Sweet Specials Auto and Big Devil Auto - 400W HPS - Soil

[Rukus]

Hello mates!
This is my first and I hope not the last journal here. So here we go.
3 Seeds (2xsweet spec. and 1xbig devil) from Sweet Seeds was germinated @28th of Feb and buried in soil (60% soil+ 20% perlite+20% vermiculite) @1st of Mar. Light cycle was 18/6 at veg and 12/12 at bloom.
Vegetation was pretty fast and nice without any problem and girls started to bloom @ 4th week.
I was using BioBizz nuts like alg-a-mic and bio-grow to feed them at veg stage and I added BioBloom and B.A.C. Bloom Stimulator at bloom stage.
Couple of weeks ago I noticed that lower fan leaves became yellow and top leaves edges dried.
SO any suggestions how can I cure my babies?
Regards,
Alex

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

How far into flowering are you? Fan leaves are notorious for yellowing and falling of during the flowering period due to the lack of nitrogen in the fertilizer. This would be your most favorable explanation, but without further info can't help you any more.

Your plants look really good my friend. I'm subbed to your grow.

+reps

 

[Hiker]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Yellowing of lower fan leaves is usually an indication of N deficiency. As Mono said, this is not uncommon in flowering due to lower N in flowering nute mixes. Depending on how far along you are, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm unsure how long since you went to 12/12. If it's only been a few weeks, bump up the N a little in your feedings. If you're a couple weeks from harvest (doesn't look like it in pics), then don't add more N.

Grats on getting your journal going! +rep

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Will add more BioGrow with my next feeding, but actually I worry about dried tips of upper leaves, looks like overfeeding? am I wrong?
I shifted to 12/12 for a couple of weeks ago, when I realized that buds are appeared and girls needs bloom cycle.
Frankly speakin I don't know is this really important to make shift to 12/12 for autos.

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Will add more BioGrow with my next feeding, but actually I worry about dried tips of upper leaves, looks like overfeeding? am I wrong?
I shifted to 12/12 for a couple of weeks ago, when I realized that buds are appeared and girls needs bloom cycle.
Frankly speakin I don't know is this really important to make shift to 12/12 for autos.

Auto flowering plants grow best if kept under 18/6 from seed right through to harvest. They also don't need as many nutes as a regular plant does.

Your plants look good, how much have you been feeding them?

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

5ml BioGrow+5ml BioBizz+0.3 ml BAC Stim for 1 liter.
Also I have microbiological (bacterias that producin N) fertilizerm adding it once in a week.
Should I switch my lamp back to 18/6? Will it be without stress for plants?
Also, here is my pics update, smell is getting stronger, small buds on main kolas are fusing together.
Here are sweetspecials on the background, left one is having those yellow fan leaves, big devil at the front

This one is the right girl's main kola

This is the left one sweetspec.

Big Devil main kola

Big devil overall view, satisfied with her healthy look. Very dense krona and dense buds

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

I would carry on doing what you are doing now. Don't want to stress them any more.

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

OK, thanks for info, mate. I think they need about 3 more weeks before I'll harvest them.

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

You are more than welcome. Three weeks looks about right my friend.. Do you have a jewelers lope or a 30x magnifying scope to check trichomes for best harvest time?

Plants are looking really good, buds should really begin to swell in the next week or so.

Have you decided on when / if you are going to flush?

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

I think I will do flush about week before I harvest them, still need to buy lope, scales, RIPEN and final solution for flushin.

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

You can flush with just plain water to save yourself a bit of cash. In my opinion the flush products are rather over rater, unless of course you have to do an emergency flush.

However, in your case I would say plain water would do the trick

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

yeah, overpriced is the word for that stims/flushers/etc.
I paid bout 30usd for BAC bloom stim. 60ml concentrate, this was my daft purchase indeed

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Sometimes less is more when growing this wonderful plant

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Yeah, but you know..it's like growin ur first child, always tryin to get all the best for him Rational and wise decisions will be obtained only with experience
BTW I saw picture of wonderful bud with red pestils, do you know what strain is it?

 

[Hiker]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

The plants look great! Don't mess with the light cycle anymore now. Like Mono said, just keep doing what you're doing.

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Thanks, mate. Seems like I found the reason for yellowing.
My girls just too picky about water
I used my tap water which was settled for a couple of days for feeding them, yesterday I bought drinkin artesian water (it will be a littl bit expensive to water them with it every time tho) and you can see how trichs dotted the buds. Smell is really concerning me now, my carbon filter is not helpin me anymore.
Small bud from sweetspec girl

bigger kola

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Looking good! Sometimes ladies like the finer things in life

 

[Rukus]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Haha..100%. The finer water the finer scent. I'm just crazy about MJ bud scent

 

[Mono]

Re: Sweet Specials auto and Big Devil auto/400W HPS/Soil

Haha..100%. The finer water the finer scent. I'm just crazy about MJ bud scent

It is a wonderful smell. I'm sure they will take care of you soon after all your hard work.

Hope you get some good buds mate