Indoor Mozzy’s Progeny and GroBucket Water Only Organic Soil Indoor Autoflower Grow

[Mozzy]

Days 28, 26, 29 and 23 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...watered up <1 gallon total between them with the PNG and OSH taking the majority:

The 29 day PNG is almost 10” now so I also raised the light ~2” today and increased the dimmer to ~50% , so the DLI should be ~33 now for this tallest one near the center of the tent/light. I also removed the bottom node branches and leaves on this healthy PNG (the ones that would struggle for light and choke things up as time goes on)…hopefully it was a good decision/timing :

 

[Mozzy]

Days 30, 28, 31 and 25 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)... watered about 3qts total between them, with the PNG taking the majority. I raised the light a few clicks to keep it at my calculation distance (seems like I’m raising it almost daily now), so the DLI should still be ~33 for the tallest one near the center. I also put the old carbon filter back on for smell, but without a prefilter since this is the 3rd(?) grow with it and I assume it will need to be replaced soon anyways . Otherwise, just chugging along...:

 

[Mozzy]

Crazy how these plants are so slow right after planting, for weeks…then seemingly overnight, they just start significantly growing, daily.

Days 32, 30, 33 and 27 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...topped the reservoirs with about 2qts total between them, with the PNG taking the majority. I raised the light as needed, and increased the dimmer to ~55%, so the DLI should now be ~36 for the tallest one near the center:

Took a different angle picture of each plant for reference, and also removed the first shoots off the bottom two branches of the healthy 33 day PNG as I’m already anticipating space and humidity issues as things keep progressing :

 

[Mozzy]

Days 34, 32, 35 and 29 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...topped-off the reservoirs , raised the light, and increased the dimmer to ~62%, so the DLI should now be ~40 at the top for the 5 week old PNG near the center:

I also pruned some lower shoots that looked problematic, and the leaves touching the dirt, from all the plants…:

…In the process I discovered the roots for at least the LDZ and the OSH are not established enough to be structurally sound and both plants wanted to topple over completely, so I used some pipe cleaners to prop them up for now…confounding and painful . I will try to top-water starting with the next watering in a couple days to hopefully compact the soil in hopes that will stabilize the loose plants better (and potentially add additional topsoil at some point as well).

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Crazy how these plants are so slow right after planting, for weeks…then seemingly overnight, they just start significantly growing, daily.

Days 32, 30, 33 and 27 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...topped the reservoirs with about 2qts total between them, with the PNG taking the majority. I raised the light as needed, and increased the dimmer to ~55%, so the DLI should now be ~36 for the tallest one near the center:
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Took a different angle picture of each plant for reference, and also removed the first shoots off the bottom two branches of the healthy 33 day PNG as I’m already anticipating space and humidity issues as things keep progressing :
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It seems the roots have reached the reservoir
Now we sit back and enjoy the ride

 

[Mozzy]

Thanks, Bob…hopes and dreams . Maybe I’ll luck out with the LDZ and OSH but they basically fell down/came almost completely out of the soil this morning just from leaf tucking and trying to get to the bottom growth…gave the LDZ two branch and one trunk anchor as it wanted to fall multiple ways, and the OSH just one trunk anchor since it fell down in only one direction :

If these two don't make it it'll be very disappointing, not just for missing out on their harvests, but the other two remaining plants could have been trained better for increased development had I'd known I'd only wind up with two flowering in the tent...we'll see . I also need to remember going forward that this soil in GroBuckets will need to be compacted a little more, as well as periodic top-watering for moisture/density/root development issues since it doesn't wick up enough consistently for stability.

 

[Bob's Auto's]

That LDZ looks like it has some root issues. Maybe a dryout period followed by a hefty dose of beneficial bacteria given from above might do the trick. In the meantime you could give her a foliar feed with some CalNit and Magnesium Sulfate to help her get back up on her feet...

 

[Mozzy]

Days 37, 35, 38 and 32 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...I added topsoil yesterday to the weak LDZ and OSH buckets and tried to compact it around the trunks to help stabilize them, and then top-watered a little and topped-off the reservoirs of everyone that needed it today. Temps are still +/- 80f, and RH +/- 60%:

I spent a lot of time outside this morning trying to deal with wasp/yellowjacket issues and also trying to come up with plant risers; and didn’t change clothes before dealing with the plants, so hopefully I didn’t bring in any bugs, pollen, contaminants etc.

I used what little scrap 2x4 I had to make semi-stable risers for the GNC/LDZ, and old coffee cans for the OSH. The bulk of the canopies in the tent should now be getting about 550 PPFD, or ~35 DLI, give-or-take at 18/6…will likely just continue to leave the light at the current height and ~62% and let folks adjust themselves and grow into it unless anything dramatic changes or I can’t help myself:

 

[Mozzy]

Days 39, 37, 40 and 34 (GNC, LDZ, PNG, and OSH)...currently ~76-83f, and ~56-66% RH depending on AC usage and how long the lights have been on/off:

I added a quart of topsoil to the GNC and PNG buckets, top-watered all but the OSH who hasn’t drank much, and pruned some growth off the lower parts of branches on the GNC to keep airflow space…:

 

[Mozzy]

Had some challenging and noteworthy things happen this week:

• Dropped a worklight on the PNG and LDZ, breaking multiple branches, side colas and large fan leaves off.
• Plant funeral for the 36 day OSH yesterday because it never recovered from being knocked over a week ago, and I finally pulled it after it had a few days of rapid deterioration/no water consumption (while the previously runty LDZ that also got knocked over has been thriving, at least before the worklight incident):

• Roots on the other plants have now grown into the reservoirs of the buckets and wrapped around some of the air stones it seems…they are dense enough that the water-level indicators are no longer accurate as the floats can’t go down very far because they are sitting on roots now and not floating, after minimal water consumption.
• Tent has been ~76-84f, and ~56-66% RH.
  

…so we are now down to 3 plants, and only from progeny seeds, with GNC at 42, LDZ at 40, and PNG at 43 days:

After the pictures above, I also pruned quite a bit of inner growth this morning for airflow reasons from the GNC and PNG…might have got a little carried away, but I don’t want mold issues this round on top of everything else: