The Art of The Auto

mossys said:

teflondummy...my eye is on the P Ryder she is lush..hope she AF's for you..
coz she is a stunner.

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So far everything has done exactly what they are supposed to do. I have read so many people saying that their autos wont flower right. I am glad I picked a winner my first time out, ShortStuff seeds has top shelf autos. they are the standard I will be measuring all others by from here on.

Mossys: You would think that they wouldn't still be running that strain with such problems but I have not seen anything that backs that logic up and I have searched and searched. Well maybe hearing NOTHING is a good thing. I have however saw some SAGARMATHA strains on other seed bank sites that say, "NEW STOCK" but not the company that I ordered from. So I don't think it was one batch or just that strain even. SAGARMATHA was having problems with other strains as well. Do you think that you could possibly try to get in touch with your buddy and get his take on the matter?

I guess the only way to really know is wait til I get them and see what happens. Thanks for looking into it and Thank you for trying to ease my mind.

Wow, great pics FD!

a pic of my revamped ak47's. they are 13days old and just shown sex. got a couple of runty ones but im not fussed, have a couple of chunky beauties, just need them to stretch out and show me the love! i have given them very mild grow ferts twice to help them along.

nice work gents! I have a question... i want to try selfing a few of my autos... anybody know when the best time to give them the pollen is... i nkow ive read in indy saty strains that its about three weeks into flowering gives best seed maturity... but what about autos? do we scale it down based on total flower time? like if they take (6 weeks) to flower do we pollinate at 2? anyone who can shed some HPS on the subject it would be greatly appreciated!

J

you can pollenate whenever you like, as long as you leave 3-4 weeks for them to ripen. every hair is 1 seed so the more hairs the more seeds. good luck !

am bored and while im posting pics i thought id add a few of my previous grows. all done in my cab under 2x 250w cfls, 1 red and 1 blue.

awesome! thanks for the advice. Planning on selfing (for fem) my LR#2, Autoberry, and autowidow... all from marijuana-seeds.nl My intent is to produce a shitload of seed for outdoor early crop for this coming year. Anyone else have any experience with these guys and their autos? (marijuana-seeds.nl) I've grown their Super Silver Haze... definetly pretty consistent phenos.

J

more.....

seeded....

makin my THC dick so hard! damn i cant wait to seeds on my babies like that! hell, i cant wait to see little cotyledon wedges popping out!

Sup everyone...I have never grown an auto strain or do i have the genetics to. I would like to start learning the benefits to an auto strain over a photo period strain. Anybody have any good reasons?

well the main benefits are size, (dwarf) and speed from seed to harvest (typically 60-90 days) low ryder no 2 for example will develop from seed to harvest in 63 days and rproduce, I'm told, between 20 and 40 gs. you should really read the entire thread... itll dial you right in.

aeviaanah said:

Sup everyone...I have never grown an auto strain or do i have the genetics to. I would like to start learning the benefits to an auto strain over a photo period strain. Anybody have any good reasons?

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You only need one area for veg and flower. I start one or two seedlings every couple of weeks. after thanksgiving I will have fresh bud every couple of weeks. I also have a small space to use 4x3 and 3 feet high. I have ten autos that fit nicely. If you are growing outdoors they finish early and are easier to conceal. Most law enforcement only does fly overs close to harvest time. auto growers have already harvested cured and smoked before the popo get moving.

Harry Bald Sack said:

Mossys: You would think that they wouldn't still be running that strain with such problems but I have not seen anything that backs that logic up and I have searched and searched. Well maybe hearing NOTHING is a good thing. I have however saw some SAGARMATHA strains on other seed bank sites that say, "NEW STOCK" but not the company that I ordered from. So I don't think it was one batch or just that strain even. SAGARMATHA was having problems with other strains as well. Do you think that you could possibly try to get in touch with your buddy and get his take on the matter?

I guess the only way to really know is wait til I get them and see what happens. Thanks for looking into it and Thank you for trying to ease my mind.

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Shit, I just ordered some Sagarmatha autos from Attitude, do you know which strains they were having problems with? I have Star Ryders on the way.

Hey lowrdr nice girls they will sure put a smile on your face n red in your eyes.

43Hitman said:

Shit, I just ordered some Sagarmatha autos from Attitude, do you know which strains they were having problems with? I have Star Ryders on the way.

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In the link I provided a couple of pages back, the guy had 3 lowboldts @ 6 weeks with no sign of flowering. I read somewhere else that they were having problems with other SAGARMATHA strians. I don't recall hearing anything about the Star Ryders. From what I have heard, SAGARMATHA doesn't even breed their own AF'S. They were using an outside source to hurry up and jump into the AF craze. I don't know if this is true or if they have started breeding them, "in house". Everything I have read was from some time ago so they maybe breeding them in house now.

I just ordered some BOTANICURE ZHO ROOT INOCULANT. Has anyone used this brand? When should I give this to them? Right away or wait til a week or so before I give them their first taste of any sort of nute (fish fert molasses and thrive alive)? Oh and I am using a custom mix of 50% MG Organic Choice, 25% Earthgro Soil and 25% whole Sphagnum Moss.

Harry Bald Sack said:

In the link I provided a couple of pages back, the guy had 3 lowboldts @ 6 weeks with no sign of flowering. I read somewhere else that they were having problems with other SAGARMATHA strians. I don't recall hearing anything about the Star Ryders. From what I have heard, SAGARMATHA doesn't even breed their own AF'S. They were using an outside source to hurry up and jump into the AF craze. I don't know if this is true or if they have started breeding them, "in house". Everything I have read was from some time ago so they maybe breeding them in house now.

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Thanks. I read that thread and the last post complaining was 7 months ago, so I think I'll be okay. :fingers crossed:

mossys said:

Proper little Ice Maiden you have there...

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why thank you my friend, she is doing her thing. It was amazing the changes she went through over the week i was gone. Quite a growth spurt.

better put Spiked-boots on she looks like it could be a bit slippery in there.

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How long are you leaving her..?

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Well i am going to let her go at least 9 i do believe.
She is heavily seeded and i want to get as many mature ones as i can
i noticed tonight that some of the ones on the lower branches are a little behind.
Guess this is my queue to trim a little.

Plus this will be longer than the first JEM so i can tell the difference in the early/late harvest on her. I know that they say seed production slows THC production, but after getting some macros i dont think it effects it as much as we think.

There is a color change going on in the leafs so i know shes coming to an end
Ill hit her one more time with a light dose of TB to get things stirred in the soil and then flush till shes yellow.

I figure seed will be falling out at this point.

No probs..you know Chyna is Our Med Encyclopedia..

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Glad to have him aboard, its nice getting all the information in one location. Seems things are going well.

IF you make a tincture or cream..use the Same leaf/bud of the one that gives her most relief while smoking.
I Think..if you grow the Caretakers cross..and let it amber..go Over
it could be Useful to her...

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Ive got dry trim and stem from both ALF as well as Budwider, something told me to hang on to this stuff. Once i get another run out of each ill make some of the vodka.

The alcohol/strong bud taste takes a bit of getting used to..
But the body loosening effect is brilliant..
and so Light..unobtrusive..you can Work through it.

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Sounds to me that the taste is worth it in the end, i figure i can mix it for her. Ill have to dust off the bar tending skills and make her a chicky drink with some sprite and grenadine

Damn..I was gonna say don't let you BudWider go over because FullD picked a bit of paranoia in his when she was late havested..

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Indeed i picked them at two different times as i had 3 females out of 4 planted
I took two of them 10 days ahead of the last. The high was a brilliant . I had some NL at the time and it was comparable as for as duration, and smoothness.

The late girl kicked my arse....As i told mossy, there were a few times i had to ground my self. But the relief was fantastic.