Indoor Speed Seeds Blueberry Auto & Skunk Auto (220 Watt CFL grow)

[SickSickWorld]

NIce man. I attempted growing all the Speed Seeds autos. They were so cheap, it would have been rude not too. My Skunk never popped, and AK47 was out of stock at the time. Last plant is hanging now...

Don't fret size, she'll grow. Are you feeding her already? What soil are you growing in? 37 is damn hot...

 

[Kush]

Hi @SickSickWorld, thank you for your reply!
I am not feeding her yet, intend to start ferting with worm castings at day 10. The soil is a local brand that worked OK on my previous grow, so I figured it would work on this one as well.
I managed to lower the temperature and it is 31C now. The 37C reading was measured in the direct light, not in the shade, so probably it wasn't very accurate anyway. I believe she is now good temperature-wise.

Speed Seeds is an interesting company. I grew their photo Black Domina and Northern Lights and I was happy with the results - they both delivered ~30gr under CFLs.
Did your Speed Seeds autos autoflower?

 

[Kush]

Day 9 from tap root. Leaves are drying out and curling up. I'm fearing for my baby's life.

 

[Kush]

I just fed the plant for the first time. Gave her some worm castings. Let's see if this will help her recover.

 

[Kush]

Day 10.
I think she will survive - the second set of leaves looks healthy, even if the first set are dying.
I have a fungus gnat infestation. Placed a cup of beer with a little bit of dish soap in the box. Hopefully this will drown the little bastards.

 

[Kush]

I decided to get rid of the fungus gnat larvae as well, because they are the real threat - they live in the soil and feed on your plant's roots.
Used a sliced potato to cover the soil with. This should attract the larvae out of the soil and on to the potato slices. Then I will just dump the slices and repeat the procedure with fresh ones until there are no more larvae left.

This is what my pot looks like now:

 

[Kush]

Day 12.
She is stunted as fuck. The temperature now is 26C - 27C in the direct light, so it's not heat shock what is stunting her. There must be something else.
I will order a pH meter but it will be a month before it arrives from China.

 

[Kush]

Day 14.
Two weeks old and still small. I thought Autos were supposed to be large at week 2. Can't tell if her genetics are crappy or if it is me messing the grow up. If I have to guess, it's a combination of both.

 

[Kush]

Day 17. She is looking miserable.

 

[Kush]

Here she is at day 21.
She is 3 weeks old and still a runt, still yellowish in color, but it looks like she is recovering.
She has between 10 and 20 days before she starts flowering. Will be interesting to see how things turn out for her.