need to give my first grow autos a good kick up the ass !! advice?

[GanjaGazza]

so, my autos are all 26 days old and puny isnt the word, one has started showing little white hairs and it is literally about two inch high, im currently running them under a 400w hps, 20/4, and also have a regular photoperiod plant alongside them. im determined to complete this grow as its my first even if each of the plants look like a gram on a stick, just wondered if changing the lights to 24hours a day will benefit or fuck them, and also the regular plant, gonna get some photos up any advise would be much appreciated !!!!

 

[brettsog]

what size pots are they in. autos like bigger pots from the start so they can shoot the long tap root out. i had mine in small pots and had to repot. soon as i did they started growing rapidly.

 

[Mr Mc Wilson]

Did they go through any shock or anything at anytime. over watering. How often at you watering them.? I have some auto mazar that I will put a pic up lg and it has been living under a skylight and now is starting to get nice and stinky with the others catching quickly. Put some pics up. How may symmetrical leaves have you got have you got any leaves that resemble the 5 spike leaves. Infact pics then we will talk. lol

 

[Mr Mc Wilson]

I agree with this also I started mine in small pots and after a week the trap root was out the bottom. Minimum 10 liters that's what I got.

 

[GanjaGazza]

think i may have left the in the small pots for far too long (14days!!) they are in far larger pots now and some people on other forums have attributed their lack of growth to being in pots too large?? il whack some pics up in the next hour hope someone can guide me to ounces !!

 

[GanjaGazza]

Ok guys so firstly this is my setup, clearly not too hightech !! fans blowing air in though and not usually as grubby, the strains im growing are pinapple express auto, blue mystic auto, bubblicious auto, and a caramel cream plant regular photoperiod. not sure which is which !! the black pot contains the plant which is spurting out white hairs allready, plants all on day 26

 

[bc165]

I can tell you from what i been though, you may still have a chance , but you mussed up at was having them n small pots to start off, next time have them in their final pot from the very start & this won't happen again, now you want to switch your light to 18/6 or 16/8 they need a longer dark period to sprout alil more, the one's that showing their sex but the one's that are not, get ready to top them thats the only way you will get close to a oz now...

ps sum of my autos took up to 3 months to finsh so dont give up yet... Good luck my auto big bang, n others under a 400w hps

 

[GanjaGazza]

all feminized, so turning the light cycle down should make them get bigger?? people have said the reason theyre tiny is because the pots too big and the growth is all focused on the roots? if theyre supposed to go straight into the final pot, do you intend to keep those in your photo in those small pots all the way through?

 

[GanjaGazza]

the one's that showing their sex

have you noticed that ones a male plant?
also any advise on topping? cheers!!

 

[Txchilies]

I just ordered some auto's and I 'm looking for info on how well they will do in DWC (deep water) hydro seems alot easier for me in my apartment. Can anyone help out? Thanks...

 

[hoss12781]

Ok guys so firstly this is my setup, clearly not too hightech !! fans blowing air in though and not usually as grubby, the strains im growing are pinapple express auto, blue mystic auto, bubblicious auto, and a caramel cream plant regular photoperiod. not sure which is which !! the black pot contains the plant which is spurting out white hairs allready, plants all on day 26
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news but those will probably not yield much brother. Try a loose soil, I use FF Ocean Forest. Maybe you just got a batch of bad beans. The above posts are correct, for max yield use 5 gallon pots. Air pots are also an excellent addition. What do you're temps look like? If they didn't get a lot of water to help spread the tap root as babies that could also be the issue.

 

[GanjaGazza]

between 70-80 constantly, anything i can do to give them a boost? cant start again because of time constraints, will they grow any further through the flowering stage or are they just gonna turn into little gram nugs on a stick haha

 

[bc165]

Trust me when I tell u because the pots too big is why their small, throw that suggestin in da trash because everything i ben though says 1 you should never transplant a Auto, 2 Bigger the pot the more space the roots have meaning more weight you will get ... since autos are just bout you keeping them alive they do all the work for you,... Yeah i did keep them in those pots all the way though.
also does matter what kind of auto you have sum drop a pound n theres no way you gonna tell me you got a pound off a auto from a smaller pot then a 10in... Best result i ever got from a auto 246g dried

 

[70sdiver]

Dont top them!!! Lot of bad advice here today.big pots definatly dont hurt your yield. What dirt are you using? Good advice on loose dirt. Try watering daily with very little water so your sure your soil is getting dry. To much water will hinder there growth. I think you got a batch of shit dirt. I have some going now that were planted in dirt given to me by a grow shop that claimed it was just amazing dirt. Planted 4 two in root organic original soil and 2 in their miracle dirt. The root organics are close to 36" the other 2 are about 10".

 

[GanjaGazza]

hopefully theyll grow abit now theyre in the bigger pots, slowly getting slightly bigger im hoping that theyll all grow through the flowering stage aswell !! gonna turn this thread in a grow diary anyone got predictions of how much il get off them all?

 

[GanjaGazza]

ok so i just changed the lights from 20/4 to 18/6. . . was this a wise move? hoping it will inspire growth, hoping it wont affect the plant with the regular photoperiod !

 

[bkrblood]

dude dont feel too bad. im in my first grow as well and using autos and ive got the exact same problem with them being really small. mine are actually even a lil smaller. i think my biggest issue was lack of lighting though and over watering. luckilly i was smart and only did 1 plant at a time though for my first grow just to get the screw ups out of my system. i would say you could try getting some food for them, something like grow big. also try getting some reflective film around the setup to help redirrect the light back into the plants. thats what im trying. good luck!

 

[hoss12781]

ok so i just changed the lights from 20/4 to 18/6. . . was this a wise move? hoping it will inspire growth, hoping it wont affect the plant with the regular photoperiod !

Yes I run LED and keep my lights on 23-1. I've played with other regimines and this has worked best in my garden.