The Great Auto Showdown

[oldjarhead100]

I chopped the dark devil yesterday only going to get a little over a ounce I thought it would be more what its lacking in weight it makes up for in quality lol'
the second pic is of a jack herer she is an absolute beast

[Juicyj89]

Omg OJH let me get some of that dark devil yeah?? 😈 looks to be absolutely supreme stock. Awesome work sir. Man I wish I lived where you did. I’d love to see your plants in person. 😄

[D.A.A.S.69]

oldjarhead100 looking nice old friend, was that Dark Devil the extra large version, I doubt it , or just the regular DarkDevil ?
Looks beautiful to me though, both of them,
That Jack Here is killer.
Have a great day, Ojh.
HappyGrowing

[oldjarhead100]

@Daas it grew to 3 feet but buds were spaced out so when all is said and done I will have just a little over an ounce ,I know the Jack H will way out produce it lol

[9fingerleafs]

Today I’m transplantig the two biggest healthiest seedlings. It’s day 22. I’m amazed how fast they grow in coco

[9fingerleafs]

Thanks tika

[Juicyj89]

Dude what are those? Autos? They’re going to be flipping huge! 😲

[9fingerleafs]

These are regular photoperiod mystery strain. They grow very fast during veg but almost no stretch at flower

[oldjarhead100]

I prepared the pots for the autos to go in today ,then I took a break to puff and this little guy was doing laps around the bottle cap 10 minutes and he was still going strong so I took pity on it and moved it to the plants

[KTM690]

My Moscow's at 7 days from putting them in towel

[Retodd]

DimeBagKilla I figured I’d show you what I was talking about on my watering technique. You can see the dryness of my soil around the outside of both my plants and how one is in a custom wood flex box and the other in a air bag. I mound the soil up around the fluxed plant about 11” because I know that the roots reach out that far. On the airbag is about 8-9” circle. I also use 16.9oz bottles where I’ll have 2 1/16th” holes punched in to control the flow of my watering. Now, I went on about how I know my soil....it’s a mix of peat, worm casting, guano, bone and blood meal, and tons of vermiculite. My light is a viparspectra 450w led and it’s 22-24” off the top of the girls. I’m running 24/7 light and fans, 1-9” and 1-5”. You want your fans to blow directly on your plants because it strengthens your stalks. Different strains will want different amounts of nutrients, light, etc. As a norm I’m a outdoor grower and this is just my second indoor grow. Outside I’m a beast grower, but from lots of help from others on this site and tons of reading I’m getting really good at indoor.. Daas, Canuck, and oldjarhead really know their shit on indoor. I know soil and organic growing and just transferred my knowledge to indoor. I’ve gotten really good at training plants too. Outdoor I’d have to grow out and flat, so that’s why I’m trying spiral and flux on this indoor grow. Right now, like I said in my comment, I go by the feel of the soil. DAAS is going by weight of your bag. It’s all a learning process. At my girls young age they are averaging 8oz apiece once a day. By the time I feed them next will depend on how dry the soil is. Good luck brother! 🙏🏼✌🏻 Both of mine are basically 3 weeks old. Sr gets her sugar leaves taken off as soon as they grow and Jr only has a few. Jr is being trained at a 90 degree angle right now. It’s hard to see her training wires in the pic. Sr has 10 on her so far. I have to adjust and add more to her every 3-4 days for growth.

[Retodd]

DimeBagKilla Did you put them all right underneath the light too? I keep my mix in a 1/2 gallon jug that I transfer to my watering bottle. Spray bottles are for occasional folier feeding...lol. Btw, thx LurkingInTheGrass I had to take off more sugar leaves right after the pix too. Do that at least once a week too...lol

[oldjarhead100]

Retodd whats the white powder I know its not wpm is that a top feed nute?

[Retodd]

oldjarhead100 You’re prolly either seeing perlite or vermiculite in there buddy. There’s also some larger chunks of calcium too.

[Doubledealing72]

Today is day 19 for the bubba kush auto. She is a little tall, but very healthy altogether. The time lapse is a 9 day timelapse of her. Looking forward to training her!

[oldjarhead100]

Looking great mcubed I picked up a camera but it works at 2.3 hertx and my wifi is 5 hertz murphys law lol

[Doubledealing72]

Thanks OJH! That's a bummer about the camera though! They should make them compatible with the 5 hz. It seems to be the normal router setting.

[oldjarhead100]

I got the new autos planted in forever homes ,I found 3 types of different soil so I planted in each as my own experiment . the first is mutient louie is in kind soil and it looks sad ,I think the light was to close or over watered either way it should be fine Ill hit them with f oilier essence the second pic is in Coast of Maine platinum series ,and the third is in roots organic green fields , I had to take one of the Jack H girls the last pic is of her Main Kola It came in at a whopping 137 grams wet that comes out to just over and ounce dry

[Retodd]

Canuck147 D.A.A.S.69 PaganRich oldjarhead100 LurkingInTheGrass DimeBagKilla
This sux, I just wrote this all out and it deleted itself....lol. Here we go again.
I know I tagged you guys, but I’m also writing and adding pix for completely new growers. I wanted to show a before and after of my training on JR this morning. I did a post yesterday for DBK. For the newest of growers I wanted to show how I do my measurements for my nutes, etc. I use a 10cc syringe to measure and add everything to a 1/2 gallon jug of distilled water, or rain water if I have it. I know some use RO water
Well, the girls are 3 weeks old and they’d be giant bushes if it wasn’t for the type of training I’m doing on both. First time growing blue cheese and they are already putting out smell as soon as I open the door to my grow room. They are both doing really well. The main branches on SR are about 5/16” now. I’m constantly adjusting and training every day or every other. Most of you will finish way before me because the type of training I’m doing. I still have a personal goal of a min of 20oz for SR.
As always 🙏🏼✌🏻
Looking forward to reading and seeing the rest of y’alls today!

[PaganRich]

Retodd On board for this now mate, thanks for shouting

[Retodd]

I got you bro

[Rwise]

Time for the Saturday update, the girls look pitiful,,,
The Headbanger is doing nicely, and will soon be flowering, a bit of training but not topped. Next the White Widow is ,, well,,, spread out. I have trained the limbs out so the main top can get some light. What I dont get is why is the left side is outgrowing the right side, and center?!!? A few close ups as it is well, you can see! Now comes the freak (White Moscow), born without a center top, she made 2 limbs which I trained out, broke 1. I left it be and it is still growing, the next limb node down has replaced it and is now competing with it, cool! Grow baby grow! And some new girls we have a Himalaya Blue Diesel, and a Snowryder. I lost the sweet tooth, forgot to replace the dome,,, new seed dropped, maybe I can pull my head out and do better,,,,

[Canuck147]

Good day everyone - my thingies are coming along - looking kinda ugly, but next week should be better.

[Retodd]

Looks like you do the same as me and cut and bend strips of 12/3 romex wire for training....lol

[Canuck147]

This past week I watered them once with nutes. Next watering will be with a tea blend. Foliar fed once and actually twice, did it after pics were posted.
Been busy with the training. Usually two or three times a day I check their bindings. Thing 1 has taken to the training pretty good, this week will be seeing a big change I think. Thing 2 has taken to it as well, little slower,. Thing 3 doesn't like it much, pouting for the past few days. May be stunted, we'll see. Not surprised if I stunt one, or all 3, we'll see.
Good luck all you posters.

[Juicyj89]

Well here’s the start of week 4* for me a the 4 girls. They’re doing well at the moment. I think they have a calmag deficiency. But I ordered some and it’ll be here today. So hopefully that’s what it is. Anyways, posted some side pics from a day or so ago and then a little gif of last weeks pic, mid week and then today. I also topped all 4 if i haven’t mentioned that. No training otherwise. Hope everyone has a good day and happy new year.



Today

[Juicyj89]

Hey thanks! That’s really a relief to hear.

[Canuck147]

Yes indeed looks very very good

[Juicyj89]

Thank you Canuck147

[LurkingInTheGrass]

HAPPY SATURDAY!!


my Things:
Royal Gorilla Automatic (Royal Queen Seeds)
50% Indica / 30% Sativa / 20% Ruderalis
56-70 days after germination


Thing 1
27 days from seed



PaganRich, thinking of you...
pinched and rolled her (above and below node 2)
gently eased her over
and firmly secured her into position
put up the extra guide rails for the fan leaves, trying to prevent her from twisting Node 2 back to 'normal'

re: training
working with whatever she gives me, will just try to keep a fairly flat canopy, with a slight, uphill grade towards the top(s) of the plant (where ever that\they end up )

noted slight tip burn, removed some nutes from res, replaced with plain (CALiMAGic and Armor Si) water. she started with 25% GH nute schedule - will pull back to 15-20% (RQS did say 'minimal nutrients' lol)

lights at 22-24 inches (almost full sunlight range)

and in weird, but ok, news - I think my topping might be actually be a FIMing?



Thing 2
21 days from seed

before the gentle madness


she just put her roots in the nutes, 2 days ago - added a little bit of nutes to res today, during top up

I haven't/didn't/not sure if I am going to top her, at the moment, just cleaned off node 0 (cotyledon, first leaves), gave her a little squeeze and was gentle when I started bending her. the six days difference is still a big difference (between Thing 1 and Thing 2)

she is going to need a couple of days to recover, might have to put up a "do not touch me" sign, for the guy attached to my hands

lights at 22-24inches

and here she is, after the gentle bending

[oldjarhead100]

That was a great idea for tying down your plants LTG

[PaganRich]

I do like that set up LurkingInTheGrass very Space1999...I like it mate a lot

[LurkingInTheGrass]

wow - not many people remember Moonbase Alpha, Commander Koenig and Maya

[Mr.furley]

Photoperiod Furley.

Feedng on Sunday night. Just been pulling down ties, water only on Wednesday, took 4 leafs from the middle of each last night. Little side experiment, each of the plants are in a different kind of container.

Thingy 1.

is in a 5 gallon geopot. It is not ready in my opinion to flower just yet.day 26 from helmet head


Thingy 2

is in a 5 gallon vivosun grow bag, this plant is close but I may pull it to the other tent for a longer veg. Day 31 from helmet head.


Thingy 3.

is in a 3 gallon airpot. This plant is ready for flower. Day 33ish from helmet head



The flip will happen soon.


Happy growing.

[Retodd]

You topped all yours after 3rd set of nodes huh?

[RagWeedDWC]

Thank You Mr.furley your picture #3 gave me my forehead slap "Duh" moment. I had it in my mind you guys were topping in such a way that you had multiple nodes coming off that cut (Fimming?), I see now you are topping and then using the branches below also.... anyway, thanks, clear in my mind. Not sure you can piece why it is :-)

[Mr.furley]

@RagWeedDWC
You are welcome.
The training Im using is a one top and Lst/Hst format that can be done with Autos as well.

[BurningTeddy]

The Things are looking good. Thing 2 is flowering pretty good already and a little smaller than I'd like. Dont mind the sand/spots on the leaves. Had to water in a little rush earlier. All cleaned up now

Pics of the bigger plants are my Lemon OG and White widow.