And what week of flower are you in?
Iād say midway through week 6
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I simply come to accept foxtailing. If youāre growing auto flowers itās going to happen. I personally believe itās 90% genetics and 10% environment.
It doesnāt affect your potency itās just extra weed. Buds growing on top of buds. The downside it makes it a little more difficult to check your trichomes. We can get around that.
16 in is fine. Reduce your light to 75% finish week 6 regularly as you would on your feeds.
In week 7 eliminate calcium magnesium and reduce your feed intake by 50%
We can reevaluate everything going into week 8
Sounds good, Iāll turn the light down a little bit.
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I have been pretty interested in autoflowers, but I am planning on doing a photoperiod for my next grow.
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I love Auto flowers. Thatās all I grow
I just noticed quite a few of these tiny bugs crawling on the floor of my tent. Iām not sure which pest they might be, but I killed all of them that I could find and disinfected the whole floor with alcohol wipes. Iām also getting some diatomaceous earth to sprinkle on the top of the soil and around the base of the pot because I heard that was a good nontoxic way to get rid of crawling bugs. Have you ever encountered this problem before?
I donāt recognize the bug. Itās got little pictures on the front. Fortunately Iāve never had any pests in my plants or soil a fly here and there.
Iāve used DE for fleas on my dogs and it kills them and works well. I see a lot of people utilizing DE on weed outdoors as well as indoors.
A bug is a bug I donāt see it being a threat to your plants with just finding a couple on the floor. But like you, I would take all necessary for precautions to prevent any bugs.
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Edit to the above post. Your picture of your bug is very unclear. I started looking at it and it reminded me of what we call pincher bugs
So I looked up the picture bugs and Iām 99% sure thatās what you have. They come in from outside. And the only thing to be concerned with having pincher bugs in your house are your plants
So Yes, I would be slightly concerned. They seem to be pretty easy to hand
I can try to get a better photo, but it was unclear because they are so tiny you can barely see them with the naked eye. I took that photo with a microscope and it still looks small.
I think pincher bugs are also called earwigs, which Iām familiar with and are much bigger. I tried taking more pictures of the bugs but I couldnāt get any to come out more clear than that first one because they are so tiny.
I got the DE and sprinkled it around the base of the pot, in the corners of the tent, on the top of the dirt, and on the base of the stem. After waiting a little bit I donāt see any bugs anymore so Iām hoping thatāll fix it.
Iām at week 7 now. I gave her calmag for the last time a couple days ago. The ppm of the water I gave her today without calmag was 475 and the runoff was 693. Runoff ph was 6.3. What changes would you suggest I make in the coming weeks?
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Good day. Welcome to week 7
Letās start withā¦
youā¦ as a new grower and a first grow attempt Iāve got to say youāve done an above average job and should be commended on a beautiful job well done!
pest
I didnāt realize that the pincher bug was called AKA earwig as far as pest goes I know the corn earwig is the number one enemy for outdoor growers as it causes bud rot as the pest invades the bud eating it and pooping all through it. Hopefully youāve got that under control by now.
Foxtailing
Unfortunately, Iā¤ļøGM GSCE autoflower has always been one of the heaviest foxtailing strands that Iāve ever seen and personally grown. Youāve already adjusted your light and your plant appears to continue to aggressively foxtail even down into your lower buds. Unfortunately, it doesnāt seem like anything works to reverse this. The entire 20 pack of seeds that I purchased all foxtails some worse than others. On a more positive note, itās been one of the strongest and most productive strain Iāve come across.
Environment
Just as a reminder. During the last stages of flower with an indoor grow I like to stay as close to 72Ā° - 77Ā° and 45% relative humidity. I keep my light at 75% and my recommended manufacturers height is 16 in during this stage.
Feed
I see youāve already eliminated calcium magnesium and your last runoff PPM was 693ppmā¦ the magic number youāre looking for is 700-750 ppm and youāre pretty much dead on it. I would continue to feed accordingly to maintain 700 to 750 PPM run off through week 7 depending upon your buds at the end of week 7 will dictate how much you feed going into week 8 (typically itās a 50% reduction at that point) we can look at it at the end of week 7
Trichome camera practice
Iām not going to sugar coat this. Iām going to tell you straight up. With the aggressiveness of foxtailing on your plant itās going to make reading your trichomes productions and maturity a very challenging task.
Foxtailing is simply new buds growing over existing buds. You got new trichomes and new pistols making the original buds trichomes very difficult to see and the new foxtail growth confuses tricone readiness.
I strongly suggest you start practicing frequently on finding areas that you can get to the original bud and viewing itās trichomes. This way youāll familiarize yourself with what youāre looking for when it comes time to do so (that time is approaching quickly)
Some including myself find it easier to select a few spots on the plant cut out the foxtail giving us a better view of the original production of the original bud. This is not going to hurt your bud for your plant.
What am I looking for in the trichomes
Trichome development happens in three stages. Trichomes go from clear to cloudy and then turn Amber most people look for trichome readiness to be all cloudy with approximately 10% Amber giving them a more pungent buzz without getting into couch lock. Below are some identification samples.
The more practice you have differentiating between your real trichomes and youāre foxtail trichomes will dictate a proper harvest. PRACTICE
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Thanks for the encouragement! I think the pest problem has been dealt with for the most part. I havenāt seen any crawling on the floor of the tent and more, but a few have been in the runoff tray so Iām going to continue with the DE as needed, but it is definitely helping. That all makes sense with cutting the feeding down next week and looking at the inner buds for trichome checking, thanks for the tips.
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