First time growing autos - Anything I need to know?

[Mrgreengrass]

This is my first time growing auto flower I have a few if the fastbud American autos but for now I have just cracked a girl scout cookies and a blackberry is there any thing I need to know or is it just as case of growing them like normal plants except you don't change the light cycle?

 

[Giorkos1]

There is no need for transplanting, you can start straight from the final pot. Autos are very resilient, they can handle topping and thrive with LST.
Use of CalMag is suggested

 

[Giorkos1]

Good luck

 

[Mrgreengrass]

There is no need for transplanting, you can start straight from the final pot. Autos are very resilient, they can handle topping and thrive with LST.
Use of CalMag is suggested

So you saying to repot it in the pot it's gunner be n for budding I just don't want to mess them up n end up with scrog smoke n not a lot off them

 

[Giorkos1]

I am not saying to follow my word, i don't want to be blamed if something goes wrong but you can check more journals with autos and see for yourself, take a look at my journal as well

 

[The green guy]

I'll tell you, re pottting fucks a auto up, completely,
Plant in largest pots you can accommodate,
Keep your temps in check you want to do everything you can not to stunt them. Personally I wouldn't top I have a on going grow journal
"14 white widow in 900L soil"
Do tie them down ,don't snap a branch that will stunt them again.
Autos are a perfect condition plant . anything bar perfect and the difference is huge, I'll stick around but you should come have a look at my journal .

 

[FlowerNose]

Autos have come a long way. Take a look at some of the journals by BulletTooth. He "mistreats" his autos and they still thrive. Topping, defoliation, super cropping. I'd still avoid repotting though. I started mine in rockwool then straight to 5 gallon grow bags.

 

[JoeDaddy77]

Like the others have said. No repot for autos. I'm using 3 gallon pots from seed to finish and it's working rather well. I've topped, lst, lollipopped and done backbuilding. They can take the abuse and still produce 2-4 ounces in as little as 60-75 days. GL and do some homework on here by checking others journal. And there always YouTube and Google... If you have questions, don't be afraid to ask.

 

[Guru02]

They also seem to be sensitive to nutrients. Start out low and work your way up.

 

[Mrgreengrass]

Can any one help tell me why I can't direct message any one on here yet ?

 

[FlowerNose]

Can any one help tell me why I can't direct message any one on here yet ?

You have only made 11 posts. I think the minimum is 50 posts before you can private message. .

 

[InTheShed]

They also seem to be sensitive to nutrients. Start out low and work your way up.

Everything I've read says 1/4 to 1/2 the recommended (on the bottle) dose for autos. I started mine at 1/2 tsp (instead of the 2-3 tsp on the bottle) and went to 1 tsp on the second feeding (outdoors in soil). No damage and nice green leaves!