Outdoor Dinafem Roadrunner Automatic Balcony Grow

[Steve Haze]

DAY 12
High again folks, just beginning another little grow thread. Literally 'little' since the strain I've chosen this time aroujnd is Dinafem's Roadrunner automatic, a short statured quick finishing variety.
I'm growing on a balcony, same location as the Auto Amnesia grow in this thread: https://www.autoflower.org/index.php?threads/dinafem-auto-amnesia-balcony-grow.20891/
Pro-Mix HP with 20% more added perlite will be the grow media, pots are 6.5 liter square pots.
Going to be using House and Garden Soil A&B nutrients, adding "Take Root" and "Multi Total" from Dutch Pro. Also Gro-Tek's Cal Mag. Foliar feeding/misting with Dutch Pro "Leaf Green" every 3 days.
They germinated on June 9, and I've given them a half strength first feeding on day 10.
It's been a cooler than normal spring, but today's first day of summer has brought warmer, humid air from the south.

 

[Steve Haze]

Not much change to report on, photos taken day 16.
Soon the growth spurt will begin.

 

[Steve Haze]

Day 24.
Plants showed first pistils on July 1st. Been feeding them lotsa nitrogen both in the root zone with cal-mag and by foliar feeding Dutch Pro's 'Leaf Green'. Will be changing to bloom formulation soon and will keep up with the cal-mag.

 

[Steve Haze]

Day 30
Eliminated the shortie and the lankiest gal, leaving these 3.
Halfway done and some strong skunky scents begin!

 

[VELVETO]

sweet

 

[Steve Haze]

Day 34
Starting to fill in nicely, both buds and branches. I added House & Garden's 'Top Booster', might be a week early but never used it on autos before, a little, a little bit early can't hurt.
Some nice hot and humid weather has moved in, glad I work indoors in a climate controlled environment.

 

[Steve Haze]

Day 40

 

[SpeedWeedSeeder]

Nice plants ^_^ what's the flowering time for these?

 

[Steve Haze]

Thanks SpeedWeedSeeder, Dinafem says they're;

• Indoor flowering period: 60-65 days
• Kind of deceiving, they should give maturation dates in days from germination.
• First pistils showed day 22, so I'm guessing 60-65 days after that, or 82-87 days total. Seems kind of long for a fast finishing auto? Especially considering I've finished Auto Amnesia Haze on the same balcony.- in 82 days.

 

[SpeedWeedSeeder]

I think this data sheet from dinafem is considered under optimum conditions. Just keep watching the trichomes, they are telling you when to harvest.