Dutch Passion Rick's Autoultimate

[RickX]

Hi there!
First thread for me, so excited to see how it goes!

It's gonna be 7 (hope so) autoultimate seeds under 600W MH-HPS lamp withsome Bcuzz food.

It's second day now.
Yesterday all seeds were 24h in water, 6 of them sink to the bottom after 16h, the last one didn't after 24h. Anyway I put it with the others on wet paper.

Gonna update again as soon as i know if all of them are gonna survive or not
Thanks for watching
Comments, tips and advises are most wellcome!

 

[woody]

@RickX welcome to afn dude. Autoultimate is a great strain and known as one the biggest autoflower strains around- hope you have room for 7 the 600w might struggle to cover them if they get big.
You growing in soil?

 

[RickX]

Sorry i didn't explain anything about the growroom.
I have a 1,2 x 1,2 m2 tray but i have another one about 1m x 40cm, i'm planning to put 4-5 in the big one and 1 or 2 in the other one if needed. I plan also to cut the first two nodes once they begin to flower. I have to admit i dont worry about the weak 7th seed, 6 gonna be all right!
Pots are 5x 12,5 litre airpots and 2x 14litre conventional pots, but they're not gonna be full, they gonna have approx 12 litre (100 litre used in total)
I'm gonna use bcuzz coco soil (EC 0.4) and bcuzz root stim, coco A+B, coco bloom stimulator and blossom builder liquid.
Light it's gonna be as said, 600W MH and HPS in a adjust-a-wings medium. I have another adjust with a 150mm cooltube attached in case of too high temp, but i dont think i'm gonna need it with just 1 light.
Airflow! 150mm 450m3/h exhaust and 125mm intake in this massive ultrasilent cage haha (so proud of it)
Some pics!

 

[woody]

That should do it! Looks like you know exactly what your doing mate. Im subbed up for the show

 

[RickX]

Sunday. 8.30 in the morning.
My eyes suddendly opened, pulling me out of my dreams, with one only image in my mind: my little seedlings needing me. I came to the living room to check them... And, oh crap... only 5 of them show that thing called "life". This world has been so dark and empty for the other little 2, who didnt make it. One of them did show little to non intention to born in the first 24h but the other... oh baby, i had great plans for you. Rest in peace...
So sad right now. I'm soaking them into my own tears, see if they can revive the plants like on disney's movies

Now, seriously, worst germination ratio ever for me with DP seedsEdit: 100% germination ratio... and also the alive ones are the slowest ever. Didn't expect this at all. For the first time i ordered the seeds straight from DP and not my local growshop (only because i wanted the new super fashion case) and i thought they would be the fresher than ever

Starting to think what i'm gonna do now with the small tray... not a good time for me to spend much more money

 

[Corgy]

This looks interesting.....

Ultimates are known to be slow germinators, don't give up just yet.

I would say with your pot size, space and even only 5 plants(germination deciding), you are running it right borderline if you give them the right attention. Have a look at how NOT to do in my signature AU grow... Lol

Say, is that an import from Final countdown, I use the same, how did you do that? A cropped screenshot inserted as a pic or.....?
I also use this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.gira.widget.countdown does the same in a nifty way too

 

[F.N.]

Looking great You usually you just have to stare at DP seeds and tell them to pop and they will. I would gives those two little buggers a few more days as Corgy said Ultimates can be a little stubborn. Great use of a frame from a grow room.

 

[RickX]

Ultimates are known to be slow germinators, don't give up just yet.

Ok fella, im gonna be pacient. I've been A WHOLE YEAR without planting and i realize now i'm being quite obsessive and impacient (there was no need to calibrate my tears' pH)

You're damn right about space, 4+1 gonna be good. The idea of having 7 plants was to remove the lower 1-2 nodes and focus on the main cola, now i think im gonna go more 'au naturelle'
And i've been quick-looking your AU. Scared me the use of the words "brutal" and "supercropping" used together haha. brutal-stress-technique haha . I'll fully read it with more coffee, looks great!

Say, is that an import from Final countdown, I use the same, how did you do that? A cropped screenshot inserted as a pic or.....?

Correct! Just a snapshot and some cutting with paintshop.

usually you just have to stare at DP seeds and tell them to pop and they will.

Hahaha you really made me laugh, thanks! I don't dare to try it, im afraid they will pop as popcorns and im gonna jump scared and then angry as hell! OFC only the alive ones would pop lol

Status update: Need more +:smoking:

 

[RickX]

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE

Sooo happy. Both of the remaining seeds did it !!!
My tears bring life !!! I feel like i could...

@Fairlynew.... you fool! Now you've seen the truth!!! Tears are WAY more effective than staring at them!! Hope is an illusion!

You're damn right about space, 4+1 gonna be good.

That was a LIE !!!!

Now seriously (again). The [HASHTAG]#6[/HASHTAG] one looks perfectly healthy, but the [HASHTAG]#7[/HASHTAG] one has a big portion of the visible root in some kind of dark green-gray-brown colour, with a perfectly white piece in the middle. Never seen this before, it doesn't look like something bad or unhealthy. I have to say i discarted her as soon as she didnt look hydrated after 24h in water. So if she dies it's ok, if she lives... then i don't know where the hell im gonna set her up

[HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG] to [HASHTAG]#6[/HASHTAG] are now on the pots.
Updating again once they show cotyledons with the final survival recount.

 

[Corgy]

This is shaping up to be a classis AU debacle..... The battle of Guadalcanal revisited.....

So, looks like the

indeed delivered......lol