New to auto-flowering

Thegermling · Aug 19, 2018

Allenbud said:
Could have been but he lives in the same region as i do and we have had a hot wet year starting in june . High humidity , lots of rain and temps have been mid 80's to mid 90's all the time ...or raining lol

Without knowing your night temps its a shot in the dark. If your soil has been wet constantly then thats another thing that stalled growth. Your autos roots are probably water logged. Im surprised theyre still alive. Got to love that ruderalis trait. Only media Ive used that can be wet almost all the time is coco. Next time start them indoors. Night temps never lower than 65 and never over 95. When the autos are about one feet tall move them outside 3 hours a day in direct sunlight and bring them back indoors. Do this for about a week (this hardens them off for outdoor growing/your environment) and after that you can leave them outdoors.

KindaAura88 · Aug 19, 2018

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Thegermling said:
Without knowing your night temps its a shot in the dark. If your soil has been wet constantly then thats another thing that stalled growth. Your autos roots are probably water logged. Im surprised theyre still alive. Got to love that ruderalis trait. Only media Ive used that can be wet almost all the time is coco. Next time start them indoors. Night temps never lower than 65 and never over 95. When the autos are about one feet tall move them outside 3 hours a day in direct sunlight and bring them back indoors. Do this for about a week (this hardens them off for outdoor growing/your environment) and after that you can leave them outdoors.

I'll definitely give that a try thanks!

OPfarmer · Aug 19, 2018

KindaAura88 said:
Yeah unfortunately I'm outside and it's been a very rainy season. I have one started in side right now a sugar black rose auto.

Best of luck with this one!

Thegermling said:
Without knowing your night temps its a shot in the dark. If your soil has been wet constantly then thats another thing that stalled growth. Your autos roots are probably water logged. Im surprised theyre still alive. Got to love that ruderalis trait. Only media Ive used that can be wet almost all the time is coco. Next time start them indoors. Night temps never lower than 65 and never over 95. When the autos are about one feet tall move them outside 3 hours a day in direct sunlight and bring them back indoors. Do this for about a week (this hardens them off for outdoor growing/your environment) and after that you can leave them outdoors.

I too start in my "grow shed". Temp control and 18/6 lights. Funny, also grow to about a foot high before going outside. I will aclimate a little too.
My summer lows are usually in the low 50s at night exept for a brief few weeks mid summer, then it's 55 at night..so not ideal for veg, but works.

* This gets me thinking about the right amount of indoor light before moving outside?

Should one maximize light to maximize growth indoors? Or should one match the light to what the plant will experience outside?

I'm at 18 hours of light inside and move out into 15 to 17 hours of light. (may/june)

Thegermling · Aug 19, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Should one maximize light to maximize growth indoors?

More light means that the plant can use more nutrients. If the plant eats more it grows more right?

OPfarmer said:
Or should one match the light to what the plant will experience outside?

We cant create a sun indoors yet so im still waiting on that one. I think youre talking about the amount of hours we should use (indoors) to match that of our environment outdoors. I never thought of that. It sounds like a good thing to try to avoid stressing the plant.

OPfarmer · Aug 20, 2018

Thegermling said:
More light means that the plant can use more nutrients. If the plant eats more it grows more right?

We cant create a sun indoors yet so im still waiting on that one. I think youre talking about the amount of hours we should use (indoors) to match that of our environment outdoors. I never thought of that. It sounds like a good thing to try to avoid stressing the plant.

Yes, that's my thinking, avoid stressing. Matching light hours ? I had a couple mild cases of Hermies. No seed set but some balls on the stems, that died off. Also this Sour hound (free seed) is Foxtailing. Chopping today.

KindaAura88 · Aug 20, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Yes, that's my thinking, avoid stressing. Matching light hours ? I had a couple mild cases of Hermies. No seed set but some balls on the stems, that died off. Also this Sour hound (free seed) is Foxtailing. Chopping today.
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Looks good!!! Great job!!

MATTYMATT726 · Aug 20, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Yes, that's my thinking, avoid stressing. Matching light hours ? I had a couple mild cases of Hermies. No seed set but some balls on the stems, that died off. Also this Sour hound (free seed) is Foxtailing. Chopping today.
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From Mephisto? They had a Sour Hiund.

OPfarmer · Aug 20, 2018

MATTYMATT726 said:
From Mephisto? They had a Sour Hiund.

Yep looked up the order. Mephisto.

Maybe they recommend for indoors only as they do with some strains.

MATTYMATT726 · Aug 20, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Yep looked up the order. Mephisto.

Maybe they recommend for indoors only as they do with some strains.

Looks good.

OPfarmer · Aug 20, 2018

MATTYMATT726 said:
Looks good.

Not the frostiest bud ever, but its sticky enough and their is a lot of it. Smell is real real good.

Av2470 · Aug 20, 2018

LordRalh3 said:
Sounds like your a new grower feeding seedlings in already hot soil. You dont feed new plants unless your growing ina soilless medium that doesnt have nutes.

And im not sure what you mean by your seeds have nitrogen defiency....more plants have been killed by new growers overfeeding than all other issues put together

I know this one from experience

MATTYMATT726 · Aug 20, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Not the frostiest bud ever, but its sticky enough and their is a lot of it. Smell is real real good.

I looked at the Lineage and it looks solid though. Sour Crack x Chemdogging. Unless i missed it didn't see how far. Read she has 20% amber trichs by 60 days and yeilds average 60 grams. That is some serious meds in a fast time.

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH · Aug 23, 2018

My weed plants outdoors, handle night temps at 5 degree celcius, there not dead yet, just purple

MrsGreenThumb79 · Aug 27, 2018

Hi I'm new to Autoflowers and have a question I can't seem to find the answer to. I'm just going to use one of my strain breeds as an example. I'm growing BOMB SEEDS THC Bomb Auto and I'm coming up on controversy information according to bomb seeds it says 65 days till Harvest but I have seen people's grow journals that show their plants at 12 weeks. My question is is that 65 days from Sprout to harvest or 65 days of flower time or am I just wrong on 65 days. Any information would be very helpful if you've ever grown THC bomb Auto, Gorilla Glue #4 Auto or blue dream Auto would you please weigh in and let me know the actual grow time from seed to harvest that you had with your plants.

Thegermling · Aug 27, 2018

MrsGreenThumb79 said:
I'm growing BOMB SEEDS THC Bomb Auto and I'm coming up on controversy information according to bomb seeds it says 65 days till Harvest but I have seen people's grow journals that show their plants at 12 weeks.

Every seed will usually vary in phenotype. For example, you have 3 boys, One will grow fast and tall, one may grow slower, one may be born with a physical disorder etc. Some phenos take longer to grow while others are fast.

MrsGreenThumb79 said:
My question is is that 65 days from Sprout to harvest or 65 days of flower time or am I just wrong on 65 days.

I looked at their strain information and it says 65 days from seed. Breeders suggested flowering times and harvest should be used as a guideline only. Dont think of it as "set in stone" it all goes back to the phenotype statement I posted above.

MrsGreenThumb79 said:
Any information would be very helpful if you've ever grown THC bomb Auto, Gorilla Glue #4 Auto or blue dream Auto would you please weigh in and let me know the actual grow time from seed to harvest that you had with your plants.

It all goes by knowing the sighns of when a plant is ready to harvest. Trichomes turning cloudy, amber, also swelling of the calyx (it should be swollen to the point it looks like there is a seed in the calyx at harvest), a mojority of the pistils will turn brown and they shouldnt be white or pointing straight out., etc. Look in the harvest section.

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH · Aug 27, 2018

MrsGreenThumb79 said:
Hi I'm new to Autoflowers and have a question I can't seem to find the answer to. I'm just going to use one of my strain breeds as an example. I'm growing BOMB SEEDS THC Bomb Auto and I'm coming up on controversy information according to bomb seeds it says 65 days till Harvest but I have seen people's grow journals that show their plants at 12 weeks. My question is is that 65 days from Sprout to harvest or 65 days of flower time or am I just wrong on 65 days. Any information would be very helpful if you've ever grown THC bomb Auto, Gorilla Glue #4 Auto or blue dream Auto would you please weigh in and let me know the actual grow time from seed to harvest that you had with your plants.

I wish my auto's finished in 65 days, every auto i have grown don't start throwing pistols till around day 50, but my auto's get pretty big. Longest auto i grew took 120 days, quickest auto 80 days.

OPfarmer · Aug 27, 2018

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH said:
I wish my auto's finished in 65 days, every auto i have grown don't start throwing pistols till around day 50, but my auto's get pretty big. Longest auto i grew took 120 days, quickest auto 80 days.

Size seems to be a factor on how many days to finish for me too. ( Phenotype varibility and different strains)

Maybe 3/4 the time a strain takes longer for me than the seed house suggests. My nights are cool.

MrsGreenThumb79 · Aug 29, 2018

Thanks everyone for your responses. I assumed it would vary but I was only trying to come up with an estimated time to expect her to be close to finishing so I could flush.

3B ID · Sep 23, 2018

OPfarmer said:
Me I run autos because I grow outdoors, in a less than ideal marine area with a short warm/dry season. I gotta finish by early September, unless I want to stress on mold in my perpetual fog bank.

Autos let me grow a great number of strains, and allow me to flower when I want to not when day length dictates. I can get two crops in a summer. (Starting plants indoors) So my 15 plant at a time medical license produces plenty of medicine for myself.

do you transplant to outdoors then?

OPfarmer · Sep 24, 2018

3B ID said:
do you transplant to outdoors then?

I don't transplant. I start them indoors in 5 gallon fabric pots. At roughly a foot high I move them outside.

It seems some veg time in an ideal environment, helps get a larger plant outside. ?

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