How am i doing? First auto grow

ebcrew

ebcrew

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Strain is northern lights autoflower.
Soil is fox farm ocean forest on one and happy frog on the other
Using fox farm trio nutrients also
lights: 2 T8s and CFLs ~450w

Temp: 81F
Humidity 52%
pH: 6.1 as of just now

What im really wondering is what is acceptable temps/humidity and pH for a plant? and generally how am i doing for my first auto?

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ebcrew

ebcrew

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deadgro said:
Temps humidity and pH are good. It looks a little larfy, but that might just be the strain.
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What do u mean by larfy?Just looked it up. I'm afraid to trim it, heard autos don't like stress so i left it as. I did lst it early
 
nomofatum

nomofatum

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I would do some more LST, spread it open more. Better to have lower humidity for both potency and mold potential. I would target 25-40% RH, but it's the over 60 RH that really spells trouble.
 
Lysergicpt

Lysergicpt

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ebcrew said:
I dont know how to do that besides a dehumidifier. Is there any other way?
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there are some bag's and stuff , but it really dont worth , dehumifier its your best option actually , also humidity at 52 is perfectly fine it should be lower but as long as you have proper ventilation and there's no stealth air arround the buds dont worry about mold.
And about triming , do not trim an auto.

PS: next time do regular , autos indoor its a waste of money :X ( just my opinion dont take it wrong :P )
You have alot of regular strains that need almost no veg and get into big plants , for example NL5 x haze , with 2 weeks veg turns into a monster.
 
Lysergicpt

Lysergicpt

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NanoGadget said:
I just pulled over 4 oz of great smoke off of 2 autos in a 2x2x5 tent in 75 days. Most definitely not a waste of time in my opinion.
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i didn't said time i said money ;) its never a waste of time , but money is , autos need 18 or more lighting to give you good yeild , you can have more yeild than that with plants on 12/12 , and also autos rarely can keep be up to the quality of their regular cousins , that why i say its a waste of money.
unless you dont pay electricity , in that case thats ok :)
 
Lysergicpt

Lysergicpt

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NanoGadget said:
I ran my LED 20/4 and still spent less money than on electricity than running photos unet HID. And the quality of the smoke is outstanding. The smoke I just pulled off of my auto kicks the shit out of quite a few photo strains I've smoked.
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ah about that i have no doubt i've already smoke some serious autos and some shitty photos , thats true. for shure.
But for example a properly done Northern Lights , would beat any Auto Northern Lights in thc content and yeild.
You could run that LED in 12/12 and spend even less ;).
 
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weednurd420

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nomofatum said:
I would do some more LST, spread it open more. Better to have lower humidity for both potency and mold potential. I would target 25-40% RH, but it's the over 60 RH that really spells trouble.
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The lower humidity thing in vegg
deadgro said:
Temps humidity and pH are good. It looks a little larfy, but that might just be the strain.
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You always got something negative To say don't you lol can't help your self
 
NanoGadget

NanoGadget

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I've seen photos run 12/12 from seed in person and I've seen countless threads on it and have honestly never been that impressed. And realistically if you run efficient lights and don't have a huge setup the increase on your bill is pretty minimal. To each their own, but the money I spent on this grow was less than my last photo grow and the flower is better.
 
Lysergicpt

Lysergicpt

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NanoGadget said:
I ran my LED 20/4 and still spent less money than on electricity than running photos unet HID. And the quality of the smoke is outstanding. The smoke I just pulled off of my auto kicks the shit out of quite a few photo strains I've smoked.
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by the way that nugs looks yummy. nice job
 
Lysergicpt

Lysergicpt

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NanoGadget said:
I've seen photos run 12/12 from seed in person and I've seen countless threads on it and have honestly never been that impressed. And realistically if you run efficient lights and don't have a huge setup the increase on your bill is pretty minimal. To each their own, but the money I spent on this grow was less than my last photo grow and the flower is better.
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Nano unfortunatly in my country electricity is very expensive :| ..
Also i dont mind to wait 3 or 4 weeks to get 5 oz for example from a plant instead of 2 and also have superior THC content in that 5oz , thats why i dont do autos indoor.
 
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biscuitsNgravy

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Looking good! If you're only doing one our two at a time for personal stash I wouldn't sweat the humidity unless you live in an extreme environment. I prefer to keep my temp around 75 degrees. A good LED would help you with that.

As far as LST I have tried a few things but the staggered harvest works best. I'd try to spread it out a little but just harvest in stages as she ripens. I pulled over 5 ounces off a Sweet Tooth dried and manicured using this method. Use a few round stakes and spread her then harvest as it ripens. You won't believe how those bottom nugs will blow up in just a few weeks.
 
indicat33

indicat33

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Looks good so far. I don't use autos though, too much unnecessary pollution to a hybrid's genetic base. I always use photos, or fems only. NO Ruderalis genes in my garden plz :leaf:
 
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