New Grower First grow – Log – Seedstockers Auto Northern Lights

Day 89

Gave 2 litres of de-chlorinated water, pH adjusted to 6.2





Day 90

Day 91







And now it's time for the Trichome Porn







A mixture of clear (the recent new growth), cloudy.... and AMBERS
Plunged her into darkness for 48 hours, ready to harvest.

I've got a medium-sized brown paper bag from a recent shopping trip which should hold some buds during drying, and a shoebox for the rest.

When I harvest, do I put straight into the bag and shoebox? If so, how long do you think for?
Or should I hang them first, and if so, how long?

Day 93

Chopped and hung. Before...

And after



Relative humidity is hovering around 60%, with temp at 27C. Air circulation is being maintained using the mini tower fan in stationary mode against the wall (as I read in many places to avoid directly blowing on the buds).
I'm currently 3d printing 2 Silica Gel units to place into the intakes to help with the humidity as the dehumidifier can't cope. Once printed, I'll upload pics.

The roots didn't really develop as well as I thought in this grow



Before my next grow, I'm going to need to look into alternative nutrients, as I'm not too happy with BioTabs. Too many issues following their advice:
No need to check water pH - Ended up with pH lockout
Use RO water or tap water with EC below 0.5 (IE soft water) - Ended up with CalMag deficiency
Adding Tabs at different intervals for Autoflowers - Ended up with nutrient burns
And their lack of advice that their PK Boosters are essential for flowering, only helpful - Given the very price of their boosters cuss: BREXIT) I didn't get them and ended up with further deficiencies.

However, costs are an issue for me, and I still have 8 BioTabs (along with the rest of their starter kit) left.

Any thoughts?

Day 97

Finished 3D printing the Silica Gel units for the air intakes. Once fitted, RH dropped to 52%



Day 102

Been drying for 9 days. Checked each day from 4, but didn't get the "snap" until today. Trim time.


Only took about 2 hours. Here is the "best" of the nugz

Only got 16.36g (just over 1/2oz)

The "trim" (if you can call it that ) would have been used to make butter, but it's in no state, so I will just smoke it, 4.41g (0.16 oz)


All jarred up to cure. Looks like I may have left it drying a teeny tiny tad too long, so Boveda 62% pack straight in.


Thank you all for following along. I'm off to smoke some of that "trim".

Hopefully, my 2nd grow attempt will be far more successful. Still haven't decided if I will try again with the BioTabs, or try something else.

Any suggestions/input will be greatly received.