Outdoor AutoFlower 5 Gallon Container 'Auto Kush' and 1 'Auto Northern lights'

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This is two weeks ago. I saw the post and went out to get a picture but the sun set too much and the camera tried to take a picture with it's whimpy flash. They have filled out a little more. It was not a planned outside grow, I just did not have any more room for the right three, the two next to them a buddy gave to me, the left one I put outside when I flipped my plants, just wanted to see how much difference regular sunlight and a longer veg time would do.

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Looking good bro
 
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printer said:
This is two weeks ago. I saw the post and went out to get a picture but the sun set too much and the camera tried to take a picture with it's whimpy flash. They have filled out a little more. It was not a planned outside grow, I just did not have any more room for the right three, the two next to them a buddy gave to me, the left one I put outside when I flipped my plants, just wanted to see how much difference regular sunlight and a longer veg time would do.

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I never mind if your posting pics and are apart of the convo and what not your girls look happy today bro I’m getting the garden shortly here I’ll take a pic when I get there for an update
 
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So interesting to see how different they all grow from each other and like how they produce etc always hunting down that pheno you want to keep clones of forever lol
 
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printer said:
Putting them out was a late minute decision. Hopefully next year I can put them out earlier and if I find some greenhouse fabric I might make a small one for them.
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Im in the same situation I decided to grow outdoors last minute and ended up being late and started from seed at that being even slower! Next year I’ll be more prepared and ready to go hopefully have a greenhouse set up by then too
 
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intelhachi said:
I’m transplanting then Into 5 gallon containers today I will take a picture of them in their new and final homes :)
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I'd be interested to see what the root ball/mass looks like. I tend to transplant early, either way there are risks. I understand I could damage or shock the delicate young roots, but I think that risk always exists and my main goal is to avoid stunting the plant, which can happen if I leave it in too small a pot for too long. Your plants look very healthy, you could be in the optimum window for transplanting them (honestly, I'm not sure if I know when that is... every year I kind of wing it and mostly it turns out fine).

I grow for a heavy smoker, so I'm always looking for ways optimize production-per-plant and trying things that might enable them to get close to their full potential. That's why I've been putting them in the ground, no root limits there and I've had them get pretty big in that situation. When I do go to pots next year I'll go with 10 gallon -- it's just dirt, you never know when you'll get that pheno that can really put on weight when its roots have lots of room. I might be alone in that philosophy, most dedicated auto growers will tell you it's a complete waste to go over 5 gallons, and many say 3 is fine or even optimal. That's just not my experience.

It seems that with autos and their shorter more pre-determined lifespan, they have less recovery time than photos to "normal" shock situations like transplanting and topping. I had autos that I put outside early one year and then we had an unusually long cold spring, and some strains never recovered, they were totally stunted, others shot up as soon as it warmed up. Autos are great, but they can be less forgiving and there can be a huge variation between strains and within them.
 
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Humanrob said:
I'd be interested to see what the root ball/mass looks like. I tend to transplant early, either way there are risks. I understand I could damage or shock the delicate young roots, but I think that risk always exists and my main goal is to avoid stunting the plant, which can happen if I leave it in too small a pot for too long. Your plants look very healthy, you could be in the optimum window for transplanting them (honestly, I'm not sure if I know when that is... every year I kind of wing it and mostly it turns out fine).

I grow for a heavy smoker, so I'm always looking for ways optimize production-per-plant and trying things that might enable them to get close to their full potential. That's why I've been putting them in the ground, no root limits there and I've had them get pretty big in that situation. When I do go to pots next year I'll go with 10 gallon -- it's just dirt, you never know when you'll get that pheno that can really put on weight when its roots have lots of room. I might be alone in that philosophy, most dedicated auto growers will tell you it's a complete waste to go over 5 gallons, and many say 3 is fine or even optimal. That's just not my experience.

It seems that with autos and their shorter more pre-determined lifespan, they have less recovery time than photos to "normal" shock situations like transplanting and topping. I had autos that I put outside early one year and then we had an unusually long cold spring, and some strains never recovered, they were totally stunted, others shot up as soon as it warmed up. Autos are great, but they can be less forgiving and there can be a huge variation between strains and within them.
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The bigger the roots the more fruit :) lol I agree with your root theory but 5 gallon should be plenty of root space o finish these late started plants and they are autoflower so there’s that too. I will take a pic of the roots when I transplant and post for
You ! This my first autoflower experience I usually grow photo”s in 5 gallon and can grow pretty decent size plants that yield but you need a good strain before you even do anything else really genetics has a lot to do with it too.
 
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I did not get the chance to get to the garden yesterday to transplant into the 5 gallons, but I am going today very shortly
 
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phone will be here soon enough they are doing well in the 5 gallon buckets! They have been in the 5 gallon buckets for about 3 days now
 
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Humanrob said:
I'd be interested to see what the root ball/mass looks like. I tend to transplant early, either way there are risks. I understand I could damage or shock the delicate young roots, but I think that risk always exists and my main goal is to avoid stunting the plant, which can happen if I leave it in too small a pot for too long. Your plants look very healthy, you could be in the optimum window for transplanting them (honestly, I'm not sure if I know when that is... every year I kind of wing it and mostly it turns out fine).

I grow for a heavy smoker, so I'm always looking for ways optimize production-per-plant and trying things that might enable them to get close to their full potential. That's why I've been putting them in the ground, no root limits there and I've had them get pretty big in that situation. When I do go to pots next year I'll go with 10 gallon -- it's just dirt, you never know when you'll get that pheno that can really put on weight when its roots have lots of room. I might be alone in that philosophy, most dedicated auto growers will tell you it's a complete waste to go over 5 gallons, and many say 3 is fine or even optimal. That's just not my experience.

It seems that with autos and their shorter more pre-determined lifespan, they have less recovery time than photos to "normal" shock situations like transplanting and topping. I had autos that I put outside early one year and then we had an unusually long cold spring, and some strains never recovered, they were totally stunted, others shot up as soon as it warmed up. Autos are great, but they can be less forgiving and there can be a huge variation between strains and within them.
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Hey my phone broke the day before I transplanted and I used that for my camera, I will have to use someone else's phone and get some photos taken of them they are taking off in the 5 gallon buckets. Their roots literally filled the entire container they where in when I moved them over which would be the containers they are in above in those pictures, and started to wrap around the bottom. It was a very solid root ball very healthy plants no dirt even fell off it the soil was all kept together with roots. Sorry i could not take a picture but soon I will update them and what they look like when I get a hold of a camera. I transplanted all my tomato plants into 5 gallons to Ill show everyone those to when i get a camera cause it looks legit first time I did a mass container grow outdoors I am experimenting in 5 gallon buckets. I have quite the garden filling out!
 
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Turpman said:
Keep us posted on how your autos do.
For a cheep greenhouse find a car tarp garage that the tarp is shot on.
That's what I used 10x20 for 20$ for the tubing. I mounted it on cinder blocks with a 2x4 screwed to the top of them. Just working on the dep now.
I sourced some used greenhouse plastic. Had lots so I put a double layer on and inflate for some insulation during the frosty nights. Used screen door. I'm using a furnace fan to ventilate. And a 4'x2' shutter at the bottom opened by a thermal opener. The girls love it.
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what size of pots are those
 
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