Are these early devolping bud sites?
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JoeBlow5823
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She will probably make it but yield is going to be really small its already pretty well into flower. Did you top it? Kind of looks like you took off any part of the top that would flower but hard to tell from the picture.
Yeah I got told to pinch it on the 4th node. The other seedlings have tight nodes so maybe I'll get a bigger grow in the other 4. Is it gonna get bigger? I have no idea why it's gone into flower. I know its auto flowering but daaaaaamn. Are autoflowering strains on time scales to get to flowering?
JoeBlow5823
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Yes autos flower based on a genetic timer. They dont care how big they are. That is why they are called autoflower, they do it automatically. Topping autos is generally not recommended because of that. Its not going to get much bigger than that but the buds will. Might get a few grams off it. To get good yield from autos conditions need to be very good throughout their entire life. Growing in soil is quite a bit easier....
Gentlemencorpse
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They are but they will also start flowering early if they are stressed. Sorry man, happened to my first two autos as well and I've been growing for years. I pulled them and started over myself. I wasn't gonna wait 3 months for one cone.
JoeBlow5823
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Typically people flip the fuck out when i recommend starting over but i agree with you 100%. Not worth the time to water it. And I have to recommend growing in soil.... Takes so much of the guess work out of the equation.
Crown n coke
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I agree, if it's fucked in the early stages I'm not wasting time or energy on something that won't improve, I don't have the room for that. Pull it and drop another
Zogs
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Respectfully, I would have to disagree.
With this also.
Pretty simple rules to follow with COCO
:Rinse and pre charge your coco with cal/mag
:Feed every water
-Dont let it dry out
:Invest in a good PH pen.
Coco resolves the #1 mistake made by new growers, overwatering.
JoeBlow5823
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Over watering has never really been an issue for me. Feeding EVERY water? Fuck that. I really have no desire to have to water more than once every 4 days.
Gentlemencorpse
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I mean, theoretically they should both be pretty easy. I just find a decent soil to be more forgiving when it comes to feeding. Also, a lot of new growers are already maxing out their budgets so the "invest in a good pH pen" tidbit gets ignored. Nutes get expensive fast too when your feeding that often. In the long run it's really just personal preference.
Also, I never once precharged my coco haha. I did fine but I may do one plant in coco again just to try it.
no matter what there grow stage is?
JoeBlow5823
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I grow in organic soil. Very little additional amendments are needed if any.
Seedlin
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I disagree with Joeblow. I have been growing in coco for 8 years. Did the soil thing. I find coco much more forgiving. It can take a week or better to corrct an issue in the dirt but can correct an impalance or whatever in coco in a couple of days. Man I feed my girls twice a day sometimes, no every but a bunch. The price of a good ph meter will pay for its self in a couple of grows. You will use less nukes. Ph at 5.8. I use Flora Nova Bloom and Grow, Cal-Mag plus and hit em with a little Monster Bloom once a week after they start flowering. I average a little over 6ozs per plant and had a Pineapple Express give me 9.6 ozs last month. I grow under 2 Perfect Sun Max Yield lights. Coco is the way to go with autos...
I got a problem I think man, my plants are wilting and showing claws. Theve got some weird shrivelled bits on the end of some leaves.I disagree with Joeblow. I have been growing in coco for 8 years. Did the soil thing. I find coco much more forgiving. It can take a week or better to corrct an issue in the dirt but can correct an impalance or whatever in coco in a couple of days. Man I feed my girls twice a day sometimes, no every but a bunch. The price of a good ph meter will pay for its self in a couple of grows. You will use less nukes. Ph at 5.8. I use Flora Nova Bloom and Grow, Cal-Mag plus and hit em with a little Monster Bloom once a week after they start flowering. I average a little over 6ozs per plant and had a Pineapple Express give me 9.6 ozs last month. I grow under 2 Perfect Sun Max Yield lights. Coco is the way to go with autos...
Looking g a tiny bit dark on the leaves and theve got really short with the growth.
JoeBlow5823
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If you have good soil, you really shouldnt have any major nutrient issues.I disagree with Joeblow. I have been growing in coco for 8 years. Did the soil thing. I find coco much more forgiving. It can take a week or better to corrct an issue in the dirt but can correct an impalance or whatever in coco in a couple of days. Man I feed my girls twice a day sometimes, no every but a bunch. The price of a good ph meter will pay for its self in a couple of grows. You will use less nukes. Ph at 5.8. I use Flora Nova Bloom and Grow, Cal-Mag plus and hit em with a little Monster Bloom once a week after they start flowering. I average a little over 6ozs per plant and had a Pineapple Express give me 9.6 ozs last month. I grow under 2 Perfect Sun Max Yield lights. Coco is the way to go with autos...
Kassiopeija
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and its more cheap than bottle feed. esp. when recycling soil and amending it with organic compounds and stonemeals. some of it for free as its derived from ordinairy hoiseholdwaste... and less hassle.... Coco is super for industrial production with automated fertigation/watering
JoeBlow5823
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Price aside, the large majority of us are AMATEUR HOBBYIST growers. We dont have the needs of commercial growers. I dont recycle dirt. Its about a hundred bucks a grow. Local rec shops are charging over 300 an ounce and my weed is better!
Budzbuddha
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Soil ... hands down is the easiest for new growers running autos , even if they dont have the “ cash “ for nutes ... a well balanced soil blend will pull the weight initially and still run an auto completely to harvest with a soil drench of soil made as a tea or adding a scoop of soil on top.
Autos only need 90 days approximately to finish .
So its needs are simple. A bagged soil can pull that off.
Autos only need 90 days approximately to finish .
So its needs are simple. A bagged soil can pull that off.