The Art of The Auto

hoss12781

hoss12781

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so you're starting in a party cup then, I'm assuming cutting out the bottom of the cup and transplanting in a larger pot - very interesting. If I've guessed right (based on the pics you posted on the previous page), at what age did you go about this type of transplant and how did you go about doing it without damaging root structure. I'd be interested in trying this method as I've switched to LED lights and this would allow me to keep as many as possible under the most direct part of the led fooprint. Nice plants by the way!
 
StonedGuru

StonedGuru

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Hi guys I have 4 autos at the moment;
S.A.D auto, Black Jack Auto, Auto maria II and Vertigo by paradise seeds. My question's are A) Do I leave them or should I prune, the black jack in perticular is creating massive fan leaves but I thought I saw dont trim,prune or fim them but I can't find that post or decide if I made it up, but they need to get light to the buds right? B) I snapped a secondary main stem and it doesn't look to good (plants fine) should I chop if off now or do what im doing and wait for all the leaves on that stem to die n crisp up (thought it might recylce energy....lol) I have them on 18/6 with 250 W bulb, they are big n bushy and smelly lol .. I would love to upload pics of them and my other grow but the uploader wont let me and I have sent a help email to try and get that resolved. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated as this is just my second ever grow,

Thanks guys
 
dareapa

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FullDuplex said:
And a few more. Here you will see the strain BudWider as well as BadBetty.
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I have been growing photo plants for 35 years and when I first heard of autos I did not see a reason to grow them other than for fun..But because I started hearing people having good experiences I decided to give them a try. I chose auto ak47 and easy ryder. So far I am impressed. However there are a few phenos that if I had only grew those,I would have been completely turned off..However, since I laid many down, I got to experience some nice things..
 
StevieStoner

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My fellow growers, i was just wondering if i should use any nutes in my hydro drip system or just go with plain water? im doing 2 green o matic and 2 la diva
 
dareapa

dareapa

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StevieStoner said:
My fellow growers, i was just wondering if i should use any nutes in my hydro drip system or just go with plain water? im doing 2 green o matic and 2 la diva
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Feed your auto like you would any plant..The life cycle is fast so be ready to switch to bloom soon!!.. Don't feed into the hype that they don't need any nutes, or you will be another person complaining of small yields...Good luck and let me know what happens..peace
 
StonedGuru

StonedGuru

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Hi guys I am doing an auto grow and I want to make some big colas and ive been advised to chop bottom branches for more energy, any idea how high up I should go? Usually I go at my plants like the guy from the shining but this is my first auto grow =D
 
hoss12781

hoss12781

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View attachment 1701587View attachment 1701588That, I believe is entirely dependent on the phenotype. I've had first branches that have gotten massive and have rivaled the main colas. I've also had ones that were limp dick and were cut off because they were not going to perform (called 'suckers' on tomato plants). This is one of the current plants I have going. Yes it has a N def, I'm working to correct it, but check the first branches. This is an instance where cutting the first branches would have been a poor choice. It is however not always a bad idea, you have to know your strain and be able to read the plant as its growing.
 
StonedGuru

StonedGuru

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hoss12781 said:
View attachment 1701587View attachment 1701588That, I believe is entirely dependent on the phenotype. I've had first branches that have gotten massive and have rivaled the main colas. I've also had ones that were limp dick and were cut off because they were not going to perform. This is one of the current plants I have going. Yes it has a N def, I'm working to correct it, but check the first branches. This is an instance where cutting the first branches would have been a poor choice. It is however not always a bad idea, you have to know your strain and be able to read the plant as its growing.
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Fair enough, they are some nice plants! Mine have fan leaves about 6 times the size which is my problem =( I think ill just leave em au natural and pray lol
 
hoss12781

hoss12781

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Thanks brother, I trim the fan leaves early and often to ensure enough light reaches the colas. I always cut the fan leaves when the colas under them are getting close to touching the fan leaf above. Hope that helps.
 
StonedGuru

StonedGuru

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hoss12781 said:
Thanks brother, I trim the fan leaves early and often to ensure enough light reaches the colas. I always cut the fan leaves when the colas under them are getting close to touching the fan leaf above. Hope that helps.
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Yes you have no idea Ive been trying to get a straight answer on getting light to budding sites on an auto and some people said never cut your auto and some said cut the branches that were going to flower and leave the fan leaves, so yes it does more than you know! Uber plus rep!
 
hoss12781

hoss12781

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Happy to help man. Your plant might look janky when when you first trim the fans off and you'll think "dammit I trimmed too much" but as long as you trim fan leaves that already have well started colas (at least 1/2 inch of established growth away from the main stalk) you'll come back a few days later and thank yourself for trimming as the colas should be hoppin.
 
Nordic division

Nordic division

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what lightning should i use for 6 auto f plants to get a good yield ?
i really dont know whats the best for my autos and you lads are the best!
 
StevieStoner

StevieStoner

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if your gonna go and buy a light i would say get yourself a 1000w, like everyone says "the more light the better". i use a 250 and like the results im seeing from it. but i didnt know anything about light when i got mine or i would have probably gotten a 600-1000w. just trying to keep the thread alive heres some pics of my la diva shes 12 days old from sprout
 
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