Day 84 for the Dr Jack “Auto” by the window.
No flowers. Just vegging. The original plant is nicely bushy now, compared to the earlier tall version pre-topping. She is 78cm tall at the highest point.
The two older clones are 36 days from cuttings going into soil, and I have trained them by tying down twice so far. They’re about ready to tie down once more. Some side nodes have grown extra tops along the curled stems, resulting in low, bushier plants. No flowers from them either.
The two younger clones are 30 days old and have done something curious. I just let them grow, and they’ve kind of “topped” themselves, i.e. there are multiple tops growing past a certain point rather than just one. Interesting but quite welcome, as they’re broader and maybe shorter than they would have been otherwise. No flowers there either.
There are another two clones in the propagator, hopefully rooting. Another four cuttings still in the fridge…
I’ve had a lot on this week, so delayed any decisions on this lot. They’ve just been watered, plus a bit of MaxiCrop, as the soil was a bit dry. The single Blumat for the big mum plant seems to be working fine.
One of the four by the window will be put in a tent on 12/12, and I’ll try to reverse it using colloidal silver. Haven’t set up the tent yet but hopefully soon. As for the others, I looked into putting some of them outdoors, but I don’t think they’ll survive the climate at this latitude. If these are photos or “very stubborn” autos, with daylight still nearly 17 hours here, they’ll not be flowering for maybe another two months!
The shorter plants could possibly go into the cabinet once my current grow is completed. That’s a few weeks off though. In the meantime, I’m guessing they’ll continue to just veg. Now that the mum has regained her vigour I might have to start tying tops down to keep her a bit shorter. She can then probably stay at the window until she decides to flower. Maybe some pruning here or there if she’s still vegging in a month’s time…
Despite the earlier issues with the mum growing too tall, and the intermittent leaf spots, this has been an interesting grow for me. I’ve learned a fair bit about plant development, and practiced my cloning skills. Ended up with a lot more plants than planned for, but without much in the way of extra costs that’s not a big problem. Except for lack of space…
One thing I’m taking away from this summer is just what can be done with a single seed!