Are Auto's worth it these days.

Boatguy

Boatguy

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Blutri said:
Besides, having to wait 10 months to produce photo bud while knowing they I can produce the same quality and amount of bud in 2 months makes growing autos la no brainer in my opinion.
But to each his her own.
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That statement couldnt be more wrong.
I have never had a photo grow last 10 months, 5 is about average. Your assertion that you produce the same quality and quantity in 2 months is something out of the land of make believe
 
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GarageGardener69

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Kindbud421 said:
Yessiree. 6 gal brewer bucket for res and 5 gal bucket for pot. Gives a little more room for res and roots.
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Just started a double grape in my first sip, 5g HD bucket and 3.6 growers pot, used a smaller pot through the 3.6 for a wick.. FFOF, EWC and perlite.. figers crossed lol just started taking off the past few days. Super slow start

you have to worry about keeping the top layer a bit moist? Like a shower cap or straw cover? I just have it exposed to open, looks dry but plant is growing.
 
Billytheluther

Billytheluther

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Boatguy said:
That statement couldnt be more wrong.
I have never had a photo grow last 10 months, 5 is about average. Your assertion that you produce the same quality and quantity in 2 months is something out of the land of make believe
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Thanks.. i was about to say the same..
clearly an auto ryder..
 
Kindbud421

Kindbud421

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GarageGardener69 said:
Just started a double grape in my first sip, 5g HD bucket and 3.6 growers pot, used a smaller pot through the 3.6 for a wick.. FFOF, EWC and perlite.. figers crossed lol just started taking off the past few days. Super slow start

you have to worry about keeping the top layer a bit moist? Like a shower cap or straw cover? I just have it exposed to open, looks dry but plant is growing.
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You can let it dry out a little… will keep the gnats down. Use black trash bag and make hole in top for seedling and fill tube then tape bag to bucket. This will keep moisture in. I haven’t covered mine in the past… I will this time. Just keep uncovered and water from top til you are sure it’s drinking from res, then cover top and water thru tube for duration.
 
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GarageGardener69

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Kindbud421 said:
You can let it dry out a little… will keep the gnats down. Use black trash bag and make hole in top for seedling and fill tube then tape bag to bucket. This will keep moisture in. I haven’t covered mine in the past… I will this time. Just keep uncovered and water from top til you are sure it’s drinking from res, then cover top and water thru tube for duration.
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Nice. I haven’t water from top in a while but will do the bag over it when I see roots out of the wick. Thank you
 
Billytheluther

Billytheluther

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Blutri said:
I like to grow autos because I hate the photo hassle of having to veg a plant to adult hood. Then having to flower it for 8 - 20 weeks, or train a clone for 3 months all this so that the photo produces well.
I especially dislike waiting 4-6 mounts for my bud to cure into something that barely makes decent smoke. Meh mids is real with photos.
Besides, having to wait 10 months to produce photo bud while knowing they I can produce the same quality and amount of bud in 2 months makes growing autos la no brainer in my opinion.
But to each his her own.
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Dude if you veg a clone for 3 months you better dedicate a 5x5 for it alone

Even then strains flower from 8-20 weeks which is 2 to 5 months
So 8 months total
I dont think you know what your talking about..

Lol at 2 months harvest for autos
 
Boatguy

Boatguy

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Billytheluther said:
Thanks.. i was about to say the same..
clearly an auto ryder..
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Auto's have a lot of good traits, but yielding the same as a photo grow in only 2 months is a stretch.
The longer growing auto phenos compete well with photos though. I would grow them, but the lack of control of when flowering starts is a no go for me. Seen too many start flowering immediately, while others actually turn out to need shorter days to flower
 
MtRainDog

MtRainDog

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Blutri said:
I like to grow autos because I hate the photo hassle of having to veg a plant to adult hood. Then having to flower it for 8 - 20 weeks, or train a clone for 3 months all this so that the photo produces well.
I especially dislike waiting 4-6 mounts for my bud to cure into something that barely makes decent smoke. Meh mids is real with photos.
Besides, having to wait 10 months to produce photo bud while knowing they I can produce the same quality and amount of bud in 2 months makes growing autos la no brainer in my opinion.
But to each his her own.
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You don't have to veg a photo to adulthood, plenty of people run them 12/12 from sprout. 20 weeks flowering? That's true of some tropical landraces but what does that have to do with autos/photos? Yes you can top and train a photo, or not. Yield is dependent on a lot more than just topping and training. 4-6 month cure.. barely decent smoke.. meh mids is real with photos.. Huh? Ya really lost me there.
 
Kindbud421

Kindbud421

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Billytheluther said:
Dude if you veg a clone for 3 months you better dedicate a 5x5 for it alone

Even then strains flower from 8-20 weeks which is 2 to 5 months
So 8 months total
I dont think you know what your talking about..

Lol at 2 months harvest for autos
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I agree with the 3 month veg statement. The flower for 8-20 wks? Maybe 8-12… unless you are growing tropical landrace sativas. I do 4 photos in SIP’s with 6wk veg then flip. Never had a grow indoors with photos go past 140 days. 2 1/2 months is standard flower time for most hybrids and indicas. Obviously sativas take longer. But there are fast flowering sativas out there…
 
Kindbud421

Kindbud421

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Boatguy said:
Auto's have a lot of good traits, but yielding the same as a photo grow in only 2 months is a stretch.
The longer growing auto phenos compete well with photos though. I would grow them, but the lack of control of when flowering starts is a no go for me. Seen too many start flowering immediately, while others actually turn out to need shorter days to flower
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Truth
 
Boatguy

Boatguy

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MtRainDog said:
You don't have to veg a photo to adulthood, plenty of people run them 12/12 from sprout. 20 weeks flowering? That's true of some tropical landraces but what does that have to do with autos/photos? Yes you can top and train a photo, or not. Yield is dependent on a lot more than just topping and training. 4-6 month cure.. barely decent smoke.. meh mids is real with photos.. Huh? Ya really lost me there.
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Last grow i tested out 24/0 from seed and found my plants showing sex around 4 weeks. Under 18/6 it is usually more like 8 to maturity.
That grow was finished out 9 weeks of 12/12 later, and the fastest for me from seed.
 
Billytheluther

Billytheluther

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Kindbud421 said:
I agree with the 3 month veg statement. The flower for 8-20 wks? Maybe 8-12… unless you are growing tropical landrace sativas. I do 4 photos in SIP’s with 6wk veg then flip. Never had a grow indoors with photos go past 140 days. 2 1/2 months is standard flower time for most hybrids and indicas. Obviously sativas take longer. But there are fast flowering sativas out there…
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I totally agree i just said 20 weeks as an extreme end and yes i was talking about sativas
 
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