Can you give advice on my grow? Pics.

[asaplck]

So this is my first grow and I really don't know what I'm doing. I read a lot but I get so many mixed messages and have gotten the best advice here!

These are Auto Northern Lights, soil with clay beads, 400W HPS, was doing General Hydro nutrients and this week started Dyna-Grow. They were on 24/0 but recently switched to 18/6. The temps are good.

What concerns me is they are 9 weeks old (the breeder, Royal Queen Seeds, said they should be ready to harvest by now, but I've heard that's often off) and they have been flowering for about 3 weeks.

Shouldn't they have more buds? How long are they likely going to take? Should I keep feeding them? Isn't nutrient deficiency why the bottom leaves are pale?

 

[asaplck]

Also, I was thinking of putting them on 12/12... Yay or nay?

 

[xmatox]

Stay with 18/6 since they are auto's. 12/12 will get less yield. IMO they look like they're a month out or so. I have grown quite a few auto's and haven't really gotten identical results from the same seeds I grew. Point being although it says 60 days, it can be up to 90 days no problem. So maybe you do have another month, in which case I would give it some nutrients. Was there any stress introduced during the grow? Transplanting, pruning, overwatering, etc...?

 

[asaplck]

Was there any stress introduced during the grow? Transplanting, pruning, overwatering, etc...?

Yes, when they were in veg the temps were too high some of the time because it was summer and I didn't have A/C, just fans. Is that enough to slow them down significantly? The temps got up to 35C/95F at times.

 

[xmatox]

It definitely can slow them down. It will still pull through, it's just gonna take a little longer.