6-Auto Ak47 fems and 3-Auto Pakistan Ryder fems (400watt MH/HPS)

[growthspurt]

Thank you so much for your very kind words, glad to have you aboard along my grow. I have estimated that on these 8 plants I should yield somewhere around 240g but im mostly interested in how these AK-47s are gonna look. I love it just staring at them. I wish I could have a whole backyard full of these wonderful plants. This world is so cruel.... lol

 

[growthspurt]

UPDATE!!! They have really been showing their growing skills since I lowered the MH light to about 9-10 inches above. I was worried about the heat but man this open room allows me to do pretty much what I want. I was thinking about getting the lights within 7-9 inches but I dont want to push it.

As you can see I felt that my ladies deserved more light and since im still able to keep my temps where I want it easily I decided to add 4 of my larger cfls to the mix.

The temps usually stay within the 76-79 range during the day and fall to a 71-74 night. Humidity has been in the 47-52 range which I think is great since my last grow suffered from random humidity changes since I needed to cool it with an AC unit. What I find crazy is that the temp has not raised at all even after lowering the hood to 10 inches and then adding the cfls.

 

[weedyweedy]

Looking good! I'm jealous that you have no heat problem because of the open space hehe keep it up!

 

[sourdieselismyonlyfriend]

nice looking grow you got goin here man. im interested to see your ladies get bigger. im subscribed. check out my journal if you get a chance..

 

[growthspurt]

nice looking grow you got goin here man. im interested to see your ladies get bigger. im subscribed. check out my journal if you get a chance..

Hey thank you for stopping by and thanx for subscribing. Yea I can wait till they get bigger, everyday they are getting larger it seems.

I normally try to post pics of any significant change at least once weekly so it will be sure to keep my subscribers interest

 

[growthspurt]

Looking good! I'm jealous that you have no heat problem because of the open space hehe keep it up!

Lol yea its been nice so far. With all those cfls and the MH its been around 78-80 normal temps so far. If I turn my heat on in the AM when its chilly it normally goes to about 83 but I dont mind because its only for a few minutes. I never have to use a light in the room so thats a plus, its always well lit. I cant wait to see how much they improve week to week. I was sorry to hear about your twin plant having to lose its sis-twin-mutant...lol

All seem to be doing well.. I do have what seems to be a runt as all the others are on their second and third sets of leaves while this one is still struggling to get its second. Ill post pics of it tomorrow ive just been hoping it fills out with all this new lighting. In time...lol

 

[elfweed]

Subbed. Lookin good, I like your setup. Good luck!

 

[RogueReefer]

Looks good Growthspurt, I'll scribe. I am currently waiting for my 1st auto's. Being legal intown seems like it makes auto's a great choice. Goodluck and I hope to get some good tips for raising auto's, hehe.

 

[growthspurt]

Looks good Growthspurt, I'll scribe. I am currently waiting for my 1st auto's. Being legal intown seems like it makes auto's a great choice. Goodluck and I hope to get some good tips for raising auto's, hehe.

awesome.. so what autos did you get? ive tried the white dwarf auto as my first ever autoflower grow.. did a blackjack normal grow but didnt document it, now im back with autoflower since I love the way they grow.

 

[RogueReefer]

I ordered some lowryder from Nirvana.

 

[growthspurt]

Nice.. the first autoflower I wanted to try was the lowryder as well. But then I saw they had low ryder 2's and then before I knew it I ended up ordering some white dwarf autoflower lol.. first time so i wanted something cool sounding LOL

 

[growthspurt]

Just in case anyone is having issues telling male from female I first want to recommend Feminized seeds.. and if not here is the best picture explaining it.

 

[growthspurt]

Just wanted to post a picture update since I was spending some time of the forums answering some questions. They are growing everyday and looking so good I just cannot wait till the flowering period.

Here are some pics I took just now.

 

[aeviaanah]

any good links to read about autos?

im liking the looks of your seedlings....ever smoke this strain or grown this strain before? post some pics of some nugs if you have.

 

[growthspurt]

any good links to read about autos?

im liking the looks of your seedlings....ever smoke this strain or grown this strain before? post some pics of some nugs if you have.

As a matter of fact yes I do, Ive researched everywhere but the best info I found was on this site. Check this link There is so much info about the auto flowers there its a GREAT place to start.

Ive never had this strain before but Google reveals that AK-47 is a well liked strain and the auto flowering version is supposed to be both the strongest and highest yielding auto.

Just to mention though the 3 Pakistan Ryders seem to be the larger ones out of the 8.

If you check the pics the PR's are the ones with the little stick in it.

The one that has the large stick is the temp probe and that is an ak-47

 

[sourdieselismyonlyfriend]

whats up man. your girls are doin great for 11 days. im at 3 weeks with the 2 i got and they are not too far ahead of you on this one as far as growth goes. i just switched over to 1000 watt from a small veg box with 4 100 watt cfls and one 24' fixture with the t5 flourescents. (40 watts)
they are LOOOVIN the new light source. its amazing how fuckin fat the stem is on the new growth but they are still waay behind. anyhow i just posted new pics in my journal since you last seen so check me out.

 

[growthspurt]

whats up man. your girls are doin great for 11 days. im at 3 weeks with the 2 i got and they are not too far ahead of you on this one as far as growth goes. i just switched over to 1000 watt from a small veg box with 4 100 watt cfls and one 24' fixture with the t5 flourescents. (40 watts)
they are LOOOVIN the new light source. its amazing how fuckin fat the stem is on the new growth but they are still waay behind. anyhow i just posted new pics in my journal since you last seen so check me out.

Hell yea man both of ours are looking goood. They really enjoyed when I added the 4 CFLS that I had from my last grow. I still have 3 more to add, each puts out about 4000 extra lumen (that's from the stealth hydroponics web page)

So yea with that switch I bet they are loving it.

Already from the time Ive been doing this grow Ive seen how much faster and plump the plants get with a MH lamp (im sure the HPS its the same) compared to how it started with the CFL.

I have nothing against CFLS as they were my first and def save ALOT of money on electric, but a 400 watt shouldn't take up that much electric so hopefully it makes up with a larger/denser yield.

 

[aeviaanah]

so for what reasons do you like having autoflowers?

 

[sourdieselismyonlyfriend]

Hell yea man both of ours are looking goood. They really enjoyed when I added the 4 CFLS that I had from my last grow. I still have 3 more to add, each puts out about 4000 extra lumen (that's from the stealth hydroponics web page)

So yea with that switch I bet they are loving it.

Already from the time Ive been doing this grow Ive seen how much faster and plump the plants get with a MH lamp (im sure the HPS its the same) compared to how it started with the CFL.

I have nothing against CFLS as they were my first and def save ALOT of money on electric, but a 400 watt shouldn't take up that much electric so hopefully it makes up with a larger/denser yield.

i just use the cfls for side branch penetration now. for all those lil baby leaves underneath the big ones that dont usually see the light. they are lovin it. as far as cost goes. im not trippin on electricity. most oldschool air conditioners run 1000+ watts so do radiatior heaters. i have one sitting next to me that uses 1500 watts constantly. ( no it isnt on )
and it doesnt reallly make a difference in power costs when they are on. so i will run my 1000 watt mh, i am planning to either get an hps conversion bulb. or just buy a whole new 1000 hps system
and a 400 hps for veg and run my old veg box for clones. ( all in a 76'x76x76' tent) with no worries. i mean it might be a bit much to run in an appartment but in a house. that wont cost that much. nor raise suspicion to the power company. so i say go for the max yield and buy the big lights. they arent much more expensive if you know where to look.. i mean i know i only have 2 plants under this fatty light right now but i ordered 7 seeds from the attitude plus im about to buy a whide widow clone from a buddy and through it into dwc for a few weaks til shes big enough to take cuttings off of her. then its over. these girls arent gonna have ANY room to breathe...

 

[growthspurt]

so for what reasons do you like having autoflowers?

Well first I like their predictability (size, yield proportionate to what the seeds company advertises)

Also I enjoy not having to worry about having complete darkness, I have my setup in my home office in the corner in the open so I enjoy the freedom they give me with that.

Plus when you grow in an open space heat is not really an issue. I am able to alot of light close to the plants and the temps stay very stable with the use of two fans.

When I have more space I will move my focus to better more exotic/medicinal strains but as for right now and my space restrictions auto flowers fit my lifestyle.

Another thing I can think of is with the right soil (in my case foxfarms organic ocean forest) I have no need to worry about veg nutes and start at 3 weeks with the bloom and be ready to go. Its less stress more enjoying the actual growth of the plant.