Grow Mediums Mom's Autocob, Autoflower, Autopot Grow

[MassMom]

OK...update at 5 days above soil.

(2) DP Think Different Thelma (my little tri-leaf mutant) & Louise, and (1) DP Unknown (who MAY just be a think different also, but I'm not 100% sure, time will tell)

Girls are in their new 4x4 condo. Lights = (2) 65W 6500K CFL's about 1" above Thelma & Louise, and (1) MarsHydro300 about 30" up over all 3. I now have a nice big Lakso wall oscillating fan attached to a board in the back of the tent blowing on the girls and swaying them just a bit to try and get their little stems thicker. (The floor oscillating fan just didn't "cut the mustard" for me) Temps were still getting a little high in the tent even in the cellar...so I turned the 4" exhaust fan and filter on low. All items are on a timer set to 20/4.

Tent temp= 77 Seedling canopy temp= 79 Humidity= 34

When I went into the tent this morning I found a little black son of a bitch bug flying around, so I wiped the bottom of the tent in case of moisture, hung 2 yellow bug sticky traps on the bar supporting my lights, and stuck a couple to the front of the girls pots. I also sprayed the tent a little with some tea tree oil, and hand sprinkled some mosquito bits on the top of the girls soil. I ll be damned if those little shits infest MY tent, grrrrrr.

I gave each baby about 75ml of plain tap water ph'd to 6.9 by syringe. (I watered in a donut around the stems so girls have to "reach" for their drink.

Thelma, Louise & Mystery Lady all seem to be doing great. And that is where we stand today.

 

[MassMom]

When I feel that not much is happening I like to do a side by side picture comparison :smoking:
OOps, poor unknownn lady, I forgot her. ha ha

 

[Dudeski]

Looks very nice mom! The patience is the hardest part to control, but you can do it with all the help here. @CocoHempster has a beautiful tri going right now.

 

[Mañ'O'Green]

OK...update at 5 days above soil.

(2) DP Think Different Thelma (my little tri-leaf mutant) & Louise, and (1) DP Unknown (who MAY just be a think different also, but I'm not 100% sure, time will tell)

Girls are in their new 4x4 condo. Lights = (2) 65W 6500K CFL's about 1" above Thelma & Louise, and (1) MarsHydro300 about 30" up over all 3. I now have a nice big Lakso wall oscillating fan attached to a board in the back of the tent blowing on the girls and swaying them just a bit to try and get their little stems thicker. (The floor oscillating fan just didn't "cut the mustard" for me) Temps were still getting a little high in the tent even in the cellar...so I turned the 4" exhaust fan and filter on low. All items are on a timer set to 20/4.

Tent temp= 77 Seedling canopy temp= 79 Humidity= 34

When I went into the tent this morning I found a little black son of a bitch bug flying around, so I wiped the bottom of the tent in case of moisture, hung 2 yellow bug sticky traps on the bar supporting my lights, and stuck a couple to the front of the girls pots. I also sprayed the tent a little with some tea tree oil, and hand sprinkled some mosquito bits on the top of the girls soil. I ll be damned if those little shits infest MY tent, grrrrrr.

I gave each baby about 75ml of plain tap water ph'd to 6.9 by syringe. (I watered in a donut around the stems so girls have to "reach" for their drink.

Thelma, Louise & Mystery Lady all seem to be doing great. And that is where we stand today.



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Run your wall fan 24/7 and get that mosquito poison off of your soil that will end up in the cannabis. Don't over react to an insect learn how to identify them. The ones you need to be concerned with are: spider mites, thrips, whiteflies and fungus gnats. Almost anything else can be hand picked. Prevent spider mites, thrips and whiteflies by changing your clothes and bathing after visiting your outdoor garden, your isolation tent, a friends grow or your local garden/hydro supply shop before visiting Thelma and Louise. Do not grow Marigolds around or in your house. Never introduce a clone or plant from anywhere without isolating it as far away as you can for a week and a very careful inspection with a jeweler's loupe. It takes some serious chemicals to clean an area once invaded by these two pests. Fungus gnats are easily controlled with a little diatomaceous earth applied to the soil. Whiteflies can be controlled with Neem oil but it is better to prevent them.

 

[G.Leave]

Oh trust me, I surf my butt off...but sometimes (ok, most of the time) I will "compare" my grow to others and wonder why my plants are not as large as theirs, etc. I have to stop that mentality and go one day at a time.

Dont stop comparing!! Its how we strive to become better growers! I didnt always grow giants you know!! And if you look at my indoor setup you will see that i grow plants that are very far from gigantic proportions!! Definitely take it one day at a time, but also be sure to push the limits.

 

[MassMom]

Looks very nice mom! The patience is the hardest part to control, but you can do it with all the help here. @CocoHempster has a beautiful tri going right now.

Thank you....I will check out their grow now

Run your wall fan 24/7 and get that mosquito poison off of your soil that will end up in the cannabis. Don't over react to an insect learn how to identify them. The ones you need to be concerned with are: spider mites, thrips, whiteflies and fungus gnats. Almost anything else can be hand picked. Prevent spider mites, thrips and whiteflies by changing your clothes and bathing after visiting your outdoor garden, your isolation tent, a friends grow or your local garden/hydro supply shop before visiting Thelma and Louise. Do not grow Marigolds around or in your house. Never introduce a clone or plant from anywhere without isolating it as far away as you can for a week and a very careful inspection with a jeweler's loupe. It takes some serious chemicals to clean an area once invaded by these two pests. Fungus gnats are easily controlled with a little diatomaceous earth applied to the soil. Whiteflies can be controlled with Neem oil but it is better to prevent them.

Gotcha, thank you for all the great advice, I will do some internet insect identifying browsing tonight

Dont stop comparing!! Its how we strive to become better growers! I didnt always grow giants you know!! And if you look at my indoor setup you will see that i grow plants that are very far from gigantic proportions!! Definitely take it one day at a time, but also be sure to push the limits.

Thank you so much, your grows are wonderful....one day at a time and KISS

 

[MassMom]

UPDATE DAY 10:

All ladies looking good, and growing nice (i will not compare to hans, i will not compare to hans...haha). Louise looks a little "spotty" so I raised up the CFL a little. She has been the straggler since the beginning.

I forgot to mention at the beginning....Thelma and Louise are in HappyFrog, but the UNKNOWN lady is in a generic potting soil I had in my basement. Seems she is doing just fine!!...(better than Louise even) I think for Sh**t and giggles I will repot her tomorrow into a 3 gallon airpot and fill it up with that same soil.

I removed the plastic cups from each pot and watered each lady with 100ml tap water and a touch of recharge. They are all still under (2) 65w 6500K CFL's and a GalaxyHydro300 LED.

Been chatting with a few great people on AFN~ hugggs @912GreenSkell and @BigSm0 !! and I am thinking of buying some COB lights and phase out my cheapie LED's...one at a time. I may just ask Santa to bring me one for xmas

These look great!~ https://cobshop.net/
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/autocob-55-watt-cob-led-grow-light.56994/

 

[pop22]

Looking good!

 

[Dudeski]

Excellent job! The unknownsoil is kicking ass.

Yes, get you an autocob, you wont be sorry.

 

[Nosias]

All three look better than mine so keep rolling on