Ghempster & The Aurora Borealis Autos

ENTRY 30.1 Sept 6 2019

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- Each watered 3.5L ph'd well water

- Removed 1 or 2 leaves on each plant and pushed some leaves under lower
 
ENTRY 31.1 Sept 8 2019


TOPPED PLANT

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- showing signs of deficiency again same as before top dress scheduled for next feeding

* NOTE * for this strain cut a week off top dress and do every 3 weeks instead of every 4

- I removed about 6 leaves mainly lower ones that had damage from first deficiency. Removed a couple on top covering bud sites

LST PLANT

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- Continued LST training just to level off canopy
- had to weigh down top cola with a full roll of hemp twine (you can see it hanging in pic).

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- getting a little crowded everybody wants a new home and are tired of being heaved around
 

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Nice room, it's all looking good!

:meatballs:

Happy growing!
 
ENTRY 32.1 Sept 10 2019

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TOPPED PLANT

- Watered 3 L well water with 2 tbsp. Molasses and 2 tbsp. of Cal-Mag +

LST PLANT

- Watered 1 L well water with 2 tbsp. Molasses and 2 tbsp. of Cal-Mag +

This was an emergency water as the topped plant was showing signs of deficiency and still a few days away from top dress which would make it about a week before nutrients available to plant.
 
ENTRY 33.1 Sept 12 2019

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TOPPED PLANT ( t

- Top Dressing of 1 tbsp. Gaia Green All Purpose 4-4-4 and 4 tbsp. Gaia Green Power Bloom 2-8-4 and watered with 1.5 L well water with 2 tbsp. Cal-Mag + mixed in 5 gal of well water

LST PLANT

- No change
 
ENTRY 34.1 Sept 13 2019

TOPPED PLANT

- Nothing changed

LST PLANT

- Watered 3 L well water with 2 tbsp. of Cal-Mag + mixed in 5 gal of well water
 
ENTRY 36.1 Sept 16 2019

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TOPPED PLANT

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- No Change

LST PLANT

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- Top Dressing of 1 tbsp. Gaia Green All Purpose 4-4-4 and 4 tbsp. Gaia Green Power Bloom 2-8-4 and watered with 1 L well water with 2 tbsp. Cal-Mag + mixed in 5 gal of well water

- removed lower leaves, bud sites and several sucker stems. Removed plenty of leaves all over plant that were hiding good bud sites
 
Had to post this I was going over pics from the day and this image gives me a chill down my spine every time I see it and even when I think about it.

These are unedited not even cropped exactly how they came off camera. The are two pics taken right after another, the only difference is I changed to a manual focus only.

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ENTRY 37.1 Sept 21 2019

- Watered both plants with 3.5 L ph'd well water with Cal-Mag+ added



ENTRY 38.1 Sept 24 2019

- Watered both plants with 3.0 L ph'd well water with Cal-Mag+ added


LST PLANT :

- started showing signs of deficiency in a couple leaves
- removed 2 lower leaves and one dried leaf
- buds and trics looking good

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TOPPED PLANT :

- removed a pile of used up leaves, mostly dried and crunchy as she is in late stage deficiency but on the mend

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THOUGHTS AND COMPARSIONS :

- both plants would be experiencing the same deficiencies if they were both under the same light. Because the LST plant was outside tent for all of her veg state she did not experience the deficiency the topped plant did; however now that the LST plant is in the tent she almost immediately ( within 4 days ) started showing signs on a few leaves.

- the two are very close in bud size now that the LST has had a chance to catch up. The stem of the LST plant is larger than the other ( not quite double ) hard to see in pics.

- as far as my calculations go they have roughly 1 month left ( just under ).
 
I have been noticing lately lots of posts on autos. People say we shouldn't top them. Does anyone know the back story to this and why people think this way. Is this a strain specific problem?

I think what they are or should be saying is you can't or shouldn't main line or HST train them but I found a couple toppings ok.

I was just looking for some opinions on this.
 
I believe it's strain specific, if it's a naturally short plant then topping may stunt that auto because the recovery time is limited, an auto only has so much growth weeks, I wouldn't want to jeopardize that height, if it's a naturally tall strain then odds are better that it wouldn't stunt it.
 
Ya thought was strain specific. Thanks for thoughts @Canuckush . NL has no problem as very fast resilient strain. These seeds had no issue topping, she never skipped a beat.
 
Either way you have a lot of bud sites on those plants, more so on the lst plant it seems. Looking good!

:meatballs:

Happy growing!
 
ENTRY 40.1 Oct 1 2019

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- Watered with ph'd well water each took 3.5L
- removed dead or drying leaves or leaves covering bud sites
 
ENTRY 41.1 Oct 6 2019

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- Added about an inch or so of ProMix HP as crust was real crusty
- Gave the girls their final feeding 5 tblsp Gaia Green Power Bloom 2-8-4
- Watered with ph'd well water each took 4L

- apologize for blurple pics as no other light in room. For those that have seen my other journal on the go right now you will have noticed I have enlisted expert help from SmokeSara to correct this issue. Hopefully she finds a solution before my and your eyes burn out. :idea:
 
SPECIAL GROW ROOM UPDATE : Oct 7 2019

- tired of burnt eyes from those blurple lights?
- tired of not being able to see leaf issues when the first appear?

@SmokeSara has the solution for you

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packed with goodies let see what we got

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-temp/humidity monitor (bonus)
-hanging pack (standard equipment)
-24hr timer :high-five: (well thats just over and beyond most companies)

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- fits perfect in the 2x4 tent almost like it was built for it :hmmmm:

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- easy to install and setup a breeze
- super long power cord :thumb:


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- Thank you so much SmokeSara for all the great info you posted on your lights and for the great contests you put on here at :420:. These two reasons were what got me to purchase your lights.

This light is fantastic blows my two 160W blurples out of the water. No contest. Even across the room this light out shines the blurple. I wouldn't be surprised if the girls in the small tent move over to the new light as soon as I leave the room.

IMG_9706.JPG - you can see in pic on left the green leaves and here I always thought cannabis leaves were a blue purple color amazing what a light can do. LOL

Final note before I go stare and my plants.

SmokeSara please tell the guys in packaging thank you for the two plant pot risers. :rofl: Will come in handy.
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Thanks to MarsHydro for building a great light.
 
Hi GHempster, try one of the Mars glasses, it will help ease your eye pain, and seeing more clear under blurple lights., :D
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