FelipeBlu's Auto Jack & Kryptonite, PSMini LED, Root Pouch, Recipe 420

[PhobosAnomaly]

Dropping in to say hi!

Whoa that J is a mutant!
Self topping, and whorled phyllotaxy!
Be careful not to drip any blood onto it.
It may shout, "Feed me Seymour!"

 

[FelipeBlu]

Hey Phobos!
Yeah, I still can’t really tell what she’s up to. I’d like to think she’s just stretching because she’s still throwing out pistils...
What do you think?

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

JHa

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

JHa

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

JHa

Meanwhile, the Kryptonite is getting colorful! That was a bit unexpected. Anyway, the new growth (that isn’t purple) looks normal again, so I think I’m getting a handle on the Ca def. A reminder to myself - calibrate pH pen more often!

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

Ka

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

Ka

And finally, a couple of whole plant shots. First, mostly K:

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

2/22/18
Auto Kryptonite - Day 43

And then, mostly J:

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 22, 2018

2/22/18
Auto Jack Herer - Day 38

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[InTheShed]

Purple stems, if they're not genetic in that strain (cultivar) can be a sign of Mg deficiency.

 

[PhobosAnomaly]

Yeah, Calmag is a led growers friend. I think epsom salt would work for the Mg.

 

[FelipeBlu]

There’s lots of ES already in the soil. Now that the pH is corrected, I don’t expect to see any Mg def. Lower leaves, which are usually first affected, still look okay.

You know, given the apparent mixup at the seedbank, K might be anything, and the purple stems don’t really bother me yet anyway.

What bothers me is that I can’t tell what J is doing. If she’s decided to go into some weird, half-flowering/half-veg state, I’m going to have to kick her out of this tent. I simply don’t have the room for that.

 

[PhobosAnomaly]

Mixup? Do go on.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Mixup? Do go on.

This is in reference to the last grow, which was supposed to be a DP Auto Blueberry. To me, the more I try, the more it seems to smoke like a Jack Herer.

And the huge, clearly Indica leaves on my current Auto Jack Herer makes me question if it really is.

So now that I see unexpected purple colas on the “Kryptonite”, I just gotta wonder...

Probably explains why I never see that anyone else has gotten seeds from SeedSupreme.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Well, I can now say that J has not left the trail. Her stretch appears to be pretty much over, and she’s settling in to making flowers/stacking buds.

 

[Pterostychus]

rumble in the jungle

 

[DonChiefums20]

This is in reference to the last grow, which was supposed to be a DP Auto Blueberry. To me, the more I try, the more it seems to smoke like a Jack Herer.

And the huge, clearly Indica leaves on my current Auto Jack Herer makes me question if it really is.

This is exactly why I’m afraid to try new seed banks

 

[FelipeBlu]

Jungle is right. But the ladies are behaving well together.

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 25, 2018

2/25/18
R: Auto Kryptonite - Day 47/flower week 3
L: Auto Jack Herer - Day 42/flower week 3

And K is stacking nicely

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• FelipeBlu
• Feb 25, 2018

Ka

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[FelipeBlu]

Yeah, lesson learned. Oh well, I’m enjoying the buds from the first Auto, whether it’s Blueberry or not. And I’m truly interested in how these two turn out.
Hey, growing cannabis is fun, no matter.

 

[InTheShed]

Me? I'd supercrop those tall ones.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Really? Why would you want to do that?

 

[InTheShed]

Really? Why would you want to do that?

Flatten the canopy for equal lighting across all bud sites. Eliminates the possibility of heat stress or, if you have to raise the lights, less light to the rest of the plants.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Okay, thanks for that explanation. So, in order:

1. Getting good penetration at this range with the Mini, so the minor vertical variation doesn’t bother me.

2. Not worried about heat stress. I’ve actually had a hard time getting out of the 60s lately, and even when it was in the mid-70s here a couple of weeks ago, the garage stayed ~3-4F cooler. (BTW, I think this is the real reason for purplish stems. But since Autos have genetics from above the Arctic circle, I think they are more tolerant of cooler temps than heat.)

3. Light is as high as I can get it. And the stretch now appears to be over for both plants.

I don’t really want start bending stems over at this point. It’s crowded enough in the middle of the plants as it is. I think the colas will get more even light coverage if they stay vertical.

Thanks for your thoughts though.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Weekly update:

Well, I decided to give up on the garage. Just too cold and damp. So my wife agreed to moving the tent back upstairs. Traded 57F/74% in the garage for a much more comfortable 78F/53% upstairs.

Anyway, I managed to extricate them from the tent without breaking anything. And here they are outside the tent for the first time since 2/12.

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• FelipeBlu
• Mar 4, 2018

3/2/18
Left: Auto Jack Herer - Day 47
Right: Auto Kryptonite - Day 52

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• FelipeBlu
• Mar 4, 2018

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• FelipeBlu
• Mar 4, 2018

Does anyone know what it means when the plant is pointing the leaves up like Krypta?

And here is the leaf damage on Krypta. You can see the pattern where the plant is directly under the Mini. Looks like the light just pulls the Calcium right out of the leaves.

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• FelipeBlu
• Mar 4, 2018
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• FelipeBlu
• Mar 4, 2018

Kryptonite leaf damage

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[InTheShed]

Light burn. Also this:
FelipeBlu's Auto Jack & Kryptonite - PSMini LED - Root Pouch - Recipe 420

 

[Pterostychus]

yes definitely lightburn

 

[FelipeBlu]

Thanks guys.

Shed, I did break down and get some CALiMAGic, but was suspecting light stress. This light is just so strong, especially for my height restriction.