fast bud girl scout coockies autoflower. i need tips please

Atulip

Atulip

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More light would be better but 600w is fine. For schedule, I like 24/0, but I believe 18/6 is the favorite among auto growers. They do not require darkness throughout their lives, so light schedule is pretty flexible.

How many you can grow depends on your grow style. I like SoG with my autos. I run a 4'x8' perpetual autos and have ~44 in 32 sq ft(including seedling pots) currently. Some people prefer to grow larger plants and may only grow 4-9 plants in a 4'x4'. So that's up to you.
 
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eugenedaily

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What kind of light you think ive read to add some cfls that the color of it would help with yield but like said I've only read never tried
 
Atulip

Atulip

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HPS alone will do fine. Something like a Hortilux bulb with more blue will help during veg. But sure you could supplement some cfl or leds.
 
black jesus

black jesus

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Try to put as many as possible in your tent. I'm not sure what kind of yield these put out but if you want a nice pull I would try to fit as of the size buckets as you can...and leave room so you can move around
 
shhhmokey

shhhmokey

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I miss calculated my flower time in the closet so mine may turn out to be potted outside and on my back deck. Lol. Shit.
 
justugh

justugh

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eugenedaily said:
This is my first grow i have a 600 hps and a 4x4x7 tent. I meed as much advice as possible. How many can i grow, do i need more lights,light schedule all info will help
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calm down
this is a fun strain .......as it is your first time it is going to do what it does for u the next time u do it it will be better and keep getting better as u learn the strain and tweak the soil and feed to what it likes

time
20/4 gets u the best results in oil vs veggie weight
24/0 gets u the most weight decent oil decent thc densest buds u will make

feeding .....this strain was 3 back for me so that means it was on batch 2 of my soil

it is a pretty heavy feeder..........depending on what u are using i would say u can safly increase the amounts of feed u are giving to it as what mine was in was super man on crack soil ...........stick to the simple plan for the first 2 weeks of life then move to a heavy plan after that mine took the hitting super soil well once a root system had got going

light
simple it is a auto plant .........it loves both wave lengths .........if u had a 1000w i tell u get a dual arc bulb
ok hid bulbs if u have digital ballast then u want to get 3 kind
MH
https://www.amazon.com/Digilux-DX600-Digital-Hydroponics-Quality/dp/B0041SX3MO
HPS
https://www.amazon.com/Digilux-Digital-Sodium-Hydroponics-Quality/dp/B00DLRKWN4
Finsher UVB and 10k
https://www.amazon.com/SolisTek-STMH600-10K-Halide-Digital-600-watt/dp/B00R4R1Y8Y

here just like a normal light system but more advance
starting ir off use a CFL or T5 (softer light to get geting)
then when that first true leaf comes out move it to the MH bulb
u stay under that one untill u see the plant start to strech out and open bud sites then u got to HPS
when u see the lower leaves in the plant yellow and the middle leaves starting too u chance the light to the 10k/uvb light (this forces the gland heads to swell up to protect the plant cells) 10 days of that and u can cut her down

speical note .........UVB light is bad for your eyes if u use that kind of bulb u need to wear safty glasses with a UV rating of 600 or above with only short exposure ........not listen to this can result in damage to your eyes leading to blindness..........UV light is what cuases us to burn in the sun the plants only defence to it is the resin glands (it is the plants sun screen)
 
justugh

justugh

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oh and the simplest of the basic with auto

use a plug to start it once it sprouts ........u plant it in the final container ( i use 7 gallons with only 6 and half in so the extra room makes a wind block for the young plant )

auto plants do not transplant well ........put them in the size planter u want in your grow area from the start
 
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eugenedaily

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justugh said:
oh and the simplest of the basic with auto

use a plug to start it once it sprouts ........u plant it in the final container ( i use 7 gallons with only 6 and half in so the extra room makes a wind block for the young plant )

auto plants do not transplant well ........put them in the size planter u want in your grow area from the start
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Thank you very much
 
Atulip

Atulip

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Let's stop with the auto flower myths. They transplant fine. They top fine. They HST and LST fine.

Atulip said:
I'm a big fan of Mephisto Genetics. The quality is not lacking.


Addressing any other auto flower myths. They're like photo periods, but with a predetermined veg length. They don't hermie easier, less you have bad genes, same as photo periods. You can transplant them just fine. I start seeds and transplant without fail every week. You can top them, fim them, supercrop them, lst them. Grows like photoperiods, but with a timed veg period.


Seedlings awaiting transplant(Day 0, 13, 6)
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A fine example of topping(I top almost all my autos)(Day 16)
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Day 23
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Day 42 (same ones topped above)
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Had to supercrop the big one.

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4 main branches down
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I'm just in some water only soil in 3gal fabric pots, and I neglect the hell outta these autos. Still no herms, still quality smoke every time.
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