The AF Data Collection Thread!

[mitch_connor]

Hey everyone..

After reading SGS's thread about the different catagories of AF's available thesedays I thought it would be a good idea to collate some simple data of everyones results.

Then if people are wondering what to AF strain to grow and what they can expect then they have a real-world reference point, not just what the sometimes vague or optomistic info on the pack says!

Will think up a form of Q's and I can edit it at a later date if I miss any points... the more info we can get down the better really.

INDOOR: Grow Method

1) Strain

2) Class

3) Grow Room Size

4) Lighting

5) Medium

6) Pot Size - a) Final pot size b) Starting pot size c) Not transplanted

7) Plant Number

8) Lighting Schedule

9) Any use of training.. E.g LST/Topping/Lollypopping


Strain Characteristics in YOUR setup!

1) Average Height

2) Average structure (branchy or Single cola)

3) AF cycle Time - Seed or Sprout - Harvest in Days

4) Yield Total or Plant Average

5) GPW

6) Any additional notes.. any problems or ways you would improve the next run?


Sorry Pretty tired will finish this tomorrow, just wanted to get some of it down before I forgot to do it

Cheers mitch

OUTDOOR:

W.I.P!

 

[mitch_connor]

Ok I'll get the ball rolling now I have some time...

Here is the information for some recent AF grows of mine that I collected data on.

GROW 1:

1) Strain - Pinkbud & Fruit Salad

2) Class - Dwarf AF - SOG Specific

3) Grow Room Size - 4x4 Area

4) Lighting - 600w MH & HPS (Switchable ballast - 360 - 600w used at different points in the grow)

5) Medium - Biobizz Organic Soil - Started in Light Mix potted into All mix @ Sex

6) Pot Size - a) Final pot size b) Starting pot size c) Not transplanted

a) 6 Litre Square pot 7" x 7" b) 1 Litre Square pot

7) Plant Number - Started 72 - 36 Females after sex

8) Lighting Schedule - 18/6 start to finish

9) Any use of training.. E.g LST/Topping/Lollypopping - 1st set of branches removed around day 30 on plants that had dominant branching


Strain Characteristics in YOUR setup!

1) Average Height - 40-45cm

2) Average structure (branchy or Single cola) - Single cola dominant with small to medium satellite branches

3) AF cycle Time - Seed or Sprout - Harvest in Days - Plants taken from 60-70 days from sprout.

4) Yield Total or Plant Average - 725 grams/ 20g per plant average

5) GPW - 1.2

6) Any additional notes.. any problems or ways you would improve the next run? - Verging on tropical humidity due to very cool ambient temps. Minor budrot on one plant could have been avoided with better environment.

 

[mitch_connor]

GROW 2:

1) Strain - Secret Citrus

2) Class - Dwarf AF - Taller

3) Grow Room Size - 4x4 Area

4) Lighting - 600w MH & HPS (Switchable ballast - 360 - 600w used at different points in the grow)

5) Medium - Biobizz Organic Soil - Started in Light Mix potted into All mix @ Sex

6) Pot Size - a) Final pot size b) Starting pot size c) Not transplanted

a) 6 Litre Square pot 7" x 7" b) 1 Litre Square pot for one tray - 2 litre bottles cut down for other tray

7) Plant Number - Started 55, 33 Females after sex

8) Lighting Schedule - 18/6 start to finish

9) Any use of training.. E.g LST/Topping/Lollypopping - 2 sets of branches removed around day 30 on plants that had dominant branching


Strain Characteristics in YOUR setup!

1) Average Height - 60-65cm

2) Average structure (branchy or Single cola) - Branchy with dominant top bud

3) AF cycle Time - Seed or Sprout - Harvest in Days - Plants taken from 70 days from sprout.

4) Yield Total or Plant Average - 560 grams/ 17g per plant average

5) GPW - 0.9

6) Any additional notes.. any problems or ways you would improve the next run? - Unseasonal heatwave made temps super high for a few weeks mid grow. Also this wasn't planned to be a full tent SOG but I got many more females than expected. Having different starting pots affected the uniformity for a proper AF SOG

 

[SGS]

For this nice list of info it would be great to see the respect for the Original AF that started all the buzz.


INDOOR: Auto-Flowering Sea of Green ( AF-SOG )

1) Strain - LowRyder#1

2) Class - Dwarf

3) Grow Room Size - 4ft x 4ft

4) Lighting - 430watt Super HPS

5) Medium - FFOF straight from the bag!

6) Pot Size - Starting pot size - 16oz cups until sexing. Final pot size- 5.5 x 5.5 sq (3.5 liter)

7) Plant Number - Before sexing - 120, After sexing transplant - 48

8) Lighting Schedule - 24/0 until sexing, 20/4 after sexing until harvest.

9) Any use of training.. E.g LST/Topping/Lollypopping - No, natural growth.


Strain Characteristics in YOUR setup!

1) Average Height - 50-60cm

2) Average structure (branchy or Single cola) - Branchy with good sized buds but main cola dominant.

3) AF Growth Cycle - 60-65 days

4) Yield Total or Plant Average - 489grams total, per plant 10.18grams

5) GPW - 1.13

6) Any additional notes.. any problems or ways you would improve the next run? Deeper pots...
Contrary to popular belief there was some amazing highly potent pheno types in the early stock of LR#1 when it was first released, this grow was an example of such a pheno that had been isolated out through breeding. The LR#1 they sell today is not what it used to be, almost looks like a cross of LR#1 x LR#2 Bx LR#1, this would explain for the increase in height and resin production seen now.

 

[Big Eggy]

Outdoor.

1) Strain - SGS AF Mix # 1

2) Class - Dwarf AF

3) Grow Room Size - N/A outdoor UK 52Deg N

4) Lighting - South Facing Garden 1st Jun - 18th Aug 2011

5) Medium - Layered Mix
Top Layer - 70% compost 30% John Innes No.2
Mid Layer - 50% Compost 50% John Innes No.3 with added FFB
Bottom Layer - 50% Compost 50% John Innes No.3 with added Growmore Pellets NPK 7-7-7 & FFB

*All layers included Sand, Perlite & Vermiculite.

6) Pot Size - a) Final pot size b) Starting pot size c) Not transplanted

a) 11 litre round pots
b) 3"x3"x4" pots roughly 1/4 litre


7) Plant Number - Started 4, 2 Females after sex

8) Lighting Schedule - N/A Avg Day lenth 15.30hours

9) Any use of training - First set of branches removed from the onset of flowering.

Strain Characteristics in YOUR setup!

1) Average Height - 30cm

2) Average structure - Somewhat branchy with dominant top bud

3) AF cycle Time - 80 - 85 days

4) Yield Total or Plant Average - Unkown (sorry)

5) GPW -NA

6) Any additional notes - This was one of the trouble free plant i have ever grown.. could have litteraly planted it and left it to do it's thing. i'm sure given time to work with it some more i could get a better yeild weather depending. would have been perfect for an indoor SOG or micro grow. The buds very piney hand had a classic widowy taste to them, resin production was also very high but mainly concentrated to the buds and bud leafs. The high was very pleasing.. very cerebral and up lifting but at the same time stoney but not to red eye couch lock, i was able to function to a fairly normal degree at work in an office.

I will definatly be growing this agian in the future.

Eggy

ps will come back and edit any dicrepancys just wrote this fairly quikly.

 

[Scyntra]

INDOOR: Grow Method

1) Strain.. Russian Rocket Fuel

2) Class..autoflower

3) Grow Room Size 5'x2'x5'

4) Lighting..400HPS

5) Medium...out of the bag Roots soil

6) Pot Size - 16ozcup until sex > 2gal

7) Plant Number 12

8) Lighting Schedule 20/4

9) Any use of training.. as she grows

1) Average Height...20"-25"

2) Average structure (branchy or Single cola) single cola with some satellite nugs

3) AF cycle Time - Seed or Sprout - Harvest in Days 58-65 days

4) Yield Total or Plant Average..30-35g.

5) GPW 1.0 or so

6) Any additional notes.. any problems or ways you would improve the next run? temps a little high..85-89F

added a few pics..

 

[mitch_connor]

Thanks guys! Well done everyone so far. Please feel free to include a few pictures if you have them.

 

[happycamper15]

Wowzer. Looks like its time to invest in a tent and a 600 and see what a SOG can do for me!