2 weeks into my first autoflowers help!!!

Rman18

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Hey guys, i just hit the 2 week mark into my autoflowers i have growing. I have a royal bluematic, a purple ryder and a sweet dwarf. I'm growing in a 2x 2.5 x5 tent and i'm using a t2 1750 led from tasty led. I gave them their first nutes about a day or two before the 2 weeks mark which is fine. And i am running on a 18/6 light scheldule.
(fed with fox farm liquid soil trio) also using fox farms ocean soil mix in 3 gallon bags.

The royal bluematic looks as its not doing so well which i figured when i planted the germinated seeds i knocked the royal bluematic grow bag over by accident and the seed fell out it was almost about to pop out of the soil too. So i put it back in and tried to give it a try if it would still work. So i wouldnt be surprised if that one doesnt make it.

The sweet dwarf, middle plant is doing very well thick stalk has produced in the past couple days

The purple ryder , Right plant, is doing well too. Just a little behind ingrowth from the sweet dwarf which im fine with because they are different strains they wont grow exactly the same.

I have some concerns and maybe you guys can help me figure it out, They are growing and looking pretty healthy but the size isn't there. i feel like they should be taller at 2 weeks, they are short and the height is taking much longer to grow. I am switching the plants around from the left side to the middle to the right so they all get equal light distribution. I'm hoping somebody can chime in and let me know if im just worrying about the size for the time frame i'm at right now or if something may be wrong.

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Autoflowers:
royal bluematic- left
sweet dwarf- middle
purple ryder- right
 
Rman18

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Still no comments yet, I was just thinking about this sooooo the light is about 16 inches above the plants, Should i try putting the light farther away so the plants stretch alittle?
 
demonhaze

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Autos explode with growth around the 20th day till the end of flowering, mine were like yours until the third week and are now huge. Be patient, they look good to me outside of possible over or under watering. I'm no expert though it's just my opinion.
 
Rman18

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demonhaze said:
Autos explode with growth around the 20th day till the end of flowering, mine were like yours until the third week and are now huge. Be patient, they look good to me outside of possible over or under watering. I'm no expert though it's just my opinion.
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Cool thanks bro! what do you think of them overall? looking pretty healthy? and as for the royal bluematic the one on the left, think theres any bringing that back up to 100%
 
demonhaze

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I had a bluematic outdoors a few years ago, it did very well but ended up falling to insects. It seemed very resilient so I think it's fine, don't worry just relax and let them do what they do. I over think sometimes as well but you are good. That reminds me I wanna but more of those seeds at some point lol
 
demonhaze

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Nah, like i said it fell to insects before it could produce. It was doing very well up to that point however
 
Rman18

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Resinhound said:
Autos typically take about 3 weeks to get established.After that they grow like crazy.
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Ok sounds good to me! Any advice on getting a big yield off of these? I know some people LST for a pretty decent yield. I would like to get at least a half ounce or so maybe a little more off of each of these. I've seen people get up to a couple ounces off a plant and I've also seen people only yield about 7-10 grams off of one.
 
Resinhound

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Try to maintain good temps and humidity,run atleast 20/4.One of the main advantages of autos is the ability to veg/flower under the same cycle.People who run autos like a photosensitive plant are missing the point.Feed them lightly,most autos dont like heavy nutrient concentrations.About 1.6 ec or less in full flower is usually plenty.Do use lst,pull down branches,distribute those auxins and create alot of tops,fimming is useful for controlling height,its debatable if it increases yield.Dont top them,Dont supercrop,these things take to much veg time from you and last dont be impatient when you are ready to harvest,wait a week.Good luck.
 
Rman18

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Yeah as of right now Im only planning on feeding them nutes 2-3 times a week. And since I have it on 18/6 cycle right now I don't think I'm going to switch to 20/4 until I at least see my electric bill at the end of the month. If it didn't raise it much I will probably change it to 20/4. How much difference do you think I will see? If it's a 131 watt I believe. Of LED watts. T2 1750 LED I believe i am running.
 
Resinhound

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You asked for tips on increasing yield,increasing the hours of light is one of those ways,if that cost is more than youd like..well thats a choice you will have to make.As far as how much difference it will make? Well it depends.Many factors contribute to yield.
 
TopDogTHC

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Rman18 said:
Yeah as of right now Im only planning on feeding them nutes 2-3 times a week. And since I have it on 18/6 cycle right now I don't think I'm going to switch to 20/4 until I at least see my electric bill at the end of the month. If it didn't raise it much I will probably change it to 20/4. How much difference do you think I will see? If it's a 131 watt I believe. Of LED watts. T2 1750 LED I believe i am running.
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Feed with nutes 2-3 times per week?? How many times you watering and how much? Should only need watering 2 maybe 3 times a week at a push. Not sure how quick those grow bags dry but can't imagine they're much quicker than pots.
 
Rman18

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TopDogTHC said:
Feed with nutes 2-3 times per week?? How many times you watering and how much? Should only need watering 2 maybe 3 times a week at a push. Not sure how quick those grow bags dry but can't imagine they're much quicker than pots.
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Well i am at about 80 degrees when on and about 72 when in the 6 hours off, running about 30-35% humidity when the light is on. And this is in a 2x 2.5 x 5 tent. I do put my finger in the soil under the top layer to see how moist it is and it definitley feels dry enough for watering basically every day. Should i be feeding it only 1 or 2 times a week? And I also have the LED light about 15-18 inches high? is that too low and possibly drying it off faster? should i maybe raise the light a few more inches to help solve that problem?
 
Rman18

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Resinhound said:
Try to maintain good temps and humidity,run atleast 20/4.One of the main advantages of autos is the ability to veg/flower under the same cycle.People who run autos like a photosensitive plant are missing the point.Feed them lightly,most autos dont like heavy nutrient concentrations.About 1.6 ec or less in full flower is usually plenty.Do use lst,pull down branches,distribute those auxins and create alot of tops,fimming is useful for controlling height,its debatable if it increases yield.Dont top them,Dont supercrop,these things take to much veg time from you and last dont be impatient when you are ready to harvest,wait a week.Good luck.
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How much longer should i wait until i LST the stalks are really starting to beef up every day they are getting thicker now? Would it be too late or too early to start LST them the end of the week? which would make them about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks old from sprouting.
 
Resinhound

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You should start at 3 nodes,when the stem os strong enough,its important you dont wait too long you only have about 4 weeks from sprout to get er done.
 
Rman18

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Resinhound said:
You should start at 3 nodes,when the stem os strong enough,its important you dont wait too long you only have about 4 weeks from sprout to get er done.
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ok do you mind if I post some pictures of them right now from the side angle and the stalks so you can see?
 
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