very tall plant and small buds

[Bennie46]

Hello this is my first grow and i think i have some problems here, i see a lot of very small bud sites and also the plant is huge.
I know I should have done some LST on this plant, consider that i'm only using a 150w CFL light and a 10w light on the side.
Anyway as this is my first grow i didnt plan to grow it the right way (i didnt even buy a grow box), but use it to learn more for my future grows.
She's a 10 weeks old Pineapple Express... i'm wondering if i can get some yield or not??
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[Wastei]

To long photo period. That girl doesn't know what to do! Do you run light cycle 18/6 or 12/12?

 

[TheSadVeryBadMadGrower]

Resembles a Dr. Grinspoon somewhat... as for yield very hard to know.

 

[Bennie46]

To long photo period. That girl doesn't know what to do! Do you run light cycle 18/6 or 12/12?

18/6 light cicle
it's an autoflower

 

[TheSadVeryBadMadGrower]

18/6 light cicle

theres your reason.....cut back to 12/12

 

[Bennie46]

theres your reason.....cut back to 12/12

sorry, I forgot to say that she's an autoflower so the light cycle has been 18/6 from the beginning

 

[TheSadVeryBadMadGrower]

sorry, I forgot to say that she's an autoflower so the light cycle has been 18/6 from the beginning

Ok I was gonna say that if she was a photo, your light cycles are screwing her all up.

 

[Wastei]

18/6 light cicle
it's an autoflower

If you look at her development you see that she's clearly asking for shorter light cycle. Don't go by given numbers, learn to read the plant! Autoflowers still have "photo period genes" in their genpool.

I used to have a Grapefruit clone with some auto genes who only would veg under 20/4. She almost grew like your Pineapple under 18/6.

 

[Jonboy34]

sorry, I forgot to say that she's an autoflower so the light cycle has been 18/6 from the beginning

I have read online some people having to change there autos light schedule to 12/12. I’m still on my first grow and my autos seem to like the 20/4 light. Please keep us posted

 

[Dumbguyneedshelp]

You're growing pre rolled joints.. Thats kinda cool

 

[Budsofsteel]

Hello this is my first grow and i think i have some problems here, i see a lot of very small bud sites and also the plant is huge.
I know I should have done some LST on this plant, consider that i'm only using a 150w CFL light and a 10w light on the side.
Anyway as this is my first grow i didnt plan to grow it the right way (i didnt even buy a grow box), but use it to learn more for my future grows.
She's a 10 weeks old Pineapple Express... i'm wondering if i can get some yield or not??View attachment 4456191
other pics:
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Dr grinspoon grows huge with (poor looking) buds the yield isnt great either, but wait till u taste it! Its 1 of my favourite flavours
Ps this is no means dig but work on your LST
Keep it up buddy

 

[Budsofsteel]

18/6 light cicle
it's an autoflower

Are you sure your grinspoon plant is an auto??????

 

[Bennie46]

Are you sure your grinspoon plant is an auto??????

She seems a Dr. grinspoon but she's not... she's a Pineapple Express Auto from FastBuds.
Also some people tell me she needs a more powerful light, and others say she need more darkness so i dont know what to do but i will definitely do a light upgrade for next grow

 

[.Smoke]

Your plant is what it is. Not much you can do for her now.
You need more light. Period. IDK wtf people are talking about a dark cycle of it's an auto. Get more light.
Correct amount of light + auto=

 

[Nutty sKunK]

She seems a Dr. grinspoon but she's not... she's a Pineapple Express Auto from FastBuds.
Also some people tell me she needs a more powerful light, and others say she need more darkness so i dont know what to do but i will definitely do a light upgrade for next grow

Autoflowers are photoperiods(12hrs darkness to
Flower) crossed with rudarelis (Flower in any amount of darkness).

So what you have is a autoflower which is stuck between flower and veg due to her genetics.

You need to add more darkness to force her to flower.

 

[Budzbuddha]

I grow lots of autos and your issue is not that uncommon.... autos can go bat shit crazy at times ... stall , stunt , flower prematurely, etc.

Your plant did the same thing ( my crazy miss hyde strain ) did .... formed bud sites then just stretched out. Autos can be “ helped “ by dropping your “ auto cycle “ to 12/12 to Force flower ( even 10/14 ).
However .... if she does start to get back on track, she will STILL need more light than you are running PLUS the fact that now you will have to run a long flower added on to your already long grow time.

I would cull it. Its a lesson that autos run unpredictable at times.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Here is that stupid crazy miss Hyde auto .... ran 13 weeks after FLIP to 10/14 on week 11 . NO PROGRESSION .
Culled and composted. Some breeder strains are still not fully worked out in stability.

 

[Dro3420]

theres your reason.....cut back to 12/12

He said its a auto so does light time matter. I thought autos ran of a time schedule nt a light schedule???

 

[BudgetMessiah]

You could also try pruning away some of the lower nodes. The plant is just a nutrient pipeline to the top, and those lower branches are pulling resources that might be better used higher up.