SSUG's Fem'd A/F LR2 grow off: the quest for diggity dank

Straight up G said:

Just started to flower, [I think] any precautions/recommendations?

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I have heard that 20/4 is the best lighting for autoflowering strains

Yea I heard it promotes fast growth for them, I don't think #~I should go 20/4 at this stage though, many RIU's have resorted to 12/12 with A/F's as they would not autoflower?, what do you think?, what dyu think my temps and RH should be atm?

Thanks for the solid info.

76-78°F
30-40% humidity

Nice 1 bro, I am 78-80F, 30% RH, sometimes rises randomly 4 or 5F, strange, yep they are defo flowering I can see white hairs and other pointed things!

Center of leaves red!, pistils pink/purple, WTH!

Just lowered Ph so had to water, need to give bloom nutes now but girls will not need water for another day or so- what shall I do!

Not good.

Colored pistils are usually genetics, and not indicative of any problem. Unless of course they just burned from the light being too close, but probably wouldn't turn an exotic color like pink or purple. Consider yourself lucky. One of my first grows had pink pistils and many experienced growers said they had never seen anything like it. When you say red at the center of the leaves, do you mean the veins or the actual leaves themselves? Either way that too can be genetic, or an indicator of a magnesium deficiency. Probably the former, mag defs aren't too common, it's added to most nutes and soils on some scale. Don't worry man, if something is wrong you will get burnt looking leaves, or drooping, or stunted growth. Just enjoy the little nuances of personality your girl is showing you, most cannabis plants won't stay just green.

Oh yea, and if you feel you really need to give it some bloom nutes now, I only fertilize my plants when the soil is moist. This way you only have to add a little to get it to soak through the soil. So dropping a couple drops evenly across your soil surface won't over-water your plants or anything like that. If you are just starting with the nutes make sure you start low, like 1/4 strength the recommended dose on the bottle, whatever brand you are using.

dutc2006 said:

Colored pistils are usually genetics, and not indicative of any problem. Unless of course they just burned from the light being too close, but probably wouldn't turn an exotic color like pink or purple. Consider yourself lucky. One of my first grows had pink pistils and many experienced growers said they had never seen anything like it. When you say red at the center of the leaves, do you mean the veins or the actual leaves themselves? Either way that too can be genetic, or an indicator of a magnesium deficiency. Probably the former, mag defs aren't too common, it's added to most nutes and soils on some scale. Don't worry man, if something is wrong you will get burnt looking leaves, or drooping, or stunted growth. Just enjoy the little nuances of personality your girl is showing you, most cannabis plants won't stay just green.

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The leaves are drooping and have severly yellowed, I think they are dying, will post pics