First Grow: Autos, Coco, Limited Equipment

[Angrytomato]

Hey all. As the title says it's my first time so any help and advice along the way would be appreciated.

I'm on day 5 after they first sprout out and open up.

Started with 4 blueberry autos from Dutch passion but one of them didn't sprout and when I went looking for the seed it was gone so I got 3 now.

75% coco and a 25% mix of perlite and vermiculite

I only have base nutes in sensi bloom A+B as I've seen a few people only using bloom with autos.

1m x 1m x 2m tent
900w Philzon led (175 actual draw)
A cheap 6" extractor fan
And a oscillation fan.

No humidifier or de-humidifier until the mid next month and no heater but it's hot as shit over here atm so actually have issues keeping it under 28c.

So I'll start by saying I had information that you shouldn't
Feed nutes until day 10 but someone in here corrected me and told me to start feeding straight away, that was day 2 and it was good advice lol

I started with 1ml of bloom A+B per 9l and have been feeding them 1/4 litre twice a day @8am & 5pm

I'll just post the pics I've taken today

 

[Angrytomato]

Hey all. As the title says it's my first time so any help and advice along the way would be appreciated.

I'm on day 5 after they first sprout out and open up.

Started with 4 blueberry autos from Dutch passion but one of them didn't sprout and when I went looking for the seed it was gone so I got 3 now.

75% coco and a 25% mix of perlite and vermiculite

I only have base nutes in sensi bloom A+B as I've seen a few people only using bloom with autos.

1m x 1m x 2m tent
900w Philzon led (175 actual draw)
A cheap 6" extractor fan
And a oscillation fan.

No humidifier or de-humidifier until the mid next month and no heater but it's hot as shit over here atm so actually have issues keeping it under 28c.

So I'll start by saying I had information that you shouldn't
Feed nutes until day 10 but someone in here corrected me and told me to start feeding straight away, that was day 2 and it was good advice lol

I started with 1ml of bloom A+B per 9l and have been feeding them 1/4 litre twice a day @8am & 5pm

I'll just post the pics I've taken today

Ignore the purple

Hey all. As the title says it's my first time so any help and advice along the way would be appreciated.

I'm on day 5 after they first sprout out and open up.

Started with 4 blueberry autos from Dutch passion but one of them didn't sprout and when I went looking for the seed it was gone so I got 3 now.

75% coco and a 25% mix of perlite and vermiculite

I only have base nutes in sensi bloom A+B as I've seen a few people only using bloom with autos.

1m x 1m x 2m tent
900w Philzon led (175 actual draw)
A cheap 6" extractor fan
And a oscillation fan.

No humidifier or de-humidifier until the mid next month and no heater but it's hot as shit over here atm so actually have issues keeping it under 28c.

So I'll start by saying I had information that you shouldn't
Feed nutes until day 10 but someone in here corrected me and told me to start feeding straight away, that was day 2 and it was good advice lol

I started with 1ml of bloom A+B per 9l and have been feeding them 1/4 litre twice a day @8am & 5pm

I'll just post the pics I've taken today

Ignore the purple pics they were taken yesterday or day before.

 

[jaybirdz]

Off to a good start! That's good you started feeding them right away.

 

[Angrytomato]

Day 6
Upped the nuts to 1 1/2ml per 2 gallon and feeing 1/4l 3 times a day - 8am, 3pm and 10pm.
Ppm @126 (base 63)
Temp steady @26c but will probably increase to 29c later in the day.

 

[Angrytomato]

So after I watered them this morning I checked the run off.
PH was about 6.4 and the ppm was between 300-500. Is this normal considering PH has been between 5.7-6.1 and ppm less than 150 in my feed water.
I was gonna do a mini flush with just water in a few hours and start nutrients again in the morning is this a good idea?

 

[Angrytomato]

Didn't bother with the mini flush and just left it at the 1 feed I did this morning

 

[Angrytomato]

Day 13
Upped to 3ml per gallon.
1 of them isn't getting much taller but it was a day or so late popping up, doesn't seem to be growing evenly tho.

 

[Jungle Joseph]

Looks like it topped itself, I had one that started similar to that freaky one and I just flipped it to 12/12. I love watching mutant plants grow. I'm in.

 

[Jungle Joseph]

So after I watered them this morning I checked the run off.
PH was about 6.4 and the ppm was between 300-500. Is this normal considering PH has been between 5.7-6.1 and ppm less than 150 in my feed water.
I was gonna do a mini flush with just water in a few hours and start nutrients again in the morning is this a good idea?

I was the same when I started and was told not to stress about runoff, I use a&b as well as calmag and pH to 5.8 they seem happy enough to me. I haven't checked the runoff at all since. I'm not saying don't, but as long as you don't overfeed, and keep pH in check, you should be good.
Ps, I'm an amateur, not a professional.

 

[Angrytomato]

I was the same when I started and was told not to stress about runoff, I use a&b as well as calmag and pH to 5.8 they seem happy enough to me. I haven't checked the runoff at all since. I'm not saying don't, but as long as you don't overfeed, and keep pH in check, you should be good.
Ps, I'm an amateur, not a professional.

Thanks pal. I will update in a few days. With pics and what's been up.

 

[Angrytomato]

First off sorry its been a while! Life and shit ya know.
Currently day 76 and looking like it might possibly run up to 14 weeks. Out of the 3, 1 is growing really well while the one whose roots were growing up looks like its about a week behind and the other the tall one looks about 2 weeks behind. Had to tie it down the tall one as its now almost 4 1/2 ft and looks like it's 2 weeks behind. I have a jewellers loop and all the trichs look mostly clear with a few milky, gonna wait till most are milky before flush. Out of the three the middle one looks like it's gonna be some dank stuff. Also got a TSW2000 a few days ago, nice to be able to see what they actually look like under a light that isn't purple.

 

[Bill284]

First off sorry its been a while! Life and shit ya know.
Currently day 76 and looking like it might possibly run up to 14 weeks. Out of the 3, 1 is growing really well while the one whose roots were growing up looks like its about a week behind and the other the tall one looks about 2 weeks behind. Had to tie it down the tall one as its now almost 4 1/2 ft and looks like it's 2 weeks behind. I have a jewellers loop and all the trichs look mostly clear with a few milky, gonna wait till most are milky before flush. Out of the three the middle one looks like it's gonna be some dank stuff. Also got a TSW2000 a few days ago, nice to be able to see what they actually look like under a light that isn't purple.

Hello @Angrytomato hope your having a great day.
Your ladies are looking good my friend.
Have you been plucking leaves off the one in the back?
Stay safe.
Bill

 

[Angrytomato]

Hello @Angrytomato hope your having a great day.
Your ladies are looking good my friend.
Have you been plucking leaves off the one in the back?
Stay safe.
Bill

The tall one that I've pinned down yes, I did a really big defoliate a while ago and it has seemed to help it bulk up a bit. But the other 2 I did a light leaf strip 12 days ago. I know it looks like I've striped the leaves off the tops on the back one but I haven't, don't know why it looks like that tbh

 

[Bill284]

The tall one that I've pinned down yes, I did a really big defoliate a while ago and it has seemed to help it bulk up a bit. But the other 2 I did a light leaf strip 12 days ago. I know it looks like I've striped the leaves off the tops on the back one but I haven't, don't know why it looks like that tbh

They need the fans for photosynthesis to build buds.
Don't take anymore off.
If they die and fall off fine.
Otherwise let them go.
Keep up the good work.
Stay safe.
Bill

 

[Angrytomato]

They need the fans for photosynthesis to build buds.
Don't take anymore off.
If they die and fall off fine.
Otherwise let them go.
Keep up the good work.
Stay safe.
Bill

I'm not gonna take any off I don't need too, the tall one looked terrible before I did that tho thanks mate

 

[Angrytomato]

So I looked at my plants today and noticed this yellowing on the top leaves coming out the bud! Wasn't there yesterday and it doubled in 3 hours. Is this normal so close to harvest (about 2 weeks I think)? I know the leaves will yellow close to the end but I thought they started at the bottom, all other leaves look fine it's just the buds

 

[FelipeBlu]

Looks like it could be Ca def. Do you know what the relative humidity is in the tent? What’s your current feed mix?

 

[Bill284]

So I looked at my plants today and noticed this yellowing on the top leaves coming out the bud! Wasn't there yesterday and it doubled in 3 hours. Is this normal so close to harvest (about 2 weeks I think)? I know the leaves will yellow close to the end but I thought they started at the bottom, all other leaves look fine it's just the buds

I'm sorry I haven't read back.
Are you feeding cal mag?
What's your nutrients and feed?
Ph?
What's in your pots?
Stay safe.
Bill

 

[Angrytomato]

I'm sorry I haven't read back.
Are you feeding cal mag?
What's your nutrients and feed?
Ph?
What's in your pots?
Stay safe.
Bill

8ml-gallon sensi bloom a+b
4ml-gallon carboload+overdrive+Bigbud.
No cal-mag.
PH I can't get an accurate read but the strips look around 6.
I'm only a 3 days from doing the flush so I'm not too concerned but doing a quick Google tells me it's watering issues but I dont think that's quite right. I didn't think it was normal to start yellowing from the top and would just like to know for future grows. Thank for your help my dude really appreciated

 

[Angrytomato]

Looks like it could be Ca def. Do you know what the relative humidity is in the tent? What’s your current feed mix?

See above comment!
Temps between 25-30c RH around 45%, I don't have great air circulation so trying to keep the RH down low, last thing I want is mould at this stage.