SimplyBaked
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lookin good homie, subd! i also grow out pc box!!
First GrowJournal Jock Horror Autoflower PC Case Grow PICS +REP TO ANYONE THAT POSTS.
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extremist2sk
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Really? I keep getting mixed answers some people say dual spectrum= maximum yield when I googled "Autoflower Lighting Regime" or something like that. Have you tried the differant regimes?
She's doing awesome! The cotyledon's pretty much stopped growing now the set inside is just growing bigger and bigger by the hour.
The temps have been kind of crazy lately, but i guess i'm gonna go ahead and run the full mix and see how it goes. Just need to modify the case a bit ill have the full mix running soon.
Grow Journal[Day 2]:
She's looking awesome so far! The water is 2 inches in DRY. So I'm gonna go ahead and water her today. Pics Soon.
electropyro
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i dont think that is true? dual sprectrum is just dual sprectrum.. you have to control lighting to manupulate it as if it was real sunlight.. i may be wrong do.. i am a newb.
electropyro
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Having a mix of both lights helps too..
SmeLLyTreeZ
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Lookin good so far man, +Rep for getting her germed and out of that shell
An autoflower plant should "automatically" flower. Doesn't matter what the light schedule. Its going to take at least 6-8 weeks to flower or more no matter what.
If you make it to 1 month + of veg with no sex, chances are you ended up with an unstable auto like me! If this is the case, switch to 12/12 to force flowering, specially if space is an issue!
My shortrider vegged for 10weeks inside under 20/4 lights and outside aswell. She just went into her 5th week of flowering and is now about 4 feet tall lol.. Good thing I had the space and extra lights!
electropyro
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I understand that they autoflower Thus the name "autoflower" but the genetics with them still have a vegetative state(1-3 weeks) depending on the strain. So you dont have to "force flower" by switching like cycle like from a 24/0 or 18/6 to 12/12 i simply ment that after the plant has finished its vegative state the lighting degree should be change from the 6500k to 2700k. Having pure 2700k through out its life cycle will not be soo good.. it needs 6500k from seedling to about 1-3 weeks mixed in with 2700k lighting and once you see it has begun flowering thats when you change those 6500k with 2700k for flowering so am sure the lighting cycle does matter.Lookin good so far man, +Rep for getting her germed and out of that shell
An autoflower plant should "automatically" flower. Doesn't matter what the light schedule. Its going to take at least 6-8 weeks to flower or more no matter what.
If you make it to 1 month + of veg with no sex, chances are you ended up with an unstable auto like me! If this is the case, switch to 12/12 to force flowering, specially if space is an issue!
My shortrider vegged for 10weeks inside under 20/4 lights and outside aswell. She just went into her 5th week of flowering and is now about 4 feet tall lol.. Good thing I had the space and extra lights!
+rep on that shortrider of yours getting 4ft tall. pretty nice bro..
SmeLLyTreeZ
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Thanks man! My bad I misunderstood you
I just didn't want you to wait to long like I did! I was waiting and waiting for them to show lol..Switching to 2700k would definitely be a good idea and should help induce flowering! Don't be afraid to mix them up a little and keep one or two 6500k in there depending on the amount of 2700k's you have though. I don't have much experience but with the little bit I have throwing 1 6500k in with 4-5 similar 2700k wouldn't hurt infact it would probably help... Either way good luck with you girl flowering!
Oh and I vegged with only 5500k cfl's and it turned out fantastic!
Silent Running
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I've ran 3 grows with AFs. The first grow I did the 6500k for 3-4 weeks (I was doing low ryders which reportedly finish in 60-65 days according to the company). Then switched to nothing but 2700k. Very low yield. My second run was low ryders again but this time I did a mix of 10 6500k with 5 2700k throughout the grow and my yield was double of the first one. My third grow was yet again low ryders. This time I did 10 6500k and 5 2700k for the first 4 weeks and then switched to 10 2700k and 5 6500k for flowering and stayed the same as for yield as my second grow...but the nuggets were tighter (not fluffy like the first two grows) and the trichs were all over the place.
Different AFs have different time lines. But it is my understanding that as soon as an AF sprouts, it is basically hardwired (genetically) to start the flowering process. That's the reason that any clones taken from an AF will be the same age as the mother and still finish at the same time as her. One of my low ryders flowered after 1 week of being under lights...and still managed to pack on almost as much bud as the others. So mixing the lights can't hurt, in my opinion.
When you water, e2sk, lift the pot and feel how it feels. Use that along with the dryness to determine when to water. When it feels light..water. Soon, you'll be able to tell from how the girl looks whether she needs water or not. Glad your grow is going well. Can't wait to see some pictures of your little lady.
Pics of AFs with the mixed lighting...
Different AFs have different time lines. But it is my understanding that as soon as an AF sprouts, it is basically hardwired (genetically) to start the flowering process. That's the reason that any clones taken from an AF will be the same age as the mother and still finish at the same time as her. One of my low ryders flowered after 1 week of being under lights...and still managed to pack on almost as much bud as the others. So mixing the lights can't hurt, in my opinion.
When you water, e2sk, lift the pot and feel how it feels. Use that along with the dryness to determine when to water. When it feels light..water. Soon, you'll be able to tell from how the girl looks whether she needs water or not. Glad your grow is going well. Can't wait to see some pictures of your little lady.
Pics of AFs with the mixed lighting...
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crazytrain14
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hey extremist
cool grow so far. i grow in a pc case as well and am bout to start auto northern lights femm. the info silent running just said is some good stuff. let me know if i can help out at all. i just harvested my case.
later dude
cool grow so far. i grow in a pc case as well and am bout to start auto northern lights femm. the info silent running just said is some good stuff. let me know if i can help out at all. i just harvested my case.
later dude
Boonierat
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It's just some bagseed. I had some pretty good mids a while back and decided to keep the seeds separate from all the other junk I have had in case one day I wanted to decide to grow. Well, that day is today!
Good to hear everything is still going well extremist. I just got done shopping so I'm about to light up and construct my 1st box. I should have the journal up later.
SmeLLyTreeZ
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Well said! I'm on my first grow but its more similar to your 3rd grow as far as cfl choice, so I should be g2g
I have two females/ 6 2700k and 2/ 5500k, I used between 2-6 5500k's for veg.
electropyro
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So you guys have a few grows under your belt huh? nice to know we are getting right infor on here thanks guys...Well said! I'm on my first grow but its more similar to your 3rd grow as far as cfl choice, so I should be g2g
extremist2sk
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Grow Journal[Day 2]:
She seems really healthy for this weather! Stem seems pretty strong by now. After a bunch of research. Adding C02 makes it perfect for these temps so I just added a little bit in front of the intake fan. I'll Let the Pictures do the talking.
She seems really healthy for this weather! Stem seems pretty strong by now. After a bunch of research. Adding C02 makes it perfect for these temps so I just added a little bit in front of the intake fan. I'll Let the Pictures do the talking.
WOW. Awesome Info Silent! Thanks much this will help out a great deal.
extremist2sk
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Day 3: Another TINY set of leaves are starting to grow in between the 2nd set, their so tiny they look like a mini pistil! Pictures soon.
electropyro
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Hahaha lots more too come..
blueberrykush1995
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there aint gonna be pistals this early lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!
prajna1ganja
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Sub'd really interested in these AFs. can't wait to see how yours do.
extremist2sk
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Grow Journal[Day 3] Update:
Added 2 more lamps,One 5000k Spectrum and one 2700k. I know these spectrums/especially the 5000k one is mostly useless but it's all I could find right now. Running to Wally World soon to grab 2 more 6500ks soon. Shes short yet looking very healthy the leaves are very smooth and textured. Need to grab some more C02 soon. Temps at 81-87.
Added 2 more lamps,One 5000k Spectrum and one 2700k. I know these spectrums/especially the 5000k one is mostly useless but it's all I could find right now. Running to Wally World soon to grab 2 more 6500ks soon. Shes short yet looking very healthy the leaves are very smooth and textured. Need to grab some more C02 soon. Temps at 81-87.
blueberrykush1995
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Silent runner whats up with the weird avetars lol!!! plants look good btw
Silent Running
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Of all the things my avvies have been called...I'll have to say "weird" is a new one.