Are these stunted?

[Cwmoore577]

This is my first time growing autoflowers. Unsure if these are stunted or on a normal pace and wanted to get opinions. I know autos grow fast but like someone on here mentioned, they could possibly establish roots then take off?

They both sprouted Oct 9th so this is currently day 11.

Zkittlez


GelatOG

 

[Budzbuddha]

Looks fine .... overthinking autos leads to trouble.

 

[Cwmoore577]

Looks fine .... overthinking autos leads to trouble.

Yes I know. Not concerned or going to take any action. Just didn’t know.
Thanks!

 

[SwiSHa85]

When the roots get established they will start to take off. Is that soil or coco? If coco start a light seedling feed.

 

[smtent]

When the roots get established they will start to take off. Is that soil or coco? If coco start a light seedling feed.

is there a list out there of auto strains that grow fairly large? I have grown a couple batches now and I have found them to grow fairly small plants

 

[Dendrophilly]

You have a fan on them? Maybe your soil isn't drying fast enough. They like the air.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

Mephisto. SODK, Ripleys OG, Walter White, Chemdogging, Fantasmo Express and Hubbabubbasmelloscope for starters. Cosmic Queen as well. Soil is for small plants, coco rulez XD

is there a list out there of auto strains that grow fairly large? I have grown a couple batches now and I have found them to grow fairly small plants

 

[R Burns]

is there a list out there of auto strains that grow fairly large? I have grown a couple batches now and I have found them to grow fairly small plants

Likely something you are doing wrong. Have a finite amount of time to get autos off and running. If you germ in paper towels, they will start slow. If you are running lights 24 hrs this will eat into early root development and effect growth. No transplanting for autos. Gotta handle those big pots correctly. Watering and feeding can be a challenge. Of course, you could just have shit genetics, but these are some things worth mentioning.

 

[iNFID3L]

just to put your mind at rest, i have 3 going , one of those 3 is tiny, its virtually not doing anything since it popped, yours look fine

 

[Cwmoore577]

You have a fan on them? Maybe your soil isn't drying fast enough. They like the air.

Yes I keep a box fan but not too close bc it’s stronger than I’d like. That could be it.

When the roots get established they will start to take off. Is that soil or coco? If coco start a light seedling feed.

Its coco, tupur mix from Royal Gold.
And I prepped it the day before planting them with about 1/4 gallon of BioThrive Grow 4-3-3 at 0.5tsp/gal strength as well as 1/4 gallon of CalMag at 2ml/gal strength. Then gave the same 5 days later. Was going to give another feeding at the same str on day 10 but it was still saturated so I have not yet. It’s day 12.

 

[Cwmoore577]

Likely something you are doing wrong. Have a finite amount of time to get autos off and running. If you germ in paper towels, they will start slow. If you are running lights 24 hrs this will eat into early root development and effect growth. No transplanting for autos. Gotta handle those big pots correctly. Watering and feeding can be a challenge. Of course, you could just have shit genetics, but these are some things worth mentioning.

I did germ in paper towels so maybe that’s a factor. Also had them on 24-0 for a few days but now I’ve got them under 20-4.

 

[R Burns]

I did germ in paper towels so maybe that’s a factor. Also had them on 24-0 for a few days but now I’ve got them under 20-4.

Good changes. Will make a big difference. People will tell u that germing in paper towels is fine. They are wrong. The slightest bit of air and light on the tap root causes damage that the plant must spend time fixing. Especially with autos, this is costly.

 

[Cwmoore577]

Good changes. Will make a big difference. People will tell u that germing in paper towels is fine. They are wrong. The slightest bit of air and light on the tap root causes damage that the plant must spend time fixing. Especially with autos, this is costly.

So if I have more auto seeds than I could possibly use before they’re old anyway. Would you recommend I start over and germ them directly into the coco?

 

[R Burns]

So if I have more auto seeds than I could possibly use before they’re old anyway. Would you recommend I start over and germ them directly into the coco?

Start over, yes. Not positive about germing right in coco. Im a soil guy. Know a little about coco but not that. Make a post asking. If people do it, then thats what u should do. If not, grab germination pucks or cubes or rapid rooters.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

Why would you star over? There is nothing health wise wrong except not as big as you THINK they should be. I germ straight in coco with no paper towel methid or seed soak and do fine. Plants look small cause they need to fill out the pot. If you keep re starting looking for huge baby seedlings you won't have tons for long.

 

[Cwmoore577]

Why would you star over? There is nothing health wise wrong except not as big as you THINK they should be. I germ straight in coco with no paper towel methid or seed soak and do fine. Plants look small cause they need to fill out the pot. If you keep re starting looking for huge baby seedlings you won't have tons for long.

Just asking. Also everything about autos says try to get off to a good start. I have about 50 seeds that will only be good for a few years and my tent can only hold 2-3 of them. Plus I can’t move them into the tent yet anyway bc I have 2 photos in week 10 flower still in there finishing. What would it hurt?

Also, I’m not gonna repeatedly restart until there’s no seeds left. That would be a stupid thing to do.

I kept the Zkittlez one and scrapped the smaller GelatOG to start another. That one had two holes in the first set of leaves anyway. Unsure of the cause.

 

[Cwmoore577]