Northern Lights X BB auto & Speed Devil auto

Looking good homie!
i just harvested my bb x nl and wow super delicious!

Thanks,I'm surprised she got so big considering all I put her through lol.

Did a bit more LSTing. One of the Blue Mammoth's top nodes hit the 42w so needless to say it was burnt to a crisp. I cut it off and found 2 smaller bud sights below it. Hopefully they'll pop up now that they're the top. Figured while I was doing that I'd check on the NL. I LST'd I think 2 branches on that. The main stem is finally healed and I was able to LST one of the nodes above the break, was pretty bendable. The main 2 stems(one from each plant) I LST'd are in the middle of the bin getting hit mainly by the two 26w 2700ks that are in the middle and being blown on directly by the small 4" fan I have at the bottom of the bin. Hopefully they will perk up and have nice strong stems.

The last picture is the 2nd node from the top on the NL. Figured it would be a good example to show how far along in flowering I am...Still looks like veg lol. this is week 8 I believe. Oh well only day 4 into 12/12. I am noticing some pistils on some of the branches.

Aesthetically wise this bitch is green and bushy as fuk lol.

Very nice!

Im following

Watered the plants today. They must be root bound. I'm watering every 2 days and they're bone dry. I watered with the blossom booster(1-3-2) and used half strength(1/8 tsp) as opposed to full strength like last time. The container is 2 cups short of a gallon I think. Found a few dead leaves at the bottom of the Blue Mammoth. Two or three so not a lot and it was the leaves were at the very bottom. I guess I should of realized the burnt tips wouldn't recover just like if I had burnt them with a light. Took a few comparison pics. Also took one of the stem that had 2 nodes adjacent from each other(as opposed to alternating), should be interesting to see grow. I think I saw a few pistils on the top of the bud sites as opposed o just where the node starts. That or the pistils are really freaking long. Kind of disappointed that both my autos turned out to not be true autos. At this point I might as well of grown the Pineapple Chunk like I wanted.

Still haven't gotten my Fish-Seaweed blend, but I'm not in a rush or anything. I'll probably use the Veg+Bloom for my next grow. I heard since blossom nutes are low in N the plant will slow down it's vertical growth, which at this point is my main goal(besides getting these bitches to flower). The girls are just about at the top of the bottom bin. This is after I readjusted the stems with a bit more LSTing. Starting to get good at it if I don't say so myself.

Finally I took of pic of my lights. You can't see the 3rd 26w 2700k because the bin is on it's side and the light is behind the reflectors, but it's there.

Oh yea I think having the two 26w CFLs near the acu-rite made the temp read wrong. Highest temp I've had now is 84 since I moved it up to where the other lights are. The low was actually 73F in the bin last night, I think that's a first! Uncle Ben made a few posts on some thread I forgot to bookmark about how a reasonable difference in temp during light and dark hours is good for the plant. The guy isn't right about everything, but he grows pounds and his plants look awesome. Jorge even sent him an autographed book thanking him for the info he gave or something.

Oh I also had an Oreck XL air cleaner in my room. Usually I just have it on quiet on my dresser table. Figured the room was starting to smell a bit so I moved it there today and put it on level 2/3. We'll see if it works or not. I haven't replaced the filter in awhile.

We both have different styles grows and setup, so I'm sure we should both have identical yield, but truth be told I'm sure u could get more, either way just remember keep it organic and she will reward you with some dank nugs!

I knew UB knew his shit but didn't know that part about cervantes! That's awesome....plants are looking good Cloudz...did they need to be watered in the pics? Look just a little droopy. Don't be afraid to water them every day IF they need it. There are a lot of growers who have to do so!

wtg Cloudz. Looking green, bro. LST, LST and LST. I am an LST fanatic. Low profile, even canopy, and lights nearly kissing the girlz

foreverflyhi said:

We both have different styles grows and setup, so I'm sure we should both have identical yield, but truth be told I'm sure u could get more, either way just remember keep it organic and she will reward you with some dank nugs!

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The only thing that concerned me about a decent yield is I've been using a 1 gallon pot.

Lady.J said:

I knew UB knew his shit but didn't know that part about cervantes! That's awesome....plants are looking good Cloudz...did they need to be watered in the pics? Look just a little droopy. Don't be afraid to water them every day IF they need it. There are a lot of growers who have to do so!

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Well I put me finger maybe an inch into the soil yesterday and it seemed moist enough, they weren't drooping yesterday. Apparently most of the info jorge got from his book he got from the senior members of a forum UB and others use to moderate.

HazyBlaze said:

wtg Cloudz. Looking green, bro. LST, LST and LST. I am an LST fanatic. Low profile, even canopy, and lights nearly kissing the girlz

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Yea, I'm starting to love to LST. It's fun seeing how low I can get the branches without snapping them and getting them just in the right position to open up the canopy.

Gonna start checking the plants everyday. Pots are a bit lighter, I'll have to water tomorrow. Did a bit more LSTing, I love it lol. The middle light losts it's grip on the tape and fell for a few minutes by the looks of it. I was a secondary tape behind it so it didn't crash down on em. Burned a few fan leaves and the tip of one of the bud sights, just a little bit. The nodes in the middle are the tallest and almost the hardest to LST because the stems aren't that long yet. Finally getting some hairs on both the NL and BM ^_^ Also took a pic of my new favorite pair of nodes, I think it's cool they're growing at the same rate at the same height.

Going 1/2 strength was a good idea of the nutes. I noticed a little more burning on the tips although I'm not sure if that's just from the first full strength feeding.

Going by the pic I have 32 tops total, most of the tops are pretty even with the rest except for the few middle tops like I said. Should get a pretty awesome harvest ^_^

Watered today with plain water, leaves were drooping again so I can only assume that they're drinking a LOT of water. Probably root bound. Looks like I may have to water every day. I'll change my feeding schedule to water-water-fertilizer just to be sure I don't get too much of a salt buildup or over fertilizer. I'll just be sure to do it with just a little bit of run off, not 10-15% as I usually do. Anyway to the more important part

We have hairs ^_^ Not sure if it was there yesterday or they didn't to pop in last night, but who cares If you assume these are photos(which starting to flower at week 8 usually means) that means today is day 1 of flowering. I heard a few times that it usually takes a week to 10 days for plants to actually flower after you switch the lights so this is just on schedule, sorta. Most of the pictures are from the Blue Mammoth. A few are from the Northern Lights, but you should be able to tell which because the NL doesn't have nearly as many hairs. Almost all the nodes on the Blue Mammoth look like the ones in the picture.

Successfully LST'd the top node on the Northern Lights so most of the bud sites are either level with the top or just a inch or two below it. I've been doing a pretty good job with LSTing if I do say so myself Lights are about 2 inches from the highest node. Apparently I had a bit of burning, if that was this morning or yesterday I'm not sure. Luckily it only brushed against the fan leaf. I noticed a little bit of yellowing on the very bottom of the Blue Mammoth. My fish-seaweed blend hasn't arrived yet so I really don't have a N high fertilizer. Should I go ahead and use the 16-10-30 Veg+Bloom for my next watering?

Fun fact: UB actually recommends Jack's Classic, but instead of the All Purpose(20-20-20) says get the one for Orchids(30-10-10) and the Blossom Booster(10-30-20).

Oh Lady how do you post pics in my post itself instead of having it as an attachment. I guess these sizes are fine, but my default size for the pictures is much bigger so it shows greater detail before I run it through the attachment manager.

This is interesting - I'm growing the NLxBB auto too and planted at round about the same time as you (she poked her head up out of the soil on 5th May). I'll try to get time to take a pic of her this evening to let you have a look. It's my very first grow of any kind and I reckon she's doing well despite the many mistakes I've made. Your girl looks about a week ahead of mine. I didn't feed her or give her decent light until a good few weeks in (hangs head in shame) but it looks like a pretty damn resilient strain to survive me as a grower! Definitely looking forward to seeing your harvest mate

Yea definitely post some pics. I've been looking around for anybody with grow start close to mine. I like how the strain looks at the end of harvest, but she's been so finicky. Nute burn at first and then a N deficiency later. How many watts you got goin?

Just came across your journal. And funny thing is that I have the same freebie beans in my friends back yard. Mine are only a week old so I'm way behind you. Looking good man

That veg + bloom is synthetic right? I'd probably use the pee method again instead of mixing synthetic with organic (since you're going to use the fish & seaweed). That's just me though! Is Jack's synthetic? If so, I'm surprised UB recommends them but hey, some ppl don't mind synthetic buds!

As for posting pics...I made a ghost account on photobucket and upload my pics there...then link them on the forum. I use a digi camera instead of phone so don't need to worry about a scrubber program or anything like that. Also, makes it easier if you ever decide you want to remove pics of your grow...just delete the account instead of having to go back through all your old posts!

Which freebies are you growing? All of them?

Lady.J said:

That veg + bloom is synthetic right? I'd probably use the pee method again instead of mixing synthetic with organic (since you're going to use the fish & seaweed). That's just me though! Is Jack's synthetic? If so, I'm surprised UB recommends them but hey, some ppl don't mind synthetic buds!

As for posting pics...I made a ghost account on photobucket and upload my pics there...then link them on the forum. I use a digi camera instead of phone so don't need to worry about a scrubber program or anything like that. Also, makes it easier if you ever decide you want to remove pics of your grow...just delete the account instead of having to go back through all your old posts!

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Yea Veg+Bloom is synthetic as well as Jack's. I think he said something about the ratio being correct, although he said he talked to Jack and he said that the P was a little too high, and the micro nutes being good too. I don't think there's anything wrong with synthetic. You have to be more exact on the amount you use, but usually it's cheaper and stronger which means more uses. For an experienced grower who has their stuff dialed in they're less likely to burn or overfeed to the point of needing a flush at the end of the harvest. UB actually doesn't flush at all.


Good idea for the ghost account. How big was your sample for the fish/seaweed? Something close to the size of the Veg+Bloom?

Cloudz2600 said:

Yea Veg+Bloom is synthetic as well as Jack's. I think he said something about the ratio being correct, although he said he talked to Jack and he said that the P was a little too high, and the micro nutes being good too. I don't think there's anything wrong with synthetic. You have to be more exact on the amount you use, but usually it's cheaper and stronger which means more uses. For an experienced grower who has their stuff dialed in they're less likely to burn or overfeed to the point of needing a flush at the end of the harvest. UB actually doesn't flush at all.


Good idea for the ghost account. How big was your sample for the fish/seaweed? Something close to the size of the Veg+Bloom?

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About 4 ounces or so...

There's nothing wrong with synthetics if you just want to smoke and aren't smoking for health reasons...but medical MJ doesn't make sense to be anything but organic, and my grow is for med reasons! Just like my veggies, I prefer to buy those that are grown organically and not with chemicals. Chems do messed up shit to your body! The more I read about organics, the more entrenched I become in the philosophy that it's the best way! Maybe I am wrong, and I know it's just my opinion, but I firmly believe it's superior.

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Just started reading it and it's awesome! So much I had no clue about! Ended up aerating some water in my 5 gal bucket to remove the chlorine, then going to start making my own tea...tea = no more ferts . I am going to use them together for now, but once I learn how to make the tea properly for veg, bloom, and to take care of deficiencies, won't be buying any more ferts.

Just subbed my man, looking good wish I had found this journal back when it was started! I'm locked in now and about a week along with my auto grow. Looking forward to your results and good luck!