Auto flower Staggering in one tent
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Johiem
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Yes. Timing is everything. It will be easier if you grow the same strain as the plant chooses when to flower, absthat will be at different times. Autos aren't necessarily faster I've got a Green Crack auto i started in December that looks like she still has at least a month. Also, finishing can be a bit of a test of your patience.
Creature1969
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If you keep them on the smaller side, you could fit 3 plants with 2 being full grown at a time.
I'd start 1 seed every 4-6 weeks After 3 months you'll be harvesting a plant per month. at that 3rd month, you'd have 1 almost finished plant, 1 half way through flower and 1 just about to flower. Start another seed, rinse, repeat.
Timing can get off the rails though. Sometimes it's easier to run a full tent creating enough bud to last through the next 3ish month grow.
I'd start 1 seed every 4-6 weeks After 3 months you'll be harvesting a plant per month. at that 3rd month, you'd have 1 almost finished plant, 1 half way through flower and 1 just about to flower. Start another seed, rinse, repeat.
Timing can get off the rails though. Sometimes it's easier to run a full tent creating enough bud to last through the next 3ish month grow.
Why ?
I meant what about the finishing ?
Johiem
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Finishing is always a test in patience. If you're not excited about a harvest, you might consider a new hobby. As an enthusiastic grower most will try to harvest on their own schedule, not the plant's. I've seen way too many posts about "My weed smells like hay" or why doesn't my weed get me high". Early cutting always ends in disappointment, then they blame the plant or the breeder. This normally only happens once or twice before they either learn or give up. They finish when they finish. I've seen 70 day autos and I've seen 100 day autos, and now I have a Green Crack auto that is just "Miss Daisy-ing" her way along. So many of us jump the gun in excitement and anticipation that every harvest is a test. Even plants from the same seed drop will have different germination, growth, flowering and finishing times. A lot of people seem to forget about Mother Nature's genetic lottery, she likes variation.
OK the Banana OG is working nicely
OK the Banana OG is working nicely
stonerlibrarian
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Ya I do this all the time. It's the main reason i buy/grow autos (even though I also have a flower tent for photoperiod as well) It's my preferred grow method. I grow all different strains. I like variety and I just plant 1 or 2 autos every 4-6 weeks (just read the estimated flower time from the breeder). I have a 2x4 tent for autos/veg tent where the lights are always on 20/4 or even 24 hours in deep winter. I live in the cold canadian prairies and my wife only lets me grow in the basement so leaving the lights on all the time lets me keep the temp consistently high enough in the winter without having to run a heater as well. I also think it's a more efficient use of space if you cram all the pots in i think it works better with small 2-3gal pots max. an auto in veg doesn't need a lot of light so if the big flowering 1-2 are blocking a bit of light on your seedlings it doesn't matter, just cram the newly planted ones in the corner of your tent where the light doesn't reach as much and as your older plant finish and get harvested the 4 week old autos are going into flower, move them to the highest light points of your tent and plant new seeds in the corners.
Sure you'll mess up the timing and might end up with 4-5 big stretching plants in a small tent, but you'll learn. Just have fun with it and don't stress. You'll just figure out whats schedule works best for you as you go.
As a double bonus I prefer trimming 1 or 2 small autos a month rather than harvesting both my tents at the same time and having to trim 6 big plants in one hand aching trim day.
Sure you'll mess up the timing and might end up with 4-5 big stretching plants in a small tent, but you'll learn. Just have fun with it and don't stress. You'll just figure out whats schedule works best for you as you go.
As a double bonus I prefer trimming 1 or 2 small autos a month rather than harvesting both my tents at the same time and having to trim 6 big plants in one hand aching trim day.
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stonerlibrarian
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I totally agree with you here. I always run different strains especially with autos. very few autos get massive. Especially in 2-3 gallon pots one is not going to stretch 3x the size of another plant like a photoperiod og or sativa or other big stretcher. Maybe it's because I prefer Mephisto and Night Owl, all they all specifically breed most of their autos to all finish in the 70ish day mark, maybe sometimes 77 days, but rarely longe rthan 11 weeks from sprouting for any meph or night owl strain i've grown (I think they have some sativas that run longer but they tell you on their site).
Just pop a seed in the corner of your tent every 4-6 weeks never change the light schedule.
stonerlibrarian
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Sorry to spam your thread. last thought. The tip/trick i found is you cannot follow a watering or feeding schedule like you can sometimes if you plant all the same strain in the same soils, pot size etc... You really need to get to know your plants and each plants individual needs and be in your tent everyday. Your plants will all be at different points in their life cycle, so each plant in your tent will all have different watering and nutrient needs and wants. So you can't just follow a schedule or go on autopilot and water every 3 days. You have to be in the tent everyday seeing what each plant needs.
Never forget that younger vegging autos need way less water than the ones finishing flower. So careful not to ovewater the younger ones or underwater your girls in stretch or mid flower.