Newbie back again

Britiron said:

You guys have been helpful to this newbie on his first grow. It was suggested that since my autos showed no sign of sex after 8 weeks to flip to 12/12. Since then then I’ve seen pistils, some stretching and what I think are the beginnings of flowers!
I leaf tuck daily and early on did a little lst. Any suggestions on what else I might do? I’m happy with things so far but as I said I’m new to

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Budzbuddha said:

Hopefully you are still at least 18/6 - some autos do lag sometimes when sexxing out at expected times - its the gamble with autos sometimes…. Will it preflower as intended or need a kick in the pants and need 12/12.

It looks pretty good so far … it will stretch some , tuck some leaf to get light inward. Lst is another tool to help direct growth.

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MustGro said:

So the autos were your last grow, or they’re this current grow? If it’s this one, then you’re 8 plus weeks in and you’re running 12/12 for light? I’ve never grown an auto but I’m pretty sure most people run at least 18/6 with them. Mostly I see people use 20/4 and I’ve seen one real nice one done 24/0. If you’re 12/12 it’s probably not enough light for an auto, IMHO.

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Britiron said:

This is my first grow. I ran lights at 18/6 for almost 9 weeks with no show of sex whatsoever. Experienced growers said to flip to 12/12 to try to get her to flower Ten days after flipping I had pistils and now I have what I believe are beginnings of flowers.
Is it a photo and not an auto or is it an auto that has poor genetics? It’s really a moot point now if those are indeed the start of flowers.

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Dank Bongula said:

I've wondered...once someone flips a lagging auto to 12/12 in an effort to get it to flower, should they stay on 12/12 or go back to 18/6 or 20/4?

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MustGro said:

I don’t know what to say to that. If you’re not sure it’s an auto then it’s probably best to keep on the 12’s.

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Britiron said:

It’s supposed to be a Gorilla Glue auto from Growers Choice. I started 2 seeds the other one a Kush freebie that died shortly after breaking ground. I have nothing to compare this plant to.

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Britiron said:

I think the beat up leaves are the result of repeated leaf tucking. I might be a bit aggressive in that department. I’ve looked carefully for pests and haven’t seen any.
I have two Viparspectra P1000’s in a 4x2x5 tent.

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Dank Bongula said:

First pic, some of the lower growth on the far left and on the far right has some white specs and chewed up looking leaves. Inspect those for pests and double check airflow in there. Tent looks clean though and overall plant looks healthy. Nice job so far. What light are you using?

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