I don't know WTF I'm doing here.....

Look....If I can make it to some sort of harvest then I succeeded....

Auto Seedies:
Gorilla Girl XL Auto 3x
Glue Gelato Auto 3x
Lemon Auto 1x
Sour Diesel Auto 1x

Equipment:
La Garden 4x4x6.5 Tent
2x Sunraise QB2000 Led Lights
Sunraise SW-3000
4.5L Humidifier
8" AC Carbon Filter
8" AC Booster fan(I know, I know...I'll try and upgrade)
12" Hurricane Oscillating fan
Honey Well 11.3 Air Circulation fan
5.5" USB Fan
5 Gallon Pots
14" Saucers

Soil & Nutrients:
Fox Farm Ocean Forrest
Roots Organics(Lemon and Sour diesel pots)
Miracle-Gro Perlite
Dr earth Flower Girl 3-9-4
Dr Earth All Purpose 4-4-4
Dr Earth Root Zone 2-4-2
Black Gold Organic Earthworm Casting
Swan Epsom Salt
Jobe's Organic Bone Meal

Integrated Pest Management:
Bonide All season Organic Liquid Insect Killer
Black Flag Fly Stick Insect Trap 2x
LKAN Dual-Sided Yellow Sticky Traps -20 Packs - 6x8 Inches (Twist Ties Included)

8 Autos Plans and techniques:
My very First grow
Organic Grow
18/6 Light Times
Venting exhaust into exhaust register
LST
Tap Water
Mainling(?)
No ph'ing
700 watts
Led + Cob Led

January 29th Day 1:

All seeds planted directly into the soil

3x Gorilla Girl XL in the back pots
3x Glue Gelato in the middle
1x Sour Diesel bottom left
1x Lemon Auto on the bottom right

Water center watered with spray bottle.



Waiting game began here.


Would love some opinions from @JoeBlow5823 @Budzbuddha and others I enjoy on this forum

Day 7


7 sprouted of the 8

Tags were a fail... I'll do better on day 14....

Its possible I just didn't put anything there.... I was really in a rush that day.....

Will check my seed count later and plant the last GGXL there.

just make sure u dont overwater. they only need about a shot glass every couple days for the next 10 days or so. then bump up to about 3-4 oz.

JoeBlow5823 said:

just make sure u dont overwater. they only need about a shot glass every couple days for the next 10 days or so. then bump up to about 3-4 oz.

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I hear that is a big thing for newbies so I've been holding back. Thanks.

Water droplets with lights on is never a good thing

Herb & Suds said:

Water droplets with lights on is never a good thing

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Thanks, will be sure to not do it again. Assuming it could burn the leaves.

I know a lot of people mist, but I prefer just to do 2 oz at this stage every couple days or like @JoeBlow5823 says a shot glass or so.
I take it you aren't running the SW-3000 yet?

dbz said:

I know a lot of people mist, but I prefer just to do 2 oz at this stage every couple days or like @JoeBlow5823 says a shot glass or so.
I take it you aren't running the SW-3000 yet?

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dbz said:

I know a lot of people mist, but I prefer just to do 2 oz at this stage every couple days or like @JoeBlow5823 says a shot glass or so.
I take it you aren't running the SW-3000 yet?

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Sounds about right, and yes holding off maybe till the first sign of flowering.

Marq1340 said:

Sounds about right, and yes holding off maybe till the first sign of flowering.

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I suggest introducing it at dimmed levels a couple weeks beforehand (with your other two lights) and gradually ramping it up so the plants can get used to the light. If it doesn't have a dimmer just raise it much higher. Just imo.

dbz said:

I suggest introducing it at dimmed levels a couple weeks beforehand (with your other two lights) and gradually ramping it up so the plants can get used to the light. If it doesn't have a dimmer just raise it much higher. Just imo.

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So at which point would you suggest adding the cobs then? I was thinking of just using two of the three though, does that make sense?

Marq1340 said:

So at which point would you suggest adding the cobs then? I was thinking of just using two of the three though, does that make sense?

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I think 2 of the 3 in a 4x4 would be over 31 watts per sq foot and should be fine. I would give them a few weeks and then try and introduce higher levels of light gradually. I was more meaning it if you were going to use all 3 because 400 watts to 700 is a big step. The plants might want to acclimate a little. Just going 4-500, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

dbz said:

I think 2 of the 3 in a 4x4 would be over 31 watts per sq foot and should be fine. I would give them a few weeks and then try and introduce higher levels of light gradually. I was more meaning it if you were going to use all 3 because 400 watts to 700 is a big step. The plants might want to acclimate a little. Just going 4-500, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

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Thanks for the suggestions. Hopefully I don't screw this up.

Stay away from miracle grow perlite it has nutrients in it that throw shit out of balance

Dreminen169 said:

Stay away from miracle grow perlite it has nutrients in it that throw shit out of balance

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At the time it was the only thing I knew about. I seen someone saying rinse it so I tried that. No idea if it'll make a difference though.

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At the time it was the only thing I knew about. I seen someone saying rinse it so I tried that. No idea if it'll make a difference though.

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It might help. I’m not 100% sure if it’s sprayed on or not

Day 14(Since seeds were planted):

I never divulged that I wasn't the primary care taker for my girls. They are babied by me twice a week or when needed for emergencies.

At the moment they seem fine to my knowledge.
33" from the lights
Both lights maxed at 200 watts each
Sour diesel will be put under a single w-3000 cob to make up for the light drop off due to its position in the tent.



The sour Diesel still had it's seed stuck on top of her head when I stopped by. Pulled her out of the tent and removed it, and as of now it doesn't look as if any problems came from it.




As mentioned in one of my earlier post one of the Glue Gelato Autos didn't germinate. Sadly I missed placed my other 11 seeds and as of now haven't put a seed in it's place....


One of the other GGAs on the left seems very small compared to every other seedling in the bunch. Should I be worried about this? Will monitor her moving forward.( Possibly just sprouted later than the others)


That's it for day 14. I'm so glad I haven't seen any bugs. (that finger crossing emoji would be nice)

I have lemon autos about 50 days old. They are good for a free promo.

Eastownclan said:

I have lemon autos about 50 days old. They are good for a free promo.

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I agree. Got any pictures?

Marq1340 said:

I agree. Got any pictures?

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That’s the big one, I have a smaller one too. They smell sweet with a lemon astringent smell. I love growing these. I was thinking about ordering a few more. https://www.rollitup.org/t/auto-closet-grow-with-315-watt-cmh.1041373/page-3#post-16144582 This is my thread, check it out.