Welcome to Week 3 of the Sweet Seeds Gorilla Girl XL Auto’s grow. It’s been extremely cold here in Canada this last few weeks and these plants are doing their best to survive- not thrive. Although they are healthy and happy, they are just not thriving like my previous Sweet Seeds grow from the fall of 2021. The temperatures are only a few degrees cooler than spring, summer and fall but the humidity is extremely low at this particular time of year- 20-25% at best. Without adding additional humidity via a humidifier, my plants are at the mercy of the dry Canadian winters. Week 3 did not bring the expected growth spurt experienced by the plants in my previous Sweet Seeds grow (the Cream Mandarine XL autos). I have included a side by side comparison photo above to show the massive difference in size between the two SS grows. It’s because of the slow growth that I have decided not to top these plants 👎🏼 I increased the water early in Week 3 to 2.1 litres per plant every 4th day (0.52 of a litre per plant per day). Hopefully these ladies pick up a little over week 4. Mom’s Tip for Week #3- To Top or Not to Top?… Topping is an simple technique used by growers to split the main stalk/stem into two separate stalks/stems. This allows for height control when growing XL strains, encourages lower branch growth creating a more equal canopy height and of course- creates two beautiful, big colas instead of one! But topping Autoflowers has long been the source of great debate so I’m here to clarify Mom’s Do’s & Don’ts when topping autos. Do top your plants if they are healthy, thriving and on track (growth wise) with other growers and any info the breeder’s might provide. Don’t top your plants if they appear unhealthy, simply surviving and behind/slow (growth wise) compared to other growers growing the same strain. Do top your Autoflowers between 3-5 weeks from seed or when your plants have grown as many sets of branches as you desire (usually 4-6 sets of branches or nodes). Don’t top your auto’s beyond the 5th-6th week as they are most likely going into full flower. Do top, prior to or very early on in the pre-flower stretch and don’t top too late in pre-flower or once budding has begun- it’s too late and you’ve missed your opportunity for this grow. Do top your plants if you know what you’re doing and you’ve got the right tools. Believe it or not, I use a sterilized set of nail clippers (dedicated to this job alone) as they deliver a clean, controlled, perfect cut every time. Don’t top your plants if you haven’t done your homework or you haven’t got the right tools. Many people use their fingers but I find they are too large and awkward for such a precise job. More than once I have missed (FIM’d) or taken one of the two baby branches that are supposed to be left behind or simply injured those tiny developing branch sites by accident. Do top your autoflowers if you are growing a large/XL strain in a small/short space. This allows the grower to influence/control the overall height of the plants and creates a more equal/level canopy of foliage and eventually bud. Don’t top your auto’s if you are growing a short, fast flowering strain as this can sometimes stall/stunt them a tiny bit. Some Autoflowers run such a tight seed to harvest schedule that they legitimately cannot afford any interruptions in their growing cycle so check the breeder’s info before you chop. Do have fun with growing your Cannabis and don’t be afraid to try something new. Don’t top your Auto’s expecting to triple your yield though. I have learned that it will change the shape and height of your plants and you’ll end up with less low level, larfy bud but your yields will be almost identical whether you top or not. ✂️✂️✂️

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All good flowering nicely , I needed to remove a lot of fan leaves from the top of the Gelato Sorbet they were yellowish and some kind of deficiency is there.

Esta semana engordaron bastante las flores, los últimos dos dias de esta semana deje de regar con nutrientes, pura agua 🚿 para empezar el flush

All of the dosidos’ ended up dying. Hope it was a case of weak genetics and not my incompetence because the northern lights seems to be completely okay, and we’re about 2 and a half weeks in now. Next node is coming in and the plant is really kicking into fast growth now around 4~5th May.

Blue Cheese F1 automatic Week 8 2/23-3/1 Flower week 4 Week 8 flower week 4 The Blue Cheese gals are in full bloom, the buds are getting thicker and stacking. They are sticky and hard. Trichomes are increasing. From my phone they are a mix of clear and milky. They are 10 week strain so I and will have to get out my microscope. Since I have overfed my gals, this week I am trying to remove excess fertilizer from the planting medium by giving ph6.5 water only. Ph 6.5 Temp 65 Your likes and comments are appreciated. Thanks for stopping by. Growers love 💚🌿 💫Natrona💫

Growdiaries Grow 20 Welcome to my 20th grow on growdiaries, I'm doing 4 plants in this grow. This grow will consist of. #1 FFNA2410 Fastbuds test (?days flower) #2 FFNA2411 Fastbuds test (?days flower) #3 FFNA2412 Fastbuds test (?days flower) #4 Acapulco Gold MSNL (56-70days flower) This diary is focusing on: #2 FFNA2411 Fastbuds tester. I have little to no information about this strain until its been released for sale. The only information I do have is it is a fastflowering photoperiod. I have grown fadtbuds fastflowering photos before and they were 🔥 so 🤞these will also be great. Equipment on Smart plugs. 1. Light= Viparspectra Xs2000 2. Extractor= Ac infinity 4 inch 3. Oscillating fans/cameras= on 4 ext. 4. Humidifier= ram 5L/Dehumidifier= 2L 5. Feed= water pump. 6. Radiator= 1.5KW Germination. Tent settings. Extractor controller settings High temp= 23c Low temp= c Temp step=0c High Rh= 70% Low Rh= % Rh step=0% Speed max=5 Speed min=1 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=24/0 Radiator on=<c Radiator off=>c Humidifier on=<60% Humidifier off=>65% Dehumidifier on=>% Dehumidifier off=<% VPD aim=0.4-0.8 DLI aim=14-16 EC aim=0.4 PH aim=6.0 🗓️ Sun 17/12/23 #2 📋 Chose the seed and placed it in a shot glass of water at 10.30pm. 🗓️ Mon 18/12/23 #2 📋 At 7.00am tapped seed and it sunk so put it in wet paper towel. 10.00pm filled 0.6L pots with biobizz light mix and wet with 100ml water (5ml/L roots). 🗓️ Tue 19/12/23 #2 📋 7.00am looks like shell is opening. 5.00pm tap root breaking through shell so put in soil. 5.30pm started running tent. Light 24/0 Light distance 87cm Light power=73w=30% Dli=14.5 🗓️ Wed 20/12/23 #2 📋 5.00pm looks like soil movement, sprayed soil. 🗓️ Thur 21/12/23 #2 📋 7.00am tap root broken ground, growing upside down so turned right way around. 🗓️ Fri 22/12/23 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=24/0 Radiator on=<c Radiator off=>c Humidifier on=<63% Humidifier off=>68% Dehumidifier on=>% Dehumidifier off=<% 📋 Calibrated ph pens in ph 4/7 solution. Older pen read 6.8 Newer pen read 7.1 #2 📋 5.00pm Can see the top of the shell, she might make it after turning her over. 10.00pm helped shell off. 🤞 its OK. 🗓️ Sat 23/12/23 #2 📋 10.00am I think this one won't make it so started a fresh seed. 4.30pm seed sunk when tapped so put in paper towel. 10.00pm pulled the seedling as it wasn't going to make it, planted the 2nd seed into soil, I have faith in this seed. 🗓️ Sun 24/12/23 (Christmas eve) #2 📋 4.00pm no sign of soil movement. 🗓️ Mon 25/12/23 (Christmas Day) #2 📋 Merry Christmas everyone. 10.30pm no movement yet, wouldn't be surprised if it breaks ground tomorrow. 🗓️ Tue 26/12/23 (Boxing Day) #2 📋 soil movement. Maybe up tomorrow 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= manual/spray Neutralise=0.1ml/L Roots=5ml/L Feed=nutes Volume=150ml Easy Ph down=0 drops/L Ec=0.28PH=6.2/6.2 Time=10.00pm Runoff. Total runoff=30ml Ec=3.6 PH=5.5 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 🗓️ Wednesday 27/12/23 #2 (Day 0) 📋 10.00am and has broken ground, shell is off but leaves are closed. She took 4 days to germinate, the original didn't make it due to me not being quick enough to correct it. So the 2nd attempt is 6 days behind the other tester strains. 10.00pm Before changes. H=2cm D=86cm DLI=14.0 After changes. H=2cm D=83cm DLI=17.6 Extractor controller settings High temp= 24c Low temp= c Temp step=0c High Rh= 70% Low Rh= % Rh step=0% Speed max=5 Speed min=1 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=22/2 (02.00am) Radiator on=<19c Radiator off=>20c Humidifier on=<64% Humidifier off=>67% Dehumidifier on=>% Dehumidifier off=<% Smart controller settings (during lights off). Lights off=22/2 (00.00am) Radiator on=<16c Radiator off=>18c Humidifier on=off Humidifier off=off Dehumidifier on=>% Dehumidifier off=<% Light power was=73w=30% Light power now=86w=36% Lowered light by 3cm. Back soon. Take it easy.

These plants are starting to blow up. 💣 These are some very healthy looking plants but what else can be expected from such stable genes.🤷‍♂️🏽 just removed some lower most branches, everything below where o first topped really. ✂️ just a few more weeks before the flip to flower.🌺

what can I say over 7 ft tall now which is impressive in this drought with only the pittance of water I've been giving them once a week. Just goes to show you that my water conservation techniques work. They are both starting to smell like a hint of chocolate and peanut butter. Can't wait to see how these ones smoke. They are also into full pre flower and should be in full flower by next weekend.

Weather and Sun bring forth bounty.

Week 10 Light cycle=12/12 Light Power=150w Extractor controller settings High temp=24c Low temp= c Temp step=0c High Rh= 50% Low Rh= % Rh step=0% Speed max=10 Speed min=1 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=10.01-21.59 Radiator on= below 22.0c Radiator off= above 23.0c Smart controller settings (during lights off). Lights off=22.00-10.00 Radiator on= below 18c Radiator off= above 19c Fri 23/2/24 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= automatic Feed=bloom nutes. Neutralise=0.1ml/L Silicon=1.0ml/L Calmag=0.5ml/L Terra Bloom=3.0ml/L Sumo Boost=2.0ml/L P/K 9/18=1.0ml/L Easy Ph down=0.1ml/L Ec=1.9 PH=6.8/6.8 Time start=12.00pm Finish time=13.45pm (11×5 minute runs with 5 minute gaps) Total flow rate=190ml/min Flow rate per plant=47ml/min. Total volume made=13L(L) Total volume left=2.4L Total volume used=10.6L Volume per plant=2 6L (Est) Runoff. Total runoff=2.5L Ec=2.2 PH=6.2/6.3 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 #1 (Day 64)(Day 26 flower) 📋 tray is just high enough that they aren't sat in runoff. Sat 24/2/24 #1 (Day 65)(Day 27 flower) 📋 nothing Sun 25/2/24 #1 (Day 66)(Day 28 flower) 📋 Lowered light power from 150w to 140w Mon 26/2/24 #1 (Day 67)(Day 29 flower) 📋 Tue 27/2/24 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 Method= automatic Feed=water Neutralise=0.1ml/L Easy Ph down=0.ml/L Ec=0.2 PH=6.8/6.8 Time start=12.00pm Finish time=13.45pm (11×5 minute runs with 5 minute gaps) Total flow rate=190ml/min Flow rate per plant=47ml/min. Total volume made=13L Total volume left=4L Total volume used=9L Volume per plant=2.25L (Est) Runoff. Total runoff=0.5L Ec=1.8 PH=6.5/ Didn't run as should because forgot to plug it in. 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 #1 (Day 68)(Day 30 flower) 📋 Wed 28/2/24 #1 (Day 69)(Day 31 flower) 📋 Thur 29/2/24 #1 (Day 70)(Day 32 flower)**** 📋 I'm glad I removed a load of colas the other week because if I hadn't of done that I think she would be very overcrowded with no room between the colas. She is that tall that I can't get my camera in the tent to take pictures. At the moment I can just about pull her out the tent but I don't want to do that to much with me being very accident prone. Back soon. Take it easy.

Buds coming along greatly & seems like the thrip infection is under control... All plants are quite small this time, perhaps too much light(or lights too near)? Some bud tips are bleached out...i think thats definately from too near lights...i increased the distance now... Increased the lights to 12.5h a day

3-29-20: Took a couple leaves off of her from the bottom and checking to see if training lines are tight daily. 3-31-20: Exciting week, she really took off. about 2 more weeks until i flip the light schedule to 12-12. all the flowering sites are receiving good light so far with only 2 slightly under the canopy.

Another freezing cold week !! Before having this plant, i thought that a plant would never survive with this temperatures... but this Afghan Kush proved im wrong, whats amazing because this plants strenght is remarkable, the buds i noticed, are not developing as fast as in September/October, basic grower logic but we are having between 8-14 ºC during the day and 2-5ºC at night.. Wider range of colours, i spot like Purple, Deep green, and even shades of Violet and blue, its incredible :D Last feedings, finished like in the middle of this week and the buds developement degree is telling me, its flush time ... Spotted a few white aphids, but only on the leaves, so not a problem.. Having in mind the temperatures they are not lasting so much hahaha its the good thing Last weeks of life, and i suppose she will be yellowing more during the next week. THe photos are progresive, so the first photos were taken at the beginning of the week and so ... Have a Nice Week Guys :D

This plant at week 4 was little bit stunned because she is getting all the cold and is stressed out,the fan hits directly into the plant.I was feeding all the plants same amounts of nutrients but this one didn’t handle it well so I flush her one time and at week 5 she got a lot taller and stronger 💪

I believe I couldve done better with this strain. I shouldve fed veg nutes earlier and payed attention to ph but i didnt have my ph pen until later in the grow. All in all though shes super frosty. Responds better to training rather than not. Takes about 4/5 weeks to veg and she couldve done 9/10 weeks of flower but i chopped at 8. Started trimming and drying on 4/3 and didnt finish until 4/7. But some of the early chop will be dry in the next couple days

Zdar a sílu. Vypadá to že se blížíme ke zdárnému konci.Brocolice krásně voní a ještě víc lepí, palice zmohutněly a celkově to parádně zaplnilo stan, sundal jsem síťku, prostříhal a "TOP z pátého týdne" už šel pod kosu aby nepřekážel. Ta menší jde na řadu za dva dny a zbytek nechám ještě týden. Ph 6.2 , Ec 2 , zálivka pořad stejný dokola, 4.5l každý třetí den . Ať to roste a za týden 🖖

Hi people! Everyone knows that growing requires patience from the grower! otherwise nothing good will come of it .. and in this case my patience is at the limit)) but I hold on .. I'll tell you why ..)) I'm used to growing my plants using lst topping defoliation and all possible training methods .. (as you can see by reviewing my diaries ..) well, I was planning to do the same on this girl .. at the age of 3 weeks I did Topping .. well, I was planning further LST and all that .. but it is so beautiful that it will grow, grow round and turn into a beautiful round fluffy bush that I felt sorry to touch her and interfere with her natural beauty .. so I got patience and decided not to touch it at all until completion ..) hands itch to cut off at least a leaf! there are a lot of branches with flowers inside)) I just imagine her in buds in a few weeks) and it takes my breath away from understanding how beautiful she will look ..

Allora, come avete potuto vedere con i vostri occhi, i questa ragazza ha avuto un sacco di problemi fin dall inizio, ha avuto stress da calore, stress da condizioni non stabili come avrei voluto di umidità /temperatura, ma nel complesso è uscita una ganja, un prodotto automedicante davvero interessante, da sperimentare prossimamente con attenzioni migliori! Purtroppo non ero abituato a gestire così tante oaintae in uno spazio così ridotto , al prossimo ciclo manderò in fioritura una settimana prima, altrimenti mi ritroverò con dei mostri un bel po' difficili da gestire in una box come la mia , ma devo dire che sono rimasto davvero sorpreso dei risultati che sono riuscito a raggiungere, merito della mia sconfinata passione per questa meravigliosa pianta magica, e anche grazie a voi che mi seguite! Ne vedrete delle belle prossimamente! Un buon 420 a tutti voi!, fumate e state tranquilli! 💪😸😽💨