SlimCharles420
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Do you not use nutes with autoflowers?
Tips: AUTOFLOWER & THAT BIG YIELD
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KidneyStoner420
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You definitely need nutes
burning24/7
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Don't you guys think if you use bigger pots, say 12 gallon pots, the plants would develop a greater root system thus enabling it to consume more nutrient and grow bigger? Or is there a threshold where it starts not making a difference...
StealthAssassin
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There is definately a threshold. The way you can tell is when you harvest, take your plant out and look at the roots, if the plant is root bound at all then a bigger pot would have helped! I think a 12 gallon pot would be overkill for most autoflowers as they often only grow quite short, but it certainly wouldn't harm them. You would have to water a lot more though (bigger volumes) and more neuts too then. And soil costs would mount up. I'm not sure how you would find the optimum size, but I used a 4 gallon pot for 2 plants as I am space restricted, you could see my post for pics if you want.
mycomaster
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for auto's you want at least a 3 gallon container. if you have the space i prefer 5 gallon containers. a good rule of thumb for any marijuana plant is a gallon of container equals a foot of growth. i know some autos won't even need 3 gallons but if you have good genetics and want the best from your seeds you're gonna need room for the roots to reach full potential so the rest of the plant can do the same.
Already.in.use
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Hey guys,
Good thread for auto's, especially for some like myself growing them for the first time. I've got 4 Royal Dwarfs in 15 litre pots, (just over 3 gallons) under a 400w HPS. I always thought the bigger pot the better, and they seem big - but the babies are only 7 days old lol.
Hopefully they'll be perfect...
Good thread for auto's, especially for some like myself growing them for the first time. I've got 4 Royal Dwarfs in 15 litre pots, (just over 3 gallons) under a 400w HPS. I always thought the bigger pot the better, and they seem big - but the babies are only 7 days old lol.
Hopefully they'll be perfect...
ShineOn
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I am currently trying a technique that I read elsewhere. You basically feed it veg nutes till you measure a drastic slowing in stretch or it stops. Then you give it flowering nutes. You end up giving the plant veg nutes for about five to six weeks and flowering nutes for about 4-5 weeks. You end up growing the plant longer than the stated times by the farm but their reporting yields of 4,5 and 6 plus oz. muddy is the author of this system. I have 3 critical jack autos in week 5 of veg nutes and I am still getting an inch of growth every 24 hours. Once that growth slows or stops then comes the flowering nutes.
HydroGp
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I am growing three different autos. 1 might be good for 24/0 But i still think they need some form of a break. Im going 18/6 and that seems perfect at the 18.hour my mammoth looks like it wants to lay down and sleep. After the 6Hours of darkness they reach for the light again.
Campo Cultivator
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The trouble of using a too big pot for any plant
1. you will find that between watering will be so long that the water loses its aireiation whilst in the pot making a good wet dry very problematic
2, with large surface areas of wet soil you will find it to hard to bring humidity levels down which can lead to bud rot
Apart from that the bigger the better
Peace
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Taviddude
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Yeah.
Check the last grow in my sig if you all want to see what DP Think Different can do with a ScrOG setup in Hydro.
I don't see why people keep messing around with tiny, mediocre auto strains when there are proven strains out there. --->>Think Different<<---
The smoke is Top Notch.
Yields are INSANE.
It is a bulletproof plant, and EASY to grow.
1.07 GPW
5.25 lbs. Dry.
90 days from seed to harvest.
4x8 tent.
Yeah, auto's suck.
Totally not worth the time....
BanjaxFarmerX
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Hi just reading through this to see if I can nab a few extra hidden little secrets about Autos.
The original post was interesting and brought up some great points.
NICEOIbud, dude! That graph regarding photosaturation. What is the X-axis on that graph labelled as? Time is irrelevant (down to the quantum physics of electron excitation for one) Its intensity that reaches a saturation point, not time or light cycle. Also, NATURAL?
It bugs me when people claim stuff as 'natural man' look at wheat for example, is that natural? NO! its a purely man-man cultivar of......grasses like spindley wild-oats etc. Yes if u can afford it, during veg 24/7 and if u like all the way through till the dark finish, for resin production maximising, some strains may be more potent and/or resinous with a short dark period......maybe.
Geezy, what do you mean you distilled your water for 3 days? Thats a hell of trick.
(sorry 4 being a twat) lol
The original post was interesting and brought up some great points.
NICEOIbud, dude! That graph regarding photosaturation. What is the X-axis on that graph labelled as? Time is irrelevant (down to the quantum physics of electron excitation for one) Its intensity that reaches a saturation point, not time or light cycle. Also, NATURAL?
It bugs me when people claim stuff as 'natural man' look at wheat for example, is that natural? NO! its a purely man-man cultivar of......grasses like spindley wild-oats etc. Yes if u can afford it, during veg 24/7 and if u like all the way through till the dark finish, for resin production maximising, some strains may be more potent and/or resinous with a short dark period......maybe.
Geezy, what do you mean you distilled your water for 3 days? Thats a hell of trick.
(sorry 4 being a twat) lol
Baker12356
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Hey guys im considering an auto grow of auto pounder for my next run, this will be my first auto, and im wondering what your guy's lst techniques are? Im also wondering on how you distilled the water?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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David Stans
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White widow autoflower 26 days, currently under Solar flare 220 LED. Hoping I start seeing buds soon, I LSTed it about a week ago..
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AKNorthernlights
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1. Use "air pots" yield much better than any other pot.
Oh yea I am a 24 -0 guy, and mine smokes just fine.
If you want real flavor, shelve the Nutes and go all organic, the flavor is night and day.
Oh yea I am a 24 -0 guy, and mine smokes just fine.
If you want real flavor, shelve the Nutes and go all organic, the flavor is night and day.
Thanks for the good word brother,I'm about to try coco on my next run I hope I can count on you for help!!!
You can go with smaller pots but you need to feed more often.I've raised really big autos in 3 gallon pots tho I prefer 5 gallon.you'll find that a lot depends on your base soil and how you feed , after a few grows you can look at a plant and almost know what it needs.
bullSnot
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I have always found starting in the pot they will end up in is best. Autos have a fast growing tap root. I am a good transplanter and no matter what transplanting an auto delays it by 2 weeks. Seeing that time is not on your side with Autos disrupt the plant as little as possible. I have started in solo cups and transplanted then two weeks later another directly in its pot. In five weeks you cannot tell the age difference. Use only root microbes the first three to four weeks.