Re: FuzzyGreen's First Autoflower Soil Grow (Big Easy Auto & Sin Tra Bajo)
I can be wrong but she needs a couple of weeks to be fully ready to harvest, it is however strange that she takes so long to flower, maybe dome unstable genetics and she is not fully autoflowering?
Lowryder is the original autoflwoer strain and it is a very stable one but not that potent if compared to other more recent strains.
Lowryder #2 is a much better alternative as it has increased strength , stability, yield!
I urge to to explore more strains and for example if you want a good...
Vertical mounting gives you additional light to your lower leafs but I suggest to sue vetical only for supplemental purposes. I have a a sunblase light at the top and two 2 bulb fixtures at the sides and this setup work perfectly!
That is completely right, autoflowers don't cope well with stress, because they have a limited flowering period and if something disturbs it then obviously those flowers will be smaller. for the LST, I think a well executed training can increase yield, not decrease for autoflowers also!
for the light schedules I have seen that for vegging the 24/0 goes the best and when autos start flowering go to 16/8 or 18/6.
This method works best for me and the strains I have grown but can be different to other strains.
1) defiantly no high stress training, just LST!!
2)about 2 to tree weeks start giving nutes, and don't overdue them .. autos need 1/2 or even 1/4 the strength of regular cannabis.
3) it is always better to get closer but be careful to not burn then, I usually put a strong fan so as it blows on...
One more question about the lights, how close was the HPS? they look slightly stretched (I don't want to offend you, just want the information :Namaste: )
I will also suggest LST
What lights are you using? for small spaces LED and CFL bulbs are good as they can be very close to plants and if you use HPS then you should definitely get a decent ventilation going so that you can get it close to the plants without burning them.
Those pots don't look so small, what was the volume?
About the transplanting -> completely agree, it is a pain in the ... to transplant heavily LST'd plant and the transplanting would hurt the plant a little, so I would also let it grow in the same medium!
I wish you good luck for the next grow !
sorry to hear that :(
I wouldn't call it a humidity dome, but yes I put the seeds in a humid environment but not too humid as when I started growing I put my first seeds in a closed space in a wet towel and those seeds started to rot..(that was really scary for new grower LOL :D)
I hope you did not damage the root, but if everything were ok, there how the humidity for those 6 days?
And how was the temperature?
I suggest you to wait a couple of days and see how they do..