delagdo Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 sounds like a monster @Vince Noir ! I need to have a look and see what magic potions and other spells you used 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadenugs Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Nice growing mate. Your plants are buzzing and the pics are great Thanks for the detailed updates, helps none coco growers like myself learn the ropes. All the best 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Thanks @jadenugs I am finding it useful for myself to have notes and photos of previous grows to access, it's definitely helping to plan and improve my growing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Day 25 to Day 27 I tied down the Ice Cool Auto and Sweet Trainwreck Auto on day 25 to begin LST. Ice Cool Auto 48 hours after tying down, day 27 Ice Cool Auto, day 27 The Sweet Trainwreck Auto folded over sharply and it's almost supercropped - has a nice knuckle: Sweet Trainwreck Auto stem, day 26 Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 27 It has lots of sidebranching, and budsites starting: Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 27 I watered on day 25 with EC 1.1 again. I bumped up the food slightly to EC 1.2 today keeping it on the veg ratio still (1.05ml/l Gro, 0.7ml/l Micro, 0.35ml/l Bloom, pH 6.5). Humidity has swung about a bit about the past few days, and has been between 45% up to a maximum recorded 78%. Temperature has been typically 27°C with the lights on, up to 29°C maximum and down to a lowest 20°C at times with lights off. Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 27 Both Sweet Gelato Autos are not tied down, not yet. The first is too small and I might not tie it down at all, depending on how it grows. I should tie the second one down soon but I am not sure quite what to do yet since it's in a fabric pot without any handles. Maybe I should put a belt around it? Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 27 Thanks for looking at my diary! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 Day 28 to Day 30 I tied the younger, Sweet Gelato Auto main stem down on day 28. I made a hole in the pot with a hole punch to hook the green tie onto. The side branches are really going for it and getting taller these past few days: Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 29 Today is day 30 and I measured the height as a maximum of 39cm, which is the tallest sidebranch, but there are a few others not far behind. This is the biggest of the four plants despite being four days younger than the rest - the Sweet Trainwreck Auto is now 33cm at the tallest sidebranch, and the Ice Cool Auto is 29cm. In comparison the first Sweet Gelato Auto I started is less than half the size of her younger sister at 19cm - and that is the full height of the main stem, since she isn't tied. Still, she is a beautiful, compact plant and seems very healthy. Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 30 Temperature has been the usual range of 29°C maximum and 21°C minimum. Humidity has had similar spikes, typically it is 60%-70% but I have recorded 79%. The low of 45% is when the lights are off and the humidifier is off. I am not too worried about the high levels, since when this is happening the plants look really happy and are raising their leaves in praise up towards the lamp, but very soon I will take the humidifier out. Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 29 I went up with the nutrients again, to EC 1.3 on day 29 (1.2ml/l Gro, 0.8ml/l Micro, 0.4ml/l Bloom, pH 6.1). Then I watered again on day 30, moving from watering every 48 hours, to a daily cycle. I try to do it in the evening before the lights go on. Ice Cool Auto, day 29 The photos in my last update were a bit of an experiment with a different exposure technique I had read about, which I don't think was much of a success. In comparison I am much happier with this batch, though I did something new this time too. Usually my photography light source is my grow lamp, but these were taken outside the tent. I bought a flash for £20 from the local electronics shop yesterday, and I used it for the first time last night to take these. I am pleased with the results so far, but I feel like I have a lot to learn still. Thank you for looking at my plants with me! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punta Roja Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Looking great mate...hope mine are as good at 29 days..ATB mate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadenugs Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Motoring along dude, nice one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Day 31 and Day 32 Ice Cool Auto, day 31 Ice Cool Auto, day 32 I put the nutrients back down to EC 1.2 on day 31 after seeing a few white tips across most of the plants. I am still feeding a 3-2-1 Gro-Micro-Bloom ratio for veg, since they are still growing mostly stem and leaves, though you can see them all establishing flowers too now. Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 32 Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 32 I took the humidifier out on day 31, and the environment has been nice without it for the past couple of days: typically 26°C and 60% RH, maximums of 28°C and 68% RH, minimums 21°C and 48% RH. It's good having the space in the tent back as the canopy fills out. I have evened up the height with stacks of old books. Here's how the two Sweet Gelato Autos compare, the younger is on the left: Sweet Gelato Auto 2 and Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 32 Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 32 I'm very glad to have room to keep both of these plants, despite their difference in size they both look great. Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 32 Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 32 Here's how the four Sweet Seeds plants fit in the tent now: Top: Ice Cool Auto, Sweet Gelato Auto 1 Bottom: Sweet Gelato Auto 2, Sweet Trainwreck Auto (day 32) 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exhale Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 These look great @delagdo the speed and vigour of these Autoflowering plants are very interesting! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openairbud Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Flying along now buddy! Healthy plants and great pics as always 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thank you very much @Exhale and @Openairbud - yes they are zooming along this time, the plants are happy, I'm happy, hopefully you are all happy too 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Seeds Apolo Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I'm sorry to tell you that... It's all right! (but...But don't overfeed them.) You're doing great. Keep it up! Sweet smokes, -Apolo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Thank you very much @Sweet Seeds Apolo - sometimes we need to reach the limits to find out where they are 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Day 33 to Day 36 Hello! First lets look over the plants again in the same places to see four days growth, before looking at each plant: Top: Ice Cool Auto, Sweet Gelato Auto 1 Bottom: Sweet Gelato Auto 2, Sweet Trainwreck Auto (day 36) They are bigger, bushier, and more developed, and a darker tone of green, as the increased feed levels set in with the latest leaf growth. Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 36 Sweet Gelato Auto 1, day 36 It's great watching the plants get bigger and more developed every day, and smelling them too now. I've had a cold for the past three weeks, but even so I get a nice strong whiff of everything when I open the tent lately. Hopefully I'll see the end of this bug soon and get my senses back fully at just the right time. Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 36 Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 35 Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 35 It's been cold outside with the storm over the weekend, and then we've had a bit of snow and hail since. I've cranked the heating up slightly but it's still been a little cooler in the tent, mostly 25-26°C, maximum 27°C and minimum 20°C. Humidity has been between 55% and 76% but I am finding it is often over 70%, so it will be time to set the dehumidifier up shortly, very soon after the humidifier was taken out. On day 33 I switched the nutrients over from the veg ratio, to an intermediate ratio before full flowering. This is 0.75ml/l each of Gro, Micro and Bloom, to give an EC of 1.2, which I pH to 6.1 or 6.2 every day when I make each batch. I am right at the upper limit here, I think. I like their current dark green colour and thought they were a little pale earlier, but maybe I should bring it down a fraction now they aren't as light. Sweet Trainwreck Auto, day 36 I think the plants are looking nice and healthy overall though a small number of the early leaves are dying off, as in the above image, at the bottom. I don't mind this so much at this stage. The lower levels are very shaded now the canopy is full so these leaves aren't doing much work absorbing light. The old leaves are a store of mobile nutrients, and as the plant grows upwards it can reabsorb these and use them in new growth. This happens and they start looking like the above, I give them a gentle tug to see if they are ready to come off - the plant will naturally release them through the process of abscission and they come off easily. If they don't come of easily I just leave them and try again tomorrow. I tried the obvious one in the picture above (lowest leaf bottom right) but it's not ready, another day or two maybe. Ice Cool Auto, day 36 Ice Cool Auto, day 36 I've been inspired a little this update by @2Fat2EatThat who pointed out in their brilliant and entertaining (or should I say enter-train-ing ) diary that this is Sweet Seeds, who have a colourful fun image, in contrast to some of the dark and moody branding often seen in this industry. With that in mind I decided to try some colourful backgrounds to liven things up a bit. Hope you have enjoyed the results! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delagdo Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Day 36 contd. Unfortunately I have a further update today as I have just noticed something in my tent, as I was taking a break from draining the runoff to gaze at my plants. I spotted this: Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 36 Sweet Gelato Auto 2, day 36 That is a shame as it was doing so well! However I could do with the extra room in my tent for the remaining five plants, so I have no worries about putting it on the compost heap. I originally started with five and I only put this extra one in as insurance after trouble with the original Sweet Gelato Auto seedling. The tent should still be full by the end anyway. I pulled off about ten male flowers I could see dotted about the lower parts. None appeared to be mature and shedding pollen yet. Oh well! This is my first ever hermie plant, so I can tick another first off the list 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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