Thanks D! I fim’d the 4th node on the Bruce photo today and the Arachnidiesel auto is starting to pre-flower. So far we’re off to a great start. 
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The LAC and GL photos germed and were planted yesterday. They should hopefully be sprouted in a couple days. If the forecast holds up I should have 8 more days of outdoor time ahead. Today was beautiful. 
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I’ll shoot you a email about all the bs I just went through theses last few weeks
Everything is good now but it was a shit show
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I’ll check my email. Sorry you’ve been dealing with 
. Glad you’re catching your breath.
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So… remember me saying I wasn’t checking ppm or pH this season. LIE!!! My wasted 
also needs to start reading my notes from last season before starting the next one. 
Today I tested the pH and was at 5.2 and realized I had increased the natural ppm of the soil by adding the Pride Lands (which lowered the pH) plus using the well water (which my notes instructed me not to do due to low pH). Yes @OverallQuill80 I had totally backwards, but I apparently thought the same thing last year.
I needed high pH water with nutes to keep the soil pH from dropping out of range. The marble filter is high pH like we said though. Fortunately it was watering time and a good soaking of tap water at 7.0 brought everyone back to around 6.4.
The GL photo has sprouted, but the LAC I somehow over germed overnight and a long tail had broken off before planting. So I already knew it was questionable. So I direct planted another a couple days ago and it should be up in a couple more days. That’s it for now. Stay growing!
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Aaaahhhh … that’s more like it. Things are starting to feel more like one of my grows. The photos are all up and kicking and two of the autos are dead 
(Cuomo’s Arachnidiesel is still kicking, but the Window Maker and One Eyed Snake Bait are 
). The folies of haste. I knew, that soil and time of season, was not suited for autos. The soil doesn’t drain well (I hear you OQ “I tried to give you some perlite” , but they were already planted and the damage was done) and moving them constantly inside and out from LED to sunlight. They were wishful thinking. Not checking the pH and ppm of the soil before adding nutes and planting did not help. Now that we’ve shaken off the cobwebs and hopefully killed the last two of the season… here’s the good news. The LAC photo has sprouted. Also before I planted the GL and LAC photos I found some old potting soil and mixed it with some of the forest soil. No nutes. pH was 6.4 at planting. They are also in solo cups until they get transplanted. I took that same mix and planted a Vida Blanca Border Jumper auto in a 1/2 gallon pot to better control moisture and pH. The photos will get transplanted and new autos planted outside around June 1st after supplies arrive. I’m still way ahead of schedule and too stoned to be too pissed at myself. I’ll post a pic of the survivors and sprouts when they are back together tonight. Until then…stay safe, stay stoned, stay growing.
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Hey Shade, so great to hear from you. You seem to be pretty busy with your new crop. I see you are still having trouble with the autos. I grew one auto last year which survived but I think I overfed and it didn’t get very big. But I am trying again this year. I have one “Hubbalicious” (something like that). She broke soil on March 31st. Started out ok then she started drooping pretty bad, I repotted her and she is doing much better.
Yes, we have had our share of rough weather lately but luckily we survived. I started my “Strawberry Cough” grow in January. I purchased the Spider Farm grow light that @Mr.Mr.Limelight recommended. Lime I absolutely love the light. It has really help me start my grow early and also supplement additional hours per day, and I love being able to turn on and off from my phone. That rocks! Thanks so much for the recommendation. I’m still babysitting 4 days a week my youngest grandchild who is now 20 months old. He really keeps me hopping and doesn’t leave me as much free time. Hence the reason I only started one plant in January. So I have the Strawberry Cough and the Auto and I also have a couple clones that I am trying to grow. Having fewer plants allows me to keep a closer eye on the ones I have. I hope I don’t jinx myself but this Strawberry Cough girl is the prettiest and healthiest I think I have ever grown. I am trying to really read her and keep her happy. You know I have over fed, underfed, over watered and countless other mistakes along the way. Hopefully I have learned something. Anyway I would say she is in her 3-4 week of flower. But typically this is when I mess up, so I am really trying to read her and not let that happen. Shade I hope your forest soil works out for you and you grow another monster like Big Bertha.
Here is my Strawberry Cough (1/19 broke soil)
Below is my auto (broke soil 3/31)
I will move her into a bigger pot tomorrow.
Lime and Shade, I hope all is going well for y’all. Happy growing!
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So glad you are doing well @Coco27 and everyone is safe. I like the sound of “Hubbalicious”. 
It’s looking great for an auto in my book. The few I’ve grown that survived usually ended up between 14-24 inches. My current one is only about 9. At 6 weeks in a couple days I don’t know it’s going to stretch much more. I’ll hopefully have more luck in June. Your Strawberry Cough looks amazing! 
Is it just me or are you using a different method this season? 
I seem to recall last season was much more manifold with a handful of big buds where this one seems more fim with a bush of bud sites. Just wondering and was thinking you may have switched to avoid bud rot. Well it looks beautiful. I love that strain and yours always looks delicious. I can’t wait to see it finished. We are all learning our way to a grow that works for us and you seem to be finding yours just fine. I’m so glad the light Lime told you about is working great. I can’t wait to eventually get an indoor setup going but for now I’m just happy to see the season starting and all my growmies doing their thing. Much love Coco. Keep me posted. I’m still going to get your info when the time comes. 
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Here’s a pic from this morning. You can see yellowing on the bottom leaves of the BB from the pH drop and one line burnt tip on the CAD. Otherwise those two survivors look good. I’m sure it stunted the CAD, so I’ll just be happy with whatever this one does and plant another in June when I have supplies. Now get back to growing!
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Shade the CAD looks nice and healthy and the BB appears to be holding her own. Your soil does look a little dry from here but I know you are using forest soil. That got me thinking. Here’s an idea for you. I started a worm bin using a plastic bin and taking soil from plants that I harvested or annual flowers in my garden that died. Put the used soil in the bin and wet it, bought a container of worms from Walmart and added to the bin. They need carbon so I added shredded paper and or leaves. I feed them about once a week which is usually stuff I’m going to toss out. They like potatoes peelings, wilted lettuce, banana and banana peelings. All vegetables and fruits (no citrus). You can google worm bins and there are a lot out there that tell you how to start a worm bin. I have so many worms in the bin now of all sizes, big fat juicy worms, little tiny worms, medium worms. But the best thing is the worm castings they produce. Hardest part is separating the castings from the worms. I add the castings to my soil. This may be a way to improve your soil. I actually got the idea from @Mr.Mr.Limelight when he talked about getting Buster to add worms to the soil after harvest. Anyway it’s just an idea if you’re interested.
So yes this grow does look different from last year but not on purpose. I topped once after fourth node and then pulled the branches down to expose all the bud sites, also tied down any other branches for the same reason. I have removed quite a few bud sites but I still have so many. I think I need to cut some more out to let in more light and air flow. This plant was started in January, two days before our historical snow storm which we got 10 inches. Not long after the weather warmed up so she has been outside quite a bit and then I would put her under the light at night to give her 18 hours of light. That is new for me, the little cheap light I had before versus the Spider Farmer light is a world of difference and I see it in the plants. I’m also using my worm bin to add worm castings to the soil and I also make worm tea with it and give it to the plants. The first time I fed her worm tea, I saw a world of difference. The following day when I took her outside all of her leaves were standing up like I’ve never seen before, she absolutely loved it. I’m not sure if it is the tea or if it is because the water is aerated and maybe gives the roots more oxygen. Probably a combination of both. I feed her almost every time I water. In the past I usually did a feeding then a watering. I am watching her close to see if I am over feeding but no burnt tips and she is progressing great. My last ppm readings have been getting higher and higher so the last feeding was 50% rain water and 50% worm tea. So this is working pretty well for me now, but as you well know it only takes one thing to mess up your grow.
Happy growing!
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Thanks for the tip @Coco27! I can’t wait until I’m able to compost and making my own super soil. Believe me I’ve been dreaming of finally getting Lime’s neglected grow down. I’m so glad you’ve been able to actually start applying it and seeing great results. That’s awesome you’re making your own worm castings. I’m slowly moving it that direction. Unfortunately that’s still a season or two away. In the meantime I used some of the leftover forest soil from last season to try and get a jump start while waiting on actual supplies for this season. The forest soil is fine I just didn’t check the ppm and pH before planting and because it drains poorly you can’t have to flush a 2 gallon pot with plants that young (2-3 weeks). Fortunately my cuz is helping with supplies this season and I plan on things really kicking up in a few weeks. Actual potting soil will be a huge improvement alone. Hopefully they will all look as good as your Strawberry Cough in a few months. Much love Coco! Keep me posted.
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I always add extra perlite to the FF soils so it drains good
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Half a banana and they’ll migrate to it. They’ll fill it like a sausage casing with worms. A few rounds and you have mostly separated into a new bin.
I have a stack system. I stop feeding the top bin, and they migrate down to the next bin. This allows me to pull the top, and I only loose a few after sifting.
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Thank you Budbrother. I will definitely try that. I think I have too many worms now. There are so many from tiny to big fat ones. I’m thinking of putting some in my vegetable garden. Either that or I need to start another bin. Appreciate the information. Happy growing!
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Good lord Bent 
That’s what’s up brother!
Thanks for the tip bro. I wish I hadn’t planted those before OQ offered me some perlite. 
I will be sure to add some to the Happy Frog I should be getting soon. Starting in June everything will be in new soil. 
@Budbrother I still plan on KNF’ing some stuff one day. You are on top of the organic gardening bro.
Here’s a picture from today with everyone outside. Beautiful weather… extreme pollen.
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F yeah it is. Eyes been itching for days but I see you brother! Keep up the good work!
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Thanks OQ! Sorry you’ve been suffering from the pollen as well. We’re supposed to finally after 2 weeks drop from extreme to heavy in a couple days.
Stay well bro.
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I would like to thank you all for your support over the past 2 years. For those familiar with my situation, my mother is finally transitioning after 40 years with Parkinson’s and 7 years after the passing of my father. I intend to remain focused on her, my family and my grow as I have the past 2 years, but if I don’t seem my usual self or fail to update regularly or reply timely, please forgive me. This place and all of you are awesome. 
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More to life then typing letters on a screen, take care of what needs done and stay grounded EH… 
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