Indoor AK 48 Auto at day 22

[RichardNiles]

Nirvana AK48 - 36days

they one farther away was a mutant with three cotys, its bigger, but i kinda isnt as nice in shape and regularity, if that makes sense.

ive also noticed the two in 1gal pots are a little further in flower development than the ones in 2 gal pots, not sure if that means anything

 

[slopoke]

Hey Richard, thanks for the update. Based on what I'm seeing with my grow, your grow and a couple others, I'm kinda thinking maybe this strain isn't quite as stabilised as it could be. But it's still fun and makes us better gardeners too, yes?

 

[RichardNiles]

Hey Richard, thanks for the update. Based on what I'm seeing with my grow, your grow and a couple others, I'm kinda thinking maybe this strain isn't quite as stabilised as it could be. But it's still fun and makes us better gardeners too, yes?

My first crack at any indoor gardening, so I'm learning tons. Iv read they released this a while back and was too out a whack, so it went away and has been recently put back out, I also read more stories of non auto probs than not, but so far, I think we are looking good.

I guess the mutations can just happen across the board, and I don't think the plant will be anything but good, its my obsessive nature to have, that one that's a little diff more like the ones that are the same. Bit of a pain for light height too

So you said "halfway mark 45 days"? Do you expect them to take 90 days? I have no idea, no past experiences, was hoping for a quicker finish than that, I'm impatient as shit

I do run lights 24/0, and read somewhere "only difference I noticed is a earlier harvest by, 3-4 days" regarding 24 vs. 20 or 18 on.

So I got that goin for me.

Is a heating issue, the 3-4 days wasn't my objextive

 

[RichardNiles]

Heres that mutant as a wee thing​

 

[slopoke]

My first crack at any indoor gardening, so I'm learning tons. Iv read they released this a while back and was too out a whack, so it went away and has been recently put back out, I also read more stories of non auto probs than not, but so far, I think we are looking good.

I guess the mutations can just happen across the board, and I don't think the plant will be anything but good, its my obsessive nature to have, that one that's a little diff more like the ones that are the same. Bit of a pain for light height too

So you said "halfway mark 45 days"? Do you expect them to take 90 days? I have no idea, no past experiences, was hoping for a quicker finish than that, I'm impatient as shit

I do run lights 24/0, and read somewhere "only difference I noticed is a earlier harvest by, 3-4 days" regarding 24 vs. 20 or 18 on.

So I got that goin for me.

Is a heating issue, the 3-4 days wasn't my objextive

Ahh, I say 90 days only because it's just an average for most autos (1 month veg + 2 months flower). Two out of the four I have going will most likely finish before 90 days. I find a light schedule of 18/6 to be the sweet spot in that it gives the plants a bit of a rest period (they still do grow in the darkness of course) and saves a bit on electricity cost & consumption. All plants will grow on their own individual time clock, all we can do as good gardeners is help them along and try not to be impatient as impatience often leads to mistakes....ya know, 1 step forward and 2 steps back thing.

If height is a concern, LST works well to conserve vertical space while getting the most out of your lights at the same time, and it won't slow the growth at all compared to other more severe training practices. LST is really easy, even for old guys like me with arthritis and numerous old injuries. Just be sure to use soft ties or the likes of which that won't cut into your plants and injure them, as that will slow their growth and leave them open to infection as well. LST works best early on before flowering while stems are still very much bendable and little to no chance of breaking them, however, if you happened to break one by accident (it happens), just carefully wrap with a little duct tape (think splint) and she'll be right as rain in a week or so.

You're in the right place to learn from others with more experience under their belt, kinda like a virtual classroom and library of learning and sharing opportunities. Just remember, the only dumb question is the one that never gets asked

 

[slopoke]

Heres that mutant as a wee thing​

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I had one like this too in this batch, a bit weird looking compared to most other strains, but perhaps common to this one?

 

[stepside]

Man your plants are looking great. Mine still aren't finished. I think you might have something with the small pots. I have one in a 35 gal smartpot and one in a 7 gal airpot. I'm thinking I have 2 more weeks. But I thought that two weeks ago.

 

[slopoke]

Man your plants are looking great. Mine still aren't finished. I think you might have something with the small pots. I have one in a 35 gal smartpot and one in a 7 gal airpot. I'm thinking I have 2 more weeks. But I thought that two weeks ago.

Hi Stepside, ya I use the smaller 2-3 gallon pots as they seem to be the sweet spot for equal root/shoot growth and space consideration. I like the fabric pots as well for root zone cooling effect and the root pruning capabilities. The only downside perhaps is more frequent watering between feedings. Then again, I'm retired and don't have much else to do

 

[stepside]

I tried to put this up earlier but lack of internet said no.

This was 3 days before Thanksgiving so a week ago

These Ak48's have been going since May. Almost 8 months

 

[slopoke]

May to November would be 6 months,yes? Still seems like an awful long time for an Auto, but the upside is looking like you will eventually be blessed with one helluva harvest!!!

Just for clarification on my use of the smaller contaniers, I'm referring to the fabric pots, not plastic. Reason being is that as the roots air prune, they multiply the feeder roots exponentially, hence more vigorous growth as opposed to root circling with plastic pots. Having said that, it is of course a much shorter time frame for the roots to find the container sides and begin air pruning in a 2 gallon container as opposed to a 5 gallon container.

Of course there always exists 2 sides of every coin, as you have some enormous plants in your enormous containers that should produce a helluva yield opposed to my runts in 2 gallon pots....but I'll be done in less than half the time.

So I suppose it just kinda comes down to personal preference, but what really gets me to thinking is that Autos typically have a very short life span given the Ruderalis genes, certainly not 6 months and still going....something seems kinda out of whack