farmerjim's 2nd grow! Nirvana Lemon OG Haze autoflower

[farmerjim]

Week 6 saw a loss of a growth tip from one of the recently topped shoots. Also snapped another but was able to salvage using the soft ties as a support (coiled around the stem). other than that things are really taking off... expecting to see some pistils when I go to check on them... scent is picking up a bit (scratch and sniff your screen to get a whiff)...

[farmerjim]

Campesino I got a new toy just in time for the dark harvest......

(can't figure out how to post it here - it's a timelapse if you don't have IG)

that apparrrently didnt work. I'll keep trying! haha

[farmerjim]

got it - i think - what file format was the one you were able to post to the forum? gif?

[farmerjim]

I can'tt wait for the dark harvest. I have a micro sd card that i'm going to try and fill during my current grows flowering stretch to see how long I can record to it . I would love to be able to get as much of the dark harvest as possible... if anyone is interested, google "wyze cam". it's only about $20. it does NOT come with a microSD which is required for timelapses

[farmerjim]

Doubling up on Week 6 pictures because... well... why not? Today is Day 42 and we've got pistils!

Performed a res change on Friday. it literally takes me 20 minutes and I love it. I have about 20' of tubing left that I used to connect the inline pump to the res (1/2" i think). I simply disconnect the line to the res and connect this one and it empties in less than 10 minutes. Another 10 minutes of filling with fresh water and a few shotglasses of nutrients and supplements and I'm done!

For some reason this time around, I decided to think my 5 gal buckets were 10 gal when doing my math.... oops. Good thing I'm following GWE advice of backing off the recommended dosage by a 1/4 or so! I originally calculated 46 gal - shouldve been 26! I think I put about 90-120 ml of each of the trio with some LiquidBloom along with the hydroguard, CallMag, and Silica...

Ph'd to 5.8ish... ppm@2550... res temps around 70... humidity around 60 (its muggy today)... ambient temps in the 74 range... going to try and let them creep up to 82 or so during the "day" during flower (i'm on a 20/2 schedule). Want to try and get 82-62 degree swings during the last few weeks of flower to see if we can'tt get some nice colors outta the group...

I also moved the bucket that is NOT connected to the RDWC to the middle of the system. It was getting pretty straggly back in its corner. It is now the centerpiece with the hopes that it'll come back with the stronger direct light (its propped up a couple of inches to clear the return line).

I think I want the Phantom Dual cmh setup for Xmas... farmerjane probably wouldn't be happy that I'm planning my Xmas gift for myself instead of a present for our 4 year anniversary which is in 10 days... suggestions welcome!!

[Redwasp]

That strain you are growing is probably the best smelling ive ever had in jars. Not tried it yet. Maybe another 10 or 15 days.

[Redwasp]

Yes they were Nirvana autos. I would have to look at the jars to get you the exact date but I think around july 4th is when they were jarred. But i have multiple strains so would have to look. I have a label maker and put all info on the jars. When started, when cut, when jarred, strain, where the seeds came from, what type lights etc etc. Basically all pertinent information in case I want to replicate it. I get made fun of for all the information I put on every jar.

[Chefbjy]

Redwasp that's a great idea. I think it's pretty smart. Wish I could go back to my first grow and figure out why them buds got so fat...pretty sure it was the sunshine though 😉.

[farmerjim]

Redwasp how many days did yours take from seed to harvest? I'm expecting more flowering at this point but definitely did some topping and defol so figured we'd be delayed a week or two...

[Redwasp]

Ok my nirvana Lemon OG haze auto was jarred on 07052018. She produced 152 grams dry in 72 days from sprouting. She went 12 days under a cfl, 7 days under a viper spectrum 450 watt led, 12 days under 1000 watt MH, then the rest of her time under 1000 watt hps. Ffof soil with the 3 ff nutrients. Hope that helps.

[Redwasp]

Yes all that is on my labels. I have one with name and date. A second on the bottom with all the info

[oldjarhead100]

thats pretty impressive 5.4 zips with one plant wow great job

[Redwasp]

OJH i was very lucky this grow. Only had 1 plant that went under 100grams. I dont think it was my growing skill as much as luck. Whatever it was has enabled me to take a break for awhile so I can concentrate on getting my fruits and vegetables to harvest.I have enough work for awhile.

Maybe after I get all my extra from the veggie garden canned or put up in the deep freeze. Im sure Ill get bored over the winter after Im done traveling.

[Redwasp]

Chefbjy I have done it my whole life whenever I try new things. I like to keep notes. It helps me out alot. I can always go back and look. I keep a folder with it all in it and put it on every jar. I keep far more notes than above but didnt think the rest would matter to most. Im not one for journals online but will always try to answer questions. Usually in pm as Im paranoid. Now Nebula CBD (Queen Nebula is what I call her) has been helping as of late, which is why you see me posting again after a quiet period. Still guarded but back to trying to help some. Anyways if anyone needs me Im always just a pm away.

[farmerjim]

Sttttrrrreeettttccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Tika]

Nooooo kiddding,! 😊 they are looking just WONDERFUL!

[farmerjim]

This last week has been insane! I've been letting them run but defoliated the big one on the left bc that was the one getting the heaviest LST and defol early on. Even farmerjane was noticing that the one in the front left "has more bud sites" but the one in the front right "looks the biggest/bushiest/healthiest but has less buds"... I didn't check the res for about 6 days and the 13 gal was probably down to about 3 or 4 gal level! Refilled the res and ppms (700 scale) were sitting around 1500. I had set them to around 2400 i think last week. So added Hydroguard, a few shot glasses of Micro, and a good amount of Trio Bloom and Liquid Bloom. let's test the limits... (at 3080 now!) thanks Tika

[oldjarhead100]

I will try and be at the cannabis cup looks like fun

[Tika]

Lucky you guys!

[farmerjim]

I want them to lower the entry requirements for the homegrows! 28g?? but... I'm new and I want some too lol!

[farmerjim]

My cousin has 3 strains that Im trying to convince him to submit - just to participate

[farmerjim]

I cant wait... hell of a couple months shaping up. Cannacon boston, cannacup st the freedom rally and canncon Portland in in sept or Oct I think

[farmerjim]

I'll be the one wearing these!

[Redwasp]

I would love to be able to do something like that. Sounds like alot of fun. Someday maybe.

[farmerjim]

Hey all - things are going really well over here i think. Recap, there's 5 plants in here. 4 in buckets setup in a square and 1 right smack in the middle. The two closest to the mixing res are the largest - wondering if it has to do with the fact that they are first in line for newly nuted water?. These two I am comparing against one another as one has been moderate->heavily defoliated and one has barely been touched (besides some topping and defol early on to train flat)...

Other than that, been cleaning up a few off the straggler buds that have no chance of reaching the canopy and have removed some larger fan leaves if they are causing condensation droplets from touching other leaves...

Recent timelapse here...

Nerdy intermission coming soon...

[FlyingDutchPaddy]

Sub’ ed 👍🙂

[farmerjim]

👍🤟🌱🍀🌳📊📈🤓

[oldjarhead100]

looking good FarmerJim nice hen has she had little one running around with her

[farmerjim]

She has! About 10+!

I have a few videos here

There was one night when the whole family was hanging in the backyard... a doe showed up at the same time just over the fence! Look for the posts that say "animalslove me" ~farmerjane...

[farmerjim]

Hey all!

This run has been super fun. I love it so far. Is it the #diyrdwc? Is it bc I'm growing autos for the first time? Is it because my previous (and only) grow had only 1 plant? Who knows, but it's wonderful...

My 1 regret for the week was SKIPPING CANNACON Boston. So disappointed... but Portland is right around the corner so we'll have to make that one a 2day event!

It's Day 56... let's actually fill in some details about what I've been messing with...

Well, it's been mostly low stress training until the stretch. There's a reason they warn about Lemon OG Haze's stretch! I also started with various degrees of defoliation as follows:

1. Heavy defoliation - since the beginning; Aggressively topped (more than the rest).

2. Light defoliation - if at all prior to day 50; Topped early on to assist with LST

3. Light defoliation - since the beginning; Topped early on to assist with LST

4. Light defoliation - mostly due to slow initial growth; Topped early on to assist with LST

5. Light to moderate defoliation - mostly due to slow initial growth then perking back up after moving dead center; Topped early on to assist with LST


1 is certainly the furthest along in flowering. Maybe because of the defol or the additional topping?

2 is the beast of the family. This sucker bushed up, out, and practically swallowed #4 whole. It's flowers don't seem to be as far along as 1. I decided to give a pretty good haircut today to thin out and get some light to those bud sites.

3 is a bit taller than the rest - noticed it was stretching for the light pretty decently given the coverage in the tent. Running into some real estate battles with 1 and 5.

4 is hanging in there. Dwarfed by 2 and shaded some from the direct cmh light given 5's center placement.

5 recovered well. Pretty straggly in the first pic but holding its own in the last...

Any thoughts are welcome. I wanted to give a decent variation on stressing and defoliating autos to see what the impacts would be.

Do you think I increased yields on any? Decreased? Stunted? We'll know soon enough... although this tent may eat into the Dark Harvest timeframe a bit but I'll figure it out.

[Tika]

Great fresh sequence there again@farmerjim🤩 really healthy & pretty! When is your eta? Overlapping with seed drop the 11th?

[farmerjim]

Thanks! Yep, day 70 is right against germ day for the dark harvest. I've been training so think they're a little behind so probably an overlap for a few weeks. I'm working on my next #diyrdwc now for the 3x4 tent. If I dont up my lighting by then I'll just use the viparspectra for seedlings/early veg while the lemon OGs finish up 👍