First time autoflower grow from seed to harvest schedule

Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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This is what I came up with so far from researching. What do you guys think? Not mentioned is of course checking the ph levels and ppm's daily.

Here is what I plan to do:

Germination:

Soak rockwool cube in ph'd water for 30min.
Remove cube and shake dry.
Add seed to rockwool and slightly cover top with the rockwool.
Add rockwool and net cup to dwc system.

DWC 5 Gallon Bucket :

Fill bucket up with ph'd water and fill to just bottom of net cup.
Place in airtstone and connect air pump. Turn on air pump.
Rinse hydroton and add small layer to bottom of net cup.
Place rockwool cube inside net cup and fill surrounding area with hydroton.

LED ViparSpectra 300 watt Full Spectrum:

Set LED light 36-40" from seedling. No fan turned on.
Once seedling sprouts, lower LED light to 24" through veg stage. Fan turned on.
For flowering stage, lower LED light to 18" Fan turned on.
Light cycle 18/6 from seed to harvest.

Nutrients:

Using General Hydroponics Flora Nova Grow and FloraNova Bloom.

Nutrient feeding schedule:

Week
1 - pH water
2- very very light grow nutes 1/8 amount
3- light grow nutes 1/4 amount
4- grow nutes - 1/2 amount preflowers show around here
5 - Grow/Bloom nutes - 1/2 and 1/2
6- Grow/Bloom 40:60
7- Grow/Bloom 20:80
8- Bloom
9 - Bloom
10 - Bloom
11- flush?
12 - flush?

Will dump and replace water in bucket every two weeks.

If there are any revisions or just plain bad mistakes please give me some advice!

Thanks
 
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Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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This will be my first time grow....I have not started yet, still waiting on some more equipment to be delivered. This is why I posted this to see if advanced auto flower dwc growers have any tips or revisions for my schedule.
 
BabyAndaconda420

BabyAndaconda420

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Civicsi06 said:
This will be my first time grow....I have not started yet, still waiting on some more equipment to be delivered. This is why I posted this to see if advanced auto flower dwc growers have any tips or revisions for my schedule.
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Not many if any advanced growers grow autos and if they did let's just say for the hell of it they would probably grow it outside not in a dwc style set up just saying but good luck bruh.
 
nfhiggs

nfhiggs

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An Auto in DWC for a first grow.... Sounds like a recipe for disaster IMO. My advice is to get your feet wet with a photoperiod plant, in soil FIRST - then move to more advanced hydro growing methods. Once you have your grow method dialed in, THEN try out autos. Autos are absolutely unforgiving of mistakes in veg phase, whereas photos you have time to correct any issues that come up (and they most likely will).

I don't know if autos are generally grown in DWC.... Not sure their growth pattern is conducive to DWC. THe way I've seen it explained is that because they evolved in the far northern climes, when they sprout the above ground growth is very slow at first as they shoot down a taproot until it hits hard permafrost, then they "switch" to top growth and shoot upwards. When grown indoors, the bottom of their container acts like the permafrost barrier and triggers upward growth. That would not occur in a DWC.

I honestly do not KNOW if that is really the way they grow - but that's how I have seen people explain their growth pattern.

If there are any DWC growers that have grown autos, please chime in.
 
idfuckmyplants

idfuckmyplants

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No experience with DWC , I know it's a lot more complicated then soil but if it's the method you wanna go with then I obv wish you all the best of luck and maybe the advise that your first attempt will more then likely end up a learning curve as apposed to the mega crop we all dream of lol
As far as the fact your growing autos I wouldn't be put off to much , people have a love hate relationship with them , but to the best of my knowledge it should stil grow like any other auto , regardless of method they will veg and flower :)

As far as your lighting goes it sounds about right , I wouldn't move it closer just for flower if the plants ok with it that close have it that close through veg aswell . Nutes I can't advise with dwc but for soil with a similar line you've got it about right with regards to when to introduce/drop ea 1 ..

Good luck :)
 
lio lacidem

lio lacidem

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Couple of things ill mention some have been said already some not. Here we go.
1. Not many experienced growers use autos.
2. Dwc is not first grow friendly.
3. Schedules dont work well for plants.
4. Are you in a tent or room or closet.
 
bullSnot

bullSnot

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first time I have done Autos is this grow - I hate them MF'ers...kinda like trying to run to the space shuttle from a mile away with the countdown already started....no room for error...you slip up once and your F&^%ed....plus I think we have screwed with the genetics so much they are rather undependable..I will toss the rest of my Auto seeds into the garden this spring and get the bunnies and groundhogs stoned
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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thanks everyone for the info....I am really not expecting to much from an auto as many of you have said but I just thought I would give it a try with some sort of schedule to go by and then adjust for future grows. I will be growing in a small 24"x24"x56" growsun tent. I have another thread going in the hydroponics/dwc which is where I will be posting pics of my set up and grow soon.
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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Civicsi06 said:
This is what I came up with so far from researching. What do you guys think? Not mentioned is of course checking the ph levels and ppm's daily.

Here is what I plan to do:

Germination:

Soak rockwool cube in ph'd water for 30min.
Remove cube and shake dry.
Add seed to rockwool and slightly cover top with the rockwool.
Add rockwool and net cup to dwc system.

DWC 5 Gallon Bucket :

Fill bucket up with ph'd water and fill to just bottom of net cup.
Place in airtstone and connect air pump. Turn on air pump.
Rinse hydroton and add small layer to bottom of net cup.
Place rockwool cube inside net cup and fill surrounding area with hydroton.

LED ViparSpectra 300 watt Full Spectrum:

Set LED light 36-40" from seedling. No fan turned on.
Once seedling sprouts, lower LED light to 24" through veg stage. Fan turned on.
For flowering stage, lower LED light to 18" Fan turned on.
Light cycle 18/6 from seed to harvest.

Nutrients:

Using General Hydroponics Flora Nova Grow and FloraNova Bloom.

Nutrient feeding schedule:

Week
1 - pH water
2- very very light grow nutes 1/8 amount
3- light grow nutes 1/4 amount
4- grow nutes - 1/2 amount preflowers show around here
5 - Grow/Bloom nutes - 1/2 and 1/2
6- Grow/Bloom 40:60
7- Grow/Bloom 20:80
8- Bloom
9 - Bloom
10 - Bloom
11- flush?
12 - flush?

Will dump and replace water in bucket every two weeks.

If there are any revisions or just plain bad mistakes please give me some advice!

Thanks
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IMG_3105.JPG IMG_3106.JPG IMG_3107.JPG My set up so far...still waiting on the carbon filter system which should be in by the 27th.
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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nice pics...but autos can be grown indoors...many have. Here is hoping my first grow is successful! If not...no problem, you learn from each grow.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Civicsi06 said:
nice pics...but autos can be grown indoors...many have. Here is hoping my first grow is successful! If not...no problem, you learn from each grow.
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absolutely, no argument from me there. They are normally done indoors to maximize the available light hours.

Thats a photo not an auto.

You will be fine. Just use the KiSS principle. They are not hard to grow.
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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awesome...sorry but super noob here what is the KiSS principle? Also sorry thought you said auto not photo...my bad.
 
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