OLD REVIEWS Nirvana Ak 48

[endive2]

Nirvana AK-48's notoriety is that after veg, it goes from onset of bloom to harvest in as little as 48 days.

But as those before me have stated correctly, it is a photoperiod strain.

 

[RichardNiles]

Hello

Know this is old but can't seem to find much of anything on Nirvana Auto AK48. I have 5 plants into week four from seed and was looking for some journals for comparison, timeline purposes. it is sold as an auto variety.

why cant I find any journals or info? Anyone try these? Or can point me to any info, I'm learning and havt found much

 

[Chester]

Nirvana used to have an AK48 that was an auto but they had trouble w/ the auto feature so they called them photo for a while ... I see they have them available in auto flowering again ... I grew the photo variety and they did fine ... more than likely the auto variety will flower w/o changing the lights but if they haven't flowered by 6 weeks I'd change the lights to 12/12 ... I would expect them to flower properly even at 24/7 ... have yours begun to flower yet ? What type of light are you using ?

 

[stepside]

Hello

Know this is old but can't seem to find much of anything on Nirvana Auto AK48. I have 5 plants into week four from seed and was looking for some journals for comparison, timeline purposes. it is sold as an auto variety.

why cant I find any journals or info? Anyone try these? Or can point me to any info, I'm learning and havt found much

I got some going right now. Been going over 6 mths. I thought they were autos. In the photoperiod section not so auto Ak48's

 

[RichardNiles]

I got some going right now. Been going over 6 mths. I thought they were autos. In the photoperiod section not so auto Ak48's

Nirvana used to have an AK48 that was an auto but they had trouble w/ the auto feature so they called them photo for a while ... I see they have them available in auto flowering again ... I grew the photo variety and they did fine ... more than likely the auto variety will flower w/o changing the lights but if they haven't flowered by 6 weeks I'd change the lights to 12/12 ... I would expect them to flower properly even at 24/7 ... have yours begun to flower yet ? What type of light are you using ?

awesome to have some helpful interest, thanks

i definitely bought them as autoflowers, feminized, bout 2 months ago from nirvana (the sagamartha thing is confusing), i thought maybe they were a new thing. i have found posts here and there that were negative, but all i found was from years ago, so im hoping theyve come a long way, and being new, would explain my hard time finding info

I dont think they have begun to flower yet, my first go at this, but i have done some homework, a lot. thats why i am after some pic for comparison. i thought i saw a pistil here and there, but cant say for sure, from what i gather, it can be obvious but not always. i am being impatient, but it doesn't help to read a lot of the 'never flowered' and i dont want that
anyways, heres where im at, where i been

5 Nirvana fem. Ak48
coco/per 70/30
200w HO-T5 for the first 28 days in a cab, got crowded
moved to bigger space under
400w MH now HPS (might be to soon??), 24/0, and i keep em close
canna coco a+b, GH Rapidstart, GH CalMg+, fresh spring water (ppm 120 or so) always phd to 5.8
run to waste
lots of airflow
temps in cab were 75-78
they are a little lower now 70-76
old home

new home

i think, never experienced any of this part of cannabis before, but i think, they are doing really well, bit crowed, the new space is not that much bigger, but i keep as close to the lights strongest footprint anyway
today they are 31 days old. Nirvana's site say "usually see pre-flowers around the 4th week", i i know i am to stay the course, and am hoping to see some signs soon.

i really wish i could see this strain in some journals, but again, can seem to find. maybe to new? hoping new and improved. i had night mares that they wont flower then they did into crazy male plants. i knew im just buggin, and impatient.

im thinking about putting together a journal, just not sure where and how exactly, as this forum business is as new as the plant

anyway, any help, tips, wld be fckin great, its a bit much navigating all the wonderful fact packed info the people of the internet have to offer

 

[RichardNiles]

I got some going right now. Been going over 6 mths. I thought they were autos. In the photoperiod section not so auto Ak48's

im sorry, not sure what you meant here "In the photoperiod section not so auto Ak48's", 6 months is exactly what i am looking to not do

 

[RichardNiles]

Some more pics

Me Cabinet, sadly outgrown, but will make it a veg chamber

a little addition, more vert, not enough hor

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1wk

17days

3 week +

New home: with a real fan and some carbon. its a non operating basement shower stall, dead space put to fine use

day30​

 

[RichardNiles]

im sorry, not sure what you meant here "In the photoperiod section not so auto Ak48's", 6 months is exactly what i am looking to not do

oh i get it now, 'so not auto', ive read a lot of good about the photo 48's, i loved the idea of autos as a first grow, perhaps a photo next, but why 6 months? just to veg the shit out of em for yeild, or is that an indica trait? im only a little patient, another reason for the autos

 

[RichardNiles]

Pistils maybe?

im still looking, it might be early yet, but i found these things, the are kinda white, seem to be darkening at tip, really only see them on 1 of the five.

i know its a bad pic, let me know what you think regardless, or not, tell me to chill and be patient

 

[RichardNiles]

one more for tonight, most of the 5 are about 12" tall like this one
so would you say the stretch has or is happening, growth seems to have slowed a little. or will these not stretch untill flower has truely began?

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i did some tying down lst the last few weeks, canopy seems even enough, but i dont really know what im doing, i just bent the main stem over and others as they came, it has made them bushy and flatish, i think that is the objective. get so better light distribution?
i enjoyed the sculptural quality of it, but not sure of the effectiveness of my technique