Autoflower flowering way too early

Budzbuddha

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Plus the 12/12 cycle just accelerated the sexing of it so you lost any real veg time with it.

Oddly , you would have gotten a BIGGER plant than this running a photoperiod strain on 12/12. She will not produce much now that it has sexed and preflower set.

Next time heed the auto flower cycles as needed instead of growing a micro version of a short strain.
 
So Whats the best way for me to maximise the yield on these two? Veg Nutes for a further 1 or 2 weeks?
Auto flowers prefer extremely light fluffy soil so as the roots can easily expand and become easily inoculated by added microbes, which you should be using-especially when transplanting! Germinate your seeds in the soil of a 3-5 gallon bucket. Your main issue is LIGHT! You need to up your lighting to something like a vivosun 1000watt hps light and NEVER put set your light schedule to 12:12 on an auto-keep it at 24 hours of light or 18:6 so she has a chance to rest. If you wanna change to a 12:12 that can come later, if flowering needs to be encouraged! I attached an mk-ultra auto I did which was my first grow from THSeeds. You’ll get it-it’s all lighting, air flow, soil, and care!
 

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Plus the 12/12 cycle just accelerated the sexing of it so you lost any real veg time with it.

Oddly , you would have gotten a BIGGER plant than this running a photoperiod strain on 12/12. She will not produce much now that it has sexed and preflower set.

Next time heed the auto flower cycles as needed instead of growing a micro version of a short strain.
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Although this could be set back to 24 and blast with veg nutes and monster crop it ‍♂
 

JoeBlow5823

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Hey Guys,

I'm your typical newbie to the forum, been reading and following for a while, this is my first post. Been interested in plants and botany my whole life so very clued up when it comes to growing stuff. Having said that I'm brand new to cannabis growing. I've started with Autoflowers as I figured this would be the easiest, obviously, like so many noobs I regret that decision and will be growing normal strains from now onwards.

Anyway I started two White Dwarf's in seed trays and within about 3 weeks noticed white pistols growing from the top, I believe this is pre flower? I then transplanted the two into 3gal pots and since then they have further developed pistols as well as the fine crystal like spots you see on the surrounding leaves.

I currently have them in a grow tent with a 400w MH lamp as well as correct ventilation and am running on a 12/12 light schedule (I know this is counter productive to vegetative growth however this was more of a first time grow experiment than anything else)

by the looks of the plants (pics attached) I'm not going to get a very good yield. how much further are these ladies going to grow and what final yield could I expect? I'm using veg nutes at the moment should i switch to flowering nutes ? Would appreciate your thoughts

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Give up and try again. Between the 12/12 cycle, not planting in the final pot, and whatever else went wrong, you are just wasting your time with that little sprout. Your not going to learn anything from it. Its to small to learn anything about nutrients or watering or really anything useful to growing plants with any kind of yield. No amount of snake oil and pixy dust will ever grow this girl anywhere near her potential. You completely missed out on the first 3 weeks of veg where the plant grows its branches and what not. Even though your only running a 400w light your still going to be paying about 100$ per gram in electric bills.
 
This is my 1st auto grow
Zkittlez. A hair over 3 weeks old.
Imma poor boy,so it's a bucket from Dollar Tree,some better homes and garden cheap soil,and a 600w(they claim) led. Some mylar glued to cardboard for reflection.
The dirt came with nutes in it,so basically,outside of a shot of worm casings and bat shit,Ileft it alone and watered.
It's a weed.
Been here a long time. I figure a plants worse enemy is a grower who puddles with em too much
 

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NotSchwifty

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lol no...and honestly the idea that you suggest that is pretty ridiculous.

You fucked this plant up, plain and simple.

now maybe stop blaming the strain and figure out what YOU did wrong so you dont repeat it. Ok mr 20 year pro, since you have an ec meter why dont you tell us what you have been feeding and at what concentrations? also tell us a little about your watering schedule.
Why you being an asshole? This place is for asking questions and theres always that "expert grower" talking down on noobs
 

JoeBlow5823

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Why you being an asshole? This place is for asking questions and theres always that "expert grower" talking down on noobs
I dont think he was being an asshole, just direct. He is correct, the size of your plant has NOTHING to do with the strain. Even the original low rider autoflowers were WAY BIGGER than what you have grown. I could grow a bigger auto in a solo cup with a single 13 watt fluorescent light over it. Hell I could probably grow a bigger auto in a SHOT GLASS. You must have fucked up more than one thing for it to be that small.
 

NothinButThat#4

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I started 3 Bluetooth auto 3 weeks ago, I’m trying to do a grow as basic and barebones as possible. Money was spent on seeds and a 600w light. Dirt from my yard and some tap water. Plants are 8-10in with lots of branches, maybe this is just a very large strain normally, but even my cheap set up on a gun safe grew plants
 
Hey Guys,

I'm your typical newbie to the forum, been reading and following for a while, this is my first post. Been interested in plants and botany my whole life so very clued up when it comes to growing stuff. Having said that I'm brand new to cannabis growing. I've started with Autoflowers as I figured this would be the easiest, obviously, like so many noobs I regret that decision and will be growing normal strains from now onwards.

Anyway I started two White Dwarf's in seed trays and within about 3 weeks noticed white pistols growing from the top, I believe this is pre flower? I then transplanted the two into 3gal pots and since then they have further developed pistols as well as the fine crystal like spots you see on the surrounding leaves.

I currently have them in a grow tent with a 400w MH lamp as well as correct ventilation and am running on a 12/12 light schedule (I know this is counter productive to vegetative growth however this was more of a first time grow experiment than anything else)

by the looks of the plants (pics attached) I'm not going to get a very good yield. how much further are these ladies going to grow and what final yield could I expect? I'm using veg nutes at the moment should i switch to flowering nutes ? Would appreciate your thoughts

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Growing autos you want to have no stress whatsoever. So plant seed directly into pot your gonna finish in. I use dry ammendments giga green 444 multi purpose, & 284 bloom from the start, mixed in with the growing medium. I also add bat guano. Then just water until about 5 weeks before each strain is supposed to finish. At this point I I ammend the medium again & that should be enough for them to finish. I would at least give 18hrs light. Some people do 24 hrs. You are not going g to get more than a couple oz off of auto. But most strains you can cut in less than 12 weeks.
 

MATTYMATT726

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Growing autos you want to have no stress whatsoever. So plant seed directly into pot your gonna finish in. I use dry ammendments giga green 444 multi purpose, & 284 bloom from the start, mixed in with the growing medium. I also add bat guano. Then just water until about 5 weeks before each strain is supposed to finish. At this point I I ammend the medium again & that should be enough for them to finish. I would at least give 18hrs light. Some people do 24 hrs. You are not going g to get more than a couple oz off of auto. But most strains you can cut in less than 12 weeks.
Wrong on a few pieces bud. There is a nice thread in the auto section called"so you can't transplant autos" by McStrats. It ABSOLUTELY can be done with zero stunt if healthy and done in a good manor of time. Also AFN has journals of 7 to 12 oz PER PLANT on AUTOFLOWERS. You don't sound too versed in todays autoflower genetics as they have changed mightily from 5-10 years ago and lowriders producing an ounce or so.
 

JoeBlow5823

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Growing autos you want to have no stress whatsoever. So plant seed directly into pot your gonna finish in. I use dry ammendments giga green 444 multi purpose, & 284 bloom from the start, mixed in with the growing medium. I also add bat guano. Then just water until about 5 weeks before each strain is supposed to finish. At this point I I ammend the medium again & that should be enough for them to finish. I would at least give 18hrs light. Some people do 24 hrs. You are not going g to get more than a couple oz off of auto. But most strains you can cut in less than 12 weeks.
My first try at autos I got over 4oz fully trimmed off one plant....
 
Wrong on a few pieces bud. There is a nice thread in the auto section called"so you can't transplant autos" by McStrats. It ABSOLUTELY can be done with zero stunt if healthy and done in a good manor of time. Also AFN has journals of 7 to 12 oz PER PLANT on AUTOFLOWERS. You don't sound too versed in todays autoflower genetics as they have changed mightily from 5-10 years ago and lowriders producing an ounce or so.
I would have to see it in person to believe it 12oz on 1 auto. I could say that I get 10 pounds per plants, don't make it true. Not your typical auto. Maybe a superauto.
 

MATTYMATT726

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I would have to see it in person to believe it 12oz on 1 auto. I could say that I get 10 pounds per plants, don't make it true. Not your typical auto. Maybe a superauto.
Sure. His name is MrOldBoy on Autoflower.net. Mephisto section. Title is Sam's Crack strain. All documented. Though the whole "not real if don't see it" is dumb. You're not god and don't get to decide what is true or not because you didn't see it.
 
Sure. His name is MrOldBoy on Autoflower.net. Mephisto section. Title is Sam's Crack strain. All documented. Though the whole "not real if don't see it" is dumb. You're not god and don't get to decide what is true or not because you didn't see it.
Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I am. Anything is possible. Autos is all I grow inside. I've not tried any seeds form Mephisto but I will
Sure. His name is MrOldBoy on Autoflower.net. Mephisto section. Title is Sam's Crack strain. All documented. Though the whole "not real if don't see it" is dumb. You're not god and don't get to decide what is true or not because you didn't see it.
I maybe wrong. I hope I am. Anything is possible. Autos is all I grow inside. I haven't tried Mephisto but from what I hear they are the shit. I will be ordering some. Again sorry for not being open minded.
 
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