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Pan the man

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It's hard to see the pistils because they are on the very top nodes and just coming in but the people at growers choice told me it display both flower and sacks so guess I'll see....not a good experience with this company so far
 

Pan the man

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Also if this is a hermaphrodite should I clip all the bottom leaves and leave only the branches/node's that r female or will this kill the plant?
 

Antitheist

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Yup it's hermaphrodite. I don't fool around with autos. That thing is pretty small amigo. May have hermed from stress and maybe that's also why it's small. I'm just speculating. What kind of environment you had it in?
 

Pan the man

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Yup it's hermaphrodite. I don't fool around with autos. That thing is pretty small amigo. May have hermed from stress and maybe that's also why it's small. I'm just speculating. What kind of environment you had it in?
3 by 3 by 6 ft. Tent 600 watt LED ..ocean soil Fox run..straight water 70 to 80 degrees humidity 40 to 75%...I'm not sure what's wrong I did introduce a extra 300 watt LED right before sacks appeared not sure but friggin sux I hate autos now lol
 

Antitheist

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3 by 3 by 6 ft. Tent 600 watt LED ..ocean soil Fox run..straight water 70 to 80 degrees humidity 40 to 75%...I'm not sure what's wrong I did introduce a extra 300 watt LED right before sacks appeared not sure but friggin sux I hate autos now lol
May have just been some lousy genetics. I don't like autos for many reasons. Can't clone them. Can't control size like you can with photos. Crossed with ruderalis to make it auto. Thc% might be of decent level but I just don't like it. Ruderalis is ditchweed. Now they flower at 4 inches tall? No thanks man
 

NanoGadget

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Hard to say. Could be crap genetics, could be grower error. Only grew autos twice back in 2015 and every one of them ended up well over 2 ft tall. Two of my Northern Lights autos were ocer 3ft tall. Based soley on the few pictures you provided i can say that that plant looks stressed out.
 

Pan the man

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Hard to say. Could be crap genetics, could be grower error. Only grew autos twice back in 2015 and every one of them ended up well over 2 ft tall. Two of my Northern Lights autos were ocer 3ft tall. Based soley on the few pictures you provided i can say that that plant looks stressed out.
I'm not sure what I done wrong tho...it was ideal temps and humidity watered around every 3 days 18/6 light schedule pH lvl is 7...I Germinated 5 seeds only one popped up others case cracked but that was it....any advice would be appreciated as I have 2 critical purple auto 13 days old
 

NanoGadget

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First thing i would say is that you should not get into watering on a scedule. How often a plant needs water will change throughout it's lifetime based on many factors and you will always get better results if you learn to water/feed when the plants need it. Once a plant is out of the seedling stage I can usually tell when it's time to water by picking up the pot. When it is dry enough to need water it will feel noticeably light. I see that you also have meter that looks like it reads soil moisture. Those can be a useful tool if they are working properly, but try to use it to learn how to identify when your soil has dried out without it so that you won't have to rely on it going forward. Any kind of meter can stop working, require calibration, or just run out of batteries. Besides crappy lighting, over/under watering and over/under feeding are the most common problems i see with new growers.
Also, in soil cannabis tends to prefer a pH range of 6 to 6.7 give or take a bit. Most decent soil will do a good job buffering, but when i water (and especially if I'm using nutrients) i try to keep the water in that range. Consistantly watering/feeding with water that is way outside that range can eventually overwhelm you soils ability to buffer and lead to lockout and can also negatively impact the beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
I can't say if any of these things will be helpful to you as I don't have enough info on how you grow and what you do and don't know, these are just areas i see a lot of newer growers make mistakes in. Good luck in the future and never stop learning.
 

Pan the man

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First thing i would say is that you should not get into watering on a scedule. How often a plant needs water will change throughout it's lifetime based on many factors and you will always get better results if you learn to water/feed when the plants need it. Once a plant is out of the seedling stage I can usually tell when it's time to water by picking up the pot. When it is dry enough to need water it will feel noticeably light. I see that you also have meter that looks like it reads soil moisture. Those can be a useful tool if they are working properly, but try to use it to learn how to identify when your soil has dried out without it so that you won't have to rely on it going forward. Any kind of meter can stop working, require calibration, or just run out of batteries. Besides crappy lighting, over/under watering and over/under feeding are the most common problems i see with new growers.
Also, in soil cannabis tends to prefer a pH range of 6 to 6.7 give or take a bit. Most decent soil will do a good job buffering, but when i water (and especially if I'm using nutrients) i try to keep the water in that range. Consistantly watering/feeding with water that is way outside that range can eventually overwhelm you soils ability to buffer and lead to lockout and can also negatively impact the beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
I can't say if any of these things will be helpful to you as I don't have enough info on how you grow and what you do and don't know, these are just areas i see a lot of newer growers make mistakes in. Good luck in the future and never stop learning.
Thanx man I don't know shit about indoor growing at all....I'm really nervous a all get out....a order of seeds go hit at customs in Chicago so I'm really wanting to just get these two purple done and I'll wait til next year to start again....not sure if my address is painted now or not I've never had that happen bfore....back to the lighting I have vivo sun 600 watt LED and I'm not sure how far I need it from my plants ..again thank to everyone for the help.....if anyone has any input on the seeds held at customs that wld be a huge relief as well thanx
 
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