Autoflower LED grow

[DrKiz]

Popped these Autoflower beans 3 weeks ago and coming along nicely for my legal grow.

We have:

Sweet Seeds:
Cream Mandarine and Green Poison XL

Canuck:
Sweet Tooth and Cheese
(The skull has a Cheese too)

420 FastBuds:
Cream Cookies and Zkittlez.

Growing under two 200 watt Epistar 5500k Durolux LED. These are really nice for vegetative. Tight squat internode spacing. 40-50k lux. Another one not being used at the moment for taller plants upfront. They were switched to 100 watt for seedling. (20k lux)

On the top shelf are 100 watt worth of 6000k epistar that I used for sprout. 10k lux.

When they flower they go under the Bava “Quantum’s”.

Soil grown. Ac Infinity Cloudline 6” for HVAC.

Pulling 438 watts on the wall for the whole setup running at the moment.

 

[DrKiz]

Coming along nicely! Will update in a few weeks.

I’m really digging these auto flowers for the vegetative tent.

 

[DrKiz]

Ok so it’s only been a couple days, but damn!!

 

[DrKiz]

Anyone try this? They like it.

 

[DrKiz]

Day 33.
Going to take out the shelf and put them under Bava LED’s this weekend.
Preflowers on all!
Sweet Seeds Green Poison is most vigourous.
Fast Buds Zkittlez is least. It did get off to a rough start though.

The skull Cheese I’m trying to kill.
Gotta kill them sometimes to learn.
Gave it 1400 ppm last water. It’s burning slightly.
Want to watch a heavy overfeed progress.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

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Day 33.
Going to take out the shelf and put them under Bava LED’s this weekend.
Preflowers on all!
Sweet Seeds Green Poison is most vigourous.
Fast Buds Zkittlez is least. It did get off to a rough start though.

The skull Cheese I’m trying to kill.
Gotta kill them sometimes to learn.
Gave it 1400 ppm last water. It’s burning slightly.
Want to watch a heavy overfeed progress.

Hoping that Zkittlez is fire though cause i got some myself XD

 

[DrKiz]

Hoping that Zkittlez is fire though cause i got some myself XD

I'm hoping too. In it's defense it was dropped as a seedling and roots disturbed, so it was stunted for a few days.

They're going under the quantums this weekend.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

I'm hoping too. In it's defense it was dropped as a seedling and roots disturbed, so it was stunted for a few days.

They're going under the quantums this weekend.

I've got 2 Mephisto Chemdogging at day 40 today and flowering just over a week now. 135 watt QB, 6 inch square pots of coco and fed Mega Crop and cal mag only. Love the side view to show how they grow. Usually top alot but left these alone. Did a light defol of 5-6 sets of fans last Sun. Only on fans from main stem to let light get through. Can't wait for these XD

 

[DrKiz]

I've got 2 Mephisto Chemdogging at day 40 today and flowering just over a week now. 135 watt QB, 6 inch square pots of coco and fed Mega Crop and cal mag only. Love the side view to show how they grow. Usually top alot but left these alone. Did a light defol of 5-6 sets of fans last Sun. Only on fans from main stem to let light get through. Can't wait for these XD

Looking good there bro. After I run through my current nutrients I’m going to give megacrop a spin. How do you like it?

 

[SwiSHa85]

Looking good there bro. After I run through my current nutrients I’m going to give megacrop a spin. How do you like it?

Megacrop is awesome. Cheap all in one solution for cannabis. I add just a tiny amount of cal mag. 2 ml/gal throughout the grow.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

Looking good there bro. After I run through my current nutrients I’m going to give megacrop a spin. How do you like it?

What Swisha said. I love it. It's my 1st run even thoigh I've had it since last year. I wanted to use all my GH before trying it. I got some nute burn on bottom 2 sets of fans but thats because i didn't read which spoon i needed and overfed. I use 2 ml cal mag per gal every feed day 1 to last watering where i chop 3-4 days later and I'm at 4 grams MC per gal and believe I'll stay there whole grow.

 

[DrKiz]

What Swisha said. I love it. It's my 1st run even thoigh I've had it since last year. I wanted to use all my GH before trying it. I got some nute burn on bottom 2 sets of fans but thats because i didn't read which spoon i needed and overfed. I use 2 ml cal mag per gal every feed day 1 to last watering where i chop 3-4 days later and I'm at 4 grams MC per gal and believe I'll stay there whole grow.

I like that setup. Is it a DIY or bought?

I may try coco next run in my other tent.

 

[DrKiz]

Day 36. Moved under the Bava 240 watt’s.
Brought the temps up a lil in the room.
80 F @ 70RH. Nice VPD. Leaf temp 75F
They’re praying even after a Thrip nuke.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

I like that setup. Is it a DIY or bought?

I may try coco next run in my other tent.

Bought a sterlite brand tub with lid at Walmart. Its maybe 2'x3' and about 7" high. Removable lid. Just cut out squares for 2 pots each opposite corners. Perfect for a 135 watt QB(i have 2 and so i bought 2 containers) and 2 6" square plastic pots. I taped the top black(was white) and taped cardboard on the outside of the tub to keep light out and algae from growing. I just lift a pot out to put water in. I'm going to get 2 oz easily from them both and possibly more. The pots are 2.75 liters so 4 oz from 5.5 liters of coco is good for me. I just kind of wanted to see how much i can get on the smaller side of pots and less usage of coco. Strain will vary but Chemdogging is a 90-120 gram average plant and so 2 oz is already half that amount. No telling if 3 gal would get me to the 4 oz or not but i feel the plant to coco/space is going to be good.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Liking the Bavas .... funny Rita just replied back. Must be a sign.

Looking good.

 

[DrKiz]

Day 46. Looking good besides a thrip attack, mag deficiency on a couple plants and light burn from moving the Samsung’s in too close at start.

Only my second Auto run so not so bad. Probably switching to coco over a flood table next run. Sick of constantly watering my tents.

No more soil after this run unless it’s organic.

 

[zypheruk]

If your going to go with coco in future runs, do a coco/perlite mix 70 coco / 30 perlite. And setup a drip feed system using halos or make your own watering rings aim for 20% run off per plant and drain to waste. 6.5 l pots and they will need fed 3 x per day and grow like well weeds. Flood n drain with coco will just build your coco full of salts.

 

[DrKiz]

If your going to go with coco in future runs, do a coco/perlite mix 70 coco / 30 perlite. And setup a drip feed system using halos or make your own watering rings aim for 20% run off per plant and drain to waste. 6.5 l pots and they will need fed 3 x per day and grow like well weeds. Flood n drain with coco will just build your coco full of salts.

EXACTLY what I’m going to do. Was going RDWC but after reading ICMAG Hundred Gram Oz’s thread on Coco DTW I decided on exactly the system you described.

 

[DrKiz]

If your going to go with coco in future runs, do a coco/perlite mix 70 coco / 30 perlite. And setup a drip feed system using halos or make your own watering rings aim for 20% run off per plant and drain to waste. 6.5 l pots and they will need fed 3 x per day and grow like well weeds. Flood n drain with coco will just build your coco full of salts.

Hey bud, can I message you? I just popped a bunch of beans and I have some basic coco questions.

I set up 3 flood tables to have drippers to and grabbing 2 gallon air pots for autos and 3 gallons air pots for the photos. Sound good?

Running 8-9 autos in a 4x5 and 10 photos in a 9 x 5.

750 watts in the lil tent and 1600 watts in big tent. All LED. Quantum.

Just got coco. 70/30 coco perlite. Pre buffered and washed. Do I need to flush this?

I understand the system. Just not sure how to get from seed to seedling.

I’m putting the seeds in rapid rooters tomorrow as they’re all sprouted mostly. Almost 20.

In a few days they’re going in clear solo cups with holes melted in bottom and these slip into red solos with holes as well. So I can check roots. Sure you get this.

Have no clue what to do with the coco. Flush it with 120ppm cal mag and that’s it? Then put the rapid rooter in and water with 120ppm cal mag?

Only feed with the same till they ask for more then hit them half strength?

Then full once 4th or 5th node?

I’m going to do Hundred gram OZ’s 6/9 GH recipe. Keeping it simple.

Besides the fact I converted two grows at once. Lol

Really just unsure of the first part. Getting the coco ready and the sprout hardened into full Nute seedling.

I get the rest when they’re rooted and the whole process there, just unsure how to get these going at first without burning or depriving them.

 

[SwiSHa85]

Hey bud, can I message you? I just popped a bunch of beans and I have some basic coco questions.

I set up 3 flood tables to have drippers to and grabbing 2 gallon air pots for autos and 3 gallons air pots for the photos. Sound good?

Running 8-9 autos in a 4x5 and 10 photos in a 9 x 5.

750 watts in the lil tent and 1600 watts in big tent. All LED. Quantum.

Just got coco. 70/30 coco perlite. Pre buffered and washed. Do I need to flush this?

I understand the system. Just not sure how to get from seed to seedling.

I’m putting the seeds in rapid rooters tomorrow as they’re all sprouted mostly. Almost 20.

In a few days they’re going in clear solo cups with holes melted in bottom and these slip into red solos with holes as well. So I can check roots. Sure you get this.

Have no clue what to do with the coco. Flush it with 120ppm cal mag and that’s it? Then put the rapid rooter in and water with 120ppm cal mag?

Only feed with the same till they ask for more then hit them half strength?

Then full once 4th or 5th node?

I’m going to do Hundred gram OZ’s 6/9 GH recipe. Keeping it simple.

Besides the fact I converted two grows at once. Lol

Really just unsure of the first part. Getting the coco ready and the sprout hardened into full Nute seedling.

I get the rest when they’re rooted and the whole process there, just unsure how to get these going at first without burning or depriving them.

Don't overthink this. I use 1,2,3 gal fabric pots. I put my coco/perlite mix in and run tap water through them. Gallons of tap till I know they are flushed. Use your cubes as normal and start with tap(my tap is 350 ppm) or very light veg feed once they sprout.