Indoor Pakistan Ryder, Hobbit, Mikromachine Auto Grow with Blackstar Journal

[wbojb]

Day 50

Hey AFN! I am back for my day 50 update! Things are going well in the 4x4 tent. The Mikromachine and the Pakistan Ryder are doing their auto thing and are doing great. Hairs are starting to brown, bud are swelling, and the air is sweet!:thumbs:
Thing aren't so good for the Hobbit. After 10 days on 12/12 it still is not flowering. I may have to chop it down soon if it doesnt start up. I could use that Blackstar in my 4x4.
Also, all of my seedlings are doing well. Pics are incoming. . .
First pic is of my babies, 2nd is the Pak on the left and the Mikro on the right, 3rd is the Pak close up, 4th is the Mikro close up. Enjoy

 

[DubV]

Sucks about the hobbit bro but good to know since I am dropping one soon! That pak is a beauty! Great job...

 

[wbojb]

Thanks for following along DubV, I am in good company. I dont know what is going on with the hobbit. She is about 4 ft tall and super skinny sativa leaves. It looks so healthy and has such potential, but it is a dud so far. Maybe I just have a bad pheno. I hope you have better luck with it.

 

[DubV]

No bro not a bad pheno its not a true auto more than likely yet from what I have heard. I would give her another 10 days if possible to flower. I have had photos on rare occasions go 20-34 days before they flower. Also make sure she is completely dark in dark period any light can cause her to not flower brother.

 

[surffreak23]

Up to now, all of them have been on a strict 20/4 schedule. My question is, what would happen if I put the Mikromachine and Pakistan on a 18/6 from here on out?
My thinking is that the 18/6 may help out the Mikromachine since she seems to want to swell up.

On the swelling....
I believe as long as you give 4 hours minimum of sleep while flowering the main thing that will help the buds to swell is a carbo load for the plant, especially in the last 2-3 weeks of flower like molasses, or a more chemical route like Sweet or Clearex from Botanicare...

 

[wbojb]

hey surf, thanks for stopping by. As a matter of fact I do use sweet raw in most of my flower waterings. I also use PeaK by soul synthetics for a late flower boost.

 

[surffreak23]

Oh cool, good show! :thumbs:

 

[wbojb]

I chopped the Mikromachine down today. 90% of the hairs had turned brown/red, and I was not getting any more bud production. About 10% of the trichomes were amber 90% milky. I could have gone another week easy, but I am gonna run dry in a little over a week. She was very sativa-like with widely spaced nodes and bud sites on the smaller side. She wasn't much of a yielder, but for a freebie seed I am not complaining. Free stuff always tastes better!

 

[wbojb]

Just a quick update while I wait for day 60. The Hobbit is still stalled out. It looks healthy but no flowers that would be smokable. I am giving it til the end of the week before it becomes butter.
The Mikromachine is drying right now, but the scissor hash was killer! I will update with dry weight when available.
The Pakistan is still putting on the weight. She is happy as can be with no yellowing of the leaves yet. I will post a pic at day 60. (its 56 right now)
All of this grow was done with GH 3-part nutes. I also used botanicare Sweet Raw, Purple Maxx, and Soul Synthetics PeaK.

But wait, there's more! I have several new ladies in the tent:
Auto Seeds Berry Ryder Fem - germing
Lemon Skunk Auto Fem - germing
WOS Pakistan Ryder Fem - 20days in a tiered smart pot
WOS Afghan Kush Ryder Fem - 27days in a smart pot
La Diva Fem - 23days in a smart pot
Joint Doctor Purple Ryder Reg - 20 days - 2 females in a tiered smart pot and one unknown in a tiered plastic (hoping for a male for pollen)

I just picked up the Earth Juice nute line from my local hydro store. I will be using it on most of the above, and continue with my previous nutes on a couple control plants.
I think I might be obsessed now :booya:

 

[Rello]

Nice grow you got man, and a Nice harvest as well! I got one of those pakistan ryders at day 61, two young Afghan Kush ryders, and a few Dr.Feelgood going, im trying all these strains for the first time, and all is lookin good so far! I can't wait to try this pakistan out... Im gunna cut a few buds tonight I think, as mine has matured pretty quick.

Good Luck to you!