The Art of The Auto

If i remember correctly mossy had 500,000 views on his thread 2009 my date with density

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Oh..very occasionally..it is nice to tell you that you are WRONG Bro..
I dropped it @ 50,000...you have added another 0..
and I'm thinking that if this site hadn't had a bumpy weekend..you would have passed that by now.

faster than I did.......

JM..thinking about it..IF the main aim is to get the self-seed...
I would try light deprevation Early...
that way..if it doesn't work...
you can have a shot at an alternate method.
IF you leave it late...it might not give you that chance.

nc....

We were out of smoke so I clipped a really young bud from The Bad Betty and it blistered our brains.

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Tut..tut..Baaad Betty....

I thought he might really appreciate them compared to the time he was growing his own.
Someone in this house had a mis-spent youth and says the Quality/strength that we are pulling from the AF's is Incredible.

The ALF#3 takes the cake though, He figures if I can pin point that pheno there would be no need in photoperiod plants.

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Yeah..I understand that..she shocks even me...in that small a pot....
Looks like you are gonna have to capture..tame her eh!.............

teflondummy...did I see somewhere that you had one of the girls down and you were sampling....
what did you think...?.....

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I said light warrior. The seed starter soil.

Medical Grade said:

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I said light warrior. The seed starter soil.

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lol oops sorry about that had a true stoner moment there
i think that you will be just fine then with that

Thats what i am doing as we speak.
I made two batches of soil this time, high perlite content compo
and then my own soil mix. I run a tiered potting system it lets them develop nice
and then when they are dropping roots into the second pot its my amended soil mix
that they are rooting into.

mossys said:

Oh..very occasionally..it is nice to tell you that you are WRONG Bro..

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G thanks there buddy i see how it is now
I guess i was just so impressed with that thread that i got finger happy with the 0's

Im just glad to have you around to keep me grounded

and I'm thinking that if this site hadn't had a bumpy weekend..you would have passed that by now.

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Maybe but i can tell ya i think that it will pass that by the weekend and then its gonna get outrageous when the budding happens.

Especially if you start throwing of colors over there like you normally do. Maybe you'll start getting whites and ill get the colors this time around fingers crossed i guess. Actually there kinda starting to get tired from all the crossing ive done over the last ....oh i dunno 15-20 plants ITs coming i feel it

JM..thinking about it..IF the main aim is to get the self-seed...
I would try light deprevation Early...
that way..if it doesn't work...
you can have a shot at an alternate method.
IF you leave it late...it might not give you that chance.

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Early, as in start now? and then isolartion... how crazy must I go?

thanks in advance
J

1st-ALF#3..2nd-ALF#3..3rd-HBD..4th-HBD..Small ALF#3

nealcook420 said:

1st-ALF#3..2nd-ALF#3..3rd-HBD..4th-HBD..Small ALF#3
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Neal... ur really cookin over there! What soil and ferts u using again?

J

I plan on using about .25 to 1/2 the 7 gallon smart pot with super soil. And then a layer of Ffof:light warrior (2:1) upto the 3/4 mark, and the last .25 layer will be straight seed starter light warrior soil.

Thoughts? I am going to germ one auto seed and get it started in this fashion to see if it thrives so I only loose one 1 15$ auto seed it's not a big deal.

I figured this would be be the best place to post these pics. These are Fast Buds from sweet seeds. Sorry I just took these so I haven't been able to edit the sideways pics. Let me know what you guys think!

what lovely ladies you have there

Medical Grade said:

I plan on using about .25 to 1/2 the 7 gallon smart pot with super soil. And then a layer of Ffof:light warrior (2:1) upto the 3/4 mark, and the last .25 layer will be straight seed starter light warrior soil.

Thoughts? I am going to germ one auto seed and get it started in this fashion to see if it thrives so I only loose one 1 15$ auto seed it's not a big deal.

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IMO... that should work fine.. make sure to balance your ph as best as possible of your water... this is KEY... especially with autos as any stunting in relative perspective to lifelength is a much greater percentage.. (i.e a photo takes , say, 90 days of veg and then say 44 days of flower... total days is 134... therfore.. one stunting of say about a week (usual turnaround unless you're quick on the draw) is 7/134=5.22 +/- % vs an auto at say 60 days where 7/60=11.66%+/- of their total growth time))

Good luck and post pics... the guys in this thread are really great, they'll (and I) will coach you through it. You just have to ask and or look through the thread..

a little help in case you're unfamiliar with ph

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if you need a cheap meter for ph/ moisture and light...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardeners-Meter-pH-Light-Water/dp/B003F5Y8RI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1291746299&sr=8-6

of course its always best to consult mossy, FD, nealcook, big hill, etc. etc.... these guys are more exp than me.. I'm only 34/63-70 days in at the moment.

J

figured this would be be the best place to post these pics. These are Fast Buds from sweet seeds. Sorry I just took these so I haven't been able to edit the sideways pics. Let me know what you guys think

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Lookin Killer man! Nice work!
Nice n dense... I see ur runnin some LED... happens tobe a topic of high interest to me. whats the hps... 400 w?
and thed is what gen and how man whats? what chipset?

J

ps - plus rep bro!

That is a 250 watt of blazing HPS haha. The LED is supposedly 3watt bulbs for a total of 240watt. I posted something earlier about this LED light because I believe it is using 2watt LEDs for a total of 160watt. Hell with it a picture is worth a thousand words.



Jeez you would have thought they would have at least tried to hide that or erase it or something! Either way it still works as a good secondary light source. I don't think that there is any real savings in electricity by using the LED light. A 400 watt HID light would yield the same results IMO. It is great for reducing the overall temps in my grow area.

im subd just read about 20 pages and love it. about to start my own AFs

blastjuice said:

That is a 250 watt of blazing HPS haha. The LED is supposedly 3watt bulbs for a total of 240watt. I posted something earlier about this LED light because I believe it is using 2watt LEDs for a total of 160watt. Hell with it a picture is worth a thousand words.

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Jeez you would have thought they would have at least tried to hide that or erase it or something! Either way it still works as a good secondary light source. I don't think that there is any real savings in electricity by using the LED light. A 400 watt HID light would yield the same results IMO. It is great for reducing the overall temps in my grow area.

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From my experience I would concur with you... however, I am interested in testing the new generations with the uv supplememntals.. Overall.. LED is not a nice light to work in, photo in, and it does not seem to have the penetration that HID (be it MH or HPS) does... but I'm always re-examining technologies as they emerge.

Sounds like you got your typical chinese "knock-off" bull shit... sorry to hear... I do think they make a great supplemental light to hids.

J

41943420 said:

im subd just read about 20 pages and love it. about to start my own AFs

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Welcome!
Glad for you to join us... a great group here

J

I came home from work peeked in on my patch and fell in love all over again. Here are the girls

The bad news is that I am still waiting on the Attitude. The good news is that my first batch of seeds are viable and vibrant. I have been able to plug those pesky holes in my canopy. Full steam ahead

John Mondello said:

Neal... ur really cookin over there! What soil and ferts u using again?

J

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Thanks brother...
I'm using MG Organic Choice soil and Fox Farms trio(Grow big, Tiger bloom & Big bloom) nutrients.
Don't you remember the big Organic Choice debate?lol

1st-HBD showing...2nd-ALF#3 female...3rd-ALF#3 & HBD...4th-Group shot...

any ideas on what strains i should pick?i like cerebral highs with fruity/citrus flavors and a tolerance for temp swings.thanks in advance