Romulan(photo), Blackberry Moonstones(auto)

Here starts my 5th grow. Like my 3rd, I'm doing a photo and an auto in my 32"x32"x60" tent.
- 2x100watt LM304H LED lights
- red cup start, 3gal fabric pots
- recycled soil flushed, and cooked with Epsoma Organic Starter Plus

White is the Romulan; white rom sounds like white ramen, which ramen sort of is lol. Brown seed is Blackberry Moonstones. Dropped them in the cup last night. I got a weekend trip, so regardless if they pop, they're going in the red cups tomorrow.

My plan is to run 18/6 for 2 weeks, 20/4 for 8 weeks, then decrease light hours while increasing ppfd. It worked out well last time; harvested the auto right as the photo(4weeks into flower) started to need the whole tent.

Man, I just harvested 222 (discontinued) from Brothers Grimm, which was Airborne x Romulan. Smells effing insane.
I started been eyeing the Romulan packs, and while I am not in a position to drop a c-note on a pack of seeds, I could really be talked into getting a pack of their testers.

The more I read/watch about the strain, the more I salivate. I cannot wait to see your results!

Week 2| Day 14
Damn Rom never sprouted... So only the BlackBerry Moonstones is going.


Nice tight spacing. Got 1 - 100watt at 50%, almost 2' away, and 220ppfd.

Soil currently is just the recycled soil after last grow. I always flysh A LOT after a chop, and tear/cut the leaves and small stems to mix back in. Makes for a rich black soil that is gradually increasing in volume each grow. I would love to actually test a cup of dirt to see the nutrient breakdown.

Week 2 | Day 15

I had this thought that running both my lights(100watt) at 30% side by side instead of one at 50% centered will provide equal light, but the plant will then know it can grow wide without concern since the ppfd canopy should be wider/more even. Bro science talking to me. But she's under roughly 290ppfd, not 220.

Week 2 | Day 16

She grew decently last 2 days. This is inly my second grow so one thing I remember is there's 24-48 hr periods that they grow phenomenally! Hope to capture some of that. This is also the first time I'm able to give all tlc + 200watts to an auto.

Week 3 | Day 17

Went ahead and transplanted her to her final 3gal fabric pot. And I think I timed it perfectly! I kept the PPFD at 310 for potential transplant stress. Though I think she's ready for 400.

Sprinkled the the hole with good ole root hormone. The soil was still damp from the prep I do: mix in nutes 1-2 weeks before tranplant and water to get the microbes moving and soil "living". So I didn't water since my theory is the roots will be encouraged more to grow to find water.


EDIT: just realized my previous post says "week 2 | day 16" lol

Week 3| Day 18

She took the transplant just fine! I'm still waiting for the bad transplant/stunted growth experience; but luckily so far I've never had a bad transplant. Turning the lights up to 50% for 400-410ppfd.


The next pic is to show the internodal spacing. My lights are about 20" away, and these nodes are still tight!


One thing I've noticed with auto's is they start growing node shoots super early compared to photoperiods that just grow tiny nubs that become either male or female after flipping to flower.

This is also my first grow using both lights on low for one plant compared to one light and the n adding the second only late into flower. I imagine it should help the girl grow better having more consistent PPFD coverage.

Week 3| Day 21

Another node decently grown



Man it kills me how much the temp goes up when the fan isnt in there. I can only imagine before LED's; really would've needed a decent setup.

Week 4| day 22

I'm updating a lot but I'm super happy with the growth. My last 4 grows have helped immensely with applying read knowledge over the last 8 years. I thought I'd need to water now, but lifting the pot, still heavy! So put maybe 3oz(half my coffee cup) around the center incase most of the weight is where roots haven't reached and she needs a little gulp.


Temps are 76, rh 40%, good. I'm almost nervous at how tight the nodes are(had budrot once). But I'm growing this one all natural. Always applied LST and topping before; thought how each of those can delay growth and I only got about an oz n half left. So I'm wanting a quick, healthy, natural grow.

Week 4| day 24

Still smooth cruising. Though, I did notice some yellowing tips. Makes me wonder if the soil is too nutrient rich for the auto, even though I only put 3/4ths the bag dose instructions. So gonna research that and cross reference it with my grow specifics. Able to keep the temps nice and low now too!