Kuwl's AutoPot Grow - Deja Vu

[kuwl]

I've still never been high on eatables......We make gummy's and my wife eats 3 @ 8:30 pm....its lights out for her around 11 she's drowsy giggly and sleepy, she sleep through the night now...Before she started eating them she was awake half the night, uncomfortable, irritable and a bit bitchy....er.......lol.....The other day I said fk it and I ate 6 of them....zippo.....nothing more than my daily high....slight headache even.......Do I need to eat 12??? fk I'd be sick of the gummys by then..

Every now and then we get this syrup called cannlean.. its a small 1000mg bottle of knock out juice for her. she takes 5ml at a time 1 tsp and out she goes same thing 11 pm shes a stumbling giddy, I call her pliable. $45 and it last about 2 weeks.....I wonder if I need a bottle to try and get high off it........I don't want to just try 1/2 and it not do anything.....that's just a waste......I don't want to take so much I go loony....er....or worse...lol

Ya my gummies are still in the freezer cause it's about the same for me slight high and slight headache sometimes.
My cookies however give me a nice mellow high and no headache. It lasts a few hours and is enjoyable.
I mainly use them as a night cap before bedtime.

Never hear of cannlean, so not sure what it is and if it's available here in the us.
My wife has extreme pain from Guillains berat, almost killed her and after she recovered has
problems with her feet and legs. That's where it started and moved up her body till she was totally paralized
and went on life support. But she won't eat any gummies or cookies just gets some shots and her pain meds.
She don't smoke or drink either dammmn!

 

[kuwl]

Everything is going smooth here.
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeesy

600 PPM, PH is at 5.8, no water leaks and plants look healthy.
7 plants are drinking bout 2.5 gallons a day.
I am dreading raising the light to full height, it will be tricky because of the tight space.
I will probably take out some of the pots to make room to maneuver since
this tent has a front and a side entry but no back entry and that side entry is against the wall.
Minor problems.

This Sunday (tomorrow) will be the 2nd week in flower.
They are starting to stretch. LST will be coming up shortly.
Ditching the scrog idea because of no room.
Checked each one for MALES but happy happy joy joy no males!
They all look female after a thorough search.
I will check again next week to be sure.

Lots of foliage, the canapy looks good!
No leaf problems at all.
Looks like some early flowering going on.
So far this is my easiest grow!
By Golly I think I got it together this time!!!

I seen a few potential problems after checking for light leaks
yesterday. Taped em up (electrical tape) and
put extra carboard on the cellar window in the grow room.
I never know when wifey will do laundry at 6am and turn on all the cellar lights haha.

Still following this chart (Foliage Pro is same as Grow)
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While down there I took some pics.

I wanted to make a correction about the Chart I posted.
I use a 2 gal. bucket to mix the nutes.
I do use the exact amt as the chart says but it goes into a 2 gal. bucket not a 1 gal.
So the nute amt I use, according to the chart, are really about half.
Which brings the PPM to about 600-650 for 2 gallons of mixture.

 

[PipeCarver]

Ya my gummies are still in the freezer cause it's about the same for me slight high and slight headache sometimes.
My cookies however give me a nice mellow high and no headache. It lasts a few hours and is enjoyable.
I mainly use them as a night cap before bedtime.

Never hear of cannlean, so not sure what it is and if it's available here in the us.
My wife has extreme pain from Guillains berat, almost killed her and after she recovered has
problems with her feet and legs. That's where it started and moved up her body till she was totally paralized
and went on life support. But she won't eat any gummies or cookies just gets some shots and her pain meds.
She don't smoke or drink either dammmn!

My wife doesn't drink or smoke and I had to convince her to try some chocolates I made with infused coconut oil. I then started to add a few nuts and raisins she liked and made a small chocolate bar she could eat at night...

.loved it but stomach issues made her get off chocolate before bed so we've gone to the gummy's and or the syrup my wife is 76 and had never taken any weed other than try a few times when we met an couldn't hack...lol...it.....

First night she tried it at bed time she though she was going to die...made me panic a bit but I calmed her down and now we joke about it me tring to kill her....

Now she's every night and I can even give her a bit more some nights so she gets a buzz she's now liking.... I normally get her 3 gummy's but every now and then I'll give her 4 and she eats em up with a smile.....

 

[kuwl]

I went down to look at the plants today after reading some stuff about UV's
Thought I seen a nut and pulled out 3 plants and forgot to turn off the feed from the res lol
I checked em and they all looked ok but the base filled with water and when I put the pots back
in they whoosed out some water, oh well. Guess the humy will be high for a bit.

I can't believe how much water is consumed by these plants.
Tank was full yesterday and now at half full.
Ya, I was in panic mode but after getting the 3 pots out I had more room to look around.
No males in there unless my eyes decieved me.
Hard to hold a flashlight and keep my glasses from falling off while holding a branch for inspection.

I was reading this morning all the poop about UV lights.
I forget where the thread was but it was interesting.
I guess I will see what happens with them in my grow.
The good thing is, one guy said he used UV and after a bit noticed leaf curling or somehing like that.
He took them out and 48 hrs later the plants were back to normal.
So I will keep a close eye on em.

Multipul flowers now!
I see more flowering going on :)
Funny how the back left corner always grows taller.
I seen that in my last grow and it was the one in a AP also
Different strain tho.

Not gonna strip this time around.
Might pull some of the fan leaves off next week.
The tent is going to get bushy.

Had to pull the light up again, bout every 2-3 days now.
It's still at 16" but getting closer to the top of the tent.
Going to be a big pain putting that light up to it's highest point.
Where I have to wrap the light hanger wire around the tent hanger post.
Might just pull 4 of the plants out to do that.

The Devils Den

Full House

These 2 are right below the UV

UV light is on only for 1.5 hrs. a day at noon right now, later in the grow I will change to 2 hrs a day.
They are so fragil they bend if you look hard at them.

 

[PipeCarver]

I went down to look at the plants today after reading some stuff about UV's
Thought I seen a nut and pulled out 3 plants and forgot to turn off the feed from the res lol
I checked em and they all looked ok but the base filled with water and when I put the pots back
in they whoosed out some water, oh well. Guess the humy will be high for a bit.

I can't believe how much water is consumed by these plants.
Tank was full yesterday and now at half full.
Ya, I was in panic mode but after getting the 3 pots out I had more room to look around.
No males in there unless my eyes decieved me.
Hard to hold a flashlight and keep my glasses from falling off while holding a branch for inspection.

I was reading this morning all the poop about UV lights.
I forget where the thread was but it was interesting.
I guess I will see what happens with them in my grow.
The good thing is, one guy said he used UV and after a bit noticed leaf curling or somehing like that.
He took them out and 48 hrs later the plants were back to normal.
So I will keep a close eye on em.

Multipul flowers now!
I see more flowering going on :)
Funny how the back left corner always grows taller.
I seen that in my last grow and it was the one in a AP also
Different strain tho.

Not gonna strip this time around.
Might pull some of the fan leaves off next week.
The tent is going to get bushy.

Had to pull the light up again, bout every 2-3 days now.
It's still at 16" but getting closer to the top of the tent.
Going to be a big pain putting that light up to it's highest point.
Where I have to wrap the light hanger wire around the tent hanger post.
Might just pull 4 of the plants out to do that.

The Devils Den
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Full House
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These 2 are right below the UV
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UV light is on only for 1.5 hrs. a day at noon right now, later in the grow I will change to 2 hrs a day.
They are so fragil they bend if you look hard at them.
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Looking really healthy, a nice green going into flower looks great. I looked into a UV light but I was dissuaded by what I read. SF has some now and I thought of asking them if they'd like me to try them out...lol....I mean wtf eh I've already sold out so whats a bit more grovelling?...

I'll see how you do and maybe look into it if you have a positive grow with them.....as an insect repellent I think they'd be ideal. I don't think bugs like them at all so even if it doesn't enhance your crop its at least protecting them from basement crawlies

 

[kuwl]

Looking really healthy, a nice green going into flower looks great. I looked into a UV light but I was dissuaded by what I read. SF has some now and I thought of asking them if they'd like me to try them out...lol....I mean wtf eh I've already sold out so whats a bit more grovelling?...

I'll see how you do and maybe look into it if you have a positive grow with them.....as an insect repellent I think they'd be ideal. I don't think bugs like them at all so even if it doesn't enhance your crop its at least protecting them from basement crawlies

Ya when I was looking around for my stuff to start this grow I seen 2 black pinky/nail size spiders and one daddy long legs down there
I sprayed with bug killer donno if I got them but think so except the daddy long legs got away for sure, he was fast lol
I also have a live mouse trap in the tent just incase one of those pesky critters are down there.

The UV lights are sooooooo fragile they fell a couple of times so far and got a lil bend/curve in em, that's why I tied them on the light.
I seen MarsHydro put out some too guess they all see another way to milk us. I am a fool for gimmicks lol.

 

[kuwl]

THE END
Well it was a cool run and was going well even better than
my highest expectation but..........
Full blown flowered male.
Didn't see it dam eye's.
So I got to rip out all the plants and wash down the tent and start again.
Too many plants (7) in the tent for these poor eye's to check I guess.
I am devastated
I was looking at the SB plants more cause they def were not fem'ed
but it was the Cherry Pie that did me in.
Nothing else to do but rip em out
It will take awhile for me to get over this one.
I should have taken the pots all out every week to do a check but
it didn't occur to me to do that, dammm dammm dammm.
So untill things get back up and running I will be on vacation from here.

 

[PipeCarver]

THE END
Well it was a cool run and was going well even better than
my highest expectation but..........
Full blown flowered male.
Didn't see it dam eye's.
So I got to rip out all the plants and wash down the tent and start again.
Too many plants (7) in the tent for these poor eye's to check I guess.
I am devastated
I was looking at the SB plants more cause they def were not fem'ed
but it was the Cherry Pie that did me in.
Nothing else to do but rip em out
It will take awhile for me to get over this one.
I should have taken the pots all out every week to do a check but
it didn't occur to me to do that, dammm dammm dammm.
So untill things get back up and running I will be on vacation from here.

Those haven''t popped yet, you're still good, show me one that's open, white...or yellow flower after that ball opens....it'll have a small flower that spreads its stuff. He just has balls no..pop

 

[PipeCarver]

Those haven''t popped yet, you're still good, show me one that's open, white...or yellow flower after that ball opens....it'll have a small flower that spreads its stuff. He just has balls no..pop

I hope you haven't pulled them yet, I was going to say I'm in your club. The GG#4 & Gelato are toast. I'm going to chop them in small pieces and remove them from the tent. It'll leave me more space and I can add more plants in a few more weeks. I thought I had them on the way back but this morning it made me laugh / cry.....they're done, everything yellow with little hope for improvement. I don't need the smoke so I can turf them without running me out of weed.

I've 2 clones of each looking healthy about 1 month old I was thinking of tossing but I may just transplant them into 3 gal and flip in 2 weeks.........ya....good talk.......that's a plan........lol......I talked it out and figured it out all at once......lol

 

[kuwl]

Those haven''t popped yet, you're still good, show me one that's open, white...or yellow flower after that ball opens....it'll have a small flower that spreads its stuff. He just has balls no..pop

Seen many that popped in fact so many it was harder to find one that did not.

 

[kuwl]

I hope you haven't pulled them yet, I was going to say I'm in your club. The GG#4 & Gelato are toast. I'm going to chop them in small pieces and remove them from the tent. It'll leave me more space and I can add more plants in a few more weeks. I thought I had them on the way back but this morning it made me laugh / cry.....they're done, everything yellow with little hope for improvement. I don't need the smoke so I can turf them without running me out of weed.

I've 2 clones of each looking healthy about 1 month old I was thinking of tossing but I may just transplant them into 3 gal and flip in 2 weeks.........ya....good talk.......that's a plan........lol......I talked it out and figured it out all at once......lol

I have pulled them all and cleaned out the tent to start over.
I had this happen once before and I hate seeds in my weeds, so they had to go.
7 wk set back but would rather start over than do the last 6 wks. and find gobs of seeds.
I will chaulk this down to a learning experience. I had a feeling there were too many pots for me to watch.
I will be up and running in no time, the only problem I have is warmer weather in April-May might throw me off my game a bit.
I have plenty of smoke, in fact I could take off for a year with ease lol.
I will have a better crop with the 4 plants I intend to grow this time.

One thing I learned with the AP grow is ease of feeding. I noticed they all got the same nutes and all thrived without burns.
Also they all grew pretty much at the same rate.
I've never grew them without any trouble, yellow leaves, burn tips or some kind of leaf problem.
This was a big success for me, at least for the time they lasted.

I have to work on getting the light hangers right to make it easier to get it up and down.
Because the tent roof is slanted the light does not go up as far as I would like it.
I was thinking of cutting out 2 sq. patches in the slant part of the roof to get the light up 6-8 inches higher which would wmke a huge differnce.
The blackout tarp an blanket I have covering the top of the tent would keep the light out and heat in.

Also have to find a way to hang the UV lights better.
I figure I have 2 weeks to practice germinating and getting the tent in good shape.
Then I will grow some exotics, at least for me they will be.

 

[PipeCarver]

I have pulled them all and cleaned out the tent to start over.
I had this happen once before and I hate seeds in my weeds, so they had to go.
7 wk set back but would rather start over than do the last 6 wks. and find gobs of seeds.
I will chaulk this down to a learning experience. I had a feeling there were too many pots for me to watch.
I will be up and running in no time, the only problem I have is warmer weather in April-May might throw me off my game a bit.
I have plenty of smoke, in fact I could take off for a year with ease lol.
I will have a better crop with the 4 plants I intend to grow this time.

One thing I learned with the AP grow is ease of feeding. I noticed they all got the same nutes and all thrived without burns.
Also they all grew pretty much at the same rate.
I've never grew them without any trouble, yellow leaves, burn tips or some kind of leaf problem.
This was a big success for me, at least for the time they lasted.

I have to work on getting the light hangers right to make it easier to get it up and down.
Because the tent roof is slanted the light does not go up as far as I would like it.
I was thinking of cutting out 2 sq. patches in the slant part of the roof to get the light up 6-8 inches higher which would wmke a huge differnce.
The blackout tarp an blanket I have covering the top of the tent would keep the light out and heat in.

Also have to find a way to hang the UV lights better.
I figure I have 2 weeks to practice germinating and getting the tent in good shape.
Then I will grow some exotics, at least for me they will be.

Hey, I'm looking into trying the auto pot system. I can get a 4 pot system for about $150 Cdn......is there anything I should look for when buying them? what soil are you using. I'm wondering if I can transplant my girls in Promix into the system or do I need the Coco & clay balls?

 

[PipeCarver]

Hey, I'm looking into trying the auto pot system. I can get a 4 pot system for about $150 Cdn......is there anything I should look for when buying them? what soil are you using. I'm wondering if I can transplant my girls in Promix into the system or do I need the Coco & clay balls?

Done, I just ordered $200 delivered....Who Knows when but I'm going to use some of my new seeds for this next grow...

 

[kuwl]

Hey, I'm looking into trying the auto pot system. I can get a 4 pot system for about $150 Cdn......is there anything I should look for when buying them? what soil are you using. I'm wondering if I can transplant my girls in Promix into the system or do I need the Coco & clay balls?

They give you everything you need
but for the clay balls and air domes an air pump.
Not sure you need the air pump but I would use the clay balls.
I think I paid $25 for the Mother Earth Clay Balls but just looked and now $42 wow price increase!
There are better deals and depending on which AP you get (2.2gal or 3.9gal.)
I did not notice any difference in growth rate between the 2.2 n 3.9 pots.
You only need to put in a couple of inches of clay balls in the bottom of the pot.
I would also get Drip Clean $17 here (get smallest bottle you don't need much and will last several grows)

I got the air pump n domes but not sure you really need them.
But I would def get the under water pump ($16) for the res tank as it does mix the nutes good and with a timer it works perfect.

As far as soil goes I believe you can use just about anything and Pro Mix would do just fine,
Maybe use some Perlite n Coco Coir in it.
I used (Mother Earth Mixed Coco Coir Plus Perlite Potting Soil Compaction Resisted Cocoa Growing Medium High Aeration and Drainage Coco Coir Blend Soil) the 1st time.
That was the 1st soil I used and it worked perfect but right now I use Mother Earth Groundswell (was on sale)
and had to add the Coco Coir (Mother Earth $23) to it and it also seemed to work fine.

I am not sure what kind of nutes you use but if they look clean it should be fine.
I only worry about the valve system pluging up with any gunk in the nutes.
Thats why I don't use Re-Charge or Fish Nutes, seaweed or stuff like that as it's real dirty looking.

They give you a Grow Guide to use and it helps with set up.

I germed 4 seeds, using your method, in 2 days planted them and they are growing just fine by golly I thik I got this!
Doing 4 more of harder ones just to make sure.

 

[kuwl]

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Done, I just ordered $200 delivered....Who Knows when but I'm going to use some of my new seeds for this next grow...

I really think you will like this method, it's the same one I just got and liked it cause of the smaller pots.
Spend the extra time to twisty tie the hose connections just to make sure.

 

[kuwl]

Hey, I'm looking into trying the auto pot system. I can get a 4 pot system for about $150 Cdn......is there anything I should look for when buying them? what soil are you using. I'm wondering if I can transplant my girls in Promix into the system or do I need the Coco & clay balls?

I am thinking you can transplant without clay balls or coco coir.
I don't see a problem with it. I usually grow them till they out grow their 1 gal. pots then transfere to the AP's.
So transfereing them should not be a problem and I would have to read up if the balls are needed or are they just for the airation pump an air domes?
Make sure the root blocking paper is in the bottom of the pot and brass side facing up, but they might have the form fitting covers that you put on the outside of the pot which I like better.
I think the Coco Coir helps but not sure it's totally necessary.

 

[CactusJack1]

Pipecarver if you are looking at auto pots go with the single pot configuration not the dual pots to close together no room for plant growth.

 

[kuwl]

Pipecarver if you are looking at auto pots go with the single pot configuration not the dual pots to close together no room for plant growth.

They don't have the single pot configuration in the 2.2 gal pots only the 3.9 gal. pots.
I have both and although I like the single config the attached ones are 2 by 2 and their smaller size should be ok.

 

[CactusJack1]

Use about 60 40 Promix Perilite dont need clayballs

 

[PipeCarver]

Pipecarver if you are looking at auto pots go with the single pot configuration not the dual pots to close together no room for plant growth.

Thanks but I jumped the gun early and bought them today...4 pot system should work in my 3x3 tent. I don't need the reservoir to be in the tent so it should leave me enough room.....I looked at the single units and I was going to try that as a start and add on but I said fkit when I was on their site and bought the 4 pot 18L kit ( 4 gal ) which is bigger than I usually go with 3 gallon.

If you are saying there's not enough space between them I guess I could plant off center to give me a bit more space.