I’ve got the older 3 females who might or might not be seeded…but at this time of year there is no guarantees. So..set some more away and hope I get the cross made early Spring.
I grow year ‘round.. weather permitting....mother nature is usually Kind…
I grow in Lidls 70 ltr propogators. Having the top has saved my girls a few times when they are very young and they were at risk of stumpying.
I fill the pots with Seedling compost…so..it costs me roughly 10.50 euros per grow.
I reuse the compo in everything…so you will quite often see feral Autos growing in the flower pots where I have reused the compo…..part of the fun..i always admire their spirit.
I fert very Little…mostly homemade Teas…made from stuff in the garden..
My Indulgence is Bud Candy…because I actually see a difference when I use it..
But..1ltr Bud Candy costs 30 euros and if you use it according to directions..it lasts me a year.
In every 70 ltr pot..I aim to germ 70 seeds..(gardeners handful)..so.. 50% will be males and will be removed..so..35 girls optimum.(and a percentage you lose to late germ etc)
I’ve got 6 x 70 ltr pots..so the possibility of seeing 400 plants per growing cycle.
Two of the 70 ltr pots side by side measure 3 x 3 ft…so you can equate it to an indoor grow room.
In 2 pots…3x3 ft space…possibility of 140 germs..
In a 3x3 grow room…as you might guess this is about max phenos…rather than max bud…but pheno selection floats my boat…
That’s them on the right…small but perfectly formed…they have had no night covers.. open to the worst of our winter.
Behind them to the left is the new germs…20 X seed in 5 gallon pot that I’ll be using on this project….…by winter 2026…I’m going to have a Pink/purple leafed plant..with the DD dominant body shape..
Any Bets….?…for Fun obvs…but what do you think my chances are..?…..
I’m still missing BCBudlady…she doesn’t tag up here yet.. unless she’s had a name change…so while you are on Shepherding duties.. keep an eye open please.
I did remind her we were moving..but sometimes she is time pushed. Thank you for all the help you have been getting everyone moved…
We’ve got a picking crew in…(not what you want with 300 Autos on the patio…..)
I left the lids in place to mute any aromas…and…we had dirty rain through the night…it comes up from Africa…gathers moisture from the sea crossing then dumps dirty rain on us
Spain is the square country just above it..so..look at the size of that cloud…it’s hardly gonna Miss is it…?…..
When the dirty rain hits anything…including plant leaves it sets like concrete…and is hard to remove from plants without taking damage…so JahBless those propogator lids..
It also explains why the sky is blocking the sunlight.. normally a Haze will burn off before 11am.
Rain Saturday..that should take it out of the air…