# First NOVA Grow, ILGM Autoflower Supermix **URL:** \ **Category:** Outdoor Growing\ **Tags:** autoflower, outdoor-grow\ **Created:** [July 10, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711 "2021-07-10T13:31:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alexankh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/alexankh/32/612680_2.png) [@alexankh](https://ilgmforum.com/u/alexankh)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/22 "2021-09-08T11:52:21Z")
you’re welcome! please keep updating this thread so we can see how it’s going ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/23 "2021-09-19T22:06:54Z")
So, the hairs on the GSC buds are starting to change to brown. Here’s an overview and the closest pic I can take. Any thoughts on how much more time? ![20210919_180044](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/8/7/b/87b1eed8fddefa2ffc0b94139545f3f167a77a20.jpeg) ![20210919_174135](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/6/b/56bc646651a022c116be266dd9e6a6470f73986a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/24 "2021-10-08T10:16:11Z")
Here’s the GSC after 3 weeks, I’m thinking Sunday is Choo day, other thoughts welcome. ![2312](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/b/4/5b4bae01287010306938b55c9a8fab5b1666ae1a.jpeg) ![2388](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/b/1/6b18f5a8b94d2cbe026161381d2e954f5297d94a.jpeg) ![2390](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/2/d/e2db19dcac07d123023a68c3dd8f5eb5ce7c6a2e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/25 "2021-10-27T00:05:26Z")
I took the girls down last week, there were a few spots of bud rot, presumably due to the cooler weather and shorter days. I felt it didn’t make sense to keep going and risk the entire crop (of three plants). The trichomes on the GG were around 30% amber, the GSC a little less so. I could only approximate these values because I would need a microscope to get a confident feel based on my limited experience. The pistles were 95% brown, and I tried the GSC the prior week for affect, with positive results . I cut out and disposed of anything that looked like rot, in some instances where there was some spreading, I cut the entire limb and disposed. In total I’d estimate around 30% disposal rate. The denser buds, generally on the GG seemed to be more affected, but there was a couple sections on a few of the GSC. my guess is the looser bud structure of the GSC may it a little less susceptible to mold. The remaining plants I took down in branches or sections of plant, after removing all the shade or water leaves. I also did a mild trimming of remaining leaves to improve air circulation, but not a full wet trim. For drying, I hung what I could fit in the basement shower, where I had a small fan and a/c and a dehumidifier. The plants in the shower dried quickly; a little too much so for me, ready to jar up in about 4 or 5 days. I put them in a large cooler to slow them down, but I didn’t like them stacked in there. The bulk of the plants went into my yard shed with the windows open and a fan. Humidity was low and temp cool for most of last week, so I got lucky there. A side effect of drying in the shed is a daily increase and decrease in the moisture in the buds. In the AM they are measuring about 14% with my amazon wood moisture meter., and 6/7% on most afternoons. I have found that 7% moisture in the heart of the bud on the wood meter is yielding around 60% rh in the jars, so that seems like a reliable method of estimating when to start the cure. Sometimes though the buds are a little drier or more moist, which I came up with the technique below. I did a closer trim of the buds before going into jars. I I removed all remaining leaves withe stems and cut the sugar leaves close to the buds. It’s not high grade trimming as there turned out to be way more bud as a result of these autos reverting to photos, and I was moving quickly to get these into jars and get better control of their environment. I also noted most of the buds are pretty fluffy, not dense. I’m guessing it’s due to limited light in the yard in Oct . Once I began to understand the rapid change in moisture in tge buds, I started to try to time my trimming sessions for a time of day, and rh level. Of course sometimes I just went it it when I had time. As noted above, I noticed the moisture level in the buds can change pretty quickly with the humidity in the air. What I started doing for curing is opening the jars which are a little low in humidity outside in the morning, allowing them to absorbed moisture from the air. The jars which are too high I open in the house. Most of my jars are steady at between 60% to 62% after a day or two. I have performed initial ttess of the GG and GSC for effect, they both taste GREAT, but the GG is the best tasting bud I have ever vaped. Period. The GSC is second. All the other commercial bud I have vaped is a far far less quality experience . The GG high is very calming with very little couch lock or sleepiness. There is not much euphoria. Very chill, nicely done. I don’t feel much improvement in the high with alcohol, just a little more subdued. My wife says she barely notices that I am high. The GSC seems mildly euphoric, good cerebral high, with a little energy elevation. There is some mild anxiety, but not to rhe level of paranoia. The energy seems to go better with a little alcohol, nd would be a good high for a party or concert. The wife definitely knows I’m high with the elevated energy and talkativeness. Here are a few pics. ![20211015_170654](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/5/c/c5c205efd7ae19e74f361362caec51d87426eefc.jpeg) ![20211013_114858](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/1/8/518c528a8040f0d38ffca43bff6b4bef5f122e2e.jpeg) ![20211010_103656](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/d/2/7d203546fb71b88dc2d3b8719a43a22635c8b8ff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/26 "2021-10-27T00:06:18Z")
![20211010_103621](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/c/7/4c71a158a2eb63d192c8a7beffc980e9183cb4c5.jpeg) fall colors ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/27 "2021-10-27T00:06:56Z")
![20211016_134538](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/5/c/7/5c7fcb9a6cef350a517f858fbf5f6d47b54c0329.jpeg) ![20211016_134534](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/b/9/fb98e04684c29d3c2d06367e555fae2f63087b16.jpeg) ![20211016_134527](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/0/1/901ba8347e2e1fa18209c289409ce3bd8cbc8da8.jpeg) Bud rot ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/28 "2021-10-27T00:15:23Z")
![20211026_201155](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/3/7/63751a1f7465d2f4d75177b40b7cb0d6e5ab69a3.jpeg) GSC on the left, GG on the right. ---
**Author:** ![Hobbygrower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@Hobbygrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hobbygrower)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/first-nova-grow-ilgm-autoflower-supermix/70711/29 "2021-10-27T00:28:37Z")
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