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[ford442]

i am seriously thinking of planting some autoflowers toward May, but i don't know the first thing about how to treat them.. i know they can start directly in 1 gallons, but when to you move them up from there and how big do they want? 5 gallon? 15?

the seeds i am looking at are Sweet Seeds Big Devil - Short Stuff Seeds Mi5- and possibly Short Stuff Onyx.. all feminized..

any pointers would be appreciated!

 

[EzGroW]

autoflowers dont get that big, i believe a 1 gallon pot should be sufficient.

 

[goosecomander]

i would go with 3 gallon pots 1 just seems to small.

 

[ford442]

well - i have picked these strains partly because they claim to be larger - like 3 feet maximum.. 1 gallon seems small for a 2 month old.. but, you may be right.. thanks..

 

[ford442]

ohh.. there are 3 gallons? i should know that.. lol.. thanks goose - my horizon is broadened..

 

[SilkySmoke]

Somewhere...probably on one of these autoflower stickies, I read that the optimal size for autos is a 2-gallon pot. A lot of these guys just go start to finish in 2 or 3 gallon pots.

 

[ford442]

which forums have autoflower stickies?

 

[johnnytoobad]

im one of these guys with an auto....i started it in a 2.5 gallon pot and it will stay there....so 2 to 3 and u be fine

 

[SilkySmoke]

which forums have autoflower stickies?

Did you see this one?
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/199319-autoflower-thread-resource-guide.html

It's long as a mutha, but I learned a bunch from them. In fact...i think somewhere in that thread is where I read about the pot sizes.

The thread is not a sticky though...

 

[ford442]

thanks! reading now..

 

[ford442]

hey again - i am back from a 24-hour flu and i am considering now - say i want to start into 1 gallons and end up in 5 gallons - at what point should they go up from ones?