Pdotdippidydabs first grow (auto flower)

This is my first grow going 100% dry amendments using the KISS method via mickeyfins and budzbuddah. Thanks for the inspiration guys here we go.

tent-2x4x5
Lighting- Mars hydro Tsl2000
Medium-fox farm ocean forest, happy frog, perlite, great white myco in 5 gallon fabric pots
Ventilation-Ac infinity 6” inline fan and Ac infinity carbon filter and 4 non oscillating clip fans
Nutrients- just dr earth tomato and flower girl maybe an EWC molasses tea at some point or another

seeds- sweet seeds dark devil and bloody skunk
(Feel free to send me some Mephistos for those that stay stocked haha)

Filled the 5gal fabric pot 75/25 ffof/perlite, left a solo cup size hole at top and filled till about 2/3 full, sprinkled some great white myco at separation and filled remainder and solo cup hole with happy frog and perlite 75/25. Popped seeds a 1/4” inch set light on 18/6 schedule at 30% brightness till sprout then 50% graudaully going up. I will give weekly updates planted on 3/27/21.

1 week from sprout just watering when dry right now

And away you go! Good luck on the first grow!
I was going to pick up some sweet seeds from NASC at one point.
I'll follow along to see how they turn out for you.
How long did it take for them pop from the soil?

MickeyFins said:

And away you go! Good luck on the first grow!
I was going to pick up some sweet seeds from NASC at one point.
I'll follow along to see how they turn out for you.
How long did it take for them pop from the soil?

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Thanks About 4 days from planting to pop from soil I Ordered these from NASC put the order in Sunday got them Wednesday I bought six got ten 1 extra of each strain I ordered and 2 diesel auto freebies Unknow grower

End of week 2 just watering when dry right now

End of week 3 did an epsom foliage spray a couple days ago. Today I top fed 2 tbsp of dr earth home grown. Watering every 3 days about 1-1/2 to 2 L each plant Ph’d to 6.3-6.5 low temps are 70 highest temps so far about 81. Humidity has been in the. 45-55% range since sprout. Did my first Lst today and did some leaf tucking. It’s hard to stabilize the edges of the pot, I’m using clips for the tie down but when I tie to the clips it seems to pull the fabric down and not give too great of support it works but could be better any ideas?

Pdotdippidydabs said:

End of week 3 did an epsom foliage spray a couple days ago. Today I top fed 2 tbsp of dr earth home grown. Watering every 3 days about 1-1/2 to 2 L each plant Ph’d to 6.3-6.5 low temps are 70 highest temps so far about 81. Humidity has been in the. 45-55% range since sprout. Did my first Lst today and did some leaf tucking. It’s hard to stabilize the edges of the pot, I’m using clips for the tie down but when I tie to the clips it seems to pull the fabric down and not give too great of support it works but could be better any ideas? View attachment 4880288View attachment 4880289

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#1: Congrats! They look nice and healthy!

#2: For the tie down question and clips. What about just putting the clips on the saucer underneath the pot and tying down to that? - that would be plenty of support and get the flexibility of the fabric out of the equation. I use rainscience fabric bags which are a little sturdier.

MickeyFins said:

#1: Congrats! They look nice and healthy!

#2: For the tie down question and clips. What about just putting the clips on the saucer underneath the pot and tying down to that? - that would be plenty of support and get the flexibility of the fabric out of the equation. I use rainscience fabric bags which are a little sturdier.

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I’m using these garden ties it’s like a thin foamy tube with metal in the inside idk how much of it there actually is to have that longer run but aye I’ll give it a shot. Thanks man

Edit: now looking at it andI’m sure it wouldn’t make too much of a difference so I’ll def do that come next time

Pdotdippidydabs said:

I’m using these garden ties it’s like a thin foamy tube with metal in the inside idk how much of it there actually is to have that longer run but aye I’ll give it a shot. Thanks man

Edit: now looking at it andI’m sure it wouldn’t make too much of a difference so I’ll def do that come next time

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You could always run a string up to the foam piece from the so you don’t waste the foam on the run

End of week 4- fed 2 tbsp homegrown and 3 flower girl this week still once a week epsom spray and water when dry. Lots of lst

Pdotdippidydabs said:

End of week 4- fed 2 tbsp homegrown and 3 flower girl this week still once a week epsom spray and water when dry. Lots of lst
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They are starting to flower. I would stop foliar feeding now

Dreminen169 said:

They are starting to flower. I would stop foliar feeding now

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So I haven’t been using cal mag at all being I’m using tap water ph’d and bubbled and the epsom for the foliage. If I stop the foliage spray will I start having issues? They have only gotten sprayed twice

They look good and healthy, nice LST.
Agree with Dreminen - with my latest grows, I've stopped epsom foilage once I get into flowering.
I'm two weeks ahead of you on my grow and I've only recently seen what could be a Mg deficiency on one auto plant (Northern Lights) - I see some brown necrosis spotting on lower leaves.
I put a tsp of Cal Mag in the last watering and trimmed of the offending leaves as an experiment. I want to see if it returns.
I could have just added a little epsom to the water - but I decided to try cal mag.

My thought is.. you're plants look healthy - I wouldn't attempt to correct an Mg issue you don't see any indication of currently, may cause more harm then good.

MickeyFins said:

They look good and healthy, nice LST.
Agree with Dreminen - with my latest grows, I've stopped epsom foilage once I get into flowering.
I'm two weeks ahead of you on my grow and I've only recently seen what could be a Mg deficiency on one auto plant (Northern Lights) - I see some brown necrosis spotting on lower leaves.
I put a tsp of Cal Mag in the last watering and trimmed of the offending leaves as an experiment. I want to see if it returns.
I could have just added a little epsom to the water - but I decided to try cal mag.

My thought is.. you're plants look healthy - I wouldn't attempt to correct an Mg issue you don't see any indication of currently, may cause more harm then good.

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Thanks for the advice as always. Idk where I would be if I didn’t stumble upon your grow then budzbuddah. Seeing the somewhat simplicity of what was being talked about made the switch in my head say hey maybe I can do this. Now I’m here learning as I go, With infinite amount of shit to learn and different styles etc. years trying to find a hobby and now it’s here! haha and let me know how that course of action turned out. Next go around I want to get some Mephisto’s because I love my dabs and want to start pressing apparently these sweet seeds that are growing don’t return much. I do have some diesel autos I got as freebies from NASC I have not a clue on the breeder. So maybe that will be a good one who knows.

Also when should I stop lst?

Pdotdippidydabs said:

Thanks for the advice as always. Idk where I would be if I didn’t stumble upon your grow then budzbuddah. Seeing the somewhat simplicity of what was being talked about made the switch in my head say hey maybe I can do this. Now I’m here learning as I go, With infinite amount of shit to learn and different styles etc. years trying to find a hobby and now it’s here! haha and let me know how that course of action turned out. Next go around I want to get some Mephisto’s because I love my dabs and want to start pressing apparently these sweet seeds that are growing don’t return much. I do have some diesel autos I got as freebies from NASC I have not a clue on the breeder. So maybe that will be a good one who knows.

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NASC will be happy to tell you the breeder of the diesel if you ask them.
Mephisto certainly has their fan boys. They're not impossible to get - just have to log in and purchase during their posted window. My friend bought a mix pack last month. He said they threw in some nice freebies.

So many interesting strains out there, so little time...

MickeyFins said:

NASC will be happy to tell you the breeder of the diesel if you ask them.
Mephisto certainly has their fan boys. They're not impossible to get - just have to log in and purchase during their posted window. My friend bought a mix pack last month. He said they threw in some nice freebies.

So many interesting strains out there, so little time...

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Yeah there’s a ton of good ones apparently if you go straight through the Mephisto site they almost match the order in freebies so that’s cool. I’m gonna stick to autos until summer is almost over then start some photos, scrog them out because it just looks so damn nice and harvest harvest in the cold. Just need to learn growing for longer periods idk if I would follow the same methods of feeding or just keep potting up until flower then start the feed. This is just an idea I’ll follow your lead haha. Make sure to do a journal on your first photo.

End of week 5 just watered with my first ewc molasses tea, top fed flower girl 2 tbsp. In mid week the temps got close to 90 but still looking healthy

Buds are looking pretty.

End of week 6 added 2 tbsp flower girl yesterday i really took notice of some deficiency I believe it’s from no epsom spray. Honestly can say I’m very stressed. So yesterday I gave a good foliage spray and watered with some epsom also. I pray it gets better.