Autoflowers growing slow?

hey guys im currently growing 2 autos one in a 4gallon pot and the other in 2.5gallon pot. the bigbang is on day 15 and the auto assassin is on day 13.
the soil is not drying out quickly at all i havent had to water one since it was planted i poked some holes in the soil to dry it up quicker hopefully any tips? am i doing something wrong they are under a 600w mh/hps dimmable ballast running a 250w about it about little over a foot away from plants. my temps are at 72-76.but all in all the soil is drying upso are my worrys just a it of a slower start.


BigBang Auto Feminised (4gallon Pot)



Auto Assassin Feminised (2.5gallon pot)

Anyone??? shouldnt they be further along then this.

Nah they look perfect man. They're fine. And the reason that the soil is still moist is because these containers are 2.5 and 4 gallons! Did you know most people start seedlings in tiny containers that are smaller than your hand? Like half a pint or less. This is totally fine however, but the roots will not grow into a tight dense ball as quickly as if it were started in a small container. The thing to keep in mind is that the only way a huge pot like that would dry out in a couple days would be if it had a giant plant inside! The roots are tiny tiny right now and so they cannot drink that much water at a time. So you probably won't need to water again for a long time- Especially if your first watering filled up the entire container.

Just leave it be and the only thing to keep in mind is that you wanna wait for it to dry out a lot because if it is too moist it can cause problems. Be sure to have a fan in there if this is inside.

So yeah, it is just a slightly (but not much) slower start than normal. And that could be for a number of reasons. Just leave them be, and perhaps start out your next one in a tiny pot such as jiffy pots http://www.novoselenterprises.com/images/mainpic_jiffy.jpg (my favorite way to begin)

yes i know that but if you transplant autos it will shock them greatly, so i just gotta wait till it drys then lol.
And sweet ill definatly get a fan pointing at her.

Do you have exhause/intake fans? You need exhaust to keep temperature stable, and intake to keep a steady flow of new co2. And if you decide to put a blowing fan in there don't point them directly at the plants- it is only for circulation. Just like you want air moving outside, but you don't want gusts of wind hitting plants.. so have the fan hit the wall or something and rebound and hit them that way, don't point it directly at them unless you have a whole lot and theyre big

i have about a 7x7 space and i have a fan by a window about 4 feet away then a little fan just in sight above canopy now.

Hey everybody,

Thanks for your replies. It has helped me a lot.

I planted my seed on May 20th. These are the pictures I took today. I have checked out other people's autoflowering journals and their plants are MUCH bigger than mine by day 16. Is this normal?

I live in BC and lately we have been getting great weather. I have been giving my plant sunlight.

Looking forward to your replies and I most definitely appreciate your guys' help with a noob like myself.

Cheers!

Wusup bro you will be fine!!! I am growing my 1st auto delicious seeds cheese candy with my other haze x ww n chocholate heaven regular photo plants...at first i had it under some CFL but it stretched alot so i replanted the stem down....Bro for no lie about 2 weeks or so it really did nothing.....then slowly the baby leafs and the first single leaf started slowly getting bigger then BAM it took off lol....its now about 13" tall and starting to bud nicely....I am actually kinda impressed how it grew lol so easy no problems at all with it...I think i might grab a pack of autos and grow 1 or 2 with my other girls from now on lol

thebiggie1214 said:

hey guys im currently growing 2 autos one in a 4gallon pot and the other in 2.5gallon pot. the bigbang is on day 15 and the auto assassin is on day 13.
the soil is not drying out quickly at all i havent had to water one since it was planted i poked some holes in the soil to dry it up quicker hopefully any tips? am i doing something wrong they are under a 600w mh/hps dimmable ballast running a 250w about it about little over a foot away from plants. my temps are at 72-76.but all in all the soil is drying upso are my worrys just a it of a slower start.


BigBang Auto Feminised (4gallon Pot)
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Auto Assassin Feminised (2.5gallon pot)
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How did they turn out? i popped some autos about a two weeks ago, after the first week they really didnt seem to grow much at all, i started them off in 3 gallon pots but after the second week growth picked up a lot. im still waiting to see how things turn out. Im guessing because the pots are bigger the plant is going to take longer to form a sturdy root system.

should have slowly increased the light like 135 for sedling then 300w for a week then up to ur big bang 600w