Golfer420 - Soil - NL Auto - 2015

[Whitty08]

Trimmed quite a few yellowed and dying leaves off both girls. Looked under the loupe and some tiny trichomes near the buds on top of plant 1. Not so much under plant 2.

I was going to give them a very light feeding but I'm beginning to think they're as close to being done as possible. I will post pics tomorrow night but many of the pistils are browning. I'd say close to 60-80%. Hard to tell if the trichomes have changed any colors.

I'm wondering if it makes sense to keep going much longer with these two. Can't harvest this weekend so most likely the following weekend. They haven't really grown or changed much (besides losing leaves) in the past 2 weeks.

Appreciate the help from those following along. While this isn't the most amazing beginner grow, I am more knowledgeable thanks to this web site.

I would really start flushing them ASAP. The plants look awesome and is hate for you to get to your smoke and it be super harsh as the flowers still have nutes in them. When you smoke the flower should turn a grey color and not a black color when lit on fire.
First grow is not about creating amazing grows that blow people's mind it's about the experience. Not that you've got a grow under your belt you can try different things to create that mind blowing grow!

 

[golfer420]

As promised, here are some pictures. After looking at the close ups, I'm feeling a little better about these ladies. In the last 5 days from when I took my last pictures, I see some bulking up of the buds (not crazy but visible) and plant 1 is definitely showing more trichomes and some trichomes that have turned cloudy/amber. Plant 2 not so much. She definitely needs more time.

I am only going to give water from now on - probably another week or two. I will probably do a flush (run two 500 ml water bottles through) Sunday.

I counted about 16 buds plush the cola on each plant. Didn't pull off additional yellow leaves today.

I'm thinking maybe a week more for plant 1 and two weeks for plant 2.

Enjoy the pictures

Under the (2) 23w, (2) 46w and 300w old style Mars Hydro

Plant 1 cola

Plant 1 cola close up

Plant 1 bud

Plant 1 bud

Plant 1 trichomes

 

[golfer420]

Can't forget about the less mature lady....

Plant 2 cola

 

[golfer420]

I've made the decision to harvest plant 1. I watered both today, but I am putting plant 1 into darkness for 48 hours tonight before I cut her down Tuesday night. I'm going to let plant 2 go another week or so.

I also germinated 2 more of my NL seeds and one is outside in the 3gal fabric pot. The other is inside a small grow tent under the 45w LED. Once I'm done with plant 2, I will move the Mars Hydro 300w (old style) into the grow tent.

Here are some pictures from today. Plant 1 continues to look pretty frosty and more of the trichomes are turning amber. The cola seems to have burnt/dried out - see the close up.

Thanks for everyone's help. I will likely start another grow journal for the new ones, but I'll add the pic of the one in the grow tent.

Both together

Dried out cola of plant 1

Bud on plant 1

Bud on plant 1

Bud close up plant 1

 

[golfer420]

Here is a shot of plant two and the new lady...

 

[golfer420]

The drum roll.......

Plant 1 has been harvested. See below pics. Plant 2 is still going.

Last shot

 

[golfer420]

A few updates!

Here are pictures of the plant 1 buds after clipping and before they go to cure for a few weeks. Smoked a tiny one I cut right off the stem and while a little "hay"ish - it really wasn't that harsh. And I'm buzzed as I type this, so I can only hope the bigger buds deliver a smoother better buzz after curing. A little airy (I probably wouldn't be thrilled if I had paid for this stuff) but I'm so much more forgiving since I created it!

Next time I will trim more fan leaves off. They dried and made the buds looks even more airy. I also saw where you can roll them a bit while still moist in saran wrap to make them 'tighter' looking. I didn't do that either. On plant 2 I will check the buds that I nipped a bit for backbuilding. I'll post pictures.

Only able to get 13.4 grams. Plant 2 is in the dark till Wednesday when she will be harvested and hung up (her picture is below). I don't think I'll get another 13.4g but between the two plants I will be very close to hitting an ounce. Not bad for tiny pots.

I also germinated two more NL Autos. One is outside in a 3gal fabric pot and the other is in a tiny (30x18x30) grow tent with a 300w Mars Hydro old style. As you can see it's running a bit hot. The heat wave we're having isn't helping. I bought a 6" exhaust fan so hopefully that will help.

Big difference between the inside plant and the outside one. I just don't live in a sunny enough place for pot growing. We'll see how she does. The inside plant is also 10 days old but so very close to the soil. I'm watering the inside one with water bottles so the PH is right around 6.5. Since they're in these 3gal pots I can't get ph readings as easily from the run off.

 

[golfer420]

Plant 2 has been cut and is hanging to dry. Any day now I will trim and start curing. Plant 1 is curing well. It's just a shade under 60% rh.

Starting another journal for the lady above.

More updates to come...

 

[Bearswhowalk]

I AM A DADDY check journal

 

[golfer420]

Plant 2 has started curing! Both plants are now in the little jars doing their thing. Plant 1 smells better every day.

Here is plant 2 after drying, after trimming and getting weighed. Finally, a shot of them both in the jars.

Both of these fit the 'popcorn' bud description accurately, but plant 2 was definitely a smaller yield. Only 10g's. Total about 24g from both plants. I'm happy that they both made it to cure. I've smoked a bit here and there and I get a decent buzz, nothing overpowering.

The second grow is underway and I'm hoping the larger fabric pot will help. Beginning to re-think the 30" high tent I got. Probably should have gone for 48" instead. I seem to like challenging myself in some way instead of just doing it completely right the first time - like get a big tent, a good hps/mh light. Hindsight is always 20-20 and I keep seeing some amazing stuff being grown in really small places so I have something to strive for.

Plant 2 is on the left and plant 1 is on the right. The RH readings aren't accurate as they were out of the jars for about 30 minutes before taking this picture. Plant 2 is avg 65% and plant 1 has been around 58%.

 

[golfer420]

Final post to my first grow. Thanks for watching and the feedback.

The smoke is decent. The first plant that went to curing is tasting good after two weeks in cure and the rh around 58. Second plant doesn't smell as good as the first but maybe that will change as it cures more. Decent buzz. Gives a couch/sleepy type of buzz but not too overpowering. I can tell the thc level is not like some of the stuff we normally buy.

The wife ran dry today and it was her first time for smoking it. I was happy to say she enjoyed it.

You can move this grow over to completed.

 

[Bearswhowalk]

good job buddy

 

[CropKingSeeds]

Hello Golfer420,

Are these the NL Auto that you got from us that you told me? Nice looking harvest. Congrats!

 

[golfer420]

Both grows are NL Autos from CKS. Hoping the second grow turns out well.

 

[David Bowman]

Hope all is well in your world.

Thanks for sharing this grow with us.

Please head over to the 420 Strain Reviews forum and post your smoke report there too.

I’m moving this to Completed Journals now.

You can use the Report Post feature found at the bottom left of every post and we'll move it for you right away.

Sending you lots of love and positive energy.

 

[Bearswhowalk]

looking good

 

[RUSSELL STRONG]

Day 14. Both are still improving every day. Kinda toppled plant 1 this morning. You can see in the shot that I used a wire tie to kinda prop her up a bit. Seems like the she is starting to fill in a bit and is getting stronger. I normally have her a couple inches higher to be closer to the light but took the box out I had boosting her up. Plant 2 looks good. Not nearly the same amount of stretch but smaller leaves and still a bit behind plant 1.

I have noticed that I must have put a bit more perlite in plant 2. It's dried out quicker than plant 1 with the same amount of water. Since both looked to be over 7ph, I did put a little PH Down into some water and added to both. A little more was put in plant 2 because she was drier.

I have a question for my fellow growers. Is three weeks a good time to start introducing some nutes?

Also, I saw some posts about the MarsHydro 300w and 600w LED's. Looking at what I have now, would getting 1 300w or maybe even 1 600w be a huge improvement?

Would the 600w be overkill for what I have (I'm thinking the answer is no....can you give too much light?)? I'm thinking that once flowering comes having 300 or even 600w LED's would really help.

Will they grow faster with more light?

Also, is there a trigger for auto flowering? Is it purely based on time? I'm wondering if these ladies being in smaller pots has any impact on whether they begin flowering sooner or later.

Thanks!

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close up plant 2

Dude go get a fat eye(jewelers loop) and look very carefully on the under side of your leaves I believe you may have unwanted pests..those discolored spots on ur leaves are no bueno!! Also pic one of closeup look on the leaves those little brown mite looking things are most likely some kind of pests that you don't want on your girls.... Find out what they are and treat the problem before it gets out of hand.