RedskinnedRhino
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Spectacular grow and harvest LKA! Got me fully rethinking autos and what they are capable of, those bushes grew some ridiculous buds!
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Thanks Keith. I need to do some more spraying in the Vivosun Auto Oasis before I put this little girl in there. Hoping to get her in her 4" pot today or tomorrow.Nice start this is going to be good.
Thanks RSR. I've read all the same things about autos, they're small and weak and poor genetics and don't even waste your time. I think a lot of that is from new growers, combined with the fact that the genetics have come a long ways in the past couple of years.Spectacular grow and harvest LKA! Got me fully rethinking autos and what they are capable of, those bushes grew some ridiculous buds!
Very nice update.The Vivosun Auto Oasis
Featuring the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
Sponsored by VIVOSUN and Herbies US Express
Welcome back to the Vivosun Auto Oasis, a VIVOSUN 32x60x80 tent equipped with the Vivosun SGS.
VIVOSUN GrowHub 42A ** Currently set to -FLOWER- Mode
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Sunrise/Sunset: YES (40 DLI)
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 - Natural (Mimics natural wind)
- AeroWave E6 oscillating grow tent fan - Oscillating using Circulation Fan settings above
- AeroZesh - 4" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- 00:00-04:00 High 52% RH, Speed 5, default off
- 04:00-24:00 High 82F / 60% RH, Speed 8, default off
Vivosun AeroLight SE with GrowHub E25 ** Currently set to -FLOWER- Mode
- AeroLight SE - A compact, powerful version of the award winning AeroLight
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Sunrise/Sunset: YES
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 - Natural
** All controlled on my smartphone through the VIVOSUN App (wi-fi)
Other Equipment:
Vivosun Air Circulator Fan with Remote - Oscillating horizontally and vertically on 'Natural Breeze' mode
Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto)
Date: 7/26/23 Day# 57 Fday# 22
Medium: 5G SIP Bucket with FFHF & Dynomyco
Nutrients: Remo Blend (8-Micro, Kelp, Candy / 6-Bloom, Cal w/ 2-AstoFlower & .5 Gypsum per GAL (880/6.2)
Pests: Fungus Gnats, Spider Mites
Julie has had an eventful week. On Friday, Daisy left the tent. On Saturday, I decided to clean up Julie's bottom. I've seen some spider mite damage and it'll be harder to treat her with so much in the middle. The night after harvesting Daisy was the perfect time to do it. I was ready to get rid of some larf!
I started by removing the grafting tape from her split main. It looks like it's healed well. The wire support will stay on until harvest. That branch is still doing well, and you can actually see it now Julie finally came off her riser, and she has both @VIVOSUN AeroLights to herself.
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 53 / fday# 18 - Split main has healed
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 53 / fday# 18 - All cleaned up on the bottom...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 53 / fday# 18 - After cleanup
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 53 / fday# 18 in the Vivosun Auto Oasis
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 53 / fday# 18 under two Vivosun AeroLights
On Sunday, I cleaned the grow room really well. I cleaned up and swept the floor. Then I sprinkled DE on the floor and swept it around. I turned off the dehumidifier while I did this, because it blows right across the middle of the room. Of course, I forgot to turn it back on Monday morning when I woke I had a Vivosun alarm and realized what happened. I turned the dehumidifier back on, and everything went back to normal. She did drink less that day, though.
I also started releasing ladybugs in the tent Sunday night. I got them from the 'zon, and most of them looked alive and well. I'm keeping them in my fridge, and releasing a couple of dozen in each tent every other night.
I ran out of time on Monday to do anything. Yesterday (Tuesday), I took Julie out of the tent and sprayed her really well with SNS-217c. I started with the underside of the leaves, working my way around her and trying to get the middle as well.
Then I cleaned the tent, spraying H2O2 around and then wiping it down really well. I wiped down the fans and cleaned everything else in the tent too.
Finally I put Julie back in the tent and sprayed her again from the top, getting the tops of the leaves. I felt it was pretty thorough. I took some before pictures of her buds, showing one had partially browned already (I think from a previous spraying).
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - spider mite damage
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - before spraying for spider mites
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - Out of the tent and ready to...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - After spraying with SNS-217c
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - After spraying with SNS-217c
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - After spraying with SNS-217c
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - Buds just after spraying with...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - Buds just after spraying with...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 56 / fday# 21 - Buds just after spraying with...
Today, I can see that all her stigmas have burned a bit, or at least they've turned color. I'm hoping she works through it, but it's probably still better than web-covered buds. I'm still planning on hitting her at least once more with the SNS-217c in a couple of days, probably twice more. We'll see how it affects her budding.
I think Julie is just about done with her stretch. At 29" tall, she's more than doubled since she started flowering. She gets a new neighbor today, they'll all share the tent with the ladybugs!
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 57 / fday# 22 - Buds 1 day after spraying...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 57 / fday# 22 - Buds 1 day after spraying...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 57 / fday# 22 - Buds 1 day after spraying...
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Love the seedling looks good.The Vivosun Auto Oasis
Featuring the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
Sponsored by VIVOSUN and Herbies US Express
Welcome back to the Vivosun Auto Oasis, a VIVOSUN 32x60x80 tent equipped with the Vivosun SGS.
VIVOSUN GrowHub 42A ** Currently set to -VEG- Mode
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Sunrise/Sunset: YES (40 DLI)
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 - Natural (Mimics natural wind)
- AeroWave E6 oscillating grow tent fan - Oscillating using Circulation Fan settings above
- AeroZesh - 4" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- 00:00-04:00 High 60% RH, Speed 3, default off
- 04:00-24:00 High 82F / 66% RH, Speed 6, default off
Vivosun AeroLight SE with GrowHub E25 ** Currently set to -FLOWER- Mode
- AeroLight SE - A compact, powerful version of the award winning AeroLight
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Sunrise/Sunset: YES
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 - Natural
** All controlled on my smartphone through the VIVOSUN App (wi-fi)
Other Equipment:
Vivosun Air Circulator Fan with Remote - Oscillating horizontally and vertically on 'Natural Breeze' mode
Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto)
Date: 7/27/23 Day# 4
Medium: 4" Pot with FFHF soil and Dynomyco
Nutrients: None
Violet stayed upstairs near the air garden for her first couple of days while I finished cleaning up the Vivosun Auto Oasis. She was watered with a medicine dropper, 5ml at a time.
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) day# 2 still in her starter tray, watered by a...
Yesterday she got her own 4" pot. She had some pretty good lateral roots coming out of the plug.
I filled the bottom of the pot with soil mixed with about 1tsp Dynomyco. Then I sprinkled more @DYNOMYCO all over the plug before putting it in the pot and filling it with enough dirt to hold it in place.
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) day# 3 - In place in her 4" pot
I put a perlite moat around the outside to make it easier to water.
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) day# 3 - Perlite moat for better watering
Then I top with more soil, mounding around the stem.
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) day# 3 - Topped with soil and mounded
Then I work my way around the pot and push down, making sure the soil level is well beneath the rim of the pot. This helps keep it from overflowing.
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) day# 3 - Pinch around the outside
Then I water her thoroughly. I start by spraying until the top is wet then move on to a 30ml dropper. I water 30ml at a time until I get runoff, then weigh her to get her 'wet weight' for my spreadsheet.
Then I put her right where Julie started off, on top of a bucket in the shadow of her tent mate. She's getting about 14 DLI, perfect for her first week.
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 57 & Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple...
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 57 & Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple...
Today she's getting her second node. She looks like she's settling right in to the Vivosun Auto Oasis, along with a fresh batch of ladybugs from last night.
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Julie (Herbies Seeds Girl Scout Cookies Auto) day# 58 & Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple...
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Thanks Keith.Love the seedling looks good.
Beautiful roots for such a tiny plant.
How to get great lateral rooting: Burn the main tap root She sprouted on Sunday. I checked the plug on Tuesday and realized that the heat mat was still on, and the main tap root was brown (too warm/dry). I turned the heat mat off on Tuesday and potted on Wednesday, and you see the lateral roots created. Sometimes I'll take the inner tray out and let the bottom of the tap root hit air, effectively doing the same thing. If the sides are moist and the bottom is not hospitable to roots, you get good lateral rooting. Does it help or is it just prettier???Omg those roots!
I am a big GDP fan, can't wait to see her in the hands of a master!Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto)
Date: 7/24/23 Day# 1
Medium: EZ-Gro plug in Vivosun starter tray
Nutrients: N/A
On Thursday (7/20) I planted a new seed, a Herbies Grandaddy Purple Auto (next to some new lettuce).
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) - In her Vivosun some on heat meat set to 76f
Here's what @Herbies Seeds says about this strain:
Grandaddy Purple Auto Strain InfoThe history of this West Coast classic starts in San Francisco in 2003. From there, Grandaddy Purple went on to conquer the world thanks to her outstanding flavors of grapes, pine, and spice, as well as her relaxing effects. We created Grandaddy Purple Auto as a tribute to the original but with the added bonus of automatic flowering.
Genetics
The genetic lineage of this auto goes back to such diverse hybrids and landraces as Mendo Purps, Skunk, and Afghani. The resulting purple plant was then crossed with a Ruderalis phenotype to get a cultivar that flowers automatically but doesn’t lose on the original’s outstanding quality.
Flowering Time
Grandaddy Purple Auto’s flowering time doesn’t exceed 63-73 days from seed regardless of light schedules or the duration of days and nights outdoors.
Yields
Indoor-grown plants usually yield 1-1.1 oz/ft² (300-350 g/m²), while outdoors, each plant will produce about 2.5-3.2 oz (70-90 g).
Effects
GDP Auto produces a balanced high that manifests in two distinct phases. First, you’ll feel an immediate surge of euphoria that’ll leave you mentally relaxed yet focused. In a short while, the relaxation will sink deep into your body, filling it with a beautiful buzz and sedating you to the point of sleepiness.
Medical Properties
The balanced all-round action of this smoke makes it the perfect medicine for any mental or physical condition. Some people use it to treat stress, fatigue, nausea, or insomnia, while others report that it helps with aching muscles and joints.
THC and CBD Levels
The THC content in these buds can reach 22%, while CBD levels are negligible.
Smell and Taste
The one-of-a-kind terpene profile of Grandaddy Purple Auto is something you won’t easily forget, as it offers a unique blend of notes – grapes, other berries, spicy pepper, and fresh pine forest.
Grow Tips
A medium-tall variety, GDP Auto usually stays within 3-4 ft (90-120 cm) even if grown outdoors and left untrained. Thanks to her strong Indica dominance, this strain forms compact bushes with medium branching and the perfectly symmetrical structure of a Christmas tree.
- Keep the canopy flat with ScrOG if you want bigger yields.
- Use hydroponics to increase production by up to 20%.
- Lower the day and night temps at the end of the life cycle to bring out the purple hue.
Then yesterday, after three days in the plug, she emerged. Say hello to Violet!
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) - Emerging 3 days after planting
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) - Emerging 3 days after planting
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Violet (Herbies Seeds Grandaddy Purple Auto) - Emerging 3 days after planting
Here she is this morning, her first full day under the light.
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Yuck. My ladybug was probably not as dramatic.
Thanks 024, I've never had GDP before so I'm excited to try it. I may be able to grow a big auto but I'm far from a master grower. I haven't even been growing for two years (next month). Right now I'm just trying to get one of these big autos to finish healthy. I'm having fun with them, though, and getting a lot of great bud in the processI am a big GDP fan, can't wait to see her in the hands of a master!
Amen LKA, I am in the process of F'ing up my first auto and she still has monster cola's and a larger harvest than any photo I've grown. While I've got a photo coming next, I am definitely going to order a fresh supply of auto beans in the near future.Thanks RSR. I've read all the same things about autos, they're small and weak and poor genetics and don't even waste your time. I think a lot of that is from new growers, combined with the fact that the genetics have come a long ways in the past couple of years.
These autos are proving to me that I could supply personal use with 2 plants in a 2x4 tent with 200W on 20/4, getting 6+oz every 40-50 days. And I've enjoyed all of the bud from the autos. My first auto (Herbies Seeds Fruit Punch Auto) is still my favorite daytime smoke. Right now, the Gelato Auto has been curing for a little over 6 weeks and is quickly becoming a house favorite. I just wish you could clone autos.