Auto Blueberry

Raptor7 Sowed the Auto Blueberry seeds by OO Seeds Bank directly into 3-gallon fabric pots. Kept moist but not wet for a few days, and they germinated on day 3. I kept the tent dark until I saw the first evidence of seedlings pushing up soil, then set my light 36” from the seedlings and on the lowest setting (using an HLG 550 V2 RSpec) at an 18/6 light schedule. Relative Humidity is steady at around 75%, give or take 5-10% depending on weather. Environment is maintained using air conditioning, space heater, AC Infinity Cloudline 4” exhaust fan w/ carbon filter, and an 8” clip-on fan inside the tent circulating air.

Raptor7 RH dropped to a steady 45-50% this week, not going to run a humidifier yet as the seedlings seem happy with the environment. I do mist the tent a few times per day, keeping watering to a minimum (I have a tendency to overwater out of an abundance of love). Lamp being is still at 36” above seedlings at half power. I’ll lower to 24” in a few days if the plants are thriving, then incrementally increase the power to 100% over the course of a week. I was toying with the idea of topping one of the plants, but I think I’ll let both grow normally and just LST the side branches. Really looking forward to these plants taking off!

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Raptor7 Strong week for the healthier of the two girls. Not quite 4 weeks old, 21” tall, pistils popping hard. Pulled the lower branches more less even with each other, creating a lower deck canopy with a relatively lengthy main cola. Only trimmed off one very large and intrusive fan leaf, she didn’t seem to mind one bit. A genetically superior strain thus far into the grow. Next, we watch her perform during early flowering. Great smell in the tent, Blueberry mixed with Cinderella Jack. Not overly strong by any means, just a great early-flowering smell. Feeding 25% Fox Farm lineup 3x a week, a day of drying between feedings. Will start feeding her at 50% through the stretch; she’s shown no signs of over feeding at all so I’ll give her some more. In 2 days she will get a decent flush using Flawless Finish and 5 gallons or so of pH-adjusted water, and the red bloom booster light will be flipped on. I believe that bloom booster lamp is what helped my Universal Kush plant yield over 12 ounces indoors.

Raptor7 No issues, very impressed with this plant so far. Feeding at 50% rx’d Fox Farm full lineup every other day with a day of drying in between.

Raptor7 Stretch height terminated at 28”, not bad for an auto in a 3-gallon pot. Gave her a heavy defol, buds started to fatten up big time. Feeding 1 gallon every 48 hours, seems to like that schedule.

Raptor7 Buds are thickening, switched to 50/50 Beastie Bloomz/ChaChing. Feeding every other day at 50% Fox Farm schedule. Environment is dialed in; daytime temps top out at an average of 78 degrees while nighttime temps hit 66-68 degrees. Soil has been the king of this grow, having amended FFOF with +- 25% perlite, worm castings, mycorrhizae, and biochar compost. Excellent drainage, making for an effective drying period between feedings.

Raptor7 Started the final flush, watching for the first amber trichomes then harvest. Fox Farm Cha-Ching soluble bloom nutes and water. Purple colors are showing, not impressed with the amount of trichomes but they’re definitely there. Sitting next to the auto Cinderella Jack, which is adorned by a generous amount of frosty trichomes, the Blueberry looks a bit lackluster. But that’s ok, I’m growing this strain for that delicious berry scent and mellow indica effects.