Starting Autoflowering Snow Ryder Indoor Grow - Please Advice!

[MOVKushSmoker]

Hello All! Got some Snow Ryder auto flower seeds and I just have a few questions and welcome all advice. Trying 4 plants to start. I'm wondering the light regimen?? I have read either continuous 24hrs on OR 20 hrs on -- 4 hrs off. What should I do? Also I have a 150W HPS with bat wing reflector which I hope is going to be good enough for the whole growing process since these do not veg... Also plan on using canna coco soil because I have read that auto flowering tend to get nute burns if you start them as a non-auto flower strain SO I'm wondering what nutes I should add and WHEN to add most importantly. Also advise on anything you feel I should know. Thank you all very much and look forward to all your advice!!

 

[Buddy Ganga]

A plants beneficial intake stops at 18 hours of light. The other 6 hours of light does nothing for the plant, but the 6 hours of darkness does a lot for them.

If that's what you've got, then that's what you've got. Wouldn't expect any type of stellar yields but I'm sure it will work.

Nute burn ?

Relax about nute burn. If you are an attentive grower you would see any ill effects as soon as they started to show.
At which point you can simply flush the plant. 1 gallon of water for ever gallon of medium/soil is more then enough for a good flush.
Just start off with a 1/2 power nute and slowly work your way up to where you think you should be.

Enzymes are always good too. They work on the roots with out adding to nute numbers.You can add most to any watering or nute program.
Helps roots digest and process the nutes and also prevents buildup.

 

[lorax101]

Snowryders are light eater, don't feed them too much. I started feeding mine about 3 weeks in, when they were about 4 inches tall with 4 nodes. They don't need a lot of nutes either. keep the ppms pretty low. Feed grow for about 2 to 3 weeks after spotting the pistils at first full strength but work it down. I kept mine on a 24hr a day light regimine and had above average harvests. I have grown this plant 4 times so far and everytime I have started with 24hr untill about 2/3 of the way through than moved it to 18/6. Not sure if this helped yields but off of 6 plants under ~100w of cfl I harvested around 2 and a half ounces. I used dyna-gro nutes, protekt, grow, bloom, magpro (cause im using RO, you may not need this). Look up homebrewers dumpster thread comparing dyna-gro and GH if you need convincing. There are a few charts online about the amounts of each to use. I would start using using .5ml protekt/gallon and 1.5ml grow, with .5ml magpro if you are using RO.
Anyways, just got done smoking some and you're in for a treat. If grown right and cured properly it taste fantastic and gives a very nice body high with a slight heady high.

 

[DesertSativa]

Snowryders are light eater, don't feed them too much. I started feeding mine about 3 weeks in, when they were about 4 inches tall with 4 nodes. They don't need a lot of nutes either. keep the ppms pretty low. Feed grow for about 2 to 3 weeks after spotting the pistils at first full strength but work it down. I kept mine on a 24hr a day light regimine and had above average harvests. I have grown this plant 4 times so far and everytime I have started with 24hr untill about 2/3 of the way through than moved it to 18/6. Not sure if this helped yields but off of 6 plants under ~100w of cfl I harvested around 2 and a half ounces. I used dyna-gro nutes, protekt, grow, bloom, magpro (cause im using RO, you may not need this). Look up homebrewers dumpster thread comparing dyna-gro and GH if you need convincing. There are a few charts online about the amounts of each to use. I would start using using .5ml protekt/gallon and 1.5ml grow, with .5ml magpro if you are using RO.
Anyways, just got done smoking some and you're in for a treat. If grown right and cured properly it taste fantastic and gives a very nice body high with a slight heady high.

Did you get 2.5 ounces off of each plant or 2.5 total ounces from 6 plants?

 

[MOVKushSmoker]

Thanks Buddy Ganga! I just saw where a lot of growers had issues with autos being more sensitive to nute burn. This is going to be a personal grow. Not to sell so I'm not expecting or stressing out about high yields. Doing it more for the quickness because I'm having issues getting ANYTHING around here. Do you have any strains you recommend then if you aren't fond of the Snow Ryder?

 

[MOVKushSmoker]

Snowryders are light eater, don't feed them too much. I started feeding mine about 3 weeks in, when they were about 4 inches tall with 4 nodes. They don't need a lot of nutes either. keep the ppms pretty low. Feed grow for about 2 to 3 weeks after spotting the pistils at first full strength but work it down. I kept mine on a 24hr a day light regimine and had above average harvests. I have grown this plant 4 times so far and everytime I have started with 24hr untill about 2/3 of the way through than moved it to 18/6. Not sure if this helped yields but off of 6 plants under ~100w of cfl I harvested around 2 and a half ounces. I used dyna-gro nutes, protekt, grow, bloom, magpro (cause im using RO, you may not need this). Look up homebrewers dumpster thread comparing dyna-gro and GH if you need convincing. There are a few charts online about the amounts of each to use. I would start using using .5ml protekt/gallon and 1.5ml grow, with .5ml magpro if you are using RO.
Anyways, just got done smoking some and you're in for a treat. If grown right and cured properly it taste fantastic and gives a very nice body high with a slight heady high.

Thanks for the reply and the information Lorax! I appreciate it! What did you use for lighting? Do you think my one 150w HPS will do for the entire grow? Also have the same question as DesertSativa... was that per plant or total yield? I've read where autos should get around an ounce more or less per plant...

 

[lorax101]

Did you get 2.5 ounces off of each plant or 2.5 total ounces from 6 plants?

2.5 ounces total. Not a huge haul but I was pretty damn happy. Compared to the Blue Himalaya I just finished up with (You can see this from the journal in my sig) it was quite nice.

Thanks for the reply and the information Lorax! I appreciate it! What did you use for lighting? Do you think my one 150w HPS will do for the entire grow? Also have the same question as DesertSativa... was that per plant or total yield? I've read where autos should get around an ounce more or less per plant...

No problem, this was the lighting system I used. http://www.stealthhydroponics.com/product.php?xProd=120&xSec=40 a rip off but it certainly worked. I think you will do very well with a 150w HPS.

 

[lorax101]

Also an attentive grower told me about the benefits of molasses. You should read up on it, it sounds like it will help a lot with autos since they don't take as many nutes. Maybe when you start nutes use a half tablespoon per gallon every other feeding than during bloom move it up to 1 tablespoon every other feeding. I am using it currently and it seems to be helping quite a bit. It is also supposed to help fatten up the buds a little bit.

 

[MOVKushSmoker]

Got delayed a few weeks but I got the Snow Rider germinating now and the room is set up. I have been looking at different nute schedules and grow journals for other strains as well as Snow Rider and it seems like they REALLY don't like a lot of nutes. I know I may be repeating myself but, would I be alright just using molasses every other watering and that's it? I want to do the most organic, chemical free grow I can possibly do. But, I want to know what you all think. I have Canna Terra from a previous grow but didn't plan to use it. Also, I had some powdered seaweed (I forget the name of it at the moment. It's packed away somewhere) that I was using in the same previous grow but I was debating on whether or not to use it. Let me know what you all think. I'm germinating 6 seeds. I got 4 left for another time. Got 6 inch pots, my 150W HPS, and some organic soil. Will take pics when I get started. Also, going to use 18/6 light regimen through the whole grow. I am hoping and have a good feeling that the 6 hours of darkness will produce better yields than 24 hrs straight. Thanks again for all the help!

 

[DesertSativa]

You could give it a try, it isn't going to "hurt" the plant, but I just don't know how much the plant will thrive.

 

[CatchDz2]

Hello All! Got some Snow Ryder auto flower seeds and I just have a few questions and welcome all advice. Trying 4 plants to start. I'm wondering the light regimen?? I have read either continuous 24hrs on OR 20 hrs on -- 4 hrs off. What should I do? Also I have a 150W HPS with bat wing reflector which I hope is going to be good enough for the whole growing process since these do not veg... Also plan on using canna coco soil because I have read that auto flowering tend to get nute burns if you start them as a non-auto flower strain SO I'm wondering what nutes I should add and WHEN to add most importantly. Also advise on anything you feel I should know. Thank you all very much and look forward to all your advice!!

Ive tried the same one not to bad very beautiful plant started it off on 18/6 under 3 100 watt CFL's did great i left them there for bout a week or so, after that is was straight to 12/12 under a 1000w hps with poor vent and very crappy temp control barely had ne nuts tried one dyna-bloom but had trouble keeping the plant from dying flushed it and ran straight pure water ill post more when i finish harvesting

 

[DesertSativa]

Ive tried the same one not to bad very beautiful plant started it off on 18/6 under 3 100 watt CFL's did great i left them there for bout a week or so, after that is was straight to 12/12 under a 1000w hps with poor vent and very crappy temp control barely had ne nuts tried one dyna-bloom but had trouble keeping the plant from dying flushed it and ran straight pure water ill post more when i finish harvesting

A lot of people have grown auto's with great success using the mostly commonly reccomended time of 20/4. It has been tried and proved again and again. I don't understand why when this has been proven are you growing them under 18/6 and then even 12/12?

 

[DesertSativa]

Also, where are people getting that auto's don't like to be fed? I fed the hell out of my Short Ryder and they loved it, and now I am feeding my snow rider and they seem to be loving it too. Maybe people really overfeed or something, but the auto's I have grown have done nothing but responded positively to feeding and I feed with every watering. I flush when switching to flower and flush at the end. I am by no means an expert but I have read a shit ton, continue to read a shit ton, and apply what I read to my grows and have had satisfactory results so far. Haven 't weighed it all out yet but my three short riders that I just harvested filled 5 quart mason jars. The lower buds are a bit airy but I attribute that to the 250 watt light but the tops are great. I just want to watch you grow some great bud and be surprised at what these plants can do the whole way through. I am afraid that if you skimp on the nutes, skimp on the lighting, etc that although you will grow some pot, it just won't be as good as it could have been.