The Real Auto-Flowering Review! w/pics!

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LarryTheStoner

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how cold are your temps? this winter has been pretty chilly so far for most of the US. A space heater on a timer should do the trick. It may take a day or two to keep it dialed in so make sure you keep a close eye on your garden after you ad it. (this is true anytime you make an improvement or adjustment to your garden mid grow) you dont want it getting to hot or two cold cuz that will stress your plant and Autoflowers do not have enough time in their life cycle to properly recover from stress.

I also have some speed devil#2 that I have been waiting to try. It would be awesome if you felt inclined to do a smoke report and let us know how it turns out.

If you have any other questions feel free to PM me or just ask

Happy Growing

-Larry
 
surfhead

surfhead

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Flash is the seed company name , you want to try a real nice auto , go with greenhouse seeds green o matic awsome plant
 
Viagro

Viagro

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Great thread, thanks.

I'm curious about Speed Devil 2, as well. I got in on that freebie and am growing the Fast Bud atm. It's a monstrous little bush, and beginning to stretch, but slow to bud and it's day 33. Any advice?

For great ONYX pics, check out ChroniCDoom's journal.
 
surfhead

surfhead

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ive done fast bud 2 times nice plant, nice yield, if done in big pot i used 2.5 gal and got 1.5 oz used 1 gallon and only got 25 g used earth juice bloom and molasses thats it
 
Oldreefer

Oldreefer

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I also have the attitude sweet seeds promo going....speed devil 2, fast bud and 2 green poisons....Seedlings right now but appear healthy at 10-12 days.
I've grown autos for 3 years now and love the quickness...and the wide choices available now. I really like any of the lowryder strains, just finishing up a couple of diesel ryders along with a Low life lemon skunk auto...with 4 lowryder 2 bout a month from finish.....
Autos is 95% of what I use if not 100%.....grow my own drawer full of choices........love'em......
 
surfhead

surfhead

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18/ 6 seems to produce bigger buds for me , all under cfls add a week or so to there time frame and you should like it real stinky !!!
 
surfhead

surfhead

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anyone else try green o matic i think its a great auto one of my favorites so far, had some samsara seeds half were only 8 - 9 inches others were pretty nice but wouldnt reorder them , gonna try some short stuff next .
 
convict156326

convict156326

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i have a few questions, i want to run 2 AF strains in my tent with my other 4 regular strains. hopefully to be able to harvest 2 plants twice before the other 4 are mature. will this work? and do autoflowers require anything special for geming? ive read alot on em but havent been able to talk to someone with actual exp with them. is my understanding that a true AF will go from germed seed to harvested plant in under 70 days? what kind of yeild would it have under a 400 mh/hps? average, light nutes i gues you guys seem to say be caareful with em lol. can i grow them just under a mh/hps? or does it need cfl for a reason or just to keep it short? im growing for a nam vet and we need to harvest every few months, AF seems to be the way to go, but i have a tent system so can go big ger with a few. just needing the quick harvest. please set me straight
 

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surfhead

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no , only 24/0 in veg cycle then i drop down to 20/ 4 or 18 /6 i gonna try 16/ 8 but so far with same strain grows 18/6 have worked out the best..
 
Viagro

Viagro

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surfhead said:
18/ 6 seems to produce bigger buds for me , all under cfls add a week or so to there time frame and you should like it real stinky !!!
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Did you ever try 24/0?

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no , only 24/0 in veg cycle then i drop down to 20/ 4 or 18 /6 i gonna try 16/ 8 but so far with same strain grows 18/6 have worked out the best..
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Then how do you know 18/6 produces bigger buds for you? You have no comparison to 24/0.
 
Oldreefer

Oldreefer

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convict156326 said:
i have a few questions, i want to run 2 AF strains in my tent with my other 4 regular strains. hopefully to be able to harvest 2 plants twice before the other 4 are mature. will this work? and do autoflowers require anything special for geming? ive read alot on em but havent been able to talk to someone with actual exp with them. is my understanding that a true AF will go from germed seed to harvested plant in under 70 days? what kind of yeild would it have under a 400 mh/hps? average, light nutes i gues you guys seem to say be caareful with em lol. can i grow them just under a mh/hps? or does it need cfl for a reason or just to keep it short? im growing for a nam vet and we need to harvest every few months, AF seems to be the way to go, but i have a tent system so can go big ger with a few. just needing the quick harvest. please set me straight
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Yes, one can grow autos alongside regular photoperiod plants....they DO finish around 60-70 days from seed.....they do their flowering on the clock regardless.....I use 400w hps in a tent at 16/8...and at another site, I use a 1000w hps on 12/12.....I suggest that you stick to autos that are stable such as Joint Doctors lowryder strains or lowlife......,ost of mine stay around 16-18 inches tall and provide some good herb.......Auto tend to fatten quite a bit the last week and buds usually show a dramatic change just before they're ready.....Just harvested a Lowlife that had "snowball" buds til the last week when they fattened and got really sticky, turning to a orange hue.....that one plant appears to have at least 3/4 ounce on it ..........
 
convict156326

convict156326

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Oldreefer said:
Yes, one can grow autos alongside regular photoperiod plants....they DO finish around 60-70 days from seed.....they do their flowering on the clock regardless.....I use 400w hps in a tent at 16/8...and at another site, I use a 1000w hps on 12/12.....I suggest that you stick to autos that are stable such as Joint Doctors lowryder strains or lowlife......,ost of mine stay around 16-18 inches tall and provide some good herb.......Auto tend to fatten quite a bit the last week and buds usually show a dramatic change just before they're ready.....Just harvested a Lowlife that had "snowball" buds til the last week when they fattened and got really sticky, turning to a orange hue.....that one plant appears to have at least 3/4 ounce on it ..........
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thanks bro, so the AF's arent very good producers then? to me 3/4 of a zip is not really worth the space the plant is taking, im nedin more like 2 oz per
 
surfhead

surfhead

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becouse i believe plants need a few hours of rest time to build stronger roots, they need dark to process the light ,or they become weak.
 
surfhead

surfhead

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2 oz off an auto, seems like a pretty tall order 1-1.5 oz at very most from all that i have grown or read about .
 
surfhead

surfhead

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heres a note from nirvanna seed banks autoflowering page
- using a 24/0 light cycle. The fact that auto-flowerers are not photo period dependent, like regular cannabis plants are, does not mean that being bathed in light 24/7 is right for them. Many growers make the mistake of thinking plants need to be exposed to light as much as possible to grow bigger, when the dark period is actually when plants use that built-up light energy to develop roots and leaves. (obviously, using a dark period also means far lower electricity bills and heat output). Solution: switch to an 18/6 or even 16/8 light cycle.

i use 24/0 for period of sprout till first set of true leaves then i go to 18/6
 
convict156326

convict156326

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surfhead said:
2 oz off an auto, seems like a pretty tall order 1-1.5 oz at very most from all that i have grown or read about .
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i mean 2 zips off the non af in the tent, i was hopin for at least an o for the AF's. i have a few going now, is there some trait that reveals if its AF or not? i noticed people were posting pics asking if it "looked" AF. the seeds i have were developed @ home for past 5 years, is that long enough to stabalize a strain? he said there were a few pheno variables i just assumed he meant as in with any seed you grow variables. now im wonderin if maybe he just cross bred and back bred to shorten the flowering time. still 3 months is hella shorter right? compared to my labella strawberry that might take like 5 months im guessin. first grow. lotsa questions.
 
Viagro

Viagro

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surfhead said:
heres a note from nirvanna seed banks autoflowering page
- using a 24/0 light cycle. The fact that auto-flowerers are not photo period dependent, like regular cannabis plants are, does not mean that being bathed in light 24/7 is right for them. Many growers make the mistake of thinking plants need to be exposed to light as much as possible to grow bigger, when the dark period is actually when plants use that built-up light energy to develop roots and leaves. (obviously, using a dark period also means far lower electricity bills and heat output). Solution: switch to an 18/6 or even 16/8 light cycle.

i use 24/0 for period of sprout till first set of true leaves then i go to 18/6
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As long as an auto strain is stable, 24/0 will result in maximum growth throughout. It's simple botany. Consult Ed Rosenthal and other experts...or have a look at this thread.

It's important that info is clear and solid and not based on opinion. Otherwise it spreads misconceptions.

Plants don't care about light bills, that's confusing the issue.
 
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