My First Grow Auto-Flowering

[Bklyndiaz]

Everything that iam doing here i learned and still learning from GWE, and now you guys have a FORUM! iam a happy Camper. this was a ongoing grow journal i started on goggle docs. i just copied and pasted and going to try and finish my grow on GWE

OK, Here we go, I'm a total Noob, first attempt! Hope to get some input and or advice on this grow, if NOT, hopefully, someone will learn from my trials and tribulations,

10/18- Planted seeds.

NIRVANA: AUTO BUBBLELICIOUS

SWEET SEEDS: AUTO BLOODY SKUNK .

Nirvana plant in 2 gallon smart pot

Sweet Seeds plant in a clay or cotta pot.

Using B&G Natural and Organic soil, 8 CFL lights, 4 are 40w Daylight 5500k/L photo lights, (for Veg.) and 42w Soft White 2700k/L lights, (for bloom).
Both Autos are in a 30”x18”x36” Lighthouse Hydro Tent. i also added two led bulbs why? i dont know.

iam having a little problem with the buublicious she looks sick.

[Royal Nugs]

Welcome aboard! It looks like Brooklyn in tha house!?

Love the plants! Look good to me.

There's white spots on the right pic,I'm assuming dust/debris, but the spots can be bugs so maybe wipe them off and check under the leaves for mites or thrips.

http://www.growweedeasy.com/bugs-pests-symptoms-marijuana-grow

[Royal Nugs]

You might have a bit of light and/or heat stress too. See how the "teeth" on the leaves are curling up on your upper leaves?

Whats temp and humidity?

[Bklyndiaz]

at night lights of 68-70 F Humidity 45-50% when lights on 79-84 F 20-25%
it could be heat stress, i have fan in the tent but i dont use it much, cause when i turn on the fan my temps go up to 87F

[Royal Nugs]

That's pretty good, maybe a bit humid at night. Can you keep ventilation going at night?

My plants do the curling too but it's mostly one plant (ice bomb). I won't adjust my lights because one doesn't agree with it... too bad, so sad...

Why do you think she looks sick?

[Bklyndiaz]

she looks thin and

[rockman]

I just finished a bubblicious auto, and it had a similar kind of growth. Of course, training methods can alter appearance. Not an expert on this strain yet (growing another in soil this time instead of coco), but it may just be the way they grow. Still I got some nice buds that I'm almost ready to sample. 😊 Enjoy your harvest! 🌻

[Bklyndiaz]

how long did it take for you to harvest the bubblicious? Sweet seeds says 67 days? im on day 57 and they dont look near ready

[rockman]

Mine was 63 days from sprouting. Don't rush, just keep your eyes on the trichomes for the cloudiness level you're looking for. My plant also (though healthy) also let me know it was close to ready by a natural yellowing of leaves (especially older ones). 🌿

[insomniaczzz]

My .02 cents. I don't think your plant looks thin at all, especially for an auto. Maybe thin out some of those long leaf fingers. And I have to ask, what light dark schedule are you using: Autos do not need the 12/12 schedule that photoperiod plants need. Also, are you able to leave your tent flaps open? If so, put a fan outside of tent and have it blowing in. Won't raise your tent temps that way.

[Bklyndiaz]

iam using 18/6 lighting, today i tried the open tent and it worked great thanks

[Bklyndiaz]

Day 54, they look much better after a feeding at half strength. also i picked-up a jewelers loup, what exactly am i looking for on the plant? color, stickiness..etc.

[Royal Nugs]

You want to scope the calyxes for trichome development. Don't scope the sugar leaves, they mature faster than the buds.

http://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest#trichome-method

[Bklyndiaz]

Hello all! This is posted on sweet seed website, now can someone tell by this if the plant will be ready around 56 days? Or is that just flowering time, and I need to add the veg stage time to the 56 days? STRAIN INFO: BLOODY SKUNK AUTOFLOWERING (SWEET SEEDS) FEMINIZED

85 cm

450 g/m²

105 g per plant

Sweet Skunk Auto x Red Poison

56 days

Indoor/Outdoor

Autoflowering

Sweet Seeds

Skunk aroma, sweet

17.5%

1%

0.3%

SPECIFICATIONS

Sweet Seeds

Feminised

Mostly Indica

Autoflowering

6-7 weeks

High THC(15-20%)

Medium

High

[Bklyndiaz]

Bloody skunk auto, today 58 days old

[Bklyndiaz]

bubblicious

[Bklyndiaz]

I gave her full strength nutes yesterday, cause i was not going to use anymore nutes, and thanks mcruderalis for verifying that for me.
i dont have or know what great white is, but i do have molasses and intend to use it in every watering from now until harvest.

i having a problem trying to figure out the trichs thing. cloudy or amber, so, someone told me that when the hairs start to turn inward its almost time to harvest!
any truth to this?

[Bklyndiaz]

ok! Day 77 and the leaves on my Bubblicious plant are drying up fast, does this mean she ready for harvest? or wait until all the leaves fall off?
the Bloody skunk looks like it needs about two more weeks, shame cause i stopped adding nutes 3 weeks ago thinking she will be ready soon...

[Royal Nugs]

They look ready to me.

Foxtails are really firing out and they have the plastic look (cloudy trichomes).

Georgeous plants! Enjoy!

[Bklyndiaz]

Thanks,@Royal Nugs, Do you know how long i have been waiting to hear them words?! now that the time is here i kind of hesitate.
but... one Question i have been reading all these conspiracy theories about what to do before harvest, one of which is to leave the plant in 12 hours of darkness before Harvest. does it help or does it even really matter.
thanks for all you guys help i will report back when i harvest!!!!! YAY!

[Royal Nugs]

The idea with the darkness is to stress the plant into forcing more trichome development. I've tried it but didn't do a side by side, I don't think it's significant... You can also let the plant dry out for the same reason. I think most of the magic has already occurred and the last couple days won't make a huge difference.

I've always harvested at the end of the dark cycle, from what I recall it has something to do with photosynthesis and active chlorophyll production. Could be hokum too but it seems to be widely accepted.

[NebulaHaze]

I agree, they look ready to harvest to me, too. The buds look fabulous! I bet it smells great in there

[Bklyndiaz]

Thanks! Funny you should say that! One smells delicious!!!!
The other has no smell at all, is that a problem? Should all cannabis smell?

[NebulaHaze]

It's completely normal for some plants to smell more than others. I've had some plants that stunk even in the vegetative stage (and were overwhelming by the flowering stage), and other plants that never really had a smell from beginning to end. I think it depends a lot on the strain/plant!