Small Tent, Perpetual Monthly Harvest, Auto-Flower Grow Journal (canna, coco, LED)

[Marley]

Nice grow my friend!

[NebulaHaze]

It looks like you picked the perfect time to harvest, absolutely gorgeous buds!

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hi everyone, I’m afraid I’ve been crazy busy recently so been a bit lax on updates, but here it is : )

Things are going well and I’m really impressed with these Mephisto seeds, great vigor and they seems to love to be trained, trimmed, and topped.

Great harvest on the Blue Mystic although the dry shrinkage has been a shock and the drying buds aren’t as solid as I’d hoped initially. We’ll see. Gonna dry a bit longer than the Bubblelicious, maybe 5 or even 6 days this time. Trim was a bit of a bear as I left her so bushy. Dry weight in my next update, hopefully at least 2 ozs, maybe 3.


4-28-17 DAY 91 | 61 | 27 Leftover nutes to Sour Bubbly #2, these leftovers are about ½ a gallon. Made Gen III for Mystic 6.0 Ph. Late flower side: 16%/52% 73/90 Veg side: 16%/40% 79/88

4-29-17 DAY 92 | 62 | 28 Leftover gen II nutes to Mystic #2. Leftover to Mystic because she’s dry already (thanks Santa Ana winds). I’ve been spritzing and adding wet towels on the veg side of the tent to try and combat the dry air. Cleaned my 1 gal black nute containers out with hydrogen peroxide solution. Late flower side: 16%/36% 77/91 Veg side: 16%/40% 77/91

5-1-17 DAY 94 | 64 | 30 Made Veg II for Sour Bubbly #2, 6.1 Ph, and Gen III for Mystic #2 6.1 Ph. Started flush on Mystic, plain water w.th 2.5ml Sledgehammer flush agent at 6.2 Ph. Late flower side: 23%/51% 77/95 Veg side: 34%/54% 77/91

5-3-17 DAY 32 for Sour Bubbly and time for a good trim. I’ve been so impressed with this plant, eager growth throughout, loves the training, huge fan leaves. If she smokes as good as she grows I’m gonna have to declare myself a meph_head : )

5-4-17 DAY 97 | 67 | 33 Leftover nutes to Sour Bubbly #2 & Mystic #2. Plain water @ 6.0Ph as secdon flush for Mystic. Late flower side: 31%/52% 79/93 Veg side: 36%/55% 81/91

5-6-17 Soaked Mephisto Beary White seed, then planted in peat jiffy pellet.

5-7-17 DAY 100 | 70 | 36 made veg II w. 5ml CalMag Sour Bubbly #2 @ 6.0Ph. Third plain water flush for Mystic 6.1 Ph. Made Gen III for Mystic #2 @ 5.8Ph

5-8-17 DAY 101 | 71 | 37 | 1 Chopped Mystic, and Beary White has popped already – that’s what I expect from a decent seed. Moved all plants up, Mystic #2 now in late flower position, Sour Bubbly #2 in mid flower, and Beary White on the veg end. I spread the Mystic #2 canopy, tying down to the pepper cage, all to even the canopy. Light heights reset: red UFO @ 16”, P300 @ 17”, Roleandro @ 16.5”

5-9-17 DAY 72 | 38 | 2 Made veg II for sour bubbly #2 at 5.9 Ph, then realized I had leftover veg II nutes already and fed her those. Remember when I said I need to make coco mix? I still do. Beary White is going gangbuster, really vital seedling so I put her straight into a 3 gal smartpot of used coco coir (about 75% full because I’m lazy). No cut solo cup (gain lazy). I did put a cut half of a water bottle over her as a humidity dome. Late flower side: 31%/52% 72/88 Veg side: 36%/57% 73/88

5-10-18 DAY 73 | 39 | 3 Leftover gen III nutes to Mystic #2.

5-11-17 DAY 74 | 40 | 4 Leftover nutes to sour bubbly #2


With Tika turning away from Canna and going back to GH I find myself pondering how to mess with my feed schedule to try and address her concerns (less dense nugs and too much veg growth in flower). With a few grows following the full system I feel like I have a rough baseline and can now start experimenting (probably with Beary White). I think my first adjustment will be adding P/K for more weeks in flower, 4ml for 4 weeks I think from about week 6 or 7. Down the road I’d like to look at whether Boost is really helping and maybe try cutting our Rhizo all together once I’m solidly in flower.

[Vapo69]

Great update BTB......I don't use rhizo at all and never had a problem......I am the same as you about canna dude....maybe it's time for a change??!!

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Thanks Vapo.
Overall I'm happy with Canna, my plants grow vigorously and have been healthy. I'm willing to keep working with it, I'm sure I can dial it in just right

[rockman]

Love the Mystic shots, great haul, and she had such a strong solid base stem! 👍 I'm sure other growers will concur on the tinge of disappointment felt when seemingly humongous buds dry down in size. Though in your case, I don't think you're wanting for a sufficient supply of the treasured herb, especially with your fabulous perpetual system! 🐸 From all indications, you'll be always refining your grows and will be producing many more trophy buds!! 🌞

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Thanks Rockman ... it's the knuckle on that Sour Bubbly I'm really impressed with, all swollen out

[Green75]

Everything read great...plants look great...buds are the bomb...Great job

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Thanks Green, I've been doing that I think I got too close

[NebulaHaze]

Was it hot in the canopy?

I agree with Green, and also it could definitely be the strain. The fact is, some strains will literally never get dense no matter what you do. Not even under a 1000W HPS. It's just not in their genetics. That's not necessarily what happened this time, but just something to keep in mind!

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hi Nebula, yes I think that it's about heat and light distance.
I need a new AC but have to get a casement window one so I'm saving up.
Regardless, the Blue Mystic is shaping into a lovely, heavy, smoke

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Just jarred 3.5oz from the Mystic, not too bad for 3 1/2 months and 3 gallon pot. Weed's a bit larfy but already packs more of a punch than the Bubblelicous so I look forward to trying again after a few weeks of cure. Dried an extra day this time, 5 days over Bubble's 4 (had a good snap on small stems).

[DingusKhan]

Thanks for the taste test, too. It's nice to know.

[StoneyTony]

Right on!

[NebulaHaze]

That's an ounce per month! That's definitely a great yield, congrats!

[Tika]

Another fabulous write up BTB. I like that little bud bleach...some covet the smoke. Sour Bubbly looking grand and great Blue mystic shots and buds.
yea my hydro guy said he stopped rhizo early on, my directions said 2mls thru the end down from 8 mos.. With your knowledge and understanding I have no doubt you will refine the Canna feed to your liking.
My Bubba 76- speaking of shrinking are all 3 plants - small ridiculous buds and shrinking right before my eyes. And I let them go an extra week in flower. Wonder if the strain doesn't like LST?
Great show & info- thanks a bunch

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hi all, apologies for ghosting from the forum this week. I've been out of town helping my brother with his move and there literally wasn't a moment.

The good news is that my girlfriend did a great job of looking after the tent and all the plants survived and thrived in my absence. However, it was a bit much to ask her to take notes and pictures along the way so no specific updates for this week.

In general all is good. Mystic #2 is pretty much done already so I think I'll start her flush this week. Sour Bubbly #2 is in her stretch and has got some nice height since that big trim last week. Beary White has done very well and I topped her the day I got back.

Don't really have pics for the week so I've included an update on my friend's outdoor grow. Among them you'll see a lovely little Girl Scout Cookie clone that was doing really well until THE BEAST set upon her. Typically very sweet despite her 140lbs of presence, the beast seems to love her indicas. She totally ignored the sativas in the garden but gave all the indicas a chew and utterly decimated the poor GSC.

[OzBud]

I used to breed rats years ago to supply to pet shops as pets or snake food. I'd let my favourite big boys roam around outside the cage every now & then and they were always interested in the bong.

[Nsky]

Such great updates! Thanks for sharing. My god was the dog ok? lolol! My friend has a mastiff...interesting. Sorry about that plant loss. Dawgs. Hmmpf. What can ya do. Jesus...who knew. Pretty smart animal.

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hey Oz ... Fat Rat sounds like a great name for a strain, you should start breeding

Thanks Nsky. She's just fine, that dog can eat anything (and does) ... 10lbs of carne asada -- gone, leg of lamb, bone in -- gone, 1/2 oz of bud -- gone. Love her dearly but she is truly a beast.

[Tika]

Welcome back into the fold BTB.
Have had several Mastiff friends ( dogs)
Bravo for your girlfriend!!!! Good job 👏

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Thanks Tika, good to be back, it was a very tough move

[rockman]

Grow on BTB! Must be nice to be back with your girls! 😊🌿🌿🌿🌿

[Beach_Town_Brit]

It is sir, for sure.
But I try not to get too attached, as I do have to kill them with scissors after a few months

[OzBud]

BTB did you ever end up posting your grow costings spreadsheet?

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Hi Oz, not yet but here's a draft of it:
grow exp 2016.xlsx

I realize I need to get my AC going to get a real picture of costs, alas the winter is over here and my temps are stretching into the 90s

[OzBud]

thanks. was interested in having a look as I was going to make up a costings spreadsheet to start using from next grow.

[OzBud]

I Just spent the last hour making my grow costings spreadsheet.

It's got formulas so it easily calculates out the costs for me once I enter quantities used for nutrients/supplements/consumables or when I enter number of days in the electrical usage.

I've got the electrical costs so far for my current grow at day 61 in there, I have kept records that I could use to figure out my nutrient usage for this grow but it's too much work for me to be bothered with for this grow so I'll start using that part as of next grow and keep better records.

I've got terpinator on the list on the chart as I may use it next grow, still undecided on if I should buy some or not.

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Looks good Oz, I forgot about PhDown, but then I only use about 1ml a day at most and it's pretty cheap here.

You're definitely a better record keeper than me, I don't think I could track ml s of every nute/additive individually.

[OzBud]

modified it slightly to include a gram per watt and cost per gram to produce section down the bottom

[Beach_Town_Brit]

Addicts! ... every one of us

[Tika]

Now that is a very slick spread sheet!

[OzBud]

thanks tika. Will help me know an exact production cost vs yield for all my future grows.