Suitable? Auto flowers HELPPP

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Dean6969$

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First time setting up in door. 3small ones are 30 days, big one is 50 ish, have been outside until tonight.320 watt turned to 50% and no idea on other. I assume enough to make 400watts total. Soil is mostly organic soil no nutes,and coco very little miracle grow and extra perlite. I also added some worm castings,blood meal.
Nutes
Bonnie and Clyde kronk
Flower fuel
Bud booster kronk
Bud candy
And just got fish plant food and Rodger’s fertilizer llc 10-10-10.
To be honest I need opinions on feeding and watering schedule I struggle on keeping one with either. I just kinda water everyday or every other and throw in some notes once maybe some times twice a week…
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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Dean6969$ said:
First time setting up in door. 3small ones are 30 days, big one is 50 ish, have been outside until tonight.320 watt turned to 50% and no idea on other. I assume enough to make 400watts total. Soil is mostly organic soil no nutes,and coco very little miracle grow and extra perlite. I also added some worm castings,blood meal.
Nutes
Bonnie and Clyde kronk
Flower fuel
Bud booster kronk
Bud candy
And just got fish plant food and Rodger’s fertilizer llc 10-10-10.
To be honest I need opinions on feeding and watering schedule I struggle on keeping one with either. I just kinda water everyday or every other and throw in some notes once maybe some times twice a week…
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You dont even mention what lights (type and brand) but seems like led from the wattage; imo youre probably better off with with bottled nutes with leds as leds many times lead to deficiencies that are very hard to fix with organics; there arent many fast release organic nute alternatives for cal and mag.

With leds its very important to be able to control your environment, temps and rh. Low temp led grows dont perform well and with autos being happy with lower watts, about 2/3ds of standard flower, the tent often stays a bit cold. Youve not mentioned environmental controls or what temps/rh youre targeting. Read up on vpd for better idea of getting your plants to transpire.

Watering and nute schedule: watering should not be done willy nilly with autos, you have very limited options if you get it wrong and get water logged roots. Water pots when they are dry, lift the pot to check weight to feel when.
Suitable: always suitable to grow but this doesnt seem setup for getting a maximum result. But that doesnt mean i dont think you should push onwards and finish, just take it easy with the lights: most advice youll find around would lead you towards overlighting this specific grow
 
DeadHeadX

DeadHeadX

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Any pics to see how they’re doing. You are pretty well into and would know if there were any disasters. Looks like a lot of nutes to me, but I don’t use those lines. I would not assume that because a soil is organic that it doesn’t also have built in nutes. I water only when the pots feel dry.
 
J2M3S

J2M3S

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Dean6969$ said:
First time setting up in door. 3small ones are 30 days, big one is 50 ish, have been outside until tonight.320 watt turned to 50% and no idea on other. I assume enough to make 400watts total. Soil is mostly organic soil no nutes,and coco very little miracle grow and extra perlite. I also added some worm castings,blood meal.
Nutes
Bonnie and Clyde kronk
Flower fuel
Bud booster kronk
Bud candy
And just got fish plant food and Rodger’s fertilizer llc 10-10-10.
To be honest I need opinions on feeding and watering schedule I struggle on keeping one with either. I just kinda water everyday or every other and throw in some notes once maybe some times twice a week…
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DeadHeadX

DeadHeadX

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Honestly, for thirty day autoflowers, they’re looking pretty small. The 50 day too, though she’s better. Lots we don’t know about your grow, and many here who know lots more than I do.

They look healthy enough, just small, and autos will run their course or their own clock regardless, so small isn’t a great thing.

I’d first look to lights. Slow growth like that could be that they’re not getting enough light. What intensity are you using? The larger plant looks to be benefiting from the additional light. I’m not familiar with your light so can’t comment. Only the tall one looks stretchy.

Your soil could be an issue too. I don’t love the idea of mixing soil and coco, though others here have success with it. Did you use perlite? Your soil could be too dense making it harder for roots to grow. Coco helps that, but likely confuses the frequency of water needed. Soil alone, you’re likely overwatering if you’re hitting them every day or every other day.

Nutes need to be delivered with some calculation, not randomly as you see fit, especially for a new grower who understandably doesn’t know exactly what he’s seeing. I’d keep it simple with the nutes to start.

Just some lightly informed thoughts and guesswork here.
 
DeadHeadX

DeadHeadX

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I’d go ahead and finish them out. Lower lights and increase intensity gradually. You can also elevate the smaller plants if moving the light is an issue with the larger plant. But get them more light. Look at the suggested feed schedule on the stuff you’re using and go with about 50% of that. Use the schedule.

Just noticed this, but your temp below 70f and your humidity above 80% are both things I’d address. Temps that low will stunt growth. Things are ideally 10 degrees warmer or more and quite a bit less humid. You’re going to need to drop that humidity once flowers start to form or you’ll run a significant risk of mold. I go below 50% if I can, once the flowers start to get dense.

Just some random thoughts based on limited info (both about this grow and my knowledge in general). Finish this one out, make as many informed observations as you can, do better next time. I’d address temp and humidity as the top concern.
 
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