Automatic Writing
29/30 August 2022
More automatic musings -
“I am no master, I know nothing, but I am a servant and I know something…”
What a short strange trip it’s been.
Wow, last week for the grow. This one has been a whirlwind. Between new plant types, personal, family and friend health issues, heat, too much time, not enough time and a small mountain of mole hills I have often wondered what the last week would look like.
Now I know; other than what looks to me to be a successful structural training resulting in more branches than is normal (and hopefully more harvest yield) autos are indeed just that; autos. They have their own time schedule and as long as you don’t kill them you’re destined to get at least 2-4 oz’s pretty much guaranteed.
As I mentioned when we started this automatic journey; I’ve been growing for a while but autos are a whole new experience. I still honestly believe some of the most beautiful cannabis flowers in the world are produced by autos. I now also am firmly of the mind set they are indeed a viable and working alternative to growing photo plants indoors when time and other factors will not fit into an allotted 4 month grow. Autos not only give you the option of growing many different strains at once with smaller yields, less work and more variety but also the option of structural attentiveness at the start that can lead to larger yields of ¾ or more of what you get from a photo without the added month of grow time.
I think there are probably as many growing methods and styles for autos as there are for photos. With just as many varying qualifications for success. For auto growers I think the balancing point is just about the center with most aiming for little training and medium yields (for an auto - size IS a factor). However, I think (therefore; I am) that if you limit your number of toppings and use LST to establish a productive plant structure you can indeed improve your yield with less plants. For photo plant growers the emphasis seems to be leaning heavily toward the quantity side. Don’t get me wrong, growing a lot of flowers is a good thing, but growing a smaller amount of kick a$$ flowers is better! I’ve always told anyone I have instructed in cannabis horticulture- “Learn to grow great buds first, THEN learn to grow more!”
If you’ve read this rambling from start to finish - give yourself a pat on the back and spark up a bowl; you deserve a break . 
I canna believe there are only 5 days left!
Thanks 
I’m not looking forward to being in trim jail for a day, but I’m excited to see what the yield is - and the projected dry weight 
