Open Outdoor Auto Thread

[Humanrob]

Are you running zamaldelica by chance? I can’t remember now..

That one looks promising and growing it out soon

Nope. Had a good variety though, six breeders/ten strains in the line up, but not that one.

All that's left outside is one full plant and two sets of lower branches, everything else is down, some hanging, some in jars. Looking at the total run (mold losses and all), it looks like 10 small plants riddled with issues will net less than two (average) plants from last years grow. Some seasons are better than others.

 

[Nutty sKunK]

Nope. Had a good variety though, six breeders/ten strains in the line up, but not that one.

All that's left outside is one full plant and two sets of lower branches, everything else is down, some hanging, some in jars. Looking at the total run (mold losses and all), it looks like 10 small plants riddled with issues will net less than two (average) plants from last years grow. Some seasons are better than others.

My mistake it was the lemon kix! Did it turn out lemony?

 

[MAGpie81]

Just went through my pics and realize I only really took one pic of my cross from a BananaKush Auto Fem and a BlueberryOG Reg Male.
I stuck a seed in a hundred gallon clothpot where I had 3 regulars, figuring I’d just see what happened, and move if space got tight.
Glad I did. It carried the auto gene and I harvested it last Friday. Not a giant yield but has a sweet, citrusy smell, and is at least a few days smoke, hahaha.
I have six sprouted now (out of ten planted) and hope (slim odds!) to get both a male auto and female auto to inbreed in the auto gene some more. If I get some autofems that provide a Winter Harvest, and I can sts pollinate I’ll be happy.
I too, prefer my photoperiod plants but I enjoy breeding and I think autos are mostly getting better, and I want to see the difference in how they grow under different light schedules. If I can get some going early in the calendar year, that will be ready by early to mid Spring, I could probably squeeze in 4 Harvests with them and my photoperiods.
Oh yeah- I didn’t fully harvest her because I was hoping the lower sites I had carefully sprayed with sts for pollen/seed (though probably too late), would provide some S2 seeds that would inevitably have a higher chance of being auto.
First and last, litte pic, are from June 21st, I believe. Harvested Friday, August 13th.
, I’ll

 

[Humanrob]

My mistake it was the lemon kix! Did it turn out lemony?

LOL... I was planning on growing Lemon Kix this summer but changed my mind and didn't grow it. I'm not sure why, but those seeds are more expensive than the others (at least on NASC's site). It seems to me that means one of two things; either they are superior seeds or as breeding plants go, that strain does not produce a lot of seeds. Either way, I decided to grow that one indoors rather than risk it outdoors, and I'm glad I did -- the Glueberry OG was a total loss, and the Cindy Jack was about half lost and the other half taken down too early. Not sure the Kix would have faired any better.

 

[Nutty sKunK]

My bad xD Not the best memory… that’s a bastard man sorry to hear. Maybe lack of airflow? Spike in humidity after watering? Something to work on for sure!

Has you kix finished up yet?

 

[purplebuds420]

Would y'all recommend trimming autos? Plants just started flowing and was wondering if cutting some stuff from the bottom of the plant would increase growth on the top.

 

[Humanrob]

Has you kix finished up yet?

Sorry, reread what I wrote and it was misleading -- I decided to grow one indoors... but left out "this coming winter". I do outdoor in the summer and indoor in the winter, it'll be in the next one. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Humanrob]

Would y'all recommend trimming autos? Plants just started flowing and was wondering if cutting some stuff from the bottom of the plant would increase growth on the top.

I almost never trim autos, sometimes if leaves are touching the ground I'll trim them. Some autos are bushier than others though, so I guess it would depend on the strain and how it looks, but with autos I don't think trimming the lower leaves will "increase the growth up top" -- I just don't think that's how they work.

 

[Humanrob]

As I've mentioned I learned that my new structure in its current form traps moisture, and with no time to make changes mid-grow, I'm thinking I need an alternative ending for my Daiquiri Lime. It's 14 weeks in, and is showing no signs of mold yet. With a two-stage harvest, I imagine the top would come down in about two weeks, and the bottom about two weeks after that. So with at least a month to go and more humid/rainy weather on the way, I'm thinking about finishing it in the garage under a COB light.

Questions for y'all about bringing a plant indoors to finish...

Have you done it? How'd it go? Any tricks to the transition?
Any known issues with going from sunlight to COB lights?
We're at about 14 hours of daylight, and the plant currently gets about 6 hours of direct sunlight: How many hours of cob light would you use?

I appreciate any help or advice, this is the biggest plant of the bunch and I've lost at least 1/4 of my plants to mold, and probably another 25-30% were taken down early to avoid mold. If I lose this one, well, that would suck.

 

[Nutty sKunK]

As I've mentioned I learned that my new structure in its current form traps moisture, and with no time to make changes mid-grow, I'm thinking I need an alternative ending for my Daiquiri Lime. It's 14 weeks in, and is showing no signs of mold yet. With a two-stage harvest, I imagine the top would come down in about two weeks, and the bottom about two weeks after that. So with at least a month to go and more humid/rainy weather on the way, I'm thinking about finishing it in the garage under a COB light.

Questions for y'all about bringing a plant indoors to finish...

Have you done it? How'd it go? Any tricks to the transition?
Any known issues with going from sunlight to COB lights?
We're at about 14 hours of daylight, and the plant currently gets about 6 hours of direct sunlight: How many hours of cob light would you use?

I appreciate any help or advice, this is the biggest plant of the bunch and I've lost at least 1/4 of my plants to mold, and probably another 25-30% were taken down early to avoid mold. If I lose this one, well, that would suck.

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The strawberry pie I brought indoors absolutely hated it lol

Although I’m pretty sure I know why.

Try to have the dark period the same. Don’t confuse her night cycle. I chucked my in for 20/4 with the night time 6-10pm so it was light during it’s dark time.

Keep light a good distance and day by day if no negative signs lower it.

Also with lower humidity and more light there’s more transpiration. This can lead to toxicity/deficiency if it’s too extreme.

Basically what I’m trying to say is that try to keep the conditions the same

 

[Tiflis]

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Questions for y'all about bringing a plant indoors to finish...

Have you done it? How'd it go? Any tricks to the transition?
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I don't think you can avoid the stress from changing the environment, but it's worth taking the risk, better than losing most of the plant to bud rot.

 

[Humanrob]

The strawberry pie I brought indoors absolutely hated it lol

Although I’m pretty sure I know why.

Try to have the dark period the same. Don’t confuse her night cycle. I chucked my in for 20/4 with the night time 6-10pm so it was light during it’s dark time.

Keep light a good distance and day by day if no negative signs lower it.

Also with lower humidity and more light there’s more transpiration. This can lead to toxicity/deficiency if it’s too extreme.

Basically what I’m trying to say is that try to keep the conditions the same

Thank you! That's exactly what I was wondering about -- the idea of having it go from basically 4 hours of daylight, 6 hours intense sunlight, 4 more hours of daylight, to even 18 hours of COB lighting directly overhead -- is what concerns me. There are only a few weeks left, so there isn't a lot of time to transition. I think I might try 16 hours of light over it, and as you said, start more gently and then build up a bit.

EDIT

The strawberry pie I brought indoors absolutely hated it lol

Just curious -- when you say it hated it, what happened? How did that present?

 

[Humanrob]

Questions for y'all about bringing a plant indoors to finish...

Have you done it? How'd it go? Any tricks to the transition?

I don't think you can avoid the stress from changing the environment, but it's worth taking the risk, better than losing most of the plant to bud rot.

That's the gamble I'm taking. I think you can even throw an auto off its game with severe light changes, so I'm hoping to minimize the shock. The bottom line is I've lost enough to rot, if I have to lose another, at least it would be to something else. Not sure why that's comforting... but it kind of
is.

 

[Nutty sKunK]

Thank you! That's exactly what I was wondering about -- the idea of having it go from basically 4 hours of daylight, 6 hours intense sunlight, 4 more hours of daylight, to even 18 hours of COB lighting directly overhead -- is what concerns me. There are only a few weeks left, so there isn't a lot of time to transition. I think I might try 16 hours of light over it, and as you said, start more gently and then build up a bit.

EDIT

Just curious -- when you say it hated it, what happened? How did that present?

Good thinking.

It started drooping really bad and slow growth. It might be partly down to having half a stem as the sheep chewed the other side lol

The leave shape and direction tells a lot about the health of the plant

 

[500kpot]

This was my first attempt at growing outdoors (not that I have alot of experience growing indoors either!). I don't know what autoflower this strain is but she's 8 weeks old tomorrow and almost 3 feet tall. Any critiques are gladly accepted. This is grown in the central coast of California.

 

[Humanrob]

Good thinking.

It started drooping really bad and slow growth. It might be partly down to having half a stem as the sheep chewed the other side lol

The leave shape and direction tells a lot about the health of the plant

Thanks for the additional information. This one is beyond actual growth at this point, I'm just waiting on it to finish trichome development, hoping to see some amber before too long. So I'll focus on minimizing the shock and giving it enough to keep it alive until it can finish. We'll see how it goes.

Last winter I broke down my tents and as a way of storing my lights, I hung them all from the ceiling. So I was able to take the two big ones (one I built for a 2x4, one for a 3x3) and put them on different timers. The one to the east of the plant comes on two hours earlier, and the one to the west stays on two ours later. We'll see, maybe somewhat mimicking the movement of the sun will make the transition easier.

 

[Humanrob]

This was my first attempt at growing outdoors (not that I have alot of experience growing indoors either!). I don't know what autoflower this strain is but she's 8 weeks old tomorrow and almost 3 feet tall. View attachment 4968388View attachment 4968389View attachment 4968390 Any critiques are gladly accepted. This is grown in the central coast of California.

Looks good so far, maybe a little hungry? What are you feeding her?

 

[500kpot]

Looks good so far, maybe a little hungry? What are you feeding her?

FF. Big Bloom. And during veg it was kelp extract. The soil is Recipe 420. I think its getting to the end?

 

[Humanrob]

FF. Big Bloom. And during veg it was kelp extract. The soil is Recipe 420. I think its getting to the end?

I'm thinking a few more weeks. Do you have a decent 30x magnifier?

 

[500kpot]

Yes, I do and a usb microscope. I can see about 10% cloudy tric the rest are clear. She consumes about 1/3 the water as "usual" and has the most wonderful smell. The "frostyness" is visible with the naked eye. Also, Im more for "speedy" type buzz more so than "couch lock".