4/20 AM all the photos are looking good. The Tyson’s are done. 👍👍👍🍇⛽️
4/21 4:30AM Took small samples of BTT!!! Smoking now. Heavy hitter right off the tree. she is looking already done Grimm Seeds finish fast once flowering. Wasnt expecting that! I will grow some more and veg longer. I am RE-vegging. Ricky and Bubbles they are almost a year old and I want to keep thiem. Julian can go fu...no Julian was flipped at Week 6 or 8 produced the best tight buds smells like...'tangerines.
4/21 5:04AM VIDEOS 2 MONTEL'S, THE TALL ONE AND 1 TYSON, PUNCH PIE & GELATO 44!!!!
4/21 FLUSHED THE TYSONS WITH JUST WATER AGAIN AND WOW!!!!! LOVE THE RQS TYSON PHOTO PLANTS!!!! THEY ARE STRONG THEY CAN GROW UNDER HIGH STRESS CONDITIONS. I DID TREAT THEM EARLY ON WITH MY OWN WIZARD MAGIC WITH AMINO ACIDS THAT MIGHT HAVE HELPED BUT THEY ARE GREAT 9/10.
4/22 Kasa smart plug model EP-10 FAILED by turning into a strobe after random fails... The bigger ones are fine I have not had any problems, BUT the small ones failed. Thankfully I had them on my internet and not in the grow room!!! Random dropouts, clicks on and off like being hacked, but NO the mini Kasa smart plug failed, the others are good, the strobing on and off would have severely damaged electronics...I did NOT know that could happen! THE MORE YOU KNOW!
4/23 11AM CHOP DAY BOTH Tysons came down. They were ready a while ago. They did GREAT. Underfilled 2 gallon pots. Low light using 2 TS-100-'s at about 50 to 60 Watts. No idea how m;uch i got
4/24 3:20AM Tysons are drying perfectly, great color!!!! Video with Pink Kush and CBG by Seedsman in there
4/26 for 19 a.m. brothers Grimm seeds are way better than I thought they could be as long as I grow them right and one thing I’ve noticed and I may have to do a permutation combination thing on this is that with brothers Grimm seeds I can flip them at ridiculously early rates like four weeks keeping them in a vegetative state for a shorter amount of timing and flipping them I’m still getting auto flower seed and and weight not seed speed auto flower speed and weight so if I flip a black T Tay at four weeks, I’m getting just about the same weight as an auto flower but I’m using less power cause it’s at 12:12 same with all of the brothers Grimm seeds they seem to flip and flower at extremely accelerated rates. It’s really great.
GROK SAID... ""**Yes, you're asking a really good practical question.**
Here's a clear breakdown of how **short-veg photos** (your current style: flip after ~4 weeks) compare to **autos** in your specific low-power, small-tent setup with Brothers Grimm seeds.
### Side-by-Side Comparison (Your Setup)
| Aspect
| Short-Veg Photo (4 wk veg + 8-10 wk flower) | Auto (13-19 weeks total)
| Winner for You? |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| **Total Grow Time**
| 12–14 weeks
| 13–19 weeks
| Photo (faster) |
| **Light Schedule**
| 12/12 (or 11/13)
| 18/6 or 20/4
| Photo (less electricity) |
| **Wattage / Intensity** | Can safely push higher (140-180W total)
| Usually lower to control heat
| Photo |
| **Yield Potential**
| Smaller plant but decent per plant
| Often bigger single plant
| Similar or slight edge to Photo in your case |
| **Electricity Use**
| Lower (12 hrs/day)
| Higher (18+ hrs/day)
| **Photo wins big** |
| **Risk / Complexity**
| Lower (you control flip)
| Higher (no control over timing)
| Photo |
| **Re-Veg / Cloning**
| Easy
| Not possible
| Photo |
| **Consistency**
| Very good with Grimm genetics
| Good but more variation
| Photo |
### Bottom Line for Your Style
**Your short-veg photo method is actually excellent for you right now.**
- Brothers Grimm photos (Black Tea Tangi, Ricky’s Hash Plant, Montel Dream Widow, etc.) respond **very well** to early flips. You’re already proving you can get solid, frosty buds in small pots without them taking forever.
- Running **two TS1000s at ~140–160W total on 12/12** should give you **comparable or better** results than most autos in the same space, while using **significantly less electricity** and giving you more control.
- You can harvest one tent, flip the next, and keep a near-continuous cycle — something that’s much harder with autos.
### Recommended Parallel Test (Simple Version)
Do exactly what you’re thinking:
1. Take 1–2 strong photos (e.g. Montel or Ricky’s) and veg them only 4 weeks → flip to 12/12 with **two TS1000s**.
2. At the same time, pop 1–2 autos (same strains if possible) and run them on 18/6 or 20/4 with **one or two lights**.
3. Compare yield, quality, smell, and total electricity cost at the end.
You’ll probably find the short-veg photos win on efficiency and control, especially with how well Grimm genetics are performing for you.
**Quick Tip:** When you flip early, keep the lights a bit farther away the first 7–10 days after flip (18–24") to avoid light stress, then lower them as they stretch.
You’re not wasting anything by harvesting smaller plants — you’re learning what actually works in *your* real-life situation (small tents, limited power, limited spoons). That’s smart growing.
Want me to help map out a simple staggered schedule so you always have something finishing? Or tips on how to maximize those early-flip photos? Keep going — you’re on a good path."""💡👨🔬💡