CFL shortrider auto grow. Need some Help/Advice

You can not clone autoflowers, and as far as the clones goes, they are easy to make. All you need is a mother plant (Im using femenized seeds so i know that clones will be females) and then you cut the clones EASY as a pie, and much better yield in the end.

paxneotech said:

You can not clone autoflowers, and as far as the clones goes, they are easy to make. All you need is a mother plant (Im using femenized seeds so i know that clones will be females) and then you cut the clones EASY as a pie, and much better yield in the end.

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any auto that dont auto flower on its own..you can take clones from..just take them before or right as it goes into flower..and only if its one of the bigger auto plants..dont take clones from a 12 inch plant

Anyone have any feedback on my lighting question? until my plant gets tall enough will two 48' 3000k t8 32w 2800 lumen tubes be enough for flowering? i have 3 2700k 26w spirals im going to use for side lighting if/when my plant gets big enough. But just in case i cant use those spirals with the two tubes be enough for the whole cycle?

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socalstoned said:

Anyone have any feedback on my lighting question? until my plant gets tall enough will two 48' 3000k t8 32w 2800 lumen tubes be enough for flowering? i have 3 2700k 26w spirals im going to use for side lighting if/when my plant gets big enough. But just in case i cant use those spirals with the two tubes be enough for the whole cycle?

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you need some lights in the 6500k spectrum also...thats whats best for early growth of the plants in veg...other than that you should be ok...just get a good mix of spectrum of your lights and your set

well i used all 6500k through veg but i should have a few in there even for flowering on top of the 2700-3000k's? And is it ok to water/feed the plant when its dark or "night time" for it?

whenever your lights are off for "Night Time" it needs to be 100% dark, so I'd say no feeding or watering at "Night Time" just my 2cents

socalstoned said:

well i used all 6500k through veg but i should have a few in there even for flowering on top of the 2700-3000k's? And is it ok to water/feed the plant when its dark or "night time" for it?

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i would have maybe 1 6500k in there with it..but it depends on how many 2700k you have in there...space and heat and all that.and noooo watering in its dark cycle...getting light during its off time can make it go hermie

2 bulbs is going to give you a tiny harvest. My first grow was with 4 bulbs and my flowers did not fill in. The buds were very light and airy and took up 2x the volume they should have. Off 5 plants I only harvested 1 1/2 oz. If you have the extra light, use it.

I just bought these seeds so fyi, heres what my seedbank says:

Flowering Time : 8 or fewer weeks

Short Rider is a hybrid of strains Top 44 and Early Special.
Top 44 has long been a trade favourite because of its ability to produce commercially worthwhile amounts of strong,
skunky buds in just 44 days of flowering. Even though Early Special itself lacks this characteristic,
its Siberian Ruderalis genes give Short Rider the unique ability to "autoflower" - to flower independently of light cycles.
This means you won't need to maintain a strict lighting schedule for this strain - it will flower regardless!
Short Rider is a must for growers with limited space or who simply want to finish extra early.
The quality is amazing considering how little time it takes to finish.

paxneotech said:

Autostrains dont grow to well under cfl's. I used hps, 18 hours of lights /day, until they reached the flowering phase then i turned 'em on to 12/12 light cycle. And when using nutriens you have to be carefull, the little ones dont take em as good as the normal ones. AAnd as for the pictures, mybe its calcium(CA) ,mybe Boron (B) but Im not shure couse the pict dont show much.
Good Luck

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I believe that anyone that knows how to grow would reccomend you stop giving advice. You have know clue what you are talking about. Autos are the perfect plant for a cfl grow and most breeders reccomend 20/4 light cycle for the entire grow for an auto. 12/12 is only going to reduce your yield drasticly. Then you tell the guy to flush because of a ph of 7? Oh top notch cloning tutorial too. Have a mother and cut em. Simple as that huh? Stop pretending dude. Let people with experience do the advising and you just sit back and learn.

I do think you've over nuted. Watering releases the nutes and will burn........ One of my best auto grows was with MG Organic and I never used any nutes with 'em AND I didn't water until they were almost dry.....get a moisture meter and USE it.......Now I'm using Humboldt soil which is nute-less...my autos are growing the best ever WITHOUT any nutes.....now at 30-40 days old, I am adding 1/4 strength of organic nutes.....
IMHO....new auto growers are often misled about nutes and believe they are necessary...NOT!

Oldreefer said:

I do think you've over nuted. Watering releases the nutes and will burn........ One of my best auto grows was with MG Organic and I never used any nutes with 'em AND I didn't water until they were almost dry.....get a moisture meter and USE it.......Now I'm using Humboldt soil which is nute-less...my autos are growing the best ever WITHOUT any nutes.....now at 30-40 days old, I am adding 1/4 strength of organic nutes.....
IMHO....new auto growers are often misled about nutes and believe they are necessary...NOT!

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Nutrients are absolutely neccessary for any plant. You can rely on whatever nutes come in your soil but you will lose alot of production in flower asking them to do all that work with no food. It doesnt matter if it is an auto or photo period dependent plant. Plants will not grow to full potential without feeding them properly.