Auto Grow Start

[StonedGuru]

Sorry but it took me ages to figure out how to load pics, here are four little ladies just starting to flower, all autos, left to right, Vertigo, Blackjack, S.A.D and Auto maria 2

Note, vertigo had alot of trouble at the beginning...Can you tell lol

 

[tomato57]

Looks hella green and happy! What light(s) are you using?

 

[StonedGuru]

CFL 200 watt, If anybody could tell me is 8" pot enough for a decent size auto ( I think that wors out at around a gallon) in my previous grows I use as big as I can but these live in ma cupboard lol

 

[tomato57]

Initially I had my auto in a 4l pot (bit more than a gal) and transplanted it into a larger 6liter pot (almost 2 gal) because it was drinking up too fast, where I had to water every day. If its possible I would transplant as it may bring more yield, but this is also strain dependent as some autos grow larger than others and thus require more root space.

good luck!

 

[StonedGuru]

Thanks tomato, well strain wise we are talking 1-3 feet I know its a huge gap but those are company specs, I thought bout that but I transplanted them one before and now they are in flowering, so not sure if I should sacrafice some stress or just go for gold and get them into 1.5-2 gal pots. Its a nightmare because all the pots I can find are in inches but I reckon a 10" Pot works out around 1.5-2 lol pain in the arse!

 

[tomato57]

I transplanted it 4 weeks after sprout, it was already flowering and did not experience any stress or stunted growth from it. If you transplant it carefully they should be fine, autos are more sturdy than regular strains. Sorry I cant really tell from inches the volume of the pot, but maybe try plugging the holes of the pot and start filling it with bottles of water in order to find out the exact volume or simply calculate it. Maybe transplant 1 or 2 plants and compare it to the rest so you will know whether it was necessary or not.

happy growing!

 

[StonedGuru]

Good call and thanks for the good wishes, ill do it to S.A.D and Auto Maria 2, fingers crossed lol

 

[StonedGuru]

still flowering nicely, having a bit of problem getting light to lower sites but think any pruning or cutting may just slow her down and hurt the yield, got some roots showing on the surface but the plants look healthy, the lights are alot lower but for the sake of pic raised, taking a pic with cfl is a god damn nightmare. still at pistel stage but got a load of em so we shall see =) bottom left is vertigo, to its right is blackjack,top left is auto maria 2 and top right is S.A.D looks like we may get some nice colas

 

[StonedGuru]

After some advice Ive lowered the lights to an inch and hacked off some lower branches so hopefully get some big main colas =)

 

[hoss12781]

agree with tomato, bigger pots are probably necessary. I also use 4 liter pots. Go ahead and trim those fans man. You'll be happy you got rid of the fan leaves about 4-5 days after you trim. Nice work with just CFL by the way. If you can work it in there you will probably need supplemental side lighting to bring four autos to full flowering potential. Luminescence fades quickly with CFL lights the further they are away from the plant. When spread across 4 the 200w you have will kick ass in veg but flowering with just that will take longer and will not allow your plants to reach their full potential (just my opinion from using CFLS in the past). Either way you go, definitely nice work thus far.

 

[StonedGuru]

agree with tomato, bigger pots are probably necessary. I also use 4 liter pots. Go ahead and trim those fans man. You'll be happy you got rid of the fan leaves about 4-5 days after you trim. Nice work with just CFL by the way. If you can work it in there you will probably need supplemental side lighting to bring four autos to full flowering potential. Luminescence fades quickly with CFL lights the further they are away from the plant. When spread across 4 the 200w you have will kick ass in veg but flowering with just that will take longer and will not allow your plants to reach their full potential (just my opinion from using CFLS in the past). Either way you go, definitely nice work thus far.

Ok Im gonna finish ma spliff, grab me a pizza and sharpen my scissors > So you reccomend if the flowering branches are trying to push through that fan leave chop it off? as long as it has enough growth? Ill do it and upload pics after tea!

 

[hoss12781]

In my garden even if the flowering branches are pushing through the fan leaves the fans are removed. If you're hesitant just do it with all just do it to one plant, snap a before and after pic and post it. I'll let you know if what you've done is similar to what has worked very well for me and my girls. I'm subbed and will give honest feedback based on my experience with autos.

 

[StonedGuru]

In my garden even if the flowering branches are pushing through the fan leaves the fans are removed. If you're hesitant just do it with all just do it to one plant, snap a before and after pic and post it. I'll let you know if what you've done is similar to what has worked very well for me and my girls. I'm subbed and will give honest feedback based on my experience with autos.

Really? Thanks man I really appreciate that- Im going to do it just off to pick up a chineese, pizzahut wanted £17 quid for a pizza lol gimme an hour and itll be up

 

[hoss12781]

That's fucking insane for Pizza Hut! We got two medium 3 topping pizzas from pizza hut last night for $12 US, probably about 7 lbs brit sterling. I'm technically "working" right now so I may not be able to check frequently but will def give you a reply with a day of your posting the pics. Cheers!

 

[StonedGuru]

Oh god what have I done? Lol dont worry its S.A.D and black jacks an S.A.D cross so it made the most sense, rite?.... left the top two on cause I freaked out a bit but I reckon its prob got enough leaves to live without big ass fan leaves

 

[StonedGuru]

That's fucking insane for Pizza Hut! We got two medium 3 topping pizzas from pizza hut last night for $12 US, probably about 7 lbs brit sterling. I'm technically "working" right now so I may not be able to check frequently but will def give you a reply with a day of your posting the pics. Cheers!

No worries, ye large create your own two double toppings 16:59, I was like fuck you just got a huge chinese and for like £11 bucks, I think my plant hates me but she deserves it I saw her looking at my fiance...lol

 

[hoss12781]

that's proper trimming man. You'll be pleasantly suprised in a couple days when the colas start to get more light. We're not in this to grow huge fan leaves anyway

 

[StonedGuru]

glad to see your still technically working lol I really appreciate all the help dude, which now means I am going to go fuckn edward scissor hands on the rest of them if I done it right!

 

[napa23]

Some advice for you, if you wish to take it. Autos are better started out in their final pots. Your space is limited I guess so a 1 gal CAN work, just not best. I grew an auto in a party cup to harvest, it can be done. I just had roots growing out the top, just like you said. I would advise against trimming. Instead, try LST or the Leaf-tuck method. Once the lower branches gain a bit of height, you can tuck older fan leaves below the bud site. It will then shoot up once it gets the light. Trust me it works better. There's no need to trim.

 

[StonedGuru]

hmm you reckon I should lollipop one? You seem to be a bit more clued then me but might be interesting?