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My Bruce Banner Autoflower Grow Report

Last updated: 28 July 2020

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Hi guys. I recently raised Bruce Banner Autoflower by Original Sensible Seeds from seed to harvest and wanted to report back on my growing experience. This strain takes its name from the Hulk’s alter-ego. Like the superhero, it’s big, loud, and powerful. I’ve always been a fan of comic books, so I was excited to try this strain out.

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It took this strain nearly 16 weeks to fully mature. That surprised me, because I usually expect autoflower strains to finish within 12 weeks or so. With that being said, they were easy to grow and required fairly little maintenance – I only defoliated twice during the flower cycle. Bruce Banner Auto has also shown itself to be extremely resilient to pests and infections. I’ve had to deal with more than my fair share of pathogens in my garden, so I always look for strains that are resilient to pests.

Gear I Used

I set up a garden using a 2 x 2.5ft (.06 x .0762m) tent in a spare room of my house. Since I was only growing a single auto plant, that was plenty of room for my purposes. I started by germinating my seed in a rock wool cube and transplanting it into a 3-gallon (11.3 L) pot filled with coco coir. I wanted to go with a hydroponic setup because it allowed me to dial in my nutrients for this experiment.

I used LED light all the way through the grow process. I love LEDs since they use less power and save money. They also generate less heat, which is important since my ventilation isn’t perfect. Since I only had one plant and the tent featured reflective walls, I figured a single lamp would be enough power.

Bruce Banner Auto Grow Diary – My Actions Seed To Harvest

As I’ve mentioned before, Bruce Banner Auto took more time to flower than I thought it would. I harvested it after 16 weeks, with the first 5 weeks spent in the veg cycle.

Weeks 1-5: Veg

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I started out with four seeds and was excited when I found all of them germinated. I chose the strongest-looking one out of my sprouts, and luckily it ended up being a female. During the first 5 weeks of the veg cycle, the plant stretched nearly a foot (30cm) tall. I topped it once to help it grow into two even colas.

I kept the lights on in my garden for 18 hours per day. I tried to keep my ambient temperature fairly consistent, at 76 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) during the day and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) at night. I tried to keep my ambient humidity at around 60%. While this is a little high for the flowering stage, it’s perfect for veg, when plants need moisture to help support their verdant stem and node growth. I gradually increased the total dissolved solids (TDS) of my mix to 1200 PPM over the course of the veg cycle, and I kept the pH at a constant 6.0.

Early Flower: Weeks 1-4 of Flower Cycle

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The first few weeks of the flower cycle are generally when the most pronounced stretching happens. Plants experience a huge growth spurt during this time, adding length to their branches. Plants can often double in size when they stretch.

The most pronounced stretching for this Bruce Banner Auto occurred during this timeframe, with my plant growing nearly 30 inches (90cm). By the fourth week of the flowering cycle, I’d increased the TDS of my nutrient mix to 1480 PPM and maintained a steady 6 pH. My ambient temperature maxed out at 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.6 degrees Celsius), and the air humidity in my garden hovered at around 40%. I kept my light on for 18 hours a day to supercharge my plant’s growth during this time.

Mid Flower: Weeks 6-10 of Flower Cycle

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At this point, the plant is pretty much done stretching. I didn’t notice any significant height difference between my plant’s height at the beginning of week 6 and when I harvested it. Instead, I started to pick up on some other major changes.

First, week 6 was when I began to notice any aroma from my plant, which only got more powerful as it developed. By week 10, my garden was emanating the loud, noticeable smell of this pungent strain. I maintained my light, temperature, and ambient humidity at the same level as I’d kept them in the early flowering stage. I also kept my mix the same at 1480 PPM and 6.0 pH.

Late Flower: Week 11-Harvest

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At this point, I was starting to notice powerful aromas emanating from my tent. My plant had bulked out nicely, and over the plant’s last week or so of maturity, its trichomes faded from stark white to a rich amber color. Once I’d seen all the trichomes fade, I knew it was time to start harvesting.

I reduced my ambient temperature and humidity to mimic their natural progression during autumn. By harvest time, my daytime temperature peaked at about 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22.22 Celsius). I also lowered my humidity to about 30 degrees.

Final Thoughts

All in all, I’d spent almost 16 weeks nurturing this single plant from seed to flower. That’s a long time for an autoflower strain, but the wait was definitely worth it. After harvest, I weighed my yield and ended up with about 12.5 ounces (355 grams). After drying and curing, I was left with about 2.75 ounces (78 grams). I was a little disappointed with the overall weight of my dry yield, but the quality of the buds definitely held up.

I was actually pleasantly surprised with the state of the buds. Although they’d reduced their weight by nearly five times during the drying and curing process, the cured buds were hard, dense, and full. They smelled great and crumbled nicely between my fingers when I broke it up to roll a joint. I’ll definitely be trying this strain again – possibly with soil, or maybe outdoors.

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Citizen Jane
After 2 wks curing in jars my Bruce Banner autos by (Fastbuds) smell like watermelon candy and taste like minty pine in my vape. Quite euphoric. They took some time over 15 weeks from germination.
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bob ross
Your lights were too weak. That is why your inter nodal spacing is so far apart. Nodes should grow stacked on top of each other if you're giving them enough light. Also You over fed. Hence the tip burn 1200 ppm in flower is MAX if you feed every time...
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Herbies
Hello Bob,Thank you for sharing your experience with us, the light is indeed an important factor for a proper plant development
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Sha
I planted 10 seeds outdoor in a netted area and incredible hulks they became. I have them in 5 gallon buckets and 6 of the 10 are 9 ft tall. I’ve had to bend and tie them down to prevent them from hitting the net and they keep growing. They are in week 11 of flowering and are full of buds. I grew one last year and only got 4 feet high. I’m in aww how big they got this year. I have a couple that already have amber in the buds and white. Sounds like I need to flush these now and harvest
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Herbies
Hello Sha,Thank you for the feedback. Indeed, they are capable of growing into a healthy and big plant, hopefully the resulting product will fit all the expectations!
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Brucebannerteam
Hello,Thank you for sharing, I was curious..what nutrient mix do you use for this experiment?
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Bizzy
Hey I'm growing Bruce banner and seedling are 14 weeks old and 3 inches tall is that about right
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Me
Those must be ant mans
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No
Do u even have lights or growing by moonlight?
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Herbies
Hello Bizzy, they are supposed to be taller by now, perhaps they are missing certain elements. Please, contact us via email, we'll do our best to assist you
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Greenpatch
Nope not good at all but being auto not much you can do except check your PH and check your salt content and also your lighting
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I need help
I have two same seed s using a 2000w led but rail w is 380w they don’t seem to be growing well
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Herbies
Hello,The plants may slow their growing not only due to the lighting, please check the conditions the plants are growing in terms of improving it for a better growRespectfully, Herbies
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Tia
Just started my first grow, Bruce Banner seed, its been a week and its growing great. Will give reports
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JustMy_2centz
Wow that’s a lot of weight loss but if the quality is there, than you don’t need to smoke as much . So it balances out. My Bruce Banner is going on 11 weeks it started to flower in the third week! Now the buds as swelling up nice and the pistels are 70% amber but the tricomes are still clear. The only thing is the top sugar leafs are turning yellow , so it’s almost done . The only difference is that I kept my MarsHydro 600w on 24/7 and I only used super soil and fox farm ocean forest blend and every 7 days I mixed both soils together and used it as a top dressing and watered! I just hope out of the 20 kolas that I get at least 4 to 6 zips . Thanks for your grow report it gave me more info on B.B#3 since this my first grow in the last 20 years. JustMy_2Centz
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Herbies
Hello,Thank you for your feedback to this article, we are happy to know that it has come in handy. Indeed, there's a huge variety of methods and tricks you can do to improve yield, and there's also a field to experiment with, this report only shows one of the many ways of doing so :)
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Rc
Did you top dress evrry week or just when flowering as I am on my 2nd week with the same strain. Thanks
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Sad ken
Smell my smelly farts
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