Automatically Growing: A Diary of First Grow

Calyxander · March 28, 2019, 12:04am

This is my very first crack at growing some autoflowering cannabis.
My curiosity has provoked me into action.

I am doing a very basic, primitive grow. I am not at my home base, and have no equipment.
No thermometer, no way to measure PH (I know the water here is workable, as I used it last summer…water supply website indicates the PH range from two sources is 6.5 to 7.5.)
I have two LED screw-ins with which to start seeds.
Seeds started in Jiffy Mix seed starter with a little extra perlite. Then they will go into ProMix HP.
My plan is to provide sunlight when it is warm enough to put them outside.They will be brought back inside for more light each evening or if weather is not favorable. On sunny days with temps too low, they will be in a sunny window. I figure from what I have read, that the autos should finish by the end of April at the latest.

Alongside the autos are two Super Lemon Haze x Jesus OG provided by @Scissor-Hanz

I will be introducing the wee ones in my next post.

Bongedtobits · February 3, 2019, 6:45pm

First to grab a seat!

Esrgood4u · February 3, 2019, 6:58pm

Autos have come a long way. They are just as good and strong as photoperiod plants are if grown in the right conditions.

Calyxander · February 3, 2019, 8:19pm

On Jan 25 I put the seeds directly into Jiffy Mix in cells of a styro egg carton.
4 total, 2 SLH x Jesus OG, 2 autos. All 4 popped up.
I had to transplant them today. I have read autos do not take kindly to being transplanted.

I also have 5 other little autos I started after these.

Here is my transplanting routine.

ETA
the taller plants are the reg photo SLH X JOG

Esrgood4u · February 3, 2019, 7:39pm

Autos don’t like being fimmed or topped either but I do it every time ive grown them. As long as you don’t disturb the roots too much transplanting isn’t a problem

Scissor-Hanz · February 3, 2019, 7:53pm

You can go ahead and get used to saying that. That one’s a bit of a stretcher, 300% +/-… Buds are looking amazing on the one I have at 5-6 weeks flower though. No-leaf / all-bud

It’s actually a Super Lemon Haze cross, not SSH

Calyxander · February 3, 2019, 8:18pm

Thanks, it was a typo I missed.
I anticipate stretching which means I am going to top them accordingly.
I want to keep them in profile with the autos, so I will have to be aggressive.

Calyxander · February 3, 2019, 8:57pm

Here is the little set up in a closet with a radiant heater…

I started 6 more auto seeds about 4 or 5 days after the first 2.
I put 2 in each container 5 sprouted. I will be killing the ones I think are the most likely to be male,
leaving 1 in each container.

Scissor-Hanz · February 3, 2019, 9:18pm

…are the auto-flowers the Low Ryder X La Diva?

Calyxander · February 3, 2019, 9:20pm

They are.

Should be fun, I hope.

Jjm · February 3, 2019, 9:43pm

I’m joining in watching too!

Meesh · February 3, 2019, 10:53pm

With your indoor lights, should do better than my winter autos. Lots of rain this winter for me.

ReikoX · February 3, 2019, 11:00pm

Divyder rocks! Are they the F2s @Scissor-Hanz made or my F1s?

Calyxander · February 4, 2019, 12:36am

Thanks for nudging me to specify, I did not previously do so, 'cause I was uncertain.
They are @Scissor-Hanz F2s 2018.

Tinytuttle · February 4, 2019, 1:30am

Kind of sounds like my grows here in Colorado in the winter time just cracked the windows the other day and gave the girls some fresh 55 degree air in a sunny south facing window ! Following along and bringing my popcorn right watch the show!

ReikoX · February 4, 2019, 4:22am

I’ll be interested in how the F2s differ.

Calyxander · February 4, 2019, 5:09pm

Fortunately the temperature outdoors here hit 60 f about 1 1/2 hours ago.
So my entire plant family has been enjoying their first excursion under the direct sun.
I will leave them out until the temp goes back below 60… 64 expected high today.

Calyxander · February 7, 2019, 5:25pm

Here are the kids today.

This is the biggest of the Divyders

Meesh · February 9, 2019, 2:47am

They don’t seem to mind 60 degrees at all!

Calyxander · February 9, 2019, 5:04pm

Here are the plants today.
Too cold to get ‘em out today. Too cloudy…
So, under the puny lights they remain.

These are the two largest plants…seeds started on the same day…popped within a day of each other.
The SLHxJOG is substantially larger than the Divyder F2.