First Grow: Outdoor Autoflower Blueberry & AK-47 In Pots With Dr. Earth Soil

[moderngroroom]

re: First Grow - Outdoor Autoflower Blueberry & AK-47 In Pots With Dr. Earth Soil

It's amazing what a few days of sunny skies will do for these plants! They don't seem to be doing anything under the CFL's at night, but here's what they looked like this morning:

Blueberry 1 at 36 days

AK-47 at 27 days

Blueberry 2 at 26 days with LST continuing

Still wondering if it's worth the nightly move into the shed for CFL augmentation. Anyone have a thought?

wow you really had her bent over, clever idea with the rock cant wait to do sum LST on my white widow gonna take me some time to finish up reading on this old journal but had comment.....

 

[moderngroroom]

re: First Grow - Outdoor Autoflower Blueberry & AK-47 In Pots With Dr. Earth Soil

Another thing, turns out that Blueberry 1 looked thirsty last night, so I watered it with plain pH 6.2 water. Funny thing is that even though I water these plants with 6.2-6.4 water and the runoff is the same (measured with a digital tester), the soil always reads 7.0 with the soil meter probes. I'm not going to worry too much about it as long as everything looks ok, but it still seems odd to me.

when i use my probe it has to stay in the soil for a minute bc it says 7.0 just like yours then after a min or 2 in soil ill start getting readings of 6.5/6.4

 

[InTheShed]

wow you really had her bent over, clever idea with the rock cant wait to do sum LST on my white widow gonna take me some time to finish up reading on this old journal but had comment.....

I don't run LST on my photos because I can do all the fun high-stress stuff. I do spread them out with ties and supercropping, but I don't tie them that flat because I can let them get taller as the veg. I'd only do that on a photo if my tent was 2' tall .

when i use my probe it has to stay in the soil for a minute bc it says 7.0 just like yours then after a min or 2 in soil ill start getting readings of 6.5/6.4

Yeah those probes are basically crap. I haven't used mine since I got my meters and now I don't even know where it is!

 

[moderngroroom]

I don't run LST on my photos because I can do all the fun high-stress stuff. I do spread them out with ties and supercropping, but I don't tie them that flat because I can let them get taller as the veg. I'd only do that on a photo if my tent was 2' tall .

Yeah those probes are basically crap. I haven't used mine since I got my meters and now I don't even know where it is!

Yeah i thought mine was to bc i had that problem in i had left it in the soil for a minute and it started to work my was like 8$ and its always on point with my run off i just figured id bring it up incase you wanted to try it again that to just leave it in soil

 

[FoNz]

Very nice pics and grow InTheShed. But that closeup photo hack, nice!

 

[InTheShed]

Very nice pics and grow InTheShed. But that closeup photo hack, nice!

Thanks Fonz! to the 420magazine website.

Check out my perpetual grow if you're interested. Listed as "Current" in my sig. And any other threads that strike your fancy. Lots to learn around this place .

 

[BooWho2]

In case no one wants to re-read this journal from the start

well someone did!

everyone was amazed at how high they got off my homegrown dope.

Isn’t that a great feeling?

I don't think I'll ever top an auto. I'm a member of the Our Lady Queen of LST!

How’s that working out? Pretty damn well I’d say! I’m still gonna top an auto.

Loved your first journal Shed. I had so many quotes lined up and lost them all at about page 30 (doh!). Once again, it’s good for a newbie like me to be able to see that the people I look up to on this site were once, kinda, like me. Thanks for putting it all out there - your first journal was packed with lots of great bookmarks for me!

 

[InTheShed]

well someone did!

Well oil beef hooked! Amazing commitment Boo.

Isn’t that a great feeling

IKR!

How’s that working out? Pretty damn well I’d say! I’m still gonna top an auto.

If I grew anything other than DDAs these days I still would . But I try not to dissuade others from topping. So of course I'll be watching yours.

your first journal was packed with lots of great bookmarks for me!

I'm really glad there was helpful stuff and it was worth the read.

 

[AdaminCO]

And of course, Blueberry 1, day 52. Switched last night to straight TigerBloom, 1.5tsp/gallon.

Whole plant:

Lower flowers:

Main cola (look at me using cannabis terminology!):

Some of the upper pistils are starting to turn brown at the tips. What's that mean?

Also, anyone have an estimate about how long this has left to go? I want to make sure I have time to flush it since there's been no plain water since I started feeding.

It’s so funny going back in time. Lol!
Ole Shed learning to fly.

 

[InTheShed]

It’s so funny going back in time. Lol!
Ole Shed learning to fly.

Still learning.

 

[AdaminCO]

Still learning.

It’s so lonely here. Lmao!
Great times!

 

[Carmen Ray]

I made tin foil hats for all three plants

So they do have a use after all!
Shed, why didn't you top your autos? I am going down rabbit holes to try to decide how to grow mine. I found a tutorial on a seed site that says that topping and training autos is not for the faint hearted. I feel a bit faint of heart but that is not to say it cannot be overcome if necessary. I read Boo's method yesterday and I could do it. What are the pros and cons? I asked Google but it doesn't have a direct answer for me... just more rabbit holes lol.

 

[InTheShed]

So they do have a use after all!
Shed, why didn't you top your autos? I am going down rabbit holes to try to decide how to grow mine. I found a tutorial on a seed site that says that topping and training autos is not for the faint hearted. I feel a bit faint of heart but that is not to say it cannot be overcome if necessary. I read Boo's method yesterday and I could do it. What are the pros and cons? I asked Google but it doesn't have a direct answer for me... just more rabbit holes lol.

I actually answered that question on another thread just yesterday!

 

[CaptainLucky]

Congratulations on your nomination for MOTM my brother. CL

 

[little kitten]

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Any idea of how much I should trim? Only the tiniest buds at the very bottom and all new branch growth like in this pic?

Hate to sound too nervous but this is my first grow and I want to be able to show off my harvest! A lot of my (non-growing) friends are talking trash about what I'll be able to get.

.Talking trash about YOU?....I hear Karma coming......

 

[little kitten]

Happy 4th of July to all those celebrating Independence Day! Quick update before the grilled meats!

I did some thinning of lower branches and buds of Blueberry 1 today, as well as feeding with 1/4 tsp/gallon with Open Sesame.

Think I went too far?

Shed, how often do you use the Open Sesame? Separate watering with G.B. and CalMag?

 

[InTheShed]

Shed, how often do you use the Open Sesame? Separate watering with G.B. and CalMag?

Never anymore. Remember you're reading 7-year old posts! I recommend you skip my first two journals and the first 1700 pages of my current journal so you can be up to date with the current stuff.

 

[little kitten]

Never anymore. Remember you're reading 7-year old posts! I recommend you skip my first two journals and the first 1700 pages of my current journal so you can be up to date with the current stuff.

O.K. You just ask some questions that are good....enjoying the journals....

 

[InTheShed]

O.K. You just ask some questions that are good....enjoying the journals....

Thanks kitten, and I hope I've learned a lot since then!