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potfanman
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Hey everyone! This is my first grow. I am making this journal with hopes to get some advice from you experienced folks and to leave a documented autoflower grow journal for anyone who wants to learn from it. I do have some grow experience from helping out some friends in the past. I have been doing a lot of research for many years and believe that I have the dedication and knowledge it takes to pull off a successful, and yes, legal medical grow. I believe I have a pretty optimal setup for the small space, small budget and short amount of time I have to complete this grow. The seeds just came and were planted september 29th. Im hoping to finish around December 1st- 10th. I move out of my current location at the end of the year, hence why I'm gonna give autos a try...
Goal: To get more than an oz per plant- a half pound would be nice
Grow closet: 2' deep x 7' long x 7.5'high- white reflective paint & mirror door inside
Lighting: Veg- 1x 100w cfl (5000k), 1x 100w cfl (6500k)/ Flower- 1x 400w & 1x 430w hydrofarm hps- The cfls combined put out 11,000 lumens, should be able to position them close enough to get 3,000+ lum/ft2.Between the 2 hps lights, there will be aprox. 105,000 lumens (400w= 50k)(430w= 55k) since the floor space is 2'x7' thats about 7,500 lumens per square foot. Most reading I have done recommends 5,000 lum/ft2 as solid coverage. This should do these plants well!
Medium: Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil and Fox Farm Happy Frog mixed 50/50 & Roots organic - 12”x12” square buckets- I am using 3 different soil combos. 2 buckets of mixed Fox Farm, 2 of just Roots Organic, and 2 of all 3 soils mixed. A little experiment for what to use in the future...
Nutrients: General Hydroponics- General Organics : Roots organic's OregonismXL, BioThrive Bloom, Hygrozyme, SuperThrive, BudBlood, BioBud, BioMarine, Diamond Black, and CaMg
Cooling and climate control: Vortex in line 450cfm fan w/ 6” flang connected to both hps lights, 1 oscillating wall fan, 1 tall oscillating fan, Small humidifier.- The external ballast and the exhaust filter are outside the closet.
Temp: Lights on- 79-87 /Lights off- 73-80
Humidity: Lights on- 40-45% /Lights off-40%
Strains: (I will be growing 2 of each strain)-
Samsara- Thunder bloody mary (Autoflower) Fem: The best properties of an excellent Mazar mother are cultivated in this variety with autoflowering pattern. This plant has even shorter growth period thanks to its rebred between Mazar and White Dwarf. Thunder Bloody Mary is an example how surprisingly nature can be. It would grow and bloom very fast within approximately 12 days giving us its best results within only 62 days since the germination and keeping typical Afghan flavor and fragrance. Indoor growth with 20/4 photoperiod and proper plant pot size could give us over 45 gr. yield, reaching almost 75 gr. Outdoor. Lineage: White Dwarf x Mazar
Genotype: 10% sativa 90% indica
THC: 21%
Short stuff- MI-5 : A new creation from the Autoflowering seed breeder ‘STITCH’ who says "Mi5 stands for My Indoor number 5 which is the highest selection of an AK47 cross borne after hard and long selection of breeding. The 5th cross was selected and is the final result of this hard work. Number 5 is very resinous plant, quite tall for an AK 47 plant cross, 50 to 110 cm tall. This plant has a very purple afghani bred into it so outside will go a lovely rich shade of purple.
Genotype: Indica dom./ Sativa hybrid
THC: High
Joint Dr.- Easy Ryder : This marijuana seed is an f1 cross between a Lowryder #2 and an automatic AK47 in which the two parents strongly exhibit their best genetic traits: high resin production, the fruity aroma (of a carefully selected Lowryder #2 phenotype), and the size and branching of the AK47 automatic. This poly-hybrid is fully autoflowering and matures in 70-75 days from germination, reaching optimal size if given enough light (intensity and time). The best conditions are 20 hours of light and 4 of dark during the entire cycle. Outdoors the best time is may-august, but it's easy to do multiple cycles per season, until November. THC Content – 14-16%
Goal: To get more than an oz per plant- a half pound would be nice
Grow closet: 2' deep x 7' long x 7.5'high- white reflective paint & mirror door inside
Lighting: Veg- 1x 100w cfl (5000k), 1x 100w cfl (6500k)/ Flower- 1x 400w & 1x 430w hydrofarm hps- The cfls combined put out 11,000 lumens, should be able to position them close enough to get 3,000+ lum/ft2.Between the 2 hps lights, there will be aprox. 105,000 lumens (400w= 50k)(430w= 55k) since the floor space is 2'x7' thats about 7,500 lumens per square foot. Most reading I have done recommends 5,000 lum/ft2 as solid coverage. This should do these plants well!
Medium: Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil and Fox Farm Happy Frog mixed 50/50 & Roots organic - 12”x12” square buckets- I am using 3 different soil combos. 2 buckets of mixed Fox Farm, 2 of just Roots Organic, and 2 of all 3 soils mixed. A little experiment for what to use in the future...
Nutrients: General Hydroponics- General Organics : Roots organic's OregonismXL, BioThrive Bloom, Hygrozyme, SuperThrive, BudBlood, BioBud, BioMarine, Diamond Black, and CaMg
Cooling and climate control: Vortex in line 450cfm fan w/ 6” flang connected to both hps lights, 1 oscillating wall fan, 1 tall oscillating fan, Small humidifier.- The external ballast and the exhaust filter are outside the closet.
Temp: Lights on- 79-87 /Lights off- 73-80
Humidity: Lights on- 40-45% /Lights off-40%
Strains: (I will be growing 2 of each strain)-
Samsara- Thunder bloody mary (Autoflower) Fem: The best properties of an excellent Mazar mother are cultivated in this variety with autoflowering pattern. This plant has even shorter growth period thanks to its rebred between Mazar and White Dwarf. Thunder Bloody Mary is an example how surprisingly nature can be. It would grow and bloom very fast within approximately 12 days giving us its best results within only 62 days since the germination and keeping typical Afghan flavor and fragrance. Indoor growth with 20/4 photoperiod and proper plant pot size could give us over 45 gr. yield, reaching almost 75 gr. Outdoor. Lineage: White Dwarf x Mazar
Genotype: 10% sativa 90% indica
THC: 21%
Short stuff- MI-5 : A new creation from the Autoflowering seed breeder ‘STITCH’ who says "Mi5 stands for My Indoor number 5 which is the highest selection of an AK47 cross borne after hard and long selection of breeding. The 5th cross was selected and is the final result of this hard work. Number 5 is very resinous plant, quite tall for an AK 47 plant cross, 50 to 110 cm tall. This plant has a very purple afghani bred into it so outside will go a lovely rich shade of purple.
Genotype: Indica dom./ Sativa hybrid
THC: High
Joint Dr.- Easy Ryder : This marijuana seed is an f1 cross between a Lowryder #2 and an automatic AK47 in which the two parents strongly exhibit their best genetic traits: high resin production, the fruity aroma (of a carefully selected Lowryder #2 phenotype), and the size and branching of the AK47 automatic. This poly-hybrid is fully autoflowering and matures in 70-75 days from germination, reaching optimal size if given enough light (intensity and time). The best conditions are 20 hours of light and 4 of dark during the entire cycle. Outdoors the best time is may-august, but it's easy to do multiple cycles per season, until November. THC Content – 14-16%
