Figured it’s time for a little show & tell of my own now that my caveman grow has entered the 21st century stoned age. It’s currently a mix of autos in various stages of growth, and I’ve stepped up my game technically while sticking to the basics. So let’s head over to my original grow space, a repurposed shower stall with about 4 sq ft of surface area.
These Amnesia Haze autos graduated from their red solo cups and have really taken off, even the runt (rear left). Here’s a closeup:
She looked like crap 5 days ago. Turns out, she needed a booster shot of nitrogen to get her ass in gear. All four are eating FF Grow Big and Big Bloom. The runt’s shot in the butt was coutesy of Bush Doctor Kangaroots.
More to follow in my new grow tent, where a pair of adolescent Blueberry autos reside, alongside a teenage Amnesia Haze auto and a ripening Northern Lights auto college coed. Hang on!
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The tent: 2’x3’x5’. Enough room to veg four plants and flower two or three. A pair of 4" fans for circulation and an activated charcoal filter with inline fan to scrub and exhaust stale,stinky air. Nextlight 150h LED sourced from LED Grow Lights Depot. Thermometer/hydrometer. Apera PH20 pH tester. Cheaper but less accurate Vivosun pH tester and EC/TDS tester. Fox Farm trio nutes.
The ladies in waiting: In the back, a pair of Blueberry autos; in the front left, a Northern Lights auto in flower. Her companion is an Amnesia Haze auto that’s just starting to flower. Here’s some closer looks:
The alleged NL gal is the sole survivor of five seeds, one of which failed to pop, while the others either couldn’t break ground or were structurally/genetically weak. I say “alleged,” because her leaves look like she’s sativa dominant. She’s nearly doubled in height this week, too.
Here’s a closer shot of the AH auto:
You’d never guess from her size that she’s a week older than the NL. Both showed slight hints of burn from a half-strength first dose of FF nutes, but symptoms faded when I skipped a week. I resumed feeding them earlier this week. No more burns; just lots of vigorous growth. Life is good.
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Following along. Might need closer to 240 watts to fully flower that tent but 150 is probably good for 2-3 plants?
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Maybe, but I’ve also got a pair of 9w LED bulbs from my old caveman setup hanging on each side of the 150. Figured they’d help fill in the edges some.
Did the same in my shower stall, where primary light source is 100w LED panel. Since I had 'em, figured I might as well put 'em to use.
I did measure PPFD in both grow spaces with the Photone app at 6, 12, and 18 in. They were pretty much in line with each light manufacturer’s spec sheet claims, which was a pleasant surprise. That’s based on a 1.5’x1.5’ flowering footprint in the shower stall and a 2’x2’ flowering footprint in the tent.
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Sounds good. Ive actually tested the app to a decent meter and found very little distance.
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Everyone got fed this morning. Gave the flowering NL auto some “personal grooming” down under. Buds and vegetative growth continue for her and the AH auto. The Blueberry autos are packing on the green, too. I re-positioned plants and lighting in the tent to (hopefully) allow optimum exposure and intensity, considering their respective stages of development.
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Back in the shower stall, it’s status quo for three of the AH autos. Even the runt has put on size, but she’s still showing signs of nitrogen deficiency. She’s been a slowpoke from the start, despite being handled the same as her siblings, who are 2-3x her size. I may cull her if she doesn’t straighten up and fly right.
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what soil are you using I didn’t see it listed?
Looking good though 
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As you see above from the burns, that’s not the problem. She shows iron deficiency, and has a high pH issue most likely.
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The two flowering plants are in a coco/perlite mix. The rest are in regular potting soil.
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I might agree with you if her siblings showed similar symptoms.
Decided to kick her to the curb. My time’s better spent tending to eight healthy plants, not babysitting one anemic weakling.
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Did some more pruning and some LST on both of my flower girls. Supposedly not a good thing to do to flowering autos, but the right-hand plant’s vertical growth would’ve soon exceeded my 60" tent’s capacity. No worries, though, as both plants responded positively almost immediately. Amnesia haze auto on the left. Big girl on the right came from a five-seed vial labeled Northern Lights auto, but look at her leaves. If she ain’t sativa-dominant, I’ll eat my hat!
The Blueberry autos in the front row are looking lush. I trimmed their undercarriage, too. Thinking I may need to move them to the shower stall with the three vegging AH autos, and give the flower girls exclusive access to the tent through harvest.
PS - That’s not a yellow leaf. It’s a Post-It note.
PPS - I also topped both BBs and the three AHs,
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As
@Lightbrightt2010 says, they’re showing sex today.
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BDSM anyone? 
As you can see, I did quite a bit of “girl-scaping” and bondage training on the vegging blueberry and amnesia haze autos. They seem to have taken to it in spite of the conventional wisdom that anything more than modest LST is bad for autos.
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It’s a small dungeon, but room enough to top, fim, defoliate, and bend them to my will! LOL! If the truth be told, I’m a cannabis BDSM virgin, too!
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