Autos - 3 SIP's, A Hempy Bucket And A Fabric Bag

[Chuckeye]

A quickie update

Two days growth on the California Snow since last training !

After More Torture

She was getting a crick in her neck so I added some support....

My "enclosure"......

Moving the smaller panels out a foot still gives me the reflective properties but allows for a lower air temp !

Now running @ 86F, about four degrees cooler.

She was watered From the Top to run off days ago. The gauge was ~ 1 before, 5 after...

I think you get a more accurate Visual dip stick reading with the top holder thingee off !

Already used to that and give it a poke to see how far it goes down anyway

Feed is increased to 3.5g/gallon of their respective feeds !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Various stages of flowering !

California Snow has grown two inches in the last four days for a total of 21" high, she is now 39 days old.

Those tops are 4" long !

CBD Lemon has grown 2 1/2" for a Grand Total of 8"

She is also 39 days old...

Gorilla Punch has grown 6" for a total of 19", she is 32 days old.

Six Shooter has grown 3 1/2" for a total of 16". She is 39 days old.

Wedding Cheesecake has grown 3 1/2" for a total of 12". She is 39 days old....

Darn Lambs Bread forgot to get a picture of her last night

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

BTW > the SIP's received their first top watering a little over a week ago.

Two days later filled the rez. Two days later filled the rez again.

Two days later watered from the top to ~ 1L run off !

The 14" saucer was almost overflowing...

It may be a coincidence but it seems to have kicked them off !

Sure didn't hurt

This is roughly when I start training..

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 40 for three, day 33 for two !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 41

The California Snow is turning out to be an excellent student for training

And she also ate three quarters of her reservoir in two days !

My other two contenders, I thought the Gorilla Punch and Six Shooter were already a bit too far into flower to top...

But they are only a couple of inches shorter so should produce nice Xmas Trees

Thinking about manipulating the tops to break their dominance, tying the fans over the apical buds for a short period, a small cup over it, etc... ???

BTW > still @ 3.5g/gallon of MC and not a blemish anywhere !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Less than 24 hours later and it's time to adjust the tie downs again

A before and after side by each !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

This is one of the most Exciting times in the garden !

The stretch is on in earnest

California Snow seems to have slowed down, finally....

Enough for my style/goals. Less than 36" would be Just Fine

She is now 22" high and the training has keep her down to One inch of growth in three days !

And the tie downs didn't need adjusting since yesterday !

Gorilla Punch is turning out to be my Over Achiever !

A week younger and now the tallest tree in the forest at 26"

Seven inches of growth in three days !

Her sister the Six Shooter is a week older and Only 22" But Six inches of growth !

My last two girls could be a feel good, don't give up story, he, he...

CBD Lemon was stunted and slow growing but I didn't give up on her and she slowly started to put on some weight.

She always looked perfectly healthy but small.

Well she seems to have found her legs and grew Five inches for a total of 13".

Just started to show her sex so Lots of stretch to come at this rate, eh ?

Wedding Cheesecake also had a slow start, my fault, sigh...

But she keep on trucking and has also started to pick up, Four inches growth for a total of 16".

And also just starting to show her sex

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 45

The SIP girls are drinking a half gallon a day. Continuing to water from the top to run off, two days later fill the reservoir, two days later fill the reservoir again, two days later water from the top to run off.

Praying all day, everyday ! Still @ 3.6g/gallon of Mega Crop one part and nothing else....

And finally, we have our first yellow leaf on the California Snow

Not a single blemish anywhere else !

The little CBD Lemon is now 17 1/2", three days growth of 4 1/2" !

Her top...

California Snow is 25" tall, three days growth of 3".

One of her tops..

Gorilla Punch is 32", three days growth of 6"

Really want to see what kind of main apical bud she can produce so I'll raise the rest of the girls up to get an even(ish) canopy.

Six Shooter is 26 1/2", three days growth of 4 1/2".

Her top...

Wedding Cheesecake is still coming on strong, she's 21 1/2". Three days growth of 5 1/2".

Her top...

I've been holding off on changing from the MH bulb to the HPS bulb until the Wedding Cheesecake and CBD Lemon get farther into flowering but I might make the change today. Majority rules, the rest of the girls are ready !

These girls are growing in such a way that no trimming is necessary. I usually lollipop the bottoms and clean off any lower side branches but there appears to be enough light reaching the bottoms I am going to leave them be.

One thing I need to do on my next run to town day is look for some way to connect a short hose to the drain holes.

Lifting the whole pot off the saucer to dispose of the run off is getting to be a PITA

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Group shot...

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 47

Stretch continues, they can Stop anytime now

Two days growth/height >

Wedding Cheesecake 3.5"/ 25"
California Snow 4"/ 29" Topped, trained and now let free !
Six Shooter 3.5"/ 30"
CBD Lemon 4"/ 21 1/2"
Gorilla Punch 3"/ 35"

Their last feeding was 4g/gallon of their respective nutrients.

After a critical examination I decided to go back to 3.6g/gallon !

Wedding Cheesecake is just a bit lighter green than I'd like to see but she won't need more until tomorrow. Will see if her last watering with 4g/gallon greens her up...

California Snow has One bottom leaf that is a bit lighter in color but cut her back to 3.6g/gallon anyway

Generally could be a little darker green but...

Six Shooter is at the upper end of green and her new top growth was slightly twisted, back down to 3.6g/gallon....

CBD Lemon is a nice shade of green, last feeding was @4g/gallon, will she how she looks tomorrow at feed/watering.

Gorilla Punch is just about perfect for color, the odd leaf with a Slightly burned tip so back to 3.6g/gallon for now.

SIP's are needing filling everyday, the hempy and fabric pot every second dayish.

Switched to HPS bulb yesterday and raised the light today....

Rh is 50% and temp is 92.3 F.

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Cross posted yesterday >

Day 49, still at 3.6g/gallon.....

Hard to hold back on the food but

Normally in fabric bags at this stage I'm picking off a couple or three yellow leaves on the bottom of each plant every other day.

In SIP's I have two yellow leaves on the California Snow and that's it

They won't stop, still roughly 3" every 2 days

But, I should mention....

All of these strains have relatively long spaces between nodes and sparse fan leaves, no real reason to do any trimming !

I've topped the California Snow and other than trimming off the bottoms to the first nodes on most of them I have done Nothing aside from training to the side !

Heights now range from 25" to 38"

CBD Lemon, Day 43

California Snow....

Six Shooter

Wedding Cheesecake...

Darn Lambs Bread, looks like I missed the Gorilla Punch

Since it looks like two reservoir fills and then a top watering to run off is working for me I made disposing of the run off easier.

Air dome hose with a wrap of paper to fit draining into a separate saucer

It was the most basic and easy at hand non toxic solution

When the majority of water has drained I just move the hose to the pails saucer...

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Today, Day 50. Stretch continues

California Snow was in need of some attention !

I cut off her second nodes and trimmed some lower interior branches.

Then I removed the hold downs and installed bamboo stakes and a wire hoop.

Also found another yellowing leaf, her reservoir was down to two after yesterdays top watering to run off so filled it with a half gallon of 4.1g/gallon of MC.

Gorilla Punch and Six Shooter were at half so I left them for tomorrow.

And then I found this on two leaves....

Wind burn ?

Cheers

 

[Azimuth]

And then I found this on two leaves....

Wind burn ?

Looks more like a calcium ask to me.

 

[Chuckeye]

Looks more like a calcium ask to me.

Strange, roughly three nodes from the tops. First time seeing this....

After I posted I found a couple more on the fabric bag lady, she is in a less "windy" spot.

One being fed MC and the other MaxiBloom at the same rate !

I'll keep an eye on them and maybe its time for a small nutrient increase.

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 51, Gorilla Punch

Now @ 40", I will be bud backbuilding this one !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 53

Still stretching

Feed now 4.5g/gallon

Strain/current height/growth last 4 days >

Wedding Cheesecake 38"/ 9"
California Snow 36 1/2"/ 3 1/2"
Six Shooter 38"/ 5"
CBD Lemon 32"/ 7"
Gorilla Punch 41"/ 3" snipped her top

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 54,

24 hours after snipping the Gorilla Punch's top for bud back building !

Pretty sloppy, missed a couple hairs

She still grew an 1" in height !

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 56

The Gorilla Punch is actually a week younger and the farthest ahead.

Looks like I will get my One Big Giant Bud

I snipped the two tallest tops on the California Snow and the tops of the Six Shooter, CBD Lemon and Wedding Cheesecake !

The Girls....

And The Girls with three days growth numbers...

Nutrients now @ 5g/gallon, SIP's watered from the top tonight..

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 58

I found two leaves on the Gorilla Punch with yellow spotting.

A while ago I had the same issue with the Six Shooter but upping the MC fixed that...

The GP is as green as I like to see so tonight she received 4.5g of MC and 1g of Bud Explosion/gallon of water !

Ppm was 830 but my battery was close to quitting on me...

My Wedding Cheesecake has been a BAD Girl

She grew four inches in the last two days to 49" and passed my limit of 4'.

Had to pull her down

A gentle squeeze of the stem and a wire to hold her in place.

This was a runt/stunted (?) that was 12" high three weeks ago

She is the one in the hempy bucket and being fed MaxBloom....

Cheers

 

[Chuckeye]

Day 59

I saved the bud back building snips and dried they were half a bowlful

VERY promising !

Having to concentrate to edit images and type this

Quite a pleasant mostly sativa high !

There has to be pictures

The top half (21 1/2") of the Gorilla Punch..

The Girls with the inner panels @ ~ 5' x 5' x 4' high. Buckets and rolling stands ~ 16".

Cheers