La Diva Grow... 1st time using autos...

Omg... so just weighed out this topped girl... 38.5g... im stunned right now. I even checked the calibration on my scale to be certain and for sure it was right on. The buds were foxtailing crazy on this plant and i originally thought it looked a bit airy despite its larger size but it turned out to be different. A nice little suprise.... so im convinced a topped auto will yield more if topped early. But u may run the risk of it herming on u.

That's awesome 808. I don't have a scale and I have been dipping into La Musa while she has been curing (I promised myself that I was done buying my smoke). My estimate for her yield was between 36 and 42 g, but lots of airy, small buds. She is starting to smell good in her jars though.

My Madness plant which started out looking pitiful is looking the best of all of my plants in this grow.

BigLittlejohn said:

That's awesome 808. I don't have a scale and I have been dipping into La Musa while she has been curing (I promised myself that I was done buying my smoke). My estimate for her yield was between 36 and 42 g, but lots of airy, small buds. She is starting to smell good in her jars though.

My Madness plant which started out looking pitiful is looking the best of all of my plants in this grow.

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Good to hear bro. Oh and i got your pm... im looking forward to checking out your future grows. Hope u will be able to squeeze it in those 70 day periods...

I will be smoking a sample from my first batch tonight. Its been curing for over a week and i figure id give u all a smoke report and any final reviews from this grow.

Delicious La Diva Review

So after drying out all plants here's what we got:
LST Plant#1= 20.3g
LST Plant#2= 20.9g
LST Plant#3= 22.4g
Regular Plant= 19.3g
Topped Plant= 38.5g
Total= 121.4g

Smoke Report:
So a little over a week of curing and I couldn't wait any longer... I broke off a small sample... The bud was very sticky with resin out of the jar and made everything smell like pine. Very nice aroma IMO. I packed a nice size bowl in my Bong and took 2 good rips. The smoke was extremely smooth and the taste was awsome. You can definitely taste the berry infusion. The high took a little while to come. At first I was feeling a little disappointed and started to load another bowl, then half way through loading it I was like OMG Im so Freaken high!!! Definitely a good up beat high that allowed me to function through the rest of the afternoon. It lasted for about an Hour and a Half then started to fade away slowly. My fiance also enjoyed the smoke very much... Going to take another rip right before bed tonight... Cheewhoo!!!

Final Word:
Over all La Diva gave me exactly what I wanted and more. I reached my target goal of a QP and then some in a little over 60 days from seed to harvest. La Diva was a fast growing, hearty plant. Although a little sensitive to nutes, it recovered very quickly to topping and LST. There werent any problems other than a small calcium deficiency in one plant and a short term case of herminess in another. Both seem to work out in the end. The smoke is amazingly smooth, and the taste...one of a kind. The high comes on slow and then slaps you in the face with an awesome up beat high that doesnt leave you sitting in the couch pondering the mysteries of life. I would definitely recomend this strain to anyone looking for a fast harvest that doesnt sacrifice quality. I will be growing this again in the near future.

Ive also found that topping autos, although you run a higher risk of turning your plant hermy, will yield a lot more (almost 2x) bud than LST or Regular plants in the same amount of time. I do recomend to do it early in the veg phase to allow maximum veg growth. La Diva bounced back with noticiable growth only 1 day after.

The T8 Litro lights also worked great. I had a decent amount of wieght using this light although I do see a big difference in the density of the bud. The lights ran very cool and they ran silent as hell. Not to mention cheap on the wallet as well.

Well hope you all enjoyed my grow. Thanks for all the comments and support. Alohaz

hmmm do you think the FIM method might reduce the stress rather than topping? I really wanna top one of my Ultra lemon haze autos now just to see what happens but i really dnt wanna get a hermie!! I heard the FIM method is alot less stressful. Very nice grow once again 808, thanks for the info

lowblower said:

hmmm do you think the FIM method might reduce the stress rather than topping? I really wanna top one of my Ultra lemon haze autos now just to see what happens but i really dnt wanna get a hermie!! I heard the FIM method is alot less stressful. Very nice grow once again 808, thanks for the info

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I've never done fim befor so i cant say. But if u think about it my plant that hermied did so from lst. My topped girl experienced more stress but never hermied. I think if that plant is goin to hermie there aint shit u can do about it. Lst or fim or topped...jus do what u do and see what happens....

808killahz said:

I've never done fim befor so i cant say. But if u think about it my plant that hermied did so from lst. My topped girl experienced more stress but never hermied. I think if that plant is goin to hermie there aint shit u can do about it. Lst or fim or topped...jus do what u do and see what happens....

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ahhhh i see, i was confused i thought it was the topped one that hermied. well in that case i suppose then its just down the the genetics, like u said. Ive read that alot before, that some plants generally have low stress thresholds. Think im gonna definately top one ULH and FIM another one lol i was gonna just be really strict about my methods but fuck it, its all a bit of fun at the end of the day aint it lol

hey 808, at which node did you top that girl?? Thanks

808killahz said:

I've never done fim befor so i cant say. But if u think about it my plant that hermied did so from lst. My topped girl experienced more stress but never hermied. I think if that plant is goin to hermie there aint shit u can do about it. Lst or fim or topped...jus do what u do and see what happens....

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I fimd my la diva. Its growing nicely hope I have success like you did.

hey man just updated my auto 6 days left check her out on my thread

lowblower said:

hey 808, at which node did you top that girl?? Thanks

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bout an inch above the second node. It will get u 4 top colas....

cheers man

how do you guys like the la diva? im stuck on that or the dinafem cheese auto. not sure which one i want to do.

backyardagain said:

how do you guys like the la diva? im stuck on that or the dinafem cheese auto. not sure which one i want to do.

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I am doing a Dinafem Fruit Auto right now. I am pleased with how it's going right now. I am also doing a G13 Auto Blueberry and G13 Auto Pineapple Express. Eventually I will get the time to post a thread with pics etc.

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how do you guys like the la diva? im stuck on that or the dinafem cheese auto. not sure which one i want to do.

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If this helps, La Diva while growing, was a nice berry, cake-like smell that I consider low odor. Cheese strains, I hear, can be very stinky during a grow. You can't go wrong with La Diva, nice buzz too.

Hey jela10, did you ever grow your G13 auto blueberry?

BigLittlejohn said:

Hey jela10, did you ever grow your G13 auto blueberry?

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Not really, did some photo-period girls (Trinity Kush and CH9 Cluster). Now I'm on to a couple of Cinderella 99's. This winter I may start an auto in a separate space as heating/cooling allows.

I was hoping you could show me what I had to look forward to. Oh Well. I recently finished Madness which is Cinderella 99 / Brazilian hybrid. It was by far the best of my bunch. I think you will enjoy those Cindies very much.

The Cindy's are really growing fast...sucking up water faster than any strain I've grown.....I'll be watching for your auto blueberry results. I have some DP Blueberry seeds too.....pushed to back of the list....finicky per RIU reports. (hermies)

jela10 said:

The Cindy's are really growing fast...sucking up water faster than any strain I've grown.....I'll be watching for your auto blueberry results. I have some DP Blueberry seeds too.....pushed to back of the list....finicky per RIU reports. (hermies)

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Cool man, you will be able to see my Blueberry results here: https://www.rollitup.org/auto-flowering-strains/571453-g13-auto-blueberry-g13-auto.html

Madness sucked down a lot of water too. You grow in soil right?