Jon’s 3 Autoflower - 3 Pounds Attempt Grow

[Rexer]

Thanks in no small part to you @Rexer auto Sensei. So I’m learning something new about the hydro every day. Can you grade me on these impressions (confirm their accuracy or correct, please…)?

1. As I watch the TDS numbers I realize I am watching them feed in real time. And at this point I am beginning to be able to tell the rate with which they’re feeding. For example, a couple weeks ago they were just chomping everything in sight. The TDS number would go down each day by like 30-50 points. That seems like a crazy lot to me. Now they’ve slowed and are eating around a 10-15 point difference a day. Last night was 180. Now is 166. So is that one way you gauge what to feed?

Yup! That right there is the beauty of hydro, combined with TDS readings.
Most have to wait to read the leaves to see if something is a miss. When youre taking TDS readings, you can tell something is off just by how much their feeding. You have a window of opportunity to fix problems, before they mess up the leaves (not to say it won't still happen- just less frequently).
As long as she's eating and drinking you're in the clear more often than not.
Youll see the biggest drops after a fresh reservoir is done. This is because (and this is just a guess), everything is in perfect (or near perfect) ratios and PH should be bang on.
Mine usually slow down a bit when the res needs to be swapped for fresh nutes.
When shes near the end of flower she'll slow right down on feeding (unless foxtailing).

2. I compromised the roots with my setup. The largest mass of them is concentrated in the pot under the lower coco. This only allows them to come out into the res out of the holes I drilled. And they are, in droves. But I know that air stone is covered with roots. And I suspect the plant would be happier if it were just the res by itself, yes?

Thanks Rexer!

I'm a bit confused on the question to be honest.
Heres a bit of a taboo subject.
Roots and how they adapt to their environment.
The plant knows what balances of types of roots are needed to survive and thrive. Given time, plants adapt their root mass to their environment.

here is a personal challenge if you have spare time. And i encourage anyone to try it.
Use a cheap lettuce seed to cut the costs. This is for learning.

Hydroponic Kratky method, in a small simple setup.
Take a mason jar (or old peanut butter jar) , and black it out using tape or paint. I like tape as you can make a viewing window.
Cut a hole in the lid or make a lid to set a net cup in it.
plant your lettuce in the net cup. Fill the jar with a mild grow solution (150PPM).
The fill line should be just below the net cup, so its almost touching.
stick it under a light.

Thats it. No airstones, nothing fancy. Watch the plant grow, and how the roots develop.
the plants will grow air roots to breathe as the water level drops in the jar.

I had hoped and planned to do a 50 gallon Kratky grow this summer, but wasn't able to.

oh and the name (Kratky) is based off the professor who came up with it... professor Kratky.

Believe it or not, some of the biggest root masses I've seen come from this method. I really wish I had been able to do a plant in one this summer!

Believe it or not I have never even smoked White Widow before!

Your in for a treat- I consider it a classic like Blueberry. I actually have one seed left that is a Blueberry x White Widow cross....I need to reverse that one with some STS or CS.

 

[Jon]

Yup! That right there is the beauty of hydro, combined with TDS readings.
Most have to wait to read the leaves to see if something is a miss. When youre taking TDS readings, you can tell something is off just by how much their feeding. You have a window of opportunity to fix problems, before they mess up the leaves (not to say it won't still happen- just less frequently).
As long as she's eating and drinking you're in the clear more often than not.
Youll see the biggest drops after a fresh reservoir is done. This is because (and this is just a guess), everything is in perfect (or near perfect) ratios and PH should be bang on.
Mine usually slow down a bit when the res needs to be swapped for fresh nutes.
When shes near the end of flower she'll slow right down on feeding (unless foxtailing).

I'm a bit confused on the question to be honest.
Heres a bit of a taboo subject.
Roots and how they adapt to their environment.
The plant knows what balances of types of roots are needed to survive and thrive. Given time, plants adapt their root mass to their environment.

here is a personal challenge if you have spare time. And i encourage anyone to try it.
Use a cheap lettuce seed to cut the costs. This is for learning.

Hydroponic Kratky method, in a small simple setup.
Take a mason jar (or old peanut butter jar) , and black it out using tape or paint. I like tape as you can make a viewing window.
Cut a hole in the lid or make a lid to set a net cup in it.
plant your lettuce in the net cup. Fill the jar with a mild grow solution (150PPM).
The fill line should be just below the net cup, so its almost touching.
stick it under a light.

Thats it. No airstones, nothing fancy. Watch the plant grow, and how the roots develop.
the plants will grow air roots to breathe as the water level drops in the jar.

I had hoped and planned to do a 50 gallon Kratky grow this summer, but wasn't able to.

oh and the name (Kratky) is based off the professor who came up with it... professor Kratky.

Believe it or not, some of the biggest root masses I've seen come from this method. I really wish I had been able to do a plant in one this summer!




Your in for a treat- I consider it a classic like Blueberry. I actually have one seed left that is a Blueberry x White Widow cross....I need to reverse that one with some STS or CS.

Thanks! The confusion was just an obvious thing. The pot in the water compromises their environment whether or not they adapt. Every time the plant has to swerve to adapt, even if it does so perfectly, it takes away from the total X amount of energy the plant has. So every swerve costs yield. I want to be swerve free. No pot in the res next time.

 

[Jon]

Bowl Creation Update

My inset piece of blue opal came today. Here’s the piece, and my first thought in terms of where (approximately) I’m thinking of placing it. When I’m done it will be flush to the top surface of the bowl.

 

[Jon]

Both of these plants are very close. The WWC is much closer than I thought. Both will be ready in a few days. Here’s a wet trimmed small tester bud of each. First up is the Forbidden Runtz, second is the Watermelon WeddingCake.

 

[Jon]

Both of these plants are very close. The WWC is much closer than I thought. Both will be ready in a few days. Here’s a wet trimmed small tester bud of each. First up is the Forbidden Runtz, second is the Watermelon WeddingCake.

Post-Test Report

The Forbidden Runtz is strong as hell. Face melt. Sweaty eyes. Sweaty bridge of the nose. Very high thc. And the tester bud didn’t even make me cough. Unreal. It’s going to be amazing. Still not ready. I could take her today and turn this lovely indica bud into a sativa buzz. She’d be what she is now - and indica that acts like a sativa. And it would be great - in fact it’s what I normally do with an indica. Take it when the trichs are all white but with as little amber as possible. I’ve found that this will give a normally couch lock strain much more up. It’s also peak thc level. But as previously stated, I’m going to let this girl be what she is. At the moment she’s a bit too racy. That will quickly change now. Very glad I tested a bud of her.

The Watermelon WeddingCake is also very strong. It tastes exactly like the last one and hits you exactly like the last one. The genetics are extremely consistent on this plant apparently. It’s become one of my favorite strains. The thc is lower than the Forbidden Runtz, but not by much. It’s way more of a head buzz. It’s also not ready. She needs a few more days too. But the buds on her are incredibly dense, especially the four towers up top. WAY WAY denser than the last one. Again - my light rocks and gets a serious assist on that. Those towers account for several ounces by themselves.

That’s about all you can tell from a tester bud off the plant. Not a review, but I find it helpful in terms of gauging when to chop by testing as you get close. The taste and smell will be irrelevant obviously, but the power will be easily discernible, as well as the nature of the buzz. That’s all I need to gauge. If you want to know what you’re looking for, test it and see if you’ve found it yet.

Two cents for a Friday.

Edit: it’s also a lot of fun and very interesting and educational to taste your buds like I did today, and have that to compare it to the cured bud, or even to compare to the cured bud in stages. The taste and smell change considerably. It’s fascinating and very much elemental to your end product.

 

[Jon]

Watermelon WeddingCake Trichomes

 

[Jon]

White Widow Random Pictures
(Friday WW porn)

And is this the first sign of any color besides blinding white? You practically have to wear dark glasses to look at this one. She shines.

 

[StoneOtter]

Sha's dankilicious!

 

[Jon]

Medusa Trichomes
Forbidden Runtz

She’s very close now.

 

[Jon]

Random Melissa Buds

 

[Jon]

White Widow
Day 74

Her feed now includes 1 tbsp. of Fox Farms Bembe and 1 tbsp. of molasses per gallon. She continues to flower entirely on @Blue Planet Nutrients after vegging on @Prescription Blend nutes. She continues at 20/4, 100% power with respect to light. PPFD level is around 1400 up top and around 800 - 1000 at the “canopy.” (Lol). She continues to live in a 68-82 degree environment with around 45% RH. All is well in White Widow Land.

 

[GratefulBud]

A Tour of the White Widow

Just an immense and lovely auto. Original Harvest genetics. Super happy with my first try of them. This plant is so sticky I’m using scissors to defoliate, which I rarely do. I almost always just pinch leaves off with my fingers. But when I do that with this one I can’t play my bass for the rest of the day. Every leaf that’s not a huge fan is covered in trichomes and the whole plant is whiter looking than the photos show. Just an awesome strain, obviously worthy of its’ legendary status. Believe it or not I have never even smoked White Widow before! I’m SO psyched.

Here’s some decent porn.

She's a leggy beauty!

 

[Jon]

Saturday Porn

First two are Watermelon WeddingCake buds, the rest are Forbidden Runtz t bud tops.

It’s frosty in here. None of what you see is my jizz.

 

[Jon]

Forbidden Runtz

Nope.

 

[Jon]

White Widow

 

[StoneOtter]

White Widow

Love that snowed in look! She's a beauty Jon!

 

[Jon]

Love that snowed in look! She's a beauty Jon!

Thanks @StoneOtter …. Yeah I hope they all get like this! I have four seeds of it left and intend to use them. I love this plant!

 

[Jon]

White Widow

I’m beginning to think she’s not going to make any color and just stay green and white. The buds are at the point where there should be color if there’s going to be.

 

[StoneOtter]

I’m beginning to think she’s not going to make any color and just stay green and white. The buds are at the point where there should be color if there’s going to be.

I'm going to say that from recent experience, that can be a very good sign!

 

[LKABudMan]

They're all looking incredible Jon, but give me some of that White Widow. Gorgeous Oh, and how 'bout them Eagles!