why do you think auto flowers are easier ? i dont understand this as i have been growing a while and really cant see how auto flowers are easier for noobs to grow im not starting a debate on autoflowers just a simple question as i really dont understand how auto's are any easier than photperiod if anything i would think the longer light hours would actually result in a more expensive grow if anything
Yea Its the first time I'm growing herb and I didn't want a huge tree so decided on a dwarf auto flower strain, but yes in future will be staying away from autos and dwarfs, we learn every day.
Thanks for the heads up
If i were you id just plant more beans. Those two arent really going to get you anywhere. Just remember you can still train your autos low. Its not recommended but it still works if theyre getting too big. Those just wont cut it so id pop more myself.
Yea I have another Cindy 99 auto on the go as well and shes growing like crazy, a new set of leaves each day almost, once i harvest the other two rejects i will pop another 6 beans, in the hope that 3 or 4 are females, will do a grow journal for those. thanks for the tip.
At the EOD they are probably not easier but the perception is there IMO because they dont require the new grower, who knows nothing and never seen a live cannabis plant, to worry about light schedules and transplanting giving the perception there is less stuff to worry about/more confidence
fair enough
I think most people are generally full of shit when it comes to all the guidelines for growing an auto and are just parroting things that may or may not be relevant that they have heard before but not actually experienced
well my goal is never to get 1/2 - 1 oz per plant i would b v v disapointed at that but your def on track there so many people hear some one say something and then relate to what they heard as fact also seed banks put out most of the wrong info to start with to make more money i guess and i can see how noobs would be easily led into trying anything that they believe will make the experience seem less daunting for them but in regards to keeping plants short i also would think photoperiods are alot easier to control height using lst fim or top and using a scrog net also by being in control when you force the plant into flower gives so much more control over the plants than auto imo but hey who am i to decide lol
The ease of use is in the fact that you never clone, you never sex plants, you dont over grow your grow cab and then flip to flower, you dont need a 10 gallon pot and three upcans.... Theres plenty of things that are more simple. But there are things that are more difficult as well like you said. You fuck up one thing and theyre peckered. Theres no vegging a little longer because you dont got a little longer. The light cycle is longer on time, but the good autos make up for that in production. Its a debate for another thread honestly, but theres a mix of things easier and harder about them.
i dont know what the f... were yiu reading,but obvious not the begginers guide.. Autos on 12/12???!! wtf??!!
It doesn't matter what light hours you incorporate with autos, you can plant them and basically forget about them, all while not having to go 12 /12.'They are generally less "finicky" too, in my experience anyway.
Don't smoke it all at onceYip that's my concern its extremely small, I'm expecting like a gram from both plants
My autos did much better after I switched to the cloth pots. 7 Gallon, they were called but looked more equal to 5 gal. Tried the air pot too, but believe the cloth did better. Used 20/4 on light. 600 hps. for 3 plants. Going to do 4 next time. Easier inside because they don't get so big. We're about 3 1/2 ft. Took up a space 2 ft. X 5 ft. Did bend & tie all but lowest branches. Lost count of harvest but between 6 & 9 ozs, per plant. Used ff soil, it made a difference. Seems the longer it takes to grow a plant, the more problems arise. So autos for me.
