The Art of The Auto

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I'd agree but sadly had to diss-mantle the system when i moved from the big ol farm house.... I'll build a better one now with the ultrasonic fogger... it was a timed mist system.. (12 v surlflow pump with disc filter) and had an automatic weekly flush ... was direct tied to the main water supply for the house... solenoids controlled water flow for flush or recirc... micro sprinklers hidden inside the root tubes with and air-through-water inducted filtration system.

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amazing all i can say is im a little jealous
if i ever go hydro this is the way i will go
either full flow or micro sprinklers

i dabbled with DWC back in the day but this is so much cleaner
plants get huge this way....

I'd def say skip the whole gig and go straight to fog... no pumps to clean, no filters... and all you need is an enclosed space ..... We'll see how the coombo with soil does... so far so good!

hope you don't mind if I join the Project Eden Team... PET

now when you say DWC what exactly does that stand for?

Just got me new HTG supply 150w HPS w/ external ballast yesterday evening. Going to move the ladies out of the cab just before dark period so I can install it and 2 more fans w/ snap-on carbon scrubbers.


300w HPS club here I come!

hopefully doubling the lumens will give me thicker ladies, hopefully not taller ladies though as I have limited headroom.

Has anyone LSTed or SCROGed autos?

Here are some pics of my girls. I cut one last week and all I can say is wow. People that I have smoked with thought is was dam good One said it was the best shit he had in years. Only one knows the truth, that I grew that shit in my attic in 60 days

#4 is looking good mate. I had some people tell me that about the snowryder. The extreme fruity taste threw alot of people off. I don't even tell people what it is (12/12/auto) until they have smoked it.

Seems once some one has an expectation, they have a hard time seeing past that.

Bh.

Hey Happy Thanksgiving Everyone....

(I told you I felt rubbish this morning..an I forgot..)

FullD..Fang....ah man..gone but not forgotten...

Wowsers..I didn't know everyone grew chillies too...
some absolute Beauts there.
Looks like we have a Chilli growing master class going to.

FullD..that delicate little black one looks so much like deadly nightshade it is scarey.
It looks very dangerous..and very enticing.

JM..that is the first time I have seen the big peppers that colour.
amazing..cheers..

FullD is right..that system set-up made my jaw drop...woof....

hope you don't mind if I join the Project Eden Team... PET

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No PET..you are fine...

(FullD...I think we were just mugged for a team badge there...in broad daylight.....)

So it could be a couple things, but IF it was the mango i dont think you should do another test.....

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I'll take a bit less next time m8..since the effect is real bad for me..
But..
honestly..within 10 mins I fel the onset.and I could feel it developing..and worsening...
I was gutted.
More gutted today with the hang-over effects..my nerves have been singing all day..
and my legs would hardly carry me on the dog walks..weak as a kitten.

I'd love to have had a drug test before and after..
coz I swear blind it flat-lined my THC levels.

Comes back to the theory of "once roots hit bottom time to show my fun parts ."

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LMHO...yeah.
I always used to think it was when the root pooled..
But observing the cup girls..
it looked more like when they bottomed...

I might just have a look at their root-ball tomorrow..
if they will slip out of the pot easily.
My head say that they may be girls..and are ready to pop..
especially after seein that male show..
But..I don'tlike to get me hopes up...
I have been conned like that before...

I say if you get a female there i would transplant as well as she may have something special for you.

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as in ultra..ultra indy..with the hollow stem...

I forgot to tell you..
go back and look at the two main stems..
remember me saying that the hollows were distinct because of the heavily ribbed appearance.
see the difference.

And you recognised the DC lookee likey..you are getting better and better.

actually..the f3's in the big pot are holding some too..
but because they are so bushy..and close together they are hard to spot..

teflondummy..they make me smile...bet the room smells lush now..

BH..totally off the wall..
I'm using white wine vinegar to buffer my water..
just wondering if the extra tannins in the red wine variety might feed the soil better..
any thoughts...?

Hey everybody, just thought i'd post an update with some new pics. the first pic is a blue himalaya at 25 days, 2nd pic is the pakistan ryder at day 33 and the 3rd pic is a ak48 at 30 days. Everything seems to be going well, just fed and watered the paki and the ak48 earlier today and the blue himalaya will be gettin her feed in about 2 more days. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated as usual, thanks and good luck to all..!!!!!...

teflon... lookin sweet dude!


mossy, my guess on the vinegar is yes... but would you notice against all the micro-active shit you're already doin'? lol

speaking of smelling when plants are about to show sex.. just opened my box to pull the girls out just before lights out to install the new HPS and that sweet-ish preflower smell punched me right in the face.. got to looking and my snowryder spit out about 9 pistils between yesterday and today.

she's a fast one, day 17 from her poking her head out of the soil and she's only about 3" tall but super bushy. hopefully its good smoke (this is my first snowryder, i usually stick to PJ and blue himalaya diesel)


and again, anyone have any experience w/ LST or SCROGing autos? with this second HPS lamp I'm afraid they might start wanting to get taller even in the small 5.5"x5.5" pots.

lookin real good BR... that himalaya turns me on...

John Mondello said:

lookin real good BR... that himalaya turns me on...

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thanks alot for the comment john, much appreciated. And yea, it could definately turn a person on, lol. They also smell as lovely as they look.

I have no doubt... my are starting up the accelerator curve now... at 15 days from ger and 13 from head-pop! 1/4 done already!

This was my first grow and i can definately say it is a beautiful thing to watch the girls grow and develop. Learning through out the grow has also been exciting and the help and comments from people on here has also been great.

mossys said:

WTF happened.......

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Maaaan mossy, damn shame to hear it m8...when smoking heavily does not do the trick, you know your in trouble


Gotta be some other pharmaceutically active compounds in the mango confounding your results.

Ever try the experiment with citrus fruits prior to toking?

Happy thanksgiving to all...love this day of gluttony and laziness...Irie!

fog video 1... currently recording for a better 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofrp8laPTmo

b.R. said:

This was my first grow and i can definately say it is a beautiful thing to watch the girls grow and develop. Learning through out the grow has also been exciting and the help and comments from people on here has also been great.

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I must concur on this through and through... in addition, let me say... autos are much more like our modern day society... "instant gratification".... but damn it feels good anyway....

Mossy,

When do you recommend harvesting PJ for maximum pain relief? (I've had seven knee surgeries from 20yrs of wrestling)

I've been doing it at the 50/50 clear/cloudy mark, but am thinking about letting this one go for another week or so until I start seeing amber.


Also, are there any other auto strains you or anyone else could recommend for pain relief that I should look into?

Thos guys have been tellin me the Afghani line is a good base to go off of...anything with an Afghani line in it. If I remember correctly, way back in this thread he said that if they went too long he got alil bit of a paranoid buzz... but I think he said after the noia wore off it was a terriufic medica high... I think the end result was to stay more in the 50/50 range...

J

Cool, thanks JM.

I've been looking at the Afghan Kush Ryders but have heard mixed reviews about the strain. Maybe i'll give em a shot. I'll be making a new order here in the near future because diesel ryder is back in stock so I'll pick up some AKR beans and let everybody know how they turn out.