"Smokeys" 4 strain auto grow *COMPLETE* [TOTAL YIELD 686 grams] - Powderfeed + 600W HPS + 4 x LED

[Mykol76]

very nice grow and harvest man,have good smoke.

[Gaz]

Only 686 g what you going to do with the other 9 months of the year lol - Top job Smokey, looking for my cheap flights to Canada as we speak. Never cease to me amaze me your results.

[Smokeythabear]

Dude, there are no words to describe the amazing shit I just saw on this thread! Wow

I am stunned by the trichromes on your lovely buds my friend You truly have done the best job I've seen in the contest so far Man, keep up the great work We were talking earlier about "happy endings" This is the one of them

Well done dude I commend you for an awesome journal

G

Thank you for your more than kind words brother Since you can't push a plant past it's genetic potential I have to give the most credit to the strains and GHSC I would say. The challenge for us is to figure out how to unlock the maximum potential of the strain and I still have work and learning to do to improve on this grow but am definitely very happy with this "happy ending" lol.

13 days now till the Dam is it? But I'm sure you've forgotten all about your trip lol

I couldn't agree more with Gonzosghost

Some amazing bud porn you blessed us with. And those totals - WOW !!!!!

I give it the STINKY PETE like of approval. LoL

That's a damn cool "like of approval" Pete, would be a really cool t-shirt as well! Thanks bro!! Happy you like the porn

Set for the year brother

Don't it feel good !

Enjoy all the FINE fruits of your labor safely my brother!

Bless

Brother I wish that had me set for the year..maybe half a year lol but ya it feels great knowing I don't HAVE to get growing right away.. although I would get bored and really itchin to grow in a hurry I think even if I could get a years worth outta 1 crop lol. Already feeling like I keep forgetting to water the garden..but there's no garden to water

Man it's too bad "free trade" between our countries doesn't extend to trading weed or I'd mail you a blunt! lol Thanks for the nice words brother

[Smokeythabear]

The thing that still amazes me is that you pulled that amount from autos !!!

Buddy of mine did about 11 reg plants outdoor and he got a couple more grams than you.

Crazy Craaaazy shit bro.

It helps when they are in 23 L pots I'm sure, plus that much light and varied spectrum in that small an area is a big factor I think, and for sure these Greenhouse autos have some crazy genetics or no matter what I did they wouldn't produce! Thanks again for following bro!

!!!!!! just awesome !!!!!!

Thank you for visiting once again brother!!

Only 686 g what you going to do with the other 9 months of the year lol - Top job Smokey, looking for my cheap flights to Canada as we speak. Never cease to me amaze me your results.

I have room to spare and lots to share!! I know it does seem like it should last awhile but I know it will be gone before I know it!! I should add that I'm going camping for a college/school trip for 4 nights next week, I think I might use a little up there!! lol

Ideally I would like to get growing sooner than later so that I can harvest another quick auto crop and be able to allow some to cure for a nice long length of time. I can't argue with that much high quality ganja in such a short period of time! When you figure in how much $$ you save alone in electricity/water/nutes compared to a crop of equal yield of regular photos, if you're ok knowing that you aren't growing the absolute strongest of the strongest weed on the planet it is more than worth growing a crop here and there imo anyways lol Plus they are pretty easy to grow all around I think.

All the best bro and keep those sexy outdoor ladies happy

Peace

[nicc1976]

really good yield smokey big bang did not look like it had that much weight really good job I have just ordered a set off bubble bags ive got about 6 oz off white shark to put through them it did not turn out right when I grew not sure what happened but at the end it got crystals on the bud so I should get some hash out off it just one thing im getting 5 bags lowest 75 highest 220 I think do I use all five bags thanks you and gonzo have showed me some off the best grow diaries Ive read peace to you bro may the good grows keep coming

[Dust]

congrats man that is an awesome result! and the 0,99g/w are very good too! Those buds are looking so awesome, the amount of trichs is crazy could almost look like White widow picture with all those leaves covered in white, you and the LEDS for sure did a great job on those ladies! And nice little story on the missing jar lol it hapenned to me too once ^^

I hope you will have a great time with those buds man and thanks for the very nice journal once again lots of usefull infos and datas!

Have a good smoke

[Fran.gh]

190gr. from one Big Bang Auto ???

DAMMMMMM !!!!

[Smokeythabear]

Thanks everyone for following, your words of encouragement, interest, and views are VERY much appreciated !!

Headed camping on Sunday for 4 nights for a school field trip and I'm sure a decent dent in the stash shall be made!! The buds are curing/improving all the time and once I return one last final post will be made (around the 27th, 28th) for the contest to show how the buds are coming along curing and some smoke/vape report thoughts on the different strains and phenos. I realized I did not get a duplicate pheno out of either the Mangos or the Criticals so it is almost like having 6 different strains as the effects and smells are quite different. One of them (Super Critical #2) even has developed a distinct cheese smell that was completely unexpected! Maybe someone can tell me what genetics could have caused this or maybe it's a fluke? and it's a good cheese smell with a floral background, very interesting and cool as hell!

Have a great (early) weekend and please enjoy your green

Peace

really good yield smokey big bang did not look like it had that much weight really good job I have just ordered a set off bubble bags ive got about 6 oz off white shark to put through them it did not turn out right when I grew not sure what happened but at the end it got crystals on the bud so I should get some hash out off it just one thing im getting 5 bags lowest 75 highest 220 I think do I use all five bags thanks you and gonzo have showed me some off the best grow diaries Ive read peace to you bro may the good grows keep coming

Hi nicc, I totally agree with you and understand why you think it did not look like 190 grams. I knew the yield was going to be high because of the combination of the size of the plant and buds just looking at them, plus they are super dense and tight, the most dense I've grown yet with no popcorn, and I think I mentioned before they are more like hard rocks in the jars than buds, BUT I definitely did not expect that high of a yield

To put it into perspective for myself even, I looked at it this way; There are 7 decent sized jars, and if each jar has 27 grams in it, 7 x 27 = 189. With the last jar I weighed, that I missed the first time, it had almost 25 grams in it and I know what that looked like when I packed it into the 7th jar and the rest of the jars were close. Some a little more, some a little less.

Not that I think you are questioning me bro, but if anyone has any doubts as to the true weight please know I would never disrespect GHSC, the contest, anyone following, or myself by not being completely honest when it comes to yields. That's not me, and I don't believe this forum has anyone else that would do that either. Really, last contest I wasn't overly happy with my yields for a scrog and regular plants and actually thought I was going to get more than I did in the end so sometimes we win, sometimes not so much lol.

Thanks brother for the kind comments and following, it is always rewarding to know my info might help someone I would love to see how your hash turns out, will you do a post for us??

congrats man that is an awesome result! and the 0,99g/w are very good too! Those buds are looking so awesome, the amount of trichs is crazy could almost look like White widow picture with all those leaves covered in white, you and the LEDS for sure did a great job on those ladies! And nice little story on the missing jar lol it hapenned to me too once ^^

I hope you will have a great time with those buds man and thanks for the very nice journal once again lots of usefull infos and datas!

Have a good smoke

I'm very happy that you've enjoyed the grow Dust and want to say thanks brother for the following and the encouragement from the start, your work here keeps things rolling along with great vibes and advice, as always!!! I'm extremely happy with the Powderfeed and the genetics, as I said before the genes must be there or no amount of work will make them sparkle!! I'm really looking forward to putting away the additives next grow for an all Powderfeed grow and save time, work and money and hopefully produce even better results and a better show for everyone!

190gr. from one Big Bang Auto ???

DAMMMMMM !!!!

I was as surprised as you Fran!! When I do my final picture update I will be sure to break up a nice dense nug so you can see why they weigh so much They remind me of tight tight kush buds but at least 2 x the size! Thanks for following brother

PEACE

[McRadikal]

Congratulations friend has been a spectacular crop, good luck with the cup.

[nicc1976]

smokey man I would never question your weight I was just saying I read your diarys all the time because off trust and no bullshit I would like to do a diary but I can not seem to get the picture size right my photos are terrible I would love to do one wicked grow diary as the last but better respect have a good weekend peace

[Smokeythabear]

Congratulations friend has been a spectacular crop, good luck with the cup.

Thanks bro! Best of luck to you as well

smokey man I would never question your weight I was just saying I read your diarys all the time because off trust and no bullshit I would like to do a diary but I can not seem to get the picture size right my photos are terrible I would love to do one wicked grow diary as the last but better respect have a good weekend peace

Noooo worries brother!! I did not think you were really questioning the yield, but I would not blame anyone if they did just to look at it Thanks for reading man, they get pretty long sometimes as I ramble on but it's really cool knowin they might help someone. For shrinking pictures I use really simple program called Image Shrinker that I downloaded free off the net. Would be nice to see even more journals around yours included!! Have a great weekend

Peace

[Smokeythabear]

29/09/13 – This is it!!

Well, tomorrow is the last official day of the contest and I thought I would share some curing bud pictures and thoughts on them for anyone still interested in this grow You will notice I also included a picture of the Big Bang auto roots to show that you can use bigger pots and still fill them with roots!! As always please scroll over the pictures for names.

I’m sorry if things are a little vague with the reports, but when I have this many different plants to do reports on it is difficult without smoking or vaping each one to go into great detail from memory on the spot (I do keep some notes as I go luckily) but I will do my best to give as much info as I can and if anyone has questions I can go into more detail It would be awesome to have the time to spend all day (or a couple days lol) really just sitting back and smoking/vaping and creating very detailed reports. Wouldn’t that be a dream job eh? Lol

Thank you everyone VERY VERY much for following, and a HUGE thanks to Greenhouse and Strainhunters for another awesome contest and a chance to not only enter the best and most unique contest out there for growers like us, but for a chance for us all to learn from each other and become better growers.

Peace, good smoke & health to everyone!!

Northern lights auto – A nice auto option if you want to grow a strain that has some sativa influence and is overall...**EDIT..just realized I ended my thoughts and words here so, CONTINUED 3 days later lol...I was saying overall the NLA so far has been a strain that has surprised me and despite a few issues with it over 2 grows (mostly of my own screw ups for sure!!) it still has proven capable of producing both big and resinous plants and is a definite strain going into the next crop.

Smell & taste – smells VERY sour like the regular photo version with a spicy incense background. When you grind it up you also get a coffee bean like aroma. Taste is incense and light hash, with a little bit of sour fruit on the exhale and is a pleasure to both vape and smoke flavor wise.

Effects – Good to increase hunger as it makes my stomach growl like crazy if I have it first thing in the morning. Strong in both body and mind as the GHS catalogue says, excellent during the day, while not a total sativa effect it is still motivating and energizing with no burnout. I find it motivating and great for school or if I have a lot to get done and it seems to work well for pain and hangovers!! Lol

Super Critical auto #1 – She was the first to be harvested and 50 days of jar curing is improving all aspects as time passes. She’s is a different pheno than SCA#2 that doesn’t lean as heavily towards the indica side. Lighter green in colour than her sister and smells different as well.

Smell & taste– The buds surprisingly have been developing an incredible STRONG skunky lemon smell that I haven’t experienced until this plant, with that floral sea salt background that has been present 2 out of the 3 phenos I’ve had over 2 crops.

Effect – This is a better plant for daytime use if I need to use it for pain than the SCA#2, it is still strong but I harvested her a little earlier in maturity than the other so I could use it when the pain got bad without knocking me out.

Super Critical auto #2 - I gotta say that the Super Critical auto #2 again has proven itself a VERY nice plant to have in the medicine cabinet with some amazing feedback from a couple other medical users/growers that I shared a little with recently who loved it. When you break into nugs it’s sooo strong smelling you can’t get away with rolling a joint and not stinking up the entire house and it continues to mature very nicely.

Smell & taste – Complex and strong! Sour, floral, skunky with a little sea salt and interesting (good interesting) cheesiness in the background as well. Via Volcano this plant produces a very heavy vapor produced without having to load up the chamber. The taste is just as complex as the smell and very similar.

Effects – Excellent for pain, muscle tension and sleep. Make sure you have a comfortable place to sit your ass down and munch out or are ready for a nap!! This is a heavy indica that easily keeps up with the Kush’s out there, and if used before bed it’s lights out within 30 mins to an hour for me.

Sweet Mango auto #1 - This pheno has a very different bud structure than other SMA’s I’ve grown with less compact but very large buds, a massive main cola, and towering calyxes and although she is maybe my least favourite plant as far as potency, she was a very pretty plant to grow with beautiful red fans at the end. Overall I am still very happy with the results.

Smell & taste – When you open a jar of this stuff you take a second whiff to make sure what you’re smelling is actually weed! The aroma is a rich, creamy, sweet mango/orange/guava fruit smell and when you bust up a nug it just gets stronger and a little bit of pine smell comes out as well. My wife says it smells like Campino candies if you have ever had one. The taste in the volcano is similar to the aroma and the pine comes out more again. Smoking this one is smooooth and very enjoyable right to the end of the joint and leaves a nice mild flavor on your tongue.

Effect – As I mentioned this pheno does not seem to be quite as potent (but potent enough!) as the SMA#2 plant/pheno in this crop, yet the effect is still long lasting, but that is fine because it is more relaxing and while it can play head games it is not as trippy as her sister. It isn’t going to knock you out but I think it’s great for chilling, watching a movie, listening to music and just letting the stress of the day melt away.

Sweet Mango auto #2 - Very to super dense, tight, mainly roundish indica style buds with some decent sized primary colas. The main cola cut up to where she all joined together was not all that big but weighed 10.8 grams dry. I also want to note that even though very dry and completely smokable it is very tacky and sticks to the scissors when cut up.

Smell - Just like her name, sweet mango, then a more powerful candied mango/cirtus smell once chopped up and man it fills the house quickly!! One of the coolest smelling strains I’ve smelt, and far better than the 1^st crop of SMA’s I grew. I’m really looking forward to her once she cures even longer, and I will try and let some cure long term (4-5 months) as she is my favorite plant so far.

Taste - Vaping in the volcano brings out maximum taste right now and is completely smooth even on the last run of the bowl at the highest temperature I use – it is sort of tropical & mildly sweet, like a sweet tart, but still needs time to develop. Smoking her taste was smooth and slightly sweet with thick dense smoke.

Effects – This is a very potent plant and the fun starts with a sativa-like energetic effect, along with some light in the head feelings that are a little bit trippy/spacey. Not necessarily great for focussing, it is hard to remain on track and I would much prefer to listen to some nice tunes than to plan anything important I’ve even found myself forgetting about the volcano bag beside me, or to brew the next bowl! I find it to be a mood lifter and while at first it does not make me want to sit down, it does seem to make my head buzz nicely with a slight droopy feeling behind my eyes that seem to want to go out of focus, and a very relaxing feeling in my body. As the effects progress it hits me more in the body and is great to relax tight or spasming muscles and for pain. It is very long lasting and easily can take you through a 3 hour movie even without wanting more. Good for the afternoon and evening or whenever you don’t have much to concentrate on and want to relax and let your mind wander. I would say it is about a 70/30 indica/sativa ratio.

Big bang auto – (If you look back to the post on the 13/09/13 there is more detailed info )This plant is starting to cure nicely and the smell which has been incredible from the start continues to improve in all aspects. I now know why Dutch pharmacies sell the regular photo for pain and I will be planting 2 of these next grow for sure! The tight round buds are the densest I’ve grown yet and are truly like rocks in the glass jars.

Smell & taste – The smell is getting stronger and it kind of reminds me of a fruity tootsie roll with a sour background. There is a little bit of banana still but not as strong as before. Taste in the volcano is smooth and similar to the smell.

Effects - It is already proving to be much stronger than I anticipated when I decided to plant her and it is absolutely phenomenal at relieving muscle tension, nerve pain, headache, as well as stomach upset!! In the evening it is great to relax and later on to prepare for sleep, but it is not a heavy indica in the sense that I can use it during the day for pain or stress and not want to fall asleep. I often mix it with some Northern Lights auto and I get both amazing pain relief and I’m still full of energy and ready to go thanks to the sativa influence from the NLA.

[Dust]

nice final day update man! Always a pleasure to see those very nice buds man, i love the NL pics she looks so frosty and i recognize her clearly in her description of the smell, same in the BB description i think you had same pheno i had and i really really loved that taste so damn fruity!

Have a good smoke man thanks again for all the nice updates! And good luck

[Stinky Pete]

Mad respect brother.

I'm a huge fan of your grow

[greenscholar]

NOW THESE ARE SOME PRETTY NUGGETS! That treasure chest you've got there is killer!

Bravo man bravo!

[PlayNaked]

Damn brother... I bow to you

[Mykol76]

man, as she got harvest magnificent!

Its grass seems to number one!

Needless to wish good smoke, because he certainly is!

more to say, its automatic BB, 190 grams of dry buds and cured, it's crazy.

Good luck for her final cup man!

[Fran.gh]

Beatiful report smokey, and really nice smoke report.

Those buds you got there look awesome.

Enjoy.

[Smokeythabear]

nice final day update man! Always a pleasure to see those very nice buds man, i love the NL pics she looks so frosty and i recognize her clearly in her description of the smell, same in the BB description i think you had same pheno i had and i really really loved that taste so damn fruity!

Have a good smoke man thanks again for all the nice updates! And good luck

I'm glad you enjoyed the pics of the NLA Dust. I think I should take more shots in the sunlight like that, it was getting really warm though so I moved the photo session to the kitchen stove light, which is so much less natural. In a few months once the buds have cured even more and changed enough to be worth more pictures I will take a few new ones, all in natural sunlight this time. I'm REALLY wanting a new camera, but the ones I want are too expensive and to spend money on myself with Christmas coming would be selfish

Thanks for the kind words bro and for the luck!

Mad respect brother.

I'm a huge fan of your grow

Thanks S.P.!! Glad you enjoyed the grow brother!

NOW THESE ARE SOME PRETTY NUGGETS! That treasure chest you've got there is killer!

Bravo man bravo!

It's funny I laughed when I first started growing and bought that "treasure chest" to hold my bud jars in thinking "I've got waaaaay more room than I will ever need". It's amazing what Powderfeed can do eh?

Thanks man I appreciate the nice words and the visit! Best of luck with your 1st grow!

Damn brother... I bow to you

Shit man, thanks a lot for that but it's the genes and Powderfeed that deserve the bow I just added some love lol

man, as she got harvest magnificent!

Its grass seems to number one!

Needless to wish good smoke, because he certainly is!

more to say, its automatic BB, 190 grams of dry buds and cured, it's crazy.

Good luck for her final cup man!

Thanks mykol I know you only like super strong regular photo plants but I swear bro you should put a Super Critical auto or 2, or even a Mango auto or 2 in one of your regular gardens sometime. You will be happily surprised I think and you can get a good yield in a really fast amount of time! The BB auto is amazing as well, especially medically, but if you want heavy indica then I say Super Critical auto.

Best of luck finishing your outdoors, a super nice garden man

Beatiful report smokey, and really nice smoke report.

Those buds you got there look awesome.

Enjoy.

I am more than enjoying them and they improve in the jars all the time, thanks Fran I thought they smelled good 2 weeks ago, now, wow, they are really coming into "maturity". Another huge win for Greenhouse, and me one happy as f*ck fan!!

PEACE

[dreps]

really nice result!! so compact and icy buds man! they must taste like It came from above

[Smokeythabear]

really nice result!! so compact and icy buds man! they must taste like It came from above

Thanks dreps and welcome to the best forum on the net I've had nothing but good to amazing results with Greenhouse strains, I can't wait to try some Strainhunters genetics!! Looking forward to some grow journals from ya hopefully?

Peace and welcome bro

[Fran.gh]

WOOA !!

That´s a fucking nice production bro and look like top quality buds also.

Congratulations.

Take care.

[Smokeythabear]

Thanks again for checking in at the end Fran, the support and comments are very much appreciated !! I'm happy I decided to experiment with bigger pots + autos, now I know the extra medium+water+food etc. is totally worth it.

I'm hoping to start my next crop and journal in about a week or so, and I want to get another quick auto crop in and see if i can apply the different techniques used with the Big Bang auto and hopefully get similar results!

Take care and peace

[Chronic Grower]

Man I think I'm going to copy what you are doing as I've never got the results that you have got , please be my tutor lol I think craming 10 plants in 4l pot is doing me no favours I'm not documenting I'm current grow as they are not gh plants but I have got 4 plants in 20l pot this time to see if I can get more out of my girls , let me tell you something smoky if you don't win the auto cup with this grow then something isn't right lol love it I don't have a inlet fan like you I just open the side vent to let air get pulled in from the extractor fan in the tent I don't know if this might be letting me down to anyway man peace and hope u win u have put a lot into this grow

[Smokeythabear]

Man I think I'm going to copy what you are doing as I've never got the results that you have got , please be my tutor lol I think craming 10 plants in 4l pot is doing me no favours I'm not documenting I'm current grow as they are not gh plants but I have got 4 plants in 20l pot this time to see if I can get more out of my girls , let me tell you something smoky if you don't win the auto cup with this grow then something isn't right lol love it I don't have a inlet fan like you I just open the side vent to let air get pulled in from the extractor fan in the tent I don't know if this might be letting me down to anyway man peace and hope u win u have put a lot into this grow

Thanks Chronic, those are some nice compliments to hear but be careful bro, I'm still learning too!! lol.

I will try and give you some tips from what I think I've learned. Of course the Powderfeed has been an incredible base and I know it can be used with amazing results on its own, but I use some additives as well and don't always keep it simple. I like to experiment and I feel there are a few things you can't put into one powder, and I like to show that you can not only keep it simple, but play a little and get great results. BUT without the PF as a base, the additives wouldn't work like they do. That said, I'm saving my first only Powderfeed grow for the next contest.

If you are going to follow data and methods from anything, I'd say the best plant I did so far was the Big Bang auto from this grow. I made some changes based on mistakes I thought I'd been making in the past and I think the results show they worked. One change was soaking the seeds in r/o water plus only a tiny bit of Cal-Mag Plus @ 105 ppm and pH'd to 5.9, in the past I used 290 ppm bottled mineral water. Theory is that the seeds have everything they need inside them for the first couple weeks of life and soaking them in water with too high of an EC or ppms can disrupt the hormones and natural germination process, also the r/o water is definitely clean, and I add just a tiny bit of Cal Mag plus so it's not totally dead, plus it allows me to read the pH and fix that as well. I think by giving too high ppm water at the start hinders root growth because if the food is there already why grow a ton of roots to look for it? The amount of roots poking out everywhere from the Big Bang auto were enough for me to test the theory further and I'm waiting to see how the 5 seeds I planted 48 hrs ago turn out with the same method.

Another reason I think for the yields is the root mass that develops in the bigger pots. To help with this I use an airy medium mixture (50/50 - Pro Mix High Porosity soil-less peat mix/Grodan rock wool Grow Chunks) with clay pellets on the bottom for drainage (plus lots of extra holes drilled for drainage) that really allows easy root penetration and the roots form colonies around the rockwool chunks. When I transplant I use a micorrhizae root powder which really helps grow a healthy root zone. Then the clay pebbles on the top help to prevent the medium from getting compacted when watering plus nice tiny feeder roots will develop just below the pebbles, and also they help keep nute water from splashing up onto the leaves.

The bigger pots should help with the yield for sure, it will be a good experiment to see if you can beat the 10 plants with the 4 in the bigger pots. About the inlet fan, it was just last grow that I installed it, before that I did the same as you and opened the vents to allow passive intake and things were going ok I think. But even with the small 4 inch fan I think it definitely helps with air exchange and providing fresh air for the plants. I lay hose in an 'S' shape and have slits cut in it so that the air is diffused and distributed throughout the canopy and not just pumped in one end and sucked back out the top.

Ya I didn't win the cup lol..but I appreciate your vote! I have a few ideas as to how I can maybe/hopefully place better next cup, I'm still learning like I said and I'm very appreciative of 7th. Ghost had an awesome grow as well and it's got to be tough to decide with 2 sites, lots of grows, and many aspects to be considered, I'm happy for him and if Gonzo's pics are any indication he is gonna have a blast!

Anyways bro, thanks for the interest, I've blabbed on enough but hope I maybe gave some insight, if you have any other questions please feel free to ask! Good luck with your 4 ladies and let me know how they turn out

Peace