total noob 1st grow auto skunk three weeks into flowering
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GreenThumbsMcgee
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looks stretchy, but its okay from what i can tell...you using cfl's? that'd be pretty normal if so...id move em as close as possible, without burning them
tropicalcannabispatient
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don't. Compare with the website pics u growing with cfl and only 200 watts., so yeah for your set up u doing pretty good,
First, use the proper terminology. Autos go straight from seedling to flowering. They don't have a veg mode. Therefor it doesn't make much sense to describe an auto as X weeks into flowering. While describing autos we usually talk about number of days in dirt.
Your plant looks healthy. It's always a good sign when the larger fans are pointing up instead of down. You might keep an eye on your top cola to make sure it doesn't start to burn. Get as close to the bulb as you can without crispifying the top cola, eh?
Unfortunately, most autos show the same phenotype as yours. That means most untrimmed autos end up skinny with few side branches. I think that's the main reason autos are notorious for being low producers. There is a couple of things you could have done earlier that would have increased your yield. When the seedling was 8-10 inches I would have completely removed the top cola right above the second node. When you top a plant early it makes the plant grow more bushy with less height. Bushy is always good, especially growing a single plant.
Have you got a back-of-the-door type of mirror you could use? They are handy to lean against the wall and aim it so it reflects the bulb onto the side of the plant. More lumens = more bud.
A good transplanting schedule can help production too. I put seedlings into dirt in a 10 oz. solo cup until the s'ling is getting taller than the cup. Then I TP into 7 inch square berry pots that are about 3/4 gallon. At 12-14 inches they go into a finishing pot of 3 gallon size. By TP'ing early and often the plant will waste less time growing out more roots than it needs. Plants grow almost all roots until the rootball hits the inside of the pot. That is the signal for the plant to start growing more greenery and less roots. So by timing your TP'ing properly you give the plant a chance to get bigger before it finishes. Remember, autos run on an internal clock and are going to "flower/finish" according to their particular genetics. All we can really do is try to tweak the things we can to make it do what we want.
Good luck, BigSteve.
Your plant looks healthy. It's always a good sign when the larger fans are pointing up instead of down. You might keep an eye on your top cola to make sure it doesn't start to burn. Get as close to the bulb as you can without crispifying the top cola, eh?
Unfortunately, most autos show the same phenotype as yours. That means most untrimmed autos end up skinny with few side branches. I think that's the main reason autos are notorious for being low producers. There is a couple of things you could have done earlier that would have increased your yield. When the seedling was 8-10 inches I would have completely removed the top cola right above the second node. When you top a plant early it makes the plant grow more bushy with less height. Bushy is always good, especially growing a single plant.
Have you got a back-of-the-door type of mirror you could use? They are handy to lean against the wall and aim it so it reflects the bulb onto the side of the plant. More lumens = more bud.
A good transplanting schedule can help production too. I put seedlings into dirt in a 10 oz. solo cup until the s'ling is getting taller than the cup. Then I TP into 7 inch square berry pots that are about 3/4 gallon. At 12-14 inches they go into a finishing pot of 3 gallon size. By TP'ing early and often the plant will waste less time growing out more roots than it needs. Plants grow almost all roots until the rootball hits the inside of the pot. That is the signal for the plant to start growing more greenery and less roots. So by timing your TP'ing properly you give the plant a chance to get bigger before it finishes. Remember, autos run on an internal clock and are going to "flower/finish" according to their particular genetics. All we can really do is try to tweak the things we can to make it do what we want.
Good luck, BigSteve.
PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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Tell that too my auto's that just vegged for 41 days, there's good auto seeds that produce
tropicalcannabispatient
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thats true i had a crystal meth that went 50 days without no trace of flowering, some autos lean SOMETIMES more to the non auto genes., SOMETIMES
Akita2
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Hey bro I have the same strain. Mine is about 70 days old. I have a feminised blue cheese normal seed beside it in the tent on a light schedule my auto has been on the same. I wanted to try both auto and none auto seed.
Here is my auto after approx 70 days in a tent with a 400w led light. I use the bio mix nutrients.
Here is my auto after approx 70 days in a tent with a 400w led light. I use the bio mix nutrients.
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Thanks for the advice Big Steve I've got a fast and vast just on the second node, so I'll try topping it soon. Then next up is a frost berry that I'm quite excited about.
Yours look ace. Much denser than mine.