( 1st auto run ) SUPER SKUNK , NYC DIESEL, CASH CROP.

Opie1971

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I've grown several in 3g pots, I think the 2's are better, it saves you some space, meaning you can get more under your light coverage, from my experience plants won't "use" 3gs of dirt in such a life span. I've been running 12/12 from seed to finish here lately and the 2's seem like the ideal size. I'm going by the size of the rootball after I cut the plant and pull it out. If it was plants that were gonna be staying in the pots longer than 3ish months or so, I'd say 3 would be better. But I say all this with me using Pro-mix HP, with a little super soil in the bottom 1/3 or so.
 
Grow Harder

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Opie1971 said:
I've grown several in 3g pots, I think the 2's are better, it saves you some space, meaning you can get more under your light coverage, from my experience plants won't "use" 3gs of dirt in such a life span. I've been running 12/12 from seed to finish here lately and the 2's seem like the ideal size. I'm going by the size of the rootball after I cut the plant and pull it out. If it was plants that were gonna be staying in the pots longer than 3ish months or so, I'd say 3 would be better. But I say all this with me using Pro-mix HP, with a little super soil in the bottom 1/3 or so.
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That sounds like experience to me and experience knows best. Ill be gettin 2 gallon fabric pots for the next auto run
 
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Did more training today. Its really paying off. Im gonna go ahead and say that breaking a branch off the super skunk auto had no really horrible effects. She was extremely stressed for a few hours after. Noticeably droopy and not happy looking but she perked up overnight and picked up where she left off just fine. Ive retied the tops down as far as i could and ive added monster cropping to my training regiment . This is my first time with autos and i want to see just how far i can push them without completely stressing and stunting then out.
 
DancesWithWeeds

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Opie1971 said:
plants won't "use" 3gs of dirt in such a life span
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Right here is something I've been looking for, just to have someone say something with asking. I think it give a little more backbone to it especially when that's the conclusion my current run of testing shows. Except that I've been working on over watering in fabric bags. The plants can't use the much. I would like to add this in as a quote when I post the results.

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This is my first time with autos and i want to see just how far i can push them without completely stressing and stunting then out.
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That's good, and whatever you're doing looks like it's working. This is a really good preview of my plans. It's kind of exciting to see what I really expect to get this next grow.
 
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:peace: to u all! Rumor has it that a little bit of training goes a long way IMG_20181209_120241_249.jpg 20181209_114704.jpg look at all those bud sites!20181209_110135.jpg 20181209_110410.jpgi must say, its very nice to see trichs this early on in flower. It speaks volumes about its potency. Excited to see the turn out of this nyc auto (directly above and below)IMG_20181209_125644_245.jpg
Super skunk (below) wrapping up its transition into full flower 20181209_110541.jpg
Happy tent = happy me
Everything is thriving. No big deficiencies, no nute burn. Only one mishap (broken branch) and that turned out to be fine. No stunting or slowed growth
20181209_110755.jpg the cash crop (below) will be the last ro finish transitioning and probably the last to get chopped. Fine by me as long she rewards my patience lol20181209_110507.jpg

Later :peace:
 

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Opie1971 said:
Looking like your well on your way to another great run brother, I wouldn't expect anything less.
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Thanks opie! Im so suprised. I've heard about how finicky autos can be so i almost expected to run into some complications but surprisingly i had none so far. Just a very minor N deficiency. I didnt know how this would turn out but I'm developing a genuine appreciation for autos and i think I'll always have a few in the garden. They're fast n fun
 
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Who says ya cant top autos!? . This was an accident but it happened nonetheless and here's a pic from a few days ago. Those 2 tops are even with the rest of the canopy
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Here's some pics..
The photoperiod plants are doing well and have recovered from their first topping

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2 of the 3 autoflowers are bushing out and transitioning into flower nicely. The nyc diesel is in fullflower and isnt really stretching much at all. The LST was a success as u can see. For the past week I've also been supercropping branches to spread them out a bit. Ill be supercropping again today because they all turn upwards after a few hours so ive been keeping up on it with good resultsIMG_20181212_125448_182.jpg
 
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I can already tell ya you made the best decision when you decided to Lst and supercrop them, I don't think I'll ever let an indoor plant grow it's natural Christmas tree shape again. I always end up raising my lights all the way and cutting off the bottom half of the plants to keep from having larf. It takes a lot away from the buds that are really getting the most light. So yeah, keeping an even canopy is very important.
Oh yeah, looking great brother!!
 
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Opie1971 said:
I can already tell ya you made the best decision when you decided to Lst and supercrop them, I don't think I'll ever let an indoor plant grow it's natural Christmas tree shape again. I always end up raising my lights all the way and cutting off the bottom half of the plants to keep from having larf. It takes a lot away from the buds that are really getting the most light. So yeah, keeping an even canopy is very important.
Oh yeah, looking great brother!!
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Youre so right. To be honest, it might be the thing i pay attention to most
 
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The Autos are on the start of week 7.
They're drinking and eating very well. Gonna have to restock on some nutes soon and calmag.
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Nyc diesel 20181218_151707.jpg IMG_20181218_151959_140.jpg IMG_20181218_151918_390.jpg

Cash crop20181218_152548.jpg 20181218_152641.jpg 20181218_152611.jpg

Super skunk ( she looks ruffled from todays super cropping)20181218_153124.jpg 20181218_153230.jpg
 
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All of em look really good GH, the diesel is getting a lotta frost!
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Yea i like her smell to. I was mistaken about rhe bluecheese smell. That was the malasses and floroliscious plus stinking up the tent like rotten cheese lol. The carbon filter has to go in very soon. A week or 2 tops.
Where did this seed originally come from . Im impressed by the speed in which she matures.. this thing could actually be close to if not fully done in only 75 days. Amazing flowering speed
 
CoB_nUt

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Nic gig of a thread you gotcha self here GH! Question, what light schedule do you have your autos on? I got some freebie autos from heisen I was gonna run on my 6/6/6/6 veg schedule just for. kicks and experimental purposes. Blah the beans aren't viable tho.
I've grown 6' monstor photos in a 2 gal smart pots! They put out too for such a cramped rootspace, the root pruning of the smart pots alleviates a lotta issues tho.

Sub'd, nicely done.
 
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