My 3.5 week old AK47 auto is only 7 inches tall and 13 inch diameter but looks fine

Good deal on those Air-pots! From what I've read, they're about the best option. I don't move my plants much other than rotating them to distribute light more evenly. Your plan for future grows sounds good. I want to have only one grow space, so I'm hoping these autos work out. If I'm not happy with them though, I'll probably be going the photo/clone route also. I also don't want to get into a situation where I'm producing too much bud, as crazy as that may sound. lol I'm the only one smoking it, so I don't need more than an O every month or two. Autos/growing from seed would allow me to grow for half the year, cure some good bud, and then tear down my setup until next season. That's the plan right now anyways...

I'm looking forward to seeing pics and hearing how that ak turns out! Ak47 has always been a favorite smoke, so I hope it does well in my little garden. The lights I'm using are LED. I have a 450watt full spectrum and a 90watt red spectrum for flowering. Both are made by Gr8LED. I went with LED mainly for the energy efficiency and cost effectiveness overtime. I plan on growing for years to come, so they should end up being the cheaper option in the long run. It's also nice not having to worry about heat issues, as they both run very cool.

I've read so much on growing it's hard to say if I've read that guide or not. haha I'll definitely check it out though, since I'm constantly searching for ways to improve what I'm doing to keep from screwing things up. Thanks for the tip!

Yeah,good plan to do a continuous grow,using mother plant and clones.Its what i would do if i had the room,and extra cash.
Doing a contiuous grow,you can get 6 harvests a year as opposed to 3 if you can only veg and flower in the one tent.
Looks like youve been doing some research pirate,which is essential in this game,well done.
Thanks to AXiON for your interest and im pleased you learned something from my ramblings.
GL to both of you.

My continuous grow plan might or might not pan out. I really don't smoke myself so it's for the wifey. Gotta keep her happy so she keeps me happy. My veg setup is pretty lame but I want to give it a try. I figure if I can maintain a mother plant it helps avoid detection of customs over seed purchases. I fully agree that growing too much weed is a bad thing so I have to grow accordingly. I don't want to be on anyone's radar.

Thanks, robro! I definitely got a little something from your ramblings. That's the funny thing about internet forums. You never know who your ramblings might help. Especially since many people will read, but never comment.

Hell, those look fine for 25 days or thereabouts, I'd rather have a bushy plant than a lanky tall one any day of the week. Heres a pic of my last grow at roughly the same age, yours look better

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View attachment 2968725Hell, those look fine for 25 days or thereabouts, I'd rather have a bushy plant than a lanky tall one any day of the week. Heres a pic of my last grow at roughly the same age, yours look better

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Bilbo, I think the bushy look it has might be strain related. I have an ak47 going right now along with a couple vertigos. The ak47 is bushy, while the vertigos are both lanky under the same conditions. pirate's plant is definitely looking good though. I hope mine ends up similar.

Oops, I put my comments on the wrong thread. Hey Robro, do you think I can do anything more to entice plant to produce more resin and increase bud growth?

Ive had the same problem with triche production when i was using supersoil i made myself.
I think i put too much N in the mix,leaves were dark green with slight burnt tips right thro the grow.
Bud size was affected too.
Too much N in flower will slow down bud and triche production.So i think thats why your not getting many triches.
The only thing i could think of was putting the plant in total darkness for a couple of days before harvest.To stress it into producing thc,but i never noticed much difference.
Im smoking the product now,and its doing its job.

Ive read that some sativas dnt produce many triches,but it takes nothing away from the smoke.Your AK47 strain is supposed to be a 65% sativa 35% indica,but she looks like an indica so who knows how she will flower.
The only other way to improve thc is by using UVB light,which i have never used,but i believe do work.
GL.

I have read about the "putting in darkness" option and appreciate you reminding me of that. I'm going to give it a try when the time comes. I also remember reading that once trichomes stop growing and begin to turn back in towards bud is a sign to harvest. Since there are not any glands swelling I wouldn't think I can use the amber indication. The glands are still clear so I feel I have some time left. At least another feeding and then flushing and the darkness finish. Due to the low ppm nutes I gave her over her lifespan I think I could reduce flushing to a week but as long as glands don't turn all amber I'll try to stretch it out in hopes of larger, more potent buds. I'll take it day by day.

Things might improve after your new nutes take effect,as they are not locked out by anything now.
Most of your pistils are still white,so you have plenty of time for things to happen or not.
GL.

hey pirate,plant looks good,up the cal mag,add to every watering when in flower,cannabis plants eat it up quick,u will notice a big difference in over all apperance,and bigger buds,good work though

Thanks for the insight Greencat. Glad you mentioned the Cal Mag. I have been adding it but not on a regular basis. How much do you add per gallon?

Day 71 of grow and I think she's almost telling me to harvest in about a week. The glands at end of trichomes have yet to swell but the leaves at bottom of plant are yellowing up considerably. Since this is starting the 11th week of growth I would think this "9 week flowering" auto plant can't last much longer. Any thoughts Dr. Rebro?

That's a nice looking plant!

Yeah,looking good pirate.
The pistils on your girl are still erect,which i think means the buds are still capable of growth.
The first signs of of your buds being ready is when a few pistils start going orange/brown.
Then your triches will go from clear to opaque,but this can still take a couple of weeks from seeing the first
brown pistils till its ready to harvest.
As AxiON said in an earlier post,i always find that if something has been wrong with an auto it will take longer to mature'
Be patient pirate,shes looking great and worth waiting for.
GL.

Some of the pistils have gone to brown (either by nute deficiency or some other reason). The triches still appear clear to me but you take a gander and let me know if you agree. I took these pics with my handheld microscope so please excuse the clarity. It's from China and you get what you pay for. The triches appear to be on the leaves and not the pistils as you can see in pic 3 (pistils in foreground left) and pic 4 (leaves in background right). Soil seems dry again to me even after just 2 days since watering. I stuck a bamboo skewer into the soil to a depth of about 6 inches and it came back almost bone dry. I'm pH'ing some water now for the next watering. I figure I'll shoot for 5.8 pH including the molasses. No nutes.

The triches are where they should be pirate,i dnt think ive seen any on the pistils before.
They look mostly cloudy to me on the pics,but it could be glare.
Usually,when 50% of your pistils have changed colour, your not far away from harvest,as a rough guide.
GL.

That's good to hear about the positioning of the triches. Some of the hairs are brown but to me the triches themselves are still pretty clear. I'll examine them tomorrow. Again, sorry about the clarity of the pics. I gave her a gallon of water & molasses tonight. It's been 2.5 days since last watering. We're getting close.

Great plant man. You are def getting close I have a few auto bubblelicious going now week 8 and two out of the three are almost done but one that I dropped at about a month old still looks like its gonna go two or three more weeks so I can agree with the stress an auto it takes a few more weeks to flower really slows it down. But lookin foreward to seeing how it ends up looks like you will have more than enough to keep ur gal pal happy for awhile. Also to that extent I just started 3 more Dinafem auto white widow BC it is supposed to have very good medical effects. And one more thing if u don't want to have to keep buying seeds u can make all fem seeds out of two plants if u use colloidal silver to make fem pollen its what I do and now I never need to buy seeds again and always have my fem autos.

The big gal in general has yellowed up a bunch recently, lots of brown hairs and I don't see much additional resin generated so I think it's time for me to turn off the lights tonight and give her one last long sleep for about 24 hours and then cut her down. I'll take more pictures and record weights, measures and observations. Let me know if you have suggestions.