farms guide said to use for the first week of flowering. Here are the pictures of the Demon Here is the Haze plant And here are the seedlings Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks guys