2 weeks into my first autoflowers help!!!

whitebb2727

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Don't water like that. Water till run off and then let dry out.

Two things will happen watering like that. One is salt build up which will cause lock outs. Two is you will get dry pockets of soil that will become hydrophobic. It will be hard for it to take water and cause necrotic spots. It happened to me outdoors before.
 

Rman18

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Don't water like that. Water till run off and then let dry out.

Two things will happen watering like that. One is salt build up which will cause lock outs. Two is you will get dry pockets of soil that will become hydrophobic. It will be hard for it to take water and cause necrotic spots. It happened to me outdoors before.

I'm not watering in any negative way... What are you talking about. I water them every other day. I stick my finger in the soil and its dry so I water. I believe that they are growing amazingly. And so have many other people said that they look great.
 

whitebb2727

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Your watering a little at a time. Water til run off. Completely wet the soil.

You will end up with problems watering a little at a time. As I already stated you will get salt buildup and dry spots in the soil.

You came on here asking why one doesn't look good. People have given you good answers. One is over feeding. You have soil that feeds for a while and pushing nutes.

Just saying because it's not a problem now doesn't mean it won't be.
 
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Toaster D

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At this point my auto drank a shit load of water. I would mix a gallon, water let it soak in a bit. Water more and continue til runoff (as whitebb) mentions. I was able to go a full 3 days or more afterwards, but my pots were really light then. From your pictures, it looks like you are watering just around the base of the plant. If your not, you want the roots to completely fill the pot as they search for water, so completely soak when you water. I'm using 3g fabric pots, so not sure how well the pots you are using drain. Now that mine are late in flowering, they go considerably longer without watering.

For me I was concerned at 3 days, because I was feeding with every watering. Figured if I watered more it would be too much. Anyway, they're looking great, so you're doing just fine In my complete novice opinion, lol.

My one auto should yield 2-2.5 oz dry IMO (and I had to go from 18/6 to 12/12 7 weeks in because of another auto not flowing issue :sad: ). If it was me, at this point, I would just pull your main cola off to the side and tie off or selectively do the same with a few other branches just to get light down to the other branches. It seemed to work for me anyway and I hadn't done too much until it started flowering too.
 

Rman18

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At this point my auto drank a shit load of water. I would mix a gallon, water let it soak in a bit. Water more and continue til runoff (as whitebb) mentions. I was able to go a full 3 days or more afterwards, but my pots were really light then. From your pictures, it looks like you are watering just around the base of the plant. If your not, you want the roots to completely fill the pot as they search for water, so completely soak when you water. I'm using 3g fabric pots, so not sure how well the pots you are using drain. Now that mine are late in flowering, they go considerably longer without watering.

For me I was concerned at 3 days, because I was feeding with every watering. Figured if I watered more it would be too much. Anyway, they're looking great, so you're doing just fine In my complete novice opinion, lol.

My one auto should yield 2-2.5 oz dry IMO (and I had to go from 18/6 to 12/12 7 weeks in because of another auto not flowing issue :sad: ). If it was me, at this point, I would just pull your main cola off to the side and tie off or selectively do the same with a few other branches just to get light down to the other branches. It seemed to work for me anyway and I hadn't done too much until it started flowering too.
Ok bro! I watered it until I saw a decent amount of runoff coming into the pan. Just wondering since I started giving them nutrients I have only fed once a week. Should I stick with that routine that I have? Or should I step it up to 2 times a week?
 

tipper01

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No I have not. To be honest I haven't heard that term "fox tailing" yet. Can you chime me in??!
Hi yeah bud it's basically a really light form of lst if ya like lol Wat ya do is fold up the leaves around the top buds so it opens up the rest of ur lady so she can grab all them lovely lumens that the lower buds are missing out in. Once u have folded them up I use pipe cleaners to tie them up in place then just swap em about every couple of days, if you don't wanna fx tail just fold the top leaves under themselves,
 

Rman18

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Hi yeah bud it's basically a really light form of lst if ya like lol Wat ya do is fold up the leaves around the top buds so it opens up the rest of ur lady so she can grab all them lovely lumens that the lower buds are missing out in. Once u have folded them up I use pipe cleaners to tie them up in place then just swap em about every couple of days, if you don't wanna fx tail just fold the top leaves under themselves,
Ok thanks for the tips bro. I definitley might fold some leaves up. Posting some pics now. I believe it's about 5 1/2 weeks now.
 

Rman18

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Hey guys I've added a big update of pictures. In the full pictures of all 3 of them in it. The order is
Left- purple Ryder
Middle- sweet dwarf
Right- Royal bluematic

I have just a couple concerns. I know you guys said to fill them up with water a lot so I'm only watering every 2-3 days or so. I watered them a lot until I saw a decent amount of run off coming out the bottom into the pan. And about 1 1/2 days later they are bone dry I stuck my finger in all the way up to the first knuckle halfway up my finger and it was dry. Temps are maintaining around 76-78 degrees while lights are on. At about 35% humidity while everything is running.


Also have one more small concern. I've done a little research and I don't think it's anything most people said it's pretty normal. But the Royal bluematic a couple of the bigger and medium sized fan leaves. The stem of leaves has like a purple color to it. Is this normal? Most people said it was from the research I saw. (The photo of just the Royal bluematic is the 3rd photo from the bottom of attachments of all the pictures) I think you can see the purple in the leave stems a little in it.
 

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cli420

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I would LST a bit, get those bottom bud sites some more light. If you got some CFL's laying around put them at the bottom of your tent so it projects light upwards.
 

SickSickWorld

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The MIDDLE is the Sweet Dwarf? Damn.

At the very least, if you're not low stress training, maybe consider propping the Royal Bluematic and the Purple Ryder up on something, the top of that Sweet Dwarf is so much taller. I wouldn't know about training in flower.

Do it. Dooooo eeeeet. Maybe...
 

Rman18

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The MIDDLE is the Sweet Dwarf? Damn.

At the very least, if you're not low stress training, maybe consider propping the Royal Bluematic and the Purple Ryder up on something, the top of that Sweet Dwarf is so much taller. I wouldn't know about training in flower.

Do it. Dooooo eeeeet. Maybe...
Yeah I have been hesitant about LST'ing from the start. Just because it is my first time with autoflowers. And indoor. Next batch I will definitley be experimenting with some of those techniques and with some new strains. As for the sweet dwarf, what do you think about it?! How do you think it's coming. Sounded like you were pretty excited about that one and how it was growing. And yeah I may put the other two ontop of a bucket or something. But all 3 have been doing great in my opinion.
 

SickSickWorld

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They're all looking nice man, I'd be very happy with them all. I'm on first indoor autoflower too, although really inspired to do some auto guerilla grows this year!

I would VERY low stress train that dwarf. Now, I'm baked (Critic Haze from Holland) and know almost nothing about it, but I would maybe just pull the dwarf forward, gently bend the main stem back, between the blue and the purple, and just try and level all those tasty bud sites, otherwise that dwarf top cola is benefiting the most of ALL 3 plants buds.

I do know nothing though, haha :D
 

cli420

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The MIDDLE is the Sweet Dwarf? Damn.

At the very least, if you're not low stress training, maybe consider propping the Royal Bluematic and the Purple Ryder up on something, the top of that Sweet Dwarf is so much taller. I wouldn't know about training in flower.

Do it. Dooooo eeeeet. Maybe...
I've done it many times during MID flower. Did it do anything? For as many times as i did it it seemed to work out. But hey you can only be the judge of it if you've tried it. I use to just grow extra clones on the side to practice on. Maybe you have that option? Practice as said before your plants can speak to you.... ;)
 

Rman18

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They're all looking nice man, I'd be very happy with them all. I'm on first indoor autoflower too, although really inspired to do some auto guerilla grows this year!

I would VERY low stress train that dwarf. Now, I'm baked (Critic Haze from Holland) and know almost nothing about it, but I would maybe just pull the dwarf forward, gently bend the main stem back, between the blue and the purple, and just try and level all those tasty bud sites, otherwise that dwarf top cola is benefiting the most of ALL 3 plants buds.

I do know nothing though, haha :D
You have the same idea as me!! haha im highly considering a pretty decent guerilla grow, thanks for the advice/tips and your positive input on this current grow! shoot me a follow bro.
 

Rman18

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I've done it many times during MID flower. Did it do anything? For as many times as i did it it seemed to work out. But hey you can only be the judge of it if you've tried it. I use to just grow extra clones on the side to practice on. Maybe you have that option? Practice as said before your plants can speak to you.... ;)
Yeah i think im going to star tieing the bigger fan leaves around some more for light exposure and the top of that dwarf alittle as well. I will save my experimenting on my next batch. I don't want to risk anything with how they are right now and being this far along.
 

tipper01

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Yeah i think im going to star tieing the bigger fan leaves around some more for light exposure and the top of that dwarf alittle as well. I will save my experimenting on my next batch. I don't want to risk anything with how they are right now and being this far along.
I told u about foxtail get the other day duhhh lol
 
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