Indoor Afghan Kush AutoFlower (Macro Photography)

This is my first real attempt at growing and i honestly rarely ever smoke, I just think cannabis plants are beautiful.

Setup:
Viparspectra XS2000 LED (Hung 30" from canopy)
Foxfarms Oceanforest Soil
3'x3'x6' Grow Tent
8in exhaust fan mounted at the top






Week 1 after transplanting
Starting to really stretch her first shoots. The first pair of 3 fingered leaves have showed themselves as of today! I was a little worried as the edges of the first single finger leaves are slightly curling upwards and the leaves are a little off colored, but after asking some questions around here it seems that the FoxFarms OceanForest soil is a little on the hotter side and the plant may be suffering slightly from fert burn. I transplanted rather early and most of the growth seen in the images is with this Foxfarm soil, I think if it has made it this far she is going to grow just fine.


You can clearly see the curl in the photo above ^^^ and the discoloration below



I also have a passion for photography, especially macro photography. Cant wait till she buds to get some close ups of some frosty buds.



Im still debating on what method im going to use when growing this plant. I may just let her do her thing with no training, but i have rubber wire if i end up wants to start tying branches down to let more light pernitrate to the lower leaves.

For a single plant, what would you guys do? SCROG possibly? Is it pretty common for one to top their plants? Im not sure i could cut the head off my beauty when the time came..

you could lst if you dont want to top it, it works wonders. lst = low stress training

I think a lot of people are nervous about topping their plants when they first start out. I used to use LST only, but once I started topping aggressively, my yields exploded. Either way, you want to create a perfectly even canopy. Don't worry about topping until you've got 5 nodes or so and if you decide not to do it and only LST, be very careful not to break the branches. Small plants break at the "joint" very easily, so the best way to bend them around is by pinching the branch in the middle, then sort of wiggle it back and forth carefully without putting any pressure on the joint-you want to break up the fibers on the inside without making it snap or crack, then when it's nice and flexible, just tie it into place. Look into "Uncle Ben's topping method" for topping basics, and "mainline training" for a more advanced method. I've mainlined all of my plants to 20-30 primary bud sites for my last few grows and my yields have gone way up, so it's something to look into eventually.

yep, as long as you have good genetics you can pinch tops out al you like and it wont herm on you

WEEK 2
She is coming along great. The nute burn i was worried about in the previous post has not progressed and the plant looks pretty healthy over all.


She is just starting to sprout her first 5 fingered leaves. I love how beefy these leaves are.



At the nodes, new sprouts are starting to come in (macro photo, click to see details)
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I have decided i want to go the LST route. When should i start this process? I know she still small yet, but am I getting close to be able to LST? Really wanting to get more light to those lower nodes asap.

I wouldn’t top an auto, not really much you can do with them but lst. You should still pull a couple oz just growing her straight up.

Y’all really telling them to top an autoflowering plant. SMH

hi, yes the cannabis plant is beautiful. your photos are excellent. you're highlighting parts too often ignored when people show the fruits of their labor. i'm just 30 days in to my first grow. heres my most recent string