Kindbud421
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Plus a wicking cup… like to use the large yogurt containers or the tall takeout soup containers you get from Chinese food place.
Are Auto's worth it these days.
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Boatguy
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That statement couldnt be more wrong.
I have never had a photo grow last 10 months, 5 is about average. Your assertion that you produce the same quality and quantity in 2 months is something out of the land of make believe
GarageGardener69
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Just started a double grape in my first sip, 5g HD bucket and 3.6 growers pot, used a smaller pot through the 3.6 for a wick.. FFOF, EWC and perlite.. figers crossed lol just started taking off the past few days. Super slow start
you have to worry about keeping the top layer a bit moist? Like a shower cap or straw cover? I just have it exposed to open, looks dry but plant is growing.
Billytheluther
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Thanks.. i was about to say the same..
clearly an auto ryder..
Kindbud421
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You can let it dry out a little… will keep the gnats down. Use black trash bag and make hole in top for seedling and fill tube then tape bag to bucket. This will keep moisture in. I haven’t covered mine in the past… I will this time. Just keep uncovered and water from top til you are sure it’s drinking from res, then cover top and water thru tube for duration.
GarageGardener69
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Nice. I haven’t water from top in a while but will do the bag over it when I see roots out of the wick. Thank you
Billytheluther
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Dude if you veg a clone for 3 months you better dedicate a 5x5 for it alone
Even then strains flower from 8-20 weeks which is 2 to 5 months
So 8 months total
I dont think you know what your talking about..
Lol at 2 months harvest for autos
Kindbud421
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Mine are about 4 but have had 5 month plants.
Boatguy
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Auto's have a lot of good traits, but yielding the same as a photo grow in only 2 months is a stretch.
The longer growing auto phenos compete well with photos though. I would grow them, but the lack of control of when flowering starts is a no go for me. Seen too many start flowering immediately, while others actually turn out to need shorter days to flower
MtRainDog
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You don't have to veg a photo to adulthood, plenty of people run them 12/12 from sprout. 20 weeks flowering? That's true of some tropical landraces but what does that have to do with autos/photos? Yes you can top and train a photo, or not. Yield is dependent on a lot more than just topping and training. 4-6 month cure.. barely decent smoke.. meh mids is real with photos.. Huh? Ya really lost me there.
Kindbud421
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I agree with the 3 month veg statement. The flower for 8-20 wks? Maybe 8-12… unless you are growing tropical landrace sativas. I do 4 photos in SIP’s with 6wk veg then flip. Never had a grow indoors with photos go past 140 days. 2 1/2 months is standard flower time for most hybrids and indicas. Obviously sativas take longer. But there are fast flowering sativas out there…
Kindbud421
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Truth
Boatguy
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Last grow i tested out 24/0 from seed and found my plants showing sex around 4 weeks. Under 18/6 it is usually more like 8 to maturity.
That grow was finished out 9 weeks of 12/12 later, and the fastest for me from seed.
Billytheluther
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I totally agree i just said 20 weeks as an extreme end and yes i was talking about sativas
Boatguy
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MtRainDog
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Whatever that is looks fire! We can also file cloning under, "tricks you can't teach your auto"
Kindbud421
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Truth!
Boatguy
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Still chugging away. May get the ax this week.
Smells spicy and pretty frosty.
Curious how this one pans out weight wise. Buds are very sativa like and not super chunky.