Gidorah
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Looking awesome! Have learned a lot following your journal, thanks for sharing
LKABudMan Grows A Fruit Punch Auto With The Vivosun Smart Grow System! - Featuring Herbies Seeds, GeoFlora & Dynomyco
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Love the underskirt shot...you can really see all the flower production going on throughout the plant!
That's my favorite part of checking them during late flower.
This is a philosophical discussion. Let’s wait a bit for that. I’m not a DLI guy. Lmao. I’m sure Shed thinks I’m wasting electricity and he’s likely correct. I just don’t think of it in terms of DLI.
Wow. Are the buds really as purple as they look? And nice stem porn! Love to see those thick stems! Awesome work man. Are you checking your trichomes? I’d be surprised if the FP goes two more weeks. Bring them home!!!
The70’s
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Date - 12/1/22 - Day# 85 (W13D1)
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 46% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 80F Humidity 50% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Weekly Temperatures
You can see where I dropped the humidity a couple of points last week. I just went into the @VIVOSUN app and dropped it 4% more, down to a max of 50% day / 46% night. It's not great for the VPD, but at this point I'm more worried about Powdery Mildew (PM) or bud rot (Botrytis). With a max 50% relative humidity I should be fine.
I gave Pebbles her last feeding of @GeoFlora Nutrients this week. I'll still give her some Purpinator and Sweet Candy, but even those will taper off in the next week or so. She's coming into the end of this grow and should have plenty of nutes left in her soil and her leaves to get to the finish line.
Pebbles is still putting on weight. I can see some yellowing starting on the bottom and a little in the middle, but she still has plenty of green left on her. I'm hoping she can give me a couple more weeks because I love what I am seeing. All those buds are getting fat and frosty, even the lower ones.
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
I never get tired of big bud pics! Nice grow man
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- #506
Thanks SO, it still blows me away too.
Thanks @Gidorah, that's always great to hear. I've gotten so much from this community it's always nice to give some back.
I'm still thinking about a partial harvest to let some of the lowers develop more. I guess I'll see how she's doing in a week or two.
Mine too. Especially the last week or two. I always think of Homer Simpson watching his fat jiggle to determine BMI... the longer is goes the more weightThat's my favorite part of checking them during late flower.
Thanks! And me neitherI never get tired of big bud pics! Nice grow man
I've always grown photos, so I'm used to aiming for 1000+ PPFD during flower too. I'm starting to see where you can get great autos with lower light intensity, though, as long as you keep that light on for 20-24 hrs/day. DLI = PPFD x Time.
I don't get much purple in the buds, but that could be the color correction on my phone camera.
Thanks. The SIP seems to create big stems, almost like hydro.
With my phone camera I can zoom in well enough and I'm still seeing a lot of clears. I'll keep an eye on them, but I'd be surprised if she doesn't go to 100 days. She's at 90 days today and is on water-only for the remainder
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- #507
Date - 12/7/22 - Day# 91 (W13D7)
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 45% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 78F Humidity 48% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Weekly Temperatures
I went into the @VIVOSUN app this morning and set a maximum temperature of 78f in the tent during the day. It rarely gets above 78f in the tent anyways, and I want to keep it under 80f toward the end of the grow. I also lowered the maximum humidity in the tent to 48% day and 45% night. Along with the fans, the @VIVOSUN Smart Grow System is doing a fantastic job of keeping everything nice and dry.
I think I've given Pebbles her last nutes. She finished them up a couple of days ago and then I let the res go dry before top-watering about a liter. I'm trying to make sure that she has access to any nutrients that are still in the soil, especially the top where the Geoflora is. Through the end of the grow she'll just get plain old well water.
I raised the light 4 clicks today (about 1"), bringing the max DLI down from 45 to 40. According to all of the charts I've seen, the DLI requirement decreases the last two weeks of flower. I raised the light instead of lowering the intensity to get a better spread across the canopy. I'm hoping the decreased DLI and lowered temperatures will help signal her that it's time to finish up.
I haven't bothered to get the scope out yet because I'm still seeing too many white pistils. I took close-ups of several of the top buds today and I'm still seeing plenty of clear trics right now, with little to no amber. I'm saying she has at least a week more to go, and I still think she'll go over 100 days.
She's at the end of her 13th week, and has been flowering for 60 days now. It's amazing how much bud she's packed on, and even better that she has at least a week more to go! I can see all the buds packing on weight now. I'm getting excited to strip off those fan leaves and see what she's hiding under there!
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 45% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 78F Humidity 48% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Weekly Temperatures
I went into the @VIVOSUN app this morning and set a maximum temperature of 78f in the tent during the day. It rarely gets above 78f in the tent anyways, and I want to keep it under 80f toward the end of the grow. I also lowered the maximum humidity in the tent to 48% day and 45% night. Along with the fans, the @VIVOSUN Smart Grow System is doing a fantastic job of keeping everything nice and dry.
I think I've given Pebbles her last nutes. She finished them up a couple of days ago and then I let the res go dry before top-watering about a liter. I'm trying to make sure that she has access to any nutrients that are still in the soil, especially the top where the Geoflora is. Through the end of the grow she'll just get plain old well water.
I raised the light 4 clicks today (about 1"), bringing the max DLI down from 45 to 40. According to all of the charts I've seen, the DLI requirement decreases the last two weeks of flower. I raised the light instead of lowering the intensity to get a better spread across the canopy. I'm hoping the decreased DLI and lowered temperatures will help signal her that it's time to finish up.
I haven't bothered to get the scope out yet because I'm still seeing too many white pistils. I took close-ups of several of the top buds today and I'm still seeing plenty of clear trics right now, with little to no amber. I'm saying she has at least a week more to go, and I still think she'll go over 100 days.
She's at the end of her 13th week, and has been flowering for 60 days now. It's amazing how much bud she's packed on, and even better that she has at least a week more to go! I can see all the buds packing on weight now. I'm getting excited to strip off those fan leaves and see what she's hiding under there!
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
Sure is a pretty one!
That's a cool thing to look forward to!
I think she's hiding a sh8t ton! I'd like to guess , what's yours dry?
Gidorah
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the report. I was wondering how you were going to finish up with the nutes. I'm using GF too and will follow your methods.Date - 12/7/22 - Day# 91 (W13D7)
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 45% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 78F Humidity 48% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Weekly Temperatures
I went into the @VIVOSUN app this morning and set a maximum temperature of 78f in the tent during the day. It rarely gets above 78f in the tent anyways, and I want to keep it under 80f toward the end of the grow. I also lowered the maximum humidity in the tent to 48% day and 45% night. Along with the fans, the @VIVOSUN Smart Grow System is doing a fantastic job of keeping everything nice and dry.
I think I've given Pebbles her last nutes. She finished them up a couple of days ago and then I let the res go dry before top-watering about a liter. I'm trying to make sure that she has access to any nutrients that are still in the soil, especially the top where the Geoflora is. Through the end of the grow she'll just get plain old well water.
I raised the light 4 clicks today (about 1"), bringing the max DLI down from 45 to 40. According to all of the charts I've seen, the DLI requirement decreases the last two weeks of flower. I raised the light instead of lowering the intensity to get a better spread across the canopy. I'm hoping the decreased DLI and lowered temperatures will help signal her that it's time to finish up.
I haven't bothered to get the scope out yet because I'm still seeing too many white pistils. I took close-ups of several of the top buds today and I'm still seeing plenty of clear trics right now, with little to no amber. I'm saying she has at least a week more to go, and I still think she'll go over 100 days.
She's at the end of her 13th week, and has been flowering for 60 days now. It's amazing how much bud she's packed on, and even better that she has at least a week more to go! I can see all the buds packing on weight now. I'm getting excited to strip off those fan leaves and see what she's hiding under there!
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
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- #511
Thanks Az, she just keeps getting prettier!
She is my first Sativa and first auto. Still, based on the wiggle test, I think she has 4-5oz right now. Could she get up to 7 oz (200g) by the end? We'll see.
If I were to do it over again, I would feed more PK in the first three weeks of flower. Other than that she's finishing up nicely, I love the fade
I'm thinking 5+ anyways! An auto! I missed that. Mmm Mmm What a plant!
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- #513
She's been fun. Her smell is starting to increase now too, a nice fruity-weed smell. I'm starting to look forward to the harvest
Budman, for my half I'd like about 30% amber.
I wasn't aware we could indicate our preference. But in that case, for my half I'd like....Budman, for my half I'd like about 30% amber.
- Thread starter
- #516
Date - 12/9/22 - Day# 93 (W14D2)
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 45% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 78F Humidity 48% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
I raised the @VIVOSUN AeroLight another 'click' today, or about 1/4". I'll do this every few days from now on to slowly decrease the DLI at the end of flower. I've also lowered the humidity into the 40s. Nearing the end VPD isn't nearly as important as keeping everything dry.
Pebbles is starting to show signs that she's ready to finish up. She still has plenty of white pistils, but even more are orange now and they're starting to crinkle back into the buds. You can tell she's running out of N as she's fading from the bottom up. Her uppers were never very dark green, but they're fading more as well. She still has plenty of leaves on her to get through the end, but the end is near.
I think she still has at least another week to 10 days, though. Zoom in on the pics and you'll see mostly clear trics and no ambers. This part of the grow used to frustrate me, because I always wanted them to be ready on my timeframe. Now, I let them do their thing and let me know when they're done. I'll see even more orange pistils in the next week. Then I'll start to see the calyx swell up and swallow those pistils. With no filter on this tent, I should smell this girl all through the house, not just when the basement door is opened. Until then, there nothing to do but wait Oh, and take pictures... lots of pictures!
Speaking of nothing to do, I've decided that today is the last day I'm giving her water. She's going through about 1.2 liters/day right now. Her res was filled this morning and holds about 3.4 liters and her soil is saturated. I don't think she'll even notice for 4 or 5 days. Then she can finish up droughting. At this point there's very little downside. The last plant I droughted (Abby) still kicks our ass, and at least it'll get rid of all of those ugly fan leaves
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
Strain - Herbies Seeds - Fruit Punch Auto Fem (Heavyweight Seeds)
Grow space - The 'Playpen' - a 32x32x60 tent outfitted with the VIVOSUN Smart Grow System
- AeroLight - The world’s first 100W LED grow light with an integrated circulatory fan
- AeroZesh - 6" Ultra powerful automated exhaust fully programmable through the GrowHub
- Growhub - Controls all tent equipment simultaneously
All controlled through the VIVOSUN App
In -Flowering- Mode
- Light - 12" away, 500-550PPFD, 40-45DLI
- 00:00-04:00 OFF
- 04:00-24:00 Spectrum:Flowering, Intensity:100%, Simulate Sunrise/Sunset
- Circulation Fan
- 00:00-24:00 Natural wind
- Exhaust Fan
- 00:00-04:00 - AUTO Temp 74f Humidity 45% Speed 1 Default:OFF
- 04:00-24:00 - AUTO Temp 78F Humidity 48% Speed 1 Default:OFF
Nutrients - Geoflora Bloom, Purpinator, Sweet Candy, TPS CalMag, Hydroguard / Great White
Medium - 5g SIP container with Sohum soil amended with Dynomyco and GeoFlora Nutrients
Other - 8" Floor Fan, 6" oscillating fan
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
I raised the @VIVOSUN AeroLight another 'click' today, or about 1/4". I'll do this every few days from now on to slowly decrease the DLI at the end of flower. I've also lowered the humidity into the 40s. Nearing the end VPD isn't nearly as important as keeping everything dry.
Pebbles is starting to show signs that she's ready to finish up. She still has plenty of white pistils, but even more are orange now and they're starting to crinkle back into the buds. You can tell she's running out of N as she's fading from the bottom up. Her uppers were never very dark green, but they're fading more as well. She still has plenty of leaves on her to get through the end, but the end is near.
I think she still has at least another week to 10 days, though. Zoom in on the pics and you'll see mostly clear trics and no ambers. This part of the grow used to frustrate me, because I always wanted them to be ready on my timeframe. Now, I let them do their thing and let me know when they're done. I'll see even more orange pistils in the next week. Then I'll start to see the calyx swell up and swallow those pistils. With no filter on this tent, I should smell this girl all through the house, not just when the basement door is opened. Until then, there nothing to do but wait
Oh, and take pictures... lots of pictures!Speaking of nothing to do, I've decided that today is the last day I'm giving her water. She's going through about 1.2 liters/day right now. Her res was filled this morning and holds about 3.4 liters and her soil is saturated. I don't think she'll even notice for 4 or 5 days. Then she can finish up droughting. At this point there's very little downside. The last plant I droughted (Abby) still kicks our ass, and at least it'll get rid of all of those ugly fan leaves
#VIVOSUN #SmartGrowSystem #LoveWhatYouGrow
Nice to be heading for the finish line with stacks like those!
Good that your droughting!
Looking good LK! Post up a few of those glamour shots over in #SIP Club. They certainly are drool worthy.
DW420
Well-Known Member
Awesome job man! She’s a beauty.
She’s frosty!
She’s frosty!