WoundedKnee
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*day 56
Auto Growers Unite: A Community Thread
Moonshine17
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Whewwww. I was about to say!!! Lol. Still though....that’s quite a show for only 56 days! Sweet. I know you’re stoked!!
Scoooter
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Hey all! Wanted to share my first ever harvest of a sweetseeds Black Jack. One of several I am growing but she raced to the finish line first.
Grown in COCO 3g smart pots. 550W of Chinese LED (King Plus 1200w and Viparspectra 600w) GH Nutes trio plus cool bloom, Z7, CaliMagic. Topped at day 16. Scrog screen at day 35. Temps 70-78F and 48-55% humidity for the whole grow.
Day 73 from seed sprout.
Flushed for 6 Days. 2 Days FloraKleen then 4 well water (90PPM 7.2PH) Runoff was at 100PPM after first flush of 6 gallons.
Washed buds with small amount of lemon juice and baking soda then 3% H2o2 in second bucket to deactivate sulfites (allergy situation) then cold water. Drip dried for 1.5 hours.
Wet weight before trim but with fans off 550G.
Since I am trying the dehydrator method I didn't go crazy tight on the trimming. Buds and popcorn weight wet at 470G. Trimmings at 70G
Much more than I thought I would start with, so should be a good dry weight! I'm stoked!
What's still growing in my room.
~Peace
Grown in COCO 3g smart pots. 550W of Chinese LED (King Plus 1200w and Viparspectra 600w) GH Nutes trio plus cool bloom, Z7, CaliMagic. Topped at day 16. Scrog screen at day 35. Temps 70-78F and 48-55% humidity for the whole grow.
Day 73 from seed sprout.
Flushed for 6 Days. 2 Days FloraKleen then 4 well water (90PPM 7.2PH) Runoff was at 100PPM after first flush of 6 gallons.
Washed buds with small amount of lemon juice and baking soda then 3% H2o2 in second bucket to deactivate sulfites (allergy situation) then cold water. Drip dried for 1.5 hours.
Wet weight before trim but with fans off 550G.
Since I am trying the dehydrator method I didn't go crazy tight on the trimming. Buds and popcorn weight wet at 470G. Trimmings at 70G
Much more than I thought I would start with, so should be a good dry weight! I'm stoked!
What's still growing in my room.
~Peace
WoundedKnee
New Member
Excellent work their Scooter - thats a monster harvest. Well done.
Moonshine17
Well-Known Member
Hey all! Wanted to share my first ever harvest of a sweetseeds Black Jack. One of several I am growing but she raced to the finish line first.
Grown in COCO 3g smart pots. 550W of Chinese LED (King Plus 1200w and Viparspectra 600w) GH Nutes trio plus cool bloom, Z7, CaliMagic. Topped at day 16. Scrog screen at day 35. Temps 70-78F and 48-55% humidity for the whole grow.
Day 73 from seed sprout.
Flushed for 6 Days. 2 Days FloraKleen then 4 well water (90PPM 7.2PH) Runoff was at 100PPM after first flush of 6 gallons.
Washed buds with small amount of lemon juice and baking soda then 3% H2o2 in second bucket to deactivate sulfites (allergy situation) then cold water. Drip dried for 1.5 hours.
Wet weight before trim but with fans off 550G.
Since I am trying the dehydrator method I didn't go crazy tight on the trimming. Buds and popcorn weight wet at 470G. Trimmings at 70G
Much more than I thought I would start with, so should be a good dry weight! I'm stoked!
What's still growing in my room.
~Peace
Very nice scooter! How close are those lights, & how close did you keep lights during flower? Thanks. Looks like they’re right on top of em. I love those via spectra. Want one or two bad! Haha. Entered a contest for one. Later bro
Scoooter
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Thanks guys. Yeah they are close. About 12" over the plants in flower. No burns yet from them. The king plus has a better coverage than the Vipar actually but both seem to do the job well. .
Cannoisseuras
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Great job scooter.....congratulations
Moonshine17
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My lights went from 13” above tops to 11” above tops overnight. Lol. Love when that happens!! Lol
Moonshine17
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Pics of Luna.....45 days I think
....not sure what’s up with those leaves. Could have been nite splash, or cal mag def, or what u guys think it looks like? Here is dos....40 days....
come check out my second grow if your interested in a low budget ghetto porch grow on the low!!!! Lol. Great day everybody. It’s the second grow title in my sig.
Hello everyone. I'm not sure if this topic has been covered in this thread yet. I did see a forum on this from abt 10 years ago and I'm wondering if anything has changed. What's the best way to dry? Is it by hanging the entire plant, cutting/hanging by the stem, or drying in brown paper bags. Everywhere I go seems to lean in each direction.
Well, i only did It once, but the method Gave me good Smoke. I hanged stem by stem, dark Room with fresh Air out And in 40% humidity, took 9 days. I don't know If It IS the best way, but worked for me.
the key word when drying and curing is "slow" ... the slower you do both the better your herb will taste ... following that logic i believe it is better hanging a full plant upside down with just the waterleaves removed ... the sugarleaves will curl around the bud encasing it with a protective layer that will slow the drying down ... then you dry trim ( also good to reduce the smell wet trim spreads throughout the entire house).
when attempting to slow the drying always keep vigil against budrot... !!!
when attempting to slow the drying always keep vigil against budrot... !!!
Nice! Thank you for your knowledge, im about 3 tô 4 weeks to harvest, i Will try slowing my drying process! Already subscribed a few thread to learn the "something Else" i need! I heard that the ideal IS to Keep the Air fresh, the room dark, the humidity low, And the Air circulation not too strog to avoid missing terpenes (?) And flavonoids (?), do you agree? I Will read about It later...
WoundedKnee
New Member
A few pictures of my Girl Scout Cookies from Fast Buds, they are getting really fat and frosty. Still a few weeks off finished, I cannot wait to see how they turn out.
bignugz420
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Can someone with more auto knowledge than me let me know what you would do lollipop this off or leave it
If photo it would be chopped already but since auto I am torn on what to do don't wanna fuck her up
Scoooter
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I'm take the attitude of not trimming after flowering starts anymore except for a leaf here or there. I definitely noticed a difference of growth speed between a couple that I trimmed and ones I didn't so my new philosophy is after they bud no more messing with them.
WoundedKnee
New Member
I would let her go mate, if the leaves aren't getting enough light they will yellow and fall off. They are helping the plant grow, so keep as many leaves going as you possibly can.Can someone with more auto knowledge than me let me know what you would do lollipop this off or leave itIf photo it would be chopped already but since auto I am torn on what to do don't wanna fuck her up
Gibgezr
Active Member
Just checking in, to let you see what condition my condition is in.
First time grower, built myself a closet with airflow using a computer case fan and stretched a cutoff nylon over it to act as a bit of a filter.
Put it down low, bring air into the closet, and installed a vent up over the door to let it out. Have a fan, a heater, and LED grow lights in place. Bought some J.R. Peters nutes and some Crop King feminized autoflower Northern Lights seeds. Currently germinating the first seed, going to start one plant in soil, then try one in coco. Very excited to be starting my journey!
First time grower, built myself a closet with airflow using a computer case fan and stretched a cutoff nylon over it to act as a bit of a filter.
Put it down low, bring air into the closet, and installed a vent up over the door to let it out. Have a fan, a heater, and LED grow lights in place. Bought some J.R. Peters nutes and some Crop King feminized autoflower Northern Lights seeds. Currently germinating the first seed, going to start one plant in soil, then try one in coco. Very excited to be starting my journey!
Troy01
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There is a great tread DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest They have been experimenting with a very slow dry and cure in a refrigerator and recently with a Food Dehydrator. Worth a read. I tried the refrigerator method and was impressed with the results. Only problem is my refrigerator is still a bit dank after 2 weeks after I removed my crop.
Moonshine17
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Congrats bud. I grew some crop kings early miss & NYCd. Have blueberry auto grow going from 420. Congrats!!! You’re going to love this bro. Trust me! Drop by my 2nd journal if u wish....lots of good folks in there! Later...& you’re goin a kill it! The grow!! Not the plant...lol.
