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Never ran these or any other lilac before. I think the mandarin orange really took hold because it basically smells like citrus weed. It smells very sweet (like fruit) and pleasant, with a stank of ganja.
Anyway, it’s been a few days since my last update. I’ve watered twice, once will full feeding and once with water. Will likely feed again either tomorrow or Tuesday night with full nutrients.
Here’s some pics:
They’re starting to fill out nicely. A few more weeks and they’ll be ready. I think it’s around 2-3 at this point, so maybe next week I’ll start doing trichome checks.
I was a day or so late in watering these, but that’s okay. I’m in the final week, and most of the trichomes are cloudy at this point.
I might chop them tomorrow night, but if not, I’ll give them a plain water feeding and chop them on Saturday. I’ll also be planting the next round of plants this week.
I might chop them tomorrow night, but if not, I’ll give them a plain water feeding and chop them on Saturday. I’ll also be planting the next round of plants this week.
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Watering is a pita in soil. I never feel like I get it right.
Got a weight prediction? I know you like to gamble like me
I seem to get between 1 and 1.5 ounces per plant with my setup, so between the 4, I’d say max 6 ounces, lowest 4-4.5 range.
Would be a nice surprise to get more, though!
The more the merrier. I'm not one to hunt phenos, at least not anytime soon. I already have tons on my plate (which is why I forget to water on time lol)
Chopped them down tonight, and boy these girls were larger than I thought. I might be able to pull close to a 1/2 lb off these.
16 weeks (or close to) from sprout to tonight.
Next week I’ll start the LSD-25 autos and a few photos. Gonna give my utility bill a break for a little bit.
16 weeks (or close to) from sprout to tonight.
Next week I’ll start the LSD-25 autos and a few photos. Gonna give my utility bill a break for a little bit.
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Better than you originally thought is always a bonus, good job
Thanks! We’ll see how it looks when it’s ready to trim. It looks like more than I expected now, but that could change lol. Trying to curb my expectations on amount. The smell is amazing though. I can’t wait to try it
One plant was dry enough to trim so I did that the other day - 45 grams, so just under 1.5 ounces. It smokes great!
The other 3 should be ready Monday or Tuesday. I checked them a little bit ago and they’re almost ready.
I just started the next batch tonight.
3 x LSD-25 autos
2 pine skunk x apple kush photo
1 ice cream cake x pistachio photo
1 x blue cheese photo
These will all go into the 2x4 once they sprout up with 18 hours of light.
The 3 autos will go in 3 gallon bags once they get their first true leaves, and the rest will go in solo cups until they need to get transplanted up.
Since it’s a bit chilly out and I haven’t turned my pellet stove on yet, I have them in a seed starting tray on a heat mat.
The other 3 should be ready Monday or Tuesday. I checked them a little bit ago and they’re almost ready.
I just started the next batch tonight.
3 x LSD-25 autos
2 pine skunk x apple kush photo
1 ice cream cake x pistachio photo
1 x blue cheese photo
These will all go into the 2x4 once they sprout up with 18 hours of light.
The 3 autos will go in 3 gallon bags once they get their first true leaves, and the rest will go in solo cups until they need to get transplanted up.
Since it’s a bit chilly out and I haven’t turned my pellet stove on yet, I have them in a seed starting tray on a heat mat.
All but one has sprouted overnight last night. The one that didn’t was buried pretty deep. I gently removed some soil and it did germinate, so it should be up in a day or 2.
Since most sprouted, I figured it was time to put them in the grow tent.
I still need to give this tent a cleaning, which I’ll be doing Saturday. I’ll also likely move the autos into their 3 gallon buckets and the photos into solo cups.
I think I’ll be putting 2 of the photos into 7 gallon bags. Unsure which 2 at the moment. Probably either the pair of pine skunks, or the blue cheese and pistachio.
Since most sprouted, I figured it was time to put them in the grow tent.
I still need to give this tent a cleaning, which I’ll be doing Saturday. I’ll also likely move the autos into their 3 gallon buckets and the photos into solo cups.
I think I’ll be putting 2 of the photos into 7 gallon bags. Unsure which 2 at the moment. Probably either the pair of pine skunks, or the blue cheese and pistachio.
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Good lookin start bro!
I gotta start some seeds here soon too.
Thanks broseph! I might sow the last lsd-25, but I don’t want to overcrowd the tent in the event all 5 pop (if 4 pop, I know I can rehome one of them, but not both).
I have to put the blue cheese in a solo cup tonight as it’s getting a bit leggy as well, but overall they’re looking good. I’ll post another pic tonight.
Tonight’s update:
Looks like one of the lsd’s is a dud, but the other 4 are doing their thing. The top middle might be hard to see, but she’s popping out and still has the seed husk on.
I’m going to toss the other 2 photos into solo cups tonight or tomorrow, and start putting the autos into their 3 gal bags.
Looks like one of the lsd’s is a dud, but the other 4 are doing their thing. The top middle might be hard to see, but she’s popping out and still has the seed husk on.
I’m going to toss the other 2 photos into solo cups tonight or tomorrow, and start putting the autos into their 3 gal bags.
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Had a helmet head that i just left and let her work it out for herself. Aka, bro trial. Of the 4 plants in the flower room she finished #2 for yield
6 days later
Looking good!
Yeah, I’m not worried about the helmet head. I didn’t sow her too deep as I was worried that’s what may have caused the other one to not pop at all as I did sow her a little deeper than normal (outdoor veggies got me all over the place with seed depth lol).
I put one of the autos in a 3 gal bag last night. Gonna put another one in today, transfer the 2 solo cups into a larger pot and put the remaining photo peat cups into the solo cups.
I’ll be using a lot of recycled soil this grow as I only have enough for another 3 gal bag, and my full bag of soil is in my greenhouse, hidden behind walls of pellets, so I won’t see it until February / March time lol
Did some repotting today:
Put the 2 largest lsd auto peat cups into their final 3 gal bag home. They are a little smaller than I anticipated for their age, but I think they’ll be okay.
Blue cheese and ice cream cake x pistachio put into 1 gal pots (I think that’s how big they are), and the 2 pine skunk’s into solo cups. The rest are the lsd autos.
Put the 2 largest lsd auto peat cups into their final 3 gal bag home. They are a little smaller than I anticipated for their age, but I think they’ll be okay.
Blue cheese and ice cream cake x pistachio put into 1 gal pots (I think that’s how big they are), and the 2 pine skunk’s into solo cups. The rest are the lsd autos.
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Sunday night update:
One auto never popped, so I’m going take that peat cup out and repurpose it for something else.
The autos are starting to catch up, though I’m kind of concerned they’re not going to get very big.
The photos are doing great so far, though I did put a bit too much soil in their containers, so watering is kind of a pain.
Been feeding them with Humboldt’s secret nutrients every other watering. Will likely go every watering once every plant is in their final pots.
I’m probably going to repot the ones in solo cups tomorrow into the half gallon pots, then this week I’ll be clearing out my 4x4 and putting the photos in there either next weekend or sometime next week.
One auto never popped, so I’m going take that peat cup out and repurpose it for something else.
The autos are starting to catch up, though I’m kind of concerned they’re not going to get very big.
The photos are doing great so far, though I did put a bit too much soil in their containers, so watering is kind of a pain.
Been feeding them with Humboldt’s secret nutrients every other watering. Will likely go every watering once every plant is in their final pots.
I’m probably going to repot the ones in solo cups tomorrow into the half gallon pots, then this week I’ll be clearing out my 4x4 and putting the photos in there either next weekend or sometime next week.
Tuesday night update:
In this pic:
Back row: LSD autos
Front: Blue Cheese photo, ice cream cake x pistachio photo
The top left LSD has been growing odd since day 1. She’s still going though, so we’ll see how she looks in a few weeks. The other LSD auto is growing nicely so far.
The photos are growing beautifully, and they can be repotted any time now.
In this pic:
Back row: LSD auto
Front row: pine skunk x apple Kush, LSD auto, pine skunk x apple Kush.
The autos are doing pretty good. The kush’s, while looking good, they seem to be flowering already!
It’s hard to see in the pics, but there are pistils already. The spot on the lower leaf there is from water / nutrients, so you can ignore that.
So it’s 1 of 3 possibilities.
1.) I turned the lights on the other night after they went off, and when I shut it off again, I didn’t put it back on timer mode and they spent one night cycle for about 14 hours. I suppose it’s possible they started flowering, and will reveg over the next few days.
2.) they’re just preflower and she’s showing her sex pretty early.
3.) I got auto seeds instead of photo
If they are autos, they’re just going to stay in these containers. If not, I’ll repot them in a week or 2.
I also snagged some extra support bars for the tent to help with the negative pressure suction of the tent sides:
They seem to help, but they aren’t perfect. I ended up putting one in front as well, so I hope that doesn’t interfere with watering, though I’ll likely have to remove it when it comes trim time anyway. I also snagged a set for the 4x4, but I’m considering just taking that down and using the room itself instead.
I’ll probably start LST’ing the autos this weekend as well. At least that’s the plan.
In this pic:
Back row: LSD autos
Front: Blue Cheese photo, ice cream cake x pistachio photo
The top left LSD has been growing odd since day 1. She’s still going though, so we’ll see how she looks in a few weeks. The other LSD auto is growing nicely so far.
The photos are growing beautifully, and they can be repotted any time now.
In this pic:
Back row: LSD auto
Front row: pine skunk x apple Kush, LSD auto, pine skunk x apple Kush.
The autos are doing pretty good. The kush’s, while looking good, they seem to be flowering already!
It’s hard to see in the pics, but there are pistils already. The spot on the lower leaf there is from water / nutrients, so you can ignore that.
So it’s 1 of 3 possibilities.
1.) I turned the lights on the other night after they went off, and when I shut it off again, I didn’t put it back on timer mode and they spent one night cycle for about 14 hours. I suppose it’s possible they started flowering, and will reveg over the next few days.
2.) they’re just preflower and she’s showing her sex pretty early.
3.) I got auto seeds instead of photo
If they are autos, they’re just going to stay in these containers. If not, I’ll repot them in a week or 2.
I also snagged some extra support bars for the tent to help with the negative pressure suction of the tent sides:
They seem to help, but they aren’t perfect. I ended up putting one in front as well, so I hope that doesn’t interfere with watering, though I’ll likely have to remove it when it comes trim time anyway. I also snagged a set for the 4x4, but I’m considering just taking that down and using the room itself instead.
I’ll probably start LST’ing the autos this weekend as well. At least that’s the plan.
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This is where my money is man.
I dont think one 14 hour dark period would trigger flowering that fast.
Where did you get the seeds from do you remember?
Ive never been sold autos as photos, but thats sure what it looks like there.
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I hate to be the one that told ya but, you got a Gnome laying down on the job brother! As to seed mix up, I am guilty of not labeling my plants and mis-say what I am growing. I have Seedbazzar Premium and the 3 breeders I am exploring are Darkhorse/Darkowl, Nightowl and Mosca seeds. known breeders. SSgrower
I agree with you. I got them off a member on the other forum either earlier this year or last year, but I don’t remember who sent them. They were a bonus to another seed purchase (but I don’t remember who or what the order was).
I could’ve sworn they said they were photo, but maybe I’m just assuming.
That gnome is just high, so I’m letting him take a quick nap
The labeling came right off the baggie they were in, though it didn’t specify auto or photo. I thought they were photo, but I could’ve been assuming or I was told wrong. I got the seeds as a freebie with another purchase, and they were in a baggie with a homemade label
it didn’t say auto or photo on it, but I’ve only ever bought photos off the forums. Da’well. I’ll just have to plant some more photos
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All my fem photos showed sex before flip, but nothing like 
I vegged for maybe 8 weeks and saw nothing like that.
I would also say auto IMO.
I vegged for maybe 8 weeks and saw nothing like that.
I would also say auto IMO.
Been a few days, so it’s update time.
First, I moved the photos to the 4x4 tent and set the light schedule.
I still need to clean it out, but it’ll do for now. Despite some leaf damage from spilling some water/nutrients on them, they’re doing really good.
I’m going to try to repot them tomorrow in the 7 gal bags and quickly clean the tent out.
The autos:
I repotted the peat cup into a 3 gal bag, and I’m leaving the other 2 in the half gal pots. The solo cup and peat cup are 2 photo seeds im waiting to pop. The top left plant has always looked a bit odd, but she’s flowering just fine. I wanna say the peat cups affected their growth, but the top middle plant and the 2 in the half gallon pots seem to be unaffected by them. But then again, it could just be all genetics.
The 4x4 tent is going to give me some annoyance. I’ve recently adopted 2 cats, whom love to squeeze between the wall and the tent (and it takes forever to try and fish them out, and one gets stuck).
I think I’m going to attempt to clean out my spare room / “game” room this week, tear out the 4x4 tent, mount the light to the ceiling in that room and make sure it’s light proof from the main basement, then set the 4x4 upstairs in the spare room. Or just get rid of it all together since I don’t really need it.
Hmm. I’ll need to think about this.
First, I moved the photos to the 4x4 tent and set the light schedule.
I still need to clean it out, but it’ll do for now. Despite some leaf damage from spilling some water/nutrients on them, they’re doing really good.
I’m going to try to repot them tomorrow in the 7 gal bags and quickly clean the tent out.
The autos:
I repotted the peat cup into a 3 gal bag, and I’m leaving the other 2 in the half gal pots. The solo cup and peat cup are 2 photo seeds im waiting to pop. The top left plant has always looked a bit odd, but she’s flowering just fine. I wanna say the peat cups affected their growth, but the top middle plant and the 2 in the half gallon pots seem to be unaffected by them. But then again, it could just be all genetics.
The 4x4 tent is going to give me some annoyance. I’ve recently adopted 2 cats, whom love to squeeze between the wall and the tent (and it takes forever to try and fish them out, and one gets stuck).
I think I’m going to attempt to clean out my spare room / “game” room this week, tear out the 4x4 tent, mount the light to the ceiling in that room and make sure it’s light proof from the main basement, then set the 4x4 upstairs in the spare room. Or just get rid of it all together since I don’t really need it.
Hmm. I’ll need to think about this.
Tonight’s update:
Auto tent:
That top left plant is just doing its freaky thing over there. She’s flowering pretty decent. Top right really has some growth and is looking good. I just wish she vegged another week longer or grew a bit taller faster.
Bottom plant still has time to impress me, but I’ll curb my expectations.
Top plant still has some veg left in her, but I think she’s starting to flower, or close to it.
The front 2 are doing pretty good, so there’s some hope still lol
This is one of the replacement photos I sowed (at least I’m pretty sure it’s a photo). It’s a strain I “created” (pollinated an unknown female photo with female auto cheese kush pollen). The name has a dual meaning, one named after the town I live in, and the other one of my favorite skater bands back from the late 90’s/early 2000’s lol
The other photo hasn’t popped yet. Beginning to think that peat cup is a curse so I may sow another seed or 2 into solo cups tonight.
Photo tent:
Tossed her into a 7 gallon bag tonight and fed. Did light trimming and started with the red clips.
Same with this girl.
With how little the autos are, I may do 5 plants in here, and if I remove the tent, I could possibly fit 6-8 plants in here as it’s a smidge larger than 5x5’.
Right now I don’t have any fans in here. The 6” ones I had fell apart on me, and I haven’t put the replacements in yet.
I also need to fix or replace the exhaust fan. It’s making some grinding noise, so I’m going to blast it with WD40 this weekend and see how it does. Right now it’s off since I can’t be home to monitor it for long periods until Saturday.
I think ultimately I’m going to take the tent out of there. Unsure if I’m going to set it up elsewhere in the house anytime soon, so it’ll probably just end up in a box somewhere.
I may use the frame of it to at least hold the fans, unless I find some other method to support them (though I suppose I could just use a standup fan or a box fan instead).
That’s all for now.
Auto tent:
That top left plant is just doing its freaky thing over there. She’s flowering pretty decent. Top right really has some growth and is looking good. I just wish she vegged another week longer or grew a bit taller faster.
Bottom plant still has time to impress me, but I’ll curb my expectations.
Top plant still has some veg left in her, but I think she’s starting to flower, or close to it.
The front 2 are doing pretty good, so there’s some hope still lol
This is one of the replacement photos I sowed (at least I’m pretty sure it’s a photo). It’s a strain I “created” (pollinated an unknown female photo with female auto cheese kush pollen). The name has a dual meaning, one named after the town I live in, and the other one of my favorite skater bands back from the late 90’s/early 2000’s lol
The other photo hasn’t popped yet. Beginning to think that peat cup is a curse so I may sow another seed or 2 into solo cups tonight.
Photo tent:
Tossed her into a 7 gallon bag tonight and fed. Did light trimming and started with the red clips.
Same with this girl.
With how little the autos are, I may do 5 plants in here, and if I remove the tent, I could possibly fit 6-8 plants in here as it’s a smidge larger than 5x5’.
Right now I don’t have any fans in here. The 6” ones I had fell apart on me, and I haven’t put the replacements in yet.
I also need to fix or replace the exhaust fan. It’s making some grinding noise, so I’m going to blast it with WD40 this weekend and see how it does. Right now it’s off since I can’t be home to monitor it for long periods until Saturday.
I think ultimately I’m going to take the tent out of there. Unsure if I’m going to set it up elsewhere in the house anytime soon, so it’ll probably just end up in a box somewhere.
I may use the frame of it to at least hold the fans, unless I find some other method to support them (though I suppose I could just use a standup fan or a box fan instead).
That’s all for now.
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In my mind, the canopy reinforces the frame and vise versa, I could be wrong though.
