Mataro Blue Via Kannabia Via Attitude. Auto or Not?

36 days into (12/12 to 11/13) she is not an auto.

I got her as a free bean from the attitude. the promo video said it was an auto.
I also spoke with the breeder at kannabia, and he remembered it being for the auto.

But, after 50 or so days of 20/4, she just got kinda big. so, shes not an auto and I kinda fucked up things with the wrong nutrients at the wrong time. the two wrongs make a far off right.

She's pulling through with beautiful flowers. but, she has lost a fair amount of leaves from low nitro too early in, thinking an auto.

150w hps
200w of mixed cfls
and some uvb lights.

ff ocean forest cut with perlite & beneficial fungi and bacteria.

ff big bloom, tiger bloom, ca/mg and from AN, nirvana, and overdrive. i may use big bud as well.

she has two to five weeks. i think 4.
i may post some pics. she looks sad from her leaves, but the flowers are looking great.

Even tho i had this auto mix up, she is pulling through. very vigorous plant.

Love is the law~
kether n.

the flowers look beautiful but she looks weathered. i need her to hold out another three weeks, at least.

shes still holding on. some very pretty flowers. she has about two weeks left. 100% organic so ill do just a little flushing with cold water, try to bring more blue out. i did feed her due to her looks, shouldn't turn out very harsh i hope. shes had a hard life, completely my fault. but, she seems to forgive me at the moment. sooo many trichs. not a lot of pistils tho.

she was chopped today. beautiful flowers. 63 days of 12/12 to 13.5/10.5. she really got fat. im guessing 2 ohs dried. kannabia has not done me wrong yet. the bcn was nice. and just dropped in a white domina, smile, & big band from kannibia. along with loads of others: vanilla kush, vortex, super lemon haze, super silver haze, & kaboom

stated curing today

It probably was an auto but Kannabia's auto varieties require anywhere from 12/12 to 16/8 start to finish - I was confused about my own Mataro when it wouldn't flower under 18/6 - I looked on Kannabia's site and found this . . .
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It has been several years now since auto-flowering varieties stopped being just a fad to become solidly established as a growing modality.

With some very good varieties on the market, improving these genetic strains was a logical step to take, as growers are increasingly demanding better results from auto-flowering varieties.

Although one mix that we tried improved both the yield and the flavour, it proved to be unstable. Having discounted that, we created our new second-generation varieties. Although their flowering time is slightly longer (set by the flowering time of the reversed pollen), the results are better, while other characteristics — resistance to light pollution, performance outdoors and resistance to pests and disease — have remained the same or even improved.

Kannabia Seeds has developed its new auto-flowering varieties by crossing feminised pollen from varieties in our catalogue with stem strains obtained from crossing with the rudelaris subspecies. The result: plants with minimal auto-flowering characteristics and flowering times that are set by the pollen of the reversed plants.

Our main goal was to create a variety that would give excellent results outdoors. And our trials have backed this up. The plants are large, with fairly big, compact buds. The rudelaris gene is manifest, and the plants flower and finish over a period when standard plants are just beginning to flower. KANNABIA SEEDS RECOMMENDS OUTDOOR USE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY.

To see the results of these trials for yourself, contact us at pato@kannabia.es and ask us for a dossier.
Since some people prefer to do their growing indoors, our trials have shown that these plants develop best if you:

• Use no larger than five-litre plant pots.

• Use a photoperiod of 12-14-16 hours of light for faster results (OUR BEST RESULTS WERE OBTAINED WITH 12/12 and 14/10 PHOTOPERIODS). If you leave it at 18 hours, you will have to stop feeding with growth fertiliser after two weeks and force the plant to flower, leaving it in darkness for 24–48 hours and then resuming the photoperiod. In any case, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND USING OUR AUTO-FLOWERING VARIETIES WITH PHOTOPERIODS OF OVER 16 HOURS, AS THE PLANTS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO END THE PROCESS, TENDING TO GROW TO A HUGE SIZE AND RISKING GROWING BEYOND THE GROWER’S CONTROL.

• Use high-pressure sodium lamps.

• Good results can also be obtained by switching from a longer photoperiod to a shorter one (for example, reducing from 20 hours to 12–14 hours to stimulate flowering and accelerate the process).

We hope that these tips will help to improve our direct contact with growers and distributors and provide an even better service. Personally, as Kannabia Seeds’ breeder, I look forward to your comments and will be happy to provide anyone interested with the dossiers of the outdoor and indoor trials that we have carried out with the new Kannabia’s new auto-flowering varieties.

And remember that our Flash and Gnomo catalogue is still available for results with first-generation auto-flowering varieties.

Pato"

. . . once I switched to 16/8 she started to flower.

Glad I found this thread. I planted a Kannabia Flash about 6 weeks ago. My plant is getting quite large and I"m starting 12/12 tonight. One thing for sure.....it's a very healthy and beautiful lady!! Though this kind of screws up my schedule. ( I hate having to buy my smoke). Looks like I might have to soon.

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yes, the big band and smile turned out to be truly wicked. my lady loves the big band. and the smile has a beautiful smell. and the la blanka...... ive grown many of there strains i would recommend them. also tga. i love the kaboom, the vortex holds her own as well.


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