Growing White Widow Autos in GetbackJoJo's Greenhouse

Growing White Widow Autos in GetbackJoJo's Greenhouse:

• GetbackJoJo’s White Widow Autos
• Germination
• Vegetation
• Flowering
• Getting Back on His Feet

Marijuana growing is not merely burying a seed in the soil, watering it every now and then, and letting the sun do its job. It requires knowledge, precision as well as a lot of patience, too. That’s why growers who are only starting their journey find all the processes overwhelming.

Sometimes, reading alone is not enough. Lucky for GetbackJoJo, he has the whole I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM)’s family of growers behind him. This grow journal has been fairly easy for him because his answers and confusions were easily put to rest.

GetbackJoJo’s White Widow Autos

Autoflowering seeds are a usual first choice for beginners. They do not require as much attention as photoperiod seeds. Plants that grow from autos, as they are popularly known, do not rely on light schedules to flower. Also, while they yield a little bit lower than usual, their flowering periods are shorter.

For GetbackJoJo’s he went with White Widow Autos. White Widow is a strain that has been gracing Dutch coffee shop since the early 1990s. Usually, its buds are crystal white laden, as if a warning of what is to come.

In an instant, smokers may feel a burst of euphoria and energy. Most of the time, it gives them a creative high.

Grower’s Profile:
Grower: GetbackJoJo
Location: USA
Seed: White Widow Auto
Yield: 1 oz.

Preparation:

• 4-inch peat pots
• 7-gallon fabric pots
• Vipar Spectra V300
• Mars Hydro LED lights
• Fox Farm Grow Big
• Fox Farm Tiger Bloom
• Fox Farm Big Bloom
• Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil
• Fox Farm Happy Frog Potting Soil
  

Germination

2017-06-30

Four White Widow Autos arrived on GetbackJoJo’s doorstep today. Like an excited little kitten, he immediately dropped them in cups filled with water pH'd to 6.5.

2017-07-01

This lucky lad had a four out of four success in germinating the seeds. He then transferred them into 4-inch peat pots filled with Fox Farm Happy Frog Potting soil. As for the heating mat, he sandwiched it in between two catering pans so the seedlings would not be directly affected by it.

For the final touches, he misted the soil with pH 6.5 water. Before saying goodnight, GetbackJoJo covered the pans with a large plastic container. He did make sure to leave some space for fresh air to flow through.

• Temperature: 83°F
• Relative Humidity (RH): 89%

2017-07-02

Vipar Spectra V300 has been installed and running. With it inside the tent, while the temperature remained almost the same, the humidity rose up a notch.

• Temperature: 84°F
• RH: 92%

Humidity that high does not call for any water for the seedling, so GetbackJoJo is going to leave it as is for now.

2017-07-03

Like a child was born, GetbackJoJo is excited to announce that his quadruplets are all out of their shells.

Although humidity is still high inside his growing space and it’s getting to be worrisome for other growers. “If the RH was above 70% in my tent, I would remove the dome,” Rugar89 said. “You’re going to have to spray water in those cups several times a day to keep them from drying out with those temps.”

Vegetation

2017-07-04

Rugar89 was right. By this morning, the numbers for his tent has improved:

• Temperature 83°F to 91°F
• RH: 79%

Then, he gave the girls a quick misting. And, GetbackJoJo also plans to change the light schedule from 24 hours on and 0 hours off to 18 hours on and 6 hours off. To prepare, he raised the Vipar Spectra V300 to 30” from the sprouts.

2017-07-07

Before going to work, GetbackJoJo had a heart-to-heart talk with his wife. She was firm on not wanting the White Widows in the garage where they are right now. He had no choice but to move two of them to the greenhouse. The other one went in a different grow tent and the other one did not make it.

At once, GetbackJoJo transplanted them into 7-gallon fabric pots. He filled these with 1/3 Fox Farm Happy Frog Potting Soil and 2/3 with Fox Farm Ocean Forest at the bottom. Other plants like tomato plants, dill, basil, etc. are going to keep these two White Widows company.

As soon as he got home, he was expecting them to be so dry. The temperature in his are hit an all-time high at 97°F. However, they did not disappoint their grower. Both girls have their first set of leaves emerging in a deep dark green shade.

Maybe starting them in a hot garage really did the trick.

2017-07-09

One week in and these girls are looking amazing.
He is wondering, though, if burying the peat pots in the soil with the plants is the right thing to do. “I would recommend that you pull them back out,” ILGM volunteer Bob31 advised. “Remove the pot and put it back in the ground until that pot disintegrates your plant will not grow beyond the pot.”

Other growers agreed and are worried that keeping the pots in the soil with the plants would get them root-bound. GetbackJoJo happily obliged with the suggestion. He was surprised to see that the plants are in fact, have roots building their way up from the bottom of the pot.
Bob31 did assure him that this is not something to be concerned about. It would take the roots at least a week to expand and would slow down in the process.

2017-07-10

First thing he did this morning was water the White Widow Autos with rain water pH’d to 6.5 until run off. He expects it to last them at least three days because the temperature is supposed to increase to mid-80s and there is a chance of 30 to 40% rain every day.

2017-07-17

Both girls are more than two weeks old already. However, GetbackJoJo is still worried because their stems are thinner than usual. Even though they still do hold the plants up nicely, they are fragile and look like they can give up any moment.

As Bob31 suggests, even a small clip-on fan to twitch the plants’ tops can do the trick. Fans are usually do the job not only in thickening the stems, but strengthening them as well.
They are not peppermints by the way, they’re just signs to mess with anyone who sees them.

2017-07-18

At barely three weeks old, he is amazed to see more sets of leaves coming in. As of the moment, the 4th and 5th sets are already making their way in for the bigger White Widow and the smaller one is already at her 4th. Though there are some leaves turning up yellow and he takes it as a sign to start with the nutrients.

Ray4x advises him to think twice first. “I would measure to runoff first and get a baseline of pH before you start the nutes.”

2017-07-20

Current pH reading:

• Coming in: pH 6.5
• Coming out: pH 6.4

These sounds good enough for GetbackJoJo so he administered the very first feeding for the girls today:

• 1/4 strength of Fox Farm Grow Big
• 1 gallon of water

2017-07-21

Today marks their third week since sprouting. The bigger girl (White Widow Auto) is already standing tall at 6”. She has all sets of leaves connected to the main stalk. This has GetbackJoJo thinking whether it’s the best time to give her some LST (low stress training).

2017-07-24

Four days after their first feeding, and they seem to be responding well to it. New growth keeps sprouting everywhere.

Flowering

2017-07-29

Almost a month since sprouting, he got his first pistil sighting today. These girls are ready to flower.

2017-07-30

Since the last nutrient feeding, there were some signs of nutrient burns. Since then, GetbackJoJo has been giving them nothing but water pH’d to 6.5. Nonetheless, they had a significant growth over the past 10 days.

2017-08-01

The pistils are much more noticeable since the last time. They are officially flowering so he figured it would be best to give them Fox Farm Big Bloom from Fox Farm next week. He has to fatten these buds really quick.