What’s the most dry weight you have pulled from a autoflower

For various reasons my current grow style is going to more smaller plants -- not a SOG, more like a half dozen 3 gallon pots instead of two 7 gallon pots -- vegging for about 4 weeks (one topping, no training) to 7 weeks (light mainlining). Depending on the strain so far I'm averaging 2.5 - 4oz per plant, so I'm getting into the territory where autos can legitimately compete. I have some Mephisto seeds on their way to me, next run I'll see how they compare. Just as a reference, my next indoor grow will start around early November, so it'll be 2019 before I have an answer to that question... <yawn> long way off.

Speaking of autos and mainlining, anyone see Green 75's mainlined autos on YouTube or Instagram? There's someone doing something that supposedly can't be done and getting big hauls off of them.

Frank Nitty said:

How the hell did they do that???

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Are you talking about that huge azz autoflower? I read his grow journal from beginning to end and basically he had everything dialed in just right via hydro while blasting the plant with a 1000 watts of light. He was also using co2 and was talking about oxygenating the roots. On top of that he had the best "imo" autoflower genetics in terms of harvest weight. YOu can't get more perfect than that. The maximum amount of light, temperature, top nutrients, genetics, co2, space/grow room, hydro, common sense = a winning harvest.

Well fellas,I'm singing the poor autos blues... I overfed my girls and I've flushed them like three times and they still haven't come back... I have no idea what to do for them but just leave them alone... I had such high expectations for these girls, I guess I was slackin in my mackin and didn't pimp accordingly...my growing priviliges should be revoked... shame on me!!!

autos are notorious for being lite feeders

rshackleferd said:

Are you talking about that huge azz autoflower? I read his grow journal from beginning to end and basically he had everything dialed in just right via hydro while blasting the plant with a 1000 watts of light. He was also using co2 and was talking about oxygenating the roots. On top of that he had the best "imo" autoflower genetics in terms of harvest weight. YOu can't get more perfect than that. The maximum amount of light, temperature, top nutrients, genetics, co2, space/grow room, hydro, common sense = a winning harvest.

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Wow, I tip my hat to dat mon'!!!

Just let them do their thing and keep giving ph’d water and stay away from nutes till they are ready my friend that’s about all that I can think of what exactly is going on with them and some pictures might help

Kegstand420 said:

Just let them do their thing and keep giving ph’d water and stay away from nutes till they are ready my friend that’s about all that I can think of what exactly is going on with them and some pictures might help

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This is what is going on!!! drooping like a man needing enzyte!!!

my two best plants,downed by general hydroponics!!! Who would have thought?

I think you are just worrying to much my friend when I put my two new lights in they raised the temps up so much the first night mine looked a million times worse then yours really thought they all were goners but they bounced back like I said lay off the nutes and maybe try and back off your bulbs a little bit if possible might just be putting off to much heat for them

Kegstand420 said:

I think you are just worrying to much my friend when I put my two new lights in they raised the temps up so much the first night mine looked a million times worse then yours really thought they all were goners but they bounced back like I said lay off the nutes and maybe try and back off your bulbs a little bit if possible might just be putting off to much heat for them

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Thanks dude, I'll turn off some of the lights... check these out...top one is a bagseed, bottom one is auto skunk.

Both of them are looking good but I really like the looks of that skunk also it kinda looks like in your picture that the soil is looking a little dry to how often are you watering

Kegstand420 said:

Both of them are looking good but I really like the looks of that skunk also it kinda looks like in your picture that the soil is looking a little dry to how often are you watering

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I overfed them with too much nutes but those two weren't affected at all

Kegstand420 said:

Both of them are looking good but I really like the looks of that skunk also it kinda looks like in your picture that the soil is looking a little dry to how often are you watering

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I overfed them Saturday using GH nutes and I don't want to do that shit again... I try to water when the pot gets light...it still feels kinda heavy but at the same time the soil looks dry like you said...

Frank Nitty said:

I overfed them Saturday using GH nutes and I don't want to do that shit again... I try to water when the pot gets light...it still feels kinda heavy but at the same time the soil looks dry like you said...

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Stick youre finger in the soil. If its wet still at you're first knuckle than wait till its bot before watering.

MATTYMATT726 said:

Stick youre finger in the soil. If its wet still at you're first knuckle than wait till its bot before watering.

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I can think of a lot of things that I could stick my fingers in!!! Thanks dude I'll do that!

Frank Nitty said:

I can think of a lot of things that I could stick my fingers in!!! Thanks dude I'll do that!

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Tjays basically a wayering rule if its still moist that deep its not needing water yet. Only guideline, but one that usually works. Less is more with nutes. The minuye shit looks bad and its not bigs, flush everytime and plain water a few waterings and start again finding put where to go for nites at a lower dose

MATTYMATT726 said:

Tjays basically a wayering rule if its still moist that deep its not needing water yet. Only guideline, but one that usually works. Less is more with nutes. The minuye shit looks bad and its not bigs, flush everytime and plain water a few waterings and start again finding put where to go for nites at a lower dose

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Got it!

once you've done it for a while, you can just feel the weight of your pots, then you don't have to keep sticking your fingers in the medium, which can disturb roots. they should be very light, compared to their weight when freshly watered

Roger A. Shrubber said:

once you've done it for a while, you can just feel the weight of your pots, then you don't have to keep sticking your fingers in the medium, which can disturb roots. they should be very light, compared to their weight when freshly watered

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Thank you sir!!!

Frank Nitty said:

Thank you sir!!!

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I’m almost ready for my first harvest and don’t know much more than you my friend but keep us updated regularly and we will all gladly give advice we have mine is I never fed mine any nutes until they were all done stretching and had tiny little pistils coming out of every bud site and even then it was just once every other week fox farm organic soil man the leaves were deep green until flower when it started taking the nutes out of the leaves that’s when I started giving mine nutes but that’s just me my man also mine are in 3 gallon fabric pots