Indoor Food Dude 2nd grow of a Variety of Autos

[Food Dude]

Hi dude can I ask what you do with the pruning? I'm thinking there's a little too much taken off some of them, the gelato and wedding cheesecake and amnesia haze. Taking too many leaves off will just keep them small. I hope you get some good smoke from all of them brother

@fauxnacho i watching a video from one of the companies the host pro growers pruning is taking all the small flowers and leaves off the bottom 1/3 of the plant then trimming all the bigger fan leaves . The Gelato,wedding cheesecake and Amnesia And StarDawg were runts from the very start and any trimming at this point is to get rid of the larger leaves, not sure of what happened with them but it just those 4 out of the 11in this grow.

 

[fauxnacho]

@fauxnacho i watching a video from one of the companies the host pro growers pruning is taking all the small flowers and leaves off the bottom 1/3 of the plant then trimming all the bigger fan leaves . The Gelato,wedding cheesecake and Amnesia And StarDawg were runts from the very start and any trimming at this point is to get rid of the larger leaves, not sure of what happened with them but it just those 4 out of the 11in this grow.

Yeah man the others all look real happy n healthy, guess the runts were just bad luck

 

[Food Dude]

Ok I’m back on schedule with the grow journal

14 Days into flowering
AK-48, NYC Diesel, Obama Auto these girls really are taken off they are definitely focusing on their buds which at 14 days are looking very nice and their aroma is getting strong, the Wedding Cheesecake has got a bit of growth but right now I will let them continue until I harvest the Gold leaf then I’ll start 4 more seeds.

20 Days into flowering
StarDawg did get a very little growth but still the runt like the Wedding Cheesecake I’ll let her go till I get more seeds started. Till then I will let nature take its course.

34 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 has taken off also with both height and width she is very focused on the buds as the are getting fatter they are looking tight

37 Days into flowering
Amnesia is the other one that I’m just going to let nature take its course she did get a tiny bit of height but not anything major.

42 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 is just doing amazing her color is healthy and again they are all focused on their buds which makes me very happy to see.

50 Days from seed
Gold Leaf and Obama Kush are very lush with full canopies I’m just letting them grow I will have to supercrop them here soon they are almost to the light and the hanging ratchet is as high as it will go. I’ll have to figure out how to mount the light to the very top of the tent

 

[Food Dude]

Well things seem get busy for me and it takes away from updating my grow journal This country has gone to hell to with the pandemic and now the riots but I’m not going to talk politics.

19 Days into flowering

AK-48, Obama Auto, NYC Diesel are all gotten some nice growth going we have been aggressive on keeping them trimmed and the results are the buds are starting To come together with some heft. Growth is still there and these girls have spread out nicely. The Gelato, Wedding Cheesecake, are just about the same with very little growth I’ll hang on to them for a little while.

25 Days into flowering
StarDawg is still not getting that much bigger and slight growth but nothing to write home about.

39 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 is doing exceptionally well she is looking like a winner with new growth and the buds are forming up to be a nice size.

42 Days into flowering
Amnesia Haze is looking like a lost cause but I’m not going to do anything with he just yet

47 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 is like her sister doing great and has had some nice growth over the last 4 days her buds are like the others fattening up and coming together. She is thriving....

55 Days from seed
Gold Leaf and Obama Kush fem are just amazing with the growth that happen every time I turn around there is more growth happening their canopies are very full and lush. They TrueType are going to be great mothers

 

[Food Dude]

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So now for the other girls

23 Days into flowering
AK-48, NYC Diesel, Obama Kush Auto are holding up great the buds are developing nicely and I’ve now grouped them in the flowering tent and put the under the 1000w and 600w LEDs I’ve also lowered the lights so they are about 12” above the plants, I’m hopping that this will help the growth of the buds providing the with an abundance of light. The Gelato, Wedding Cheesecake, StarDawg have had some growth but still not a lot I will be starting some new beans of these strains this weekend along with a IGM Gorilla Glue Auto. I’ll keep these until the new plants are Grown enough to transplant at which point I’ll pull them.

29 Days into flowering
StarDawg has been moved and grouped with the runts the 600w LED has been lowered over these girls again as the new seedlings are transplanted she will be removed.

43 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 had some growth over the last few days and spread out, it’s also time to trim her up a bit of the bigger fans I also put her grouped with the other ladies.

45 Days into flowering
Amnesia Haze is just pathetic she is in the flowering tent grouped with the other runts she is just going to Be around Until the new seeds are started and transplanted I may use them for making some canna butter or press for resin I’ll figure it out later.

51 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 is doing very good and is also grouped with the others she had some nice growth and buds are looking better, again now that they are closer to the light I’ll see some improvement in overall growth and spread

 

[Food Dude]

26 Days into flowering
NYC Diesel,AK-48, Obama Kush Auto, have taken to the new arrangement very well especially since I moved the lights down and grouped all the girls, they have new growth and my assistant tells me she needs to trim them cause she want very big buds. Wedding Cheesecake, Gelato, have a little growth in the new arrangement and are looking a bit better, I have started replacements which I just laid out on damp paper towel after a day and a half soaking. I should see tap roots in the next couple of days.

32 Days into flowering
StarDawg has got a little bigger but is still in the runt category I did also start a replacement which should be up and running in the next couple of days.

46 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 is just loving it now she has branched out nicely and the buds are looking great the closer light is doing her good.

48 Days into flowering
Amnesia Haze still is my other runt just a bit of growth I’ll be replacing her with IGM Gorilla Glue which is now on the damp paper towel I’m pretty stoked to try this strain.

54 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 is just amazing she is starting to get her blue in her buds as they have fattened up she has some very nice branching happening I love how she is looking

 

[Food Dude]

So a quick note Wednesday I noticed something going on with one of the Blueberry some of the tips of the leaves had turned brown it is the only plant that had it, after checking the height of the lights and doing some research I’m pretty sure it’s nutrients burn so I’ve just used straight rain water.

29 Days into flowering
AK-48, NYC Diesel, Obama Auto are looking good some more height and buds are forming up and getting bigger. The Wedding Cheesecake and Gelato have not changed much in the last few days, the replacements have all sprouted and have been transferred to the solo cups yesterday and today as I was spraying them with water they have all started to pop their heads out of the soil.

35 Days into flowering
StarDawg has not change either over the last couple of days Her replacement is in the solo cup and popped out of the soil.

51 Days into flowering
The Amnesia is not doing much better, I’ll replace her with the Gorilla Glue which is in the solo cup. She still looks very sticky on what flowers she has.

49 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 flowers are looking nice they have started to show the deep blue/purple that is the way it’s supposed to. I just have the issue that she got some nutrient burn happening, she was the only one which is strange because I use the organic fertilizers at about 1/2 strength she has tolerated the feeding in the past unless I didn’t mix it enough and she got a hot spot.

57 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 looks really amazing she is budding fully and healthy she is getting a nice berry aroma

The seed replacement have all sprouted and are starting to poke the heads above the soil in all I have 7 started , 2 Wedding Cheesecake, 2 Gelato, 2 Gorilla Glue, and one StarDawg.

 

[benawhil]

I read alot of your post and there are some things that I would like to give you some info on.
Here we go,
since you are starting your seedlings in a solo cup( you should start your autos in the pot they will be harvested in) you should not be watering them daily and only water when the cup gets light. You can mist with a spray bottle to moisten top a little daily but you want your seedlings to have to search for water a little so they create a good root ball

showing signs of flowering but I want to delay it for a bi

Autoflowers have a clock that tells them they are done flowering, delaying them will only make your harvest non-existent

I clipped a few more tops in the hope that I can delay the start of flowering I also need to trim a few of the leaves that are getting big

Why would you clip your bud growers off? Once again, you can not delay an autoflower flowering. It only decreases your yield. ( I do think there are probably ways to make them veg a little longer but that is definitely not one)
You should not take but maybe 5- 25 leafs off(there are exceptions that I wont mention rn) of an auto in there whole life. Those are your girls solar panels(leaves), That is where their energy is created.

 

[fauxnacho]

I read alot of your post and there are some things that I would like to give you some info on.
Here we go,
since you are starting your seedlings in a solo cup( you should start your autos in the pot they will be harvested in) you should not be watering them daily and only water when the cup gets light. You can mist with a spray bottle to moisten top a little daily but you want your seedlings to have to search for water a little so they create a good root ball

Autoflowers have a clock that tells them they are done flowering, delaying them will only make your harvest non-existent

Why would you clip your bud growers off? Once again, you can not delay an autoflower flowering. It only decreases your yield. ( I do think there are probably ways to make them veg a little longer but that is definitely not one)
You should not take but maybe 5- 25 leafs off(there are exceptions that I wont mention rn) of an auto in there whole life. Those are your girls solar panels(leaves), That is where their energy is created.

Real advice here Dude, no leaves = no bud!! If a leaf covers a bud site then just tuck it under, don't pull it off

 

[Food Dude]

I may not be to consistent in keeping up this grow journal for a little while my mother was in the hospital and is now in hospice care at home in FL, so we have to run to FL next week to see her. There is some other stuff going on that will be keeping me busy but I’ll try to update it when I can.

4 Days from seed
The replacement girls are up and getting second leaves Weeding Cheesecake,Gelato, StarDawg, and Gorilla Glue they look good the had a bit of a stretch in the last day or so but otherwise they are doing well.

34 Days into flowering
NYC Diesel, AK-48, Obama are doing very well their buds have gotten bigger and you can see them weighing down their branches. Wedding Cheesecake and Gelato still have not gain much but I didn’t expect much.

39 Days into flowering
StarDawg is in the samE boat No much of any gains her replacement will be ready here soon.

54 Days into flowering
Blueberry 2 is getting some weight on her buds and is looking good overall she will be in a good spot when she gets to harvest.

56 Days into flowering
Amnesia Haze has a nice sticky look to her a slight height change but nothing amazing

62 Days into flowering
Blueberry 1 has gotten a nice bluish purple color to her buds and the weight is coming on and starting to bend her branches down she is glistening with trichomes she is recovering from he nutrients burn