2nd Indoor Grow with Auto Strains

[LuckyThief86]

So my care taker came over and suggested we flush now because of how ripe the plant is looking towards blossoming. So far, so good. Had to wait 15 minutes for the Sledgehammer to permeate the water. Decided I'd let you know where we are.

We have a plan to build a jury rigged tent enclosure and get a carbon filter and an inline fan using a hula hoop and some reflective tarp.

[rattlingdags]

Another plant attacked! Honestly mate, with friends like that who needs enemies. I'd not let another living soul near them.

I think a filter and fan will be essential for you with the smell, although I have no experience with auto's, they'll surely have a good strong whiff about them.
Hope poor ol Papa smurfs' arm comes good. They are very resiliant plants and I've wrapped a bit of tape around a branch on one of mine that got snapped accidentally and left it. Pulled it off a couple of weeks later and it was good as new no worries.

[LuckyThief86]

Yeah, there's now a lock on the grow room door, so nobody but me, my partner, and my caretaker can get in. I'm really sick of my girls not getting treated right. The flush last night wiped me out, hard core. We flushed three times with 2.3 gallons each time, and a teaspoon of Sledgehammer per flush to neutralize and dissolve all the salts. They're now on a strict freshwater only diet.

Me and my caretaker, while purging last night, thought "Well, what if we just left molasses as the only nutrient? Would the crop come out sweeter?"

Any thoughts? I'm not gonna do it without a go-ahead from one of you more experienced and savvy growers.

[LuckyThief86]

Just put a full canister of CO2 in the room, and let it leak out with a hose making the gas come out in the middle of the four girls. This helped give a boost to growth last time. I'm still on a 24/0 grow light cycle, seeing as they're autoflowers, and that's what everyone said to do. I might switch to a 20/4 in the morning, though. Growth seems to be stunted.

[LuckyThief86]

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A week or two till they harvest? Look at all those lovely preflowers.

So glad I'm using autoflowers.

[LuckyThief86]

So this is after turning the lights to 20/4, and that seems to have gotten their growth back up. 20/4 seems to be perfect for growing/flowering. Those packs were stupid for stating you should do 24/0 and get good results. 18/6 is too long, 24/0 is too short... 20/4 is just right

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[LuckyThief86]

Just took these two pictures a few minutes ago. Finally figured out how to work my camera.

[WickedJack]

Lookin good..!!

[LuckyThief86]

So I'm starting to get what I can best describe as jitters. I'm a paranoid-type schizophrenic, and I've got PTSD [to name a pair]... so... Eff. Eff me in the eh. Every time I hear a car door open or close, or hear a car pull up... I'm jumping out of my seat and checking for the effing DEA hit squad. My mind, so I've been told, is a dangerous place... and my imagination runs wild.

The worst part was yesterday, this SOB in the parking lot was having an altercation, and like... 4 cop cars showed up and I didn't know why they were there. I came in halfway through. So I saw four cop cars parked right outside my building and all I could think was "Welp, I'm gonna be someone's bitch in prison. Yeup." Went upstairs, sat down, waited. Nothing.

I can't sleep... My heart is racing... everything is making me jump... every time a cop car even comes within my eyesight I freak.

This is why I'm scared: I'm not scared of the police. I'm not scared of going to court. I'm scared of losing my medicine, of not being able to medicate because of probation with that year and a day bull hanging over my head. I'm in a constant, measurable amount of pain, both physical and mental. I need this medicine. This medicine is the only thing that works.

I've been free of hospital visits for a while now. I'm incredibly -proud- of how long I've stayed out of the hospital. All thanks to MMJ. I mean, I'm not selling, I'm not telling anyone who isn't involved in some way... I know I'm technically the fall guy because I am the grower but... I will quite literally die without this medication. Like... I don't want to get in to war or horror stories but... Marijuana is the reason I'm still alive. It's calmed me down and helped me step back from the edge so many times.... and now I've gotta worry about these DEA c*********s and local police and.... GAH!!!

How do you more experienced growers do it?! What keeps you from having a panic attack and just doing a slash and burn on your whole crop?

[LuckyThief86]

Honestly and obviously, this crop can't come in fast enough. I almost had to be hospitalized last night after having what I'm being told was a 'psychotic episode'. I quite literally snapped. Anyway

I came home today from my night of observation and when we came in, it smelled a bit like a party. I have to pick up the ozone generator in the morning, it just arrived in the post.

Preflower sites are covering Papa Smurf. Arm totally recovered after being yo-yo'd in place with a bit of a "It works... in theory" kind of idea. Had to die plants down towards their respective corner. Definitely sticking to the old adage of two's company and three's a crowd. Could have -just- fit three good girls in here, but I stuffed it with four. Next time, we're going to germ 5 and hope to end up with three strong plants. Narrowed it down to Afghan Kush Ryder from World of Seeds; 22% THC content.

Done with fert and foliar spray. Sticking to just tap water till harvest. Still no response from any of you about using just a molasses supplement in the last week/few days.

I've been thinking of contacting lowlife and asking them if they could cross their lowryder with Juanita La Lagrimosa, because CBD is such a wonderful thing.