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Re: Newbie and autos... I have a friend from Copenhagen who is a breeder (ahh! my bean man) he recommends hps and a light cycle of 24/0 until sex shows then a 20/4 cycle until harvest. I grow strictly feminized autos so I don't have to worry about sex. I've also done a light cycle of 24/0 for...

Agen, your baby looks fine. I have a friend from Copenhagen who is a breeder, best light cycle for autos is 24/0 until sex shows then go to 20/4 to complete the grow. This works! He also recommendeds to use hps for the entire grow to keep the internode spacing as close as possible and prevent...

I disagree Frank, ruderalis hybrids are worth it if you have a limited space to operate in the key is to have the knowledge to grow them. I've grown and smoked nothing but feminized autos for a little over 3 years now. I grow 6 plants at a time and I yield about 50g dry weight per plant plus I...

Don't blame the autos! I've been growing strictly autos for a little over 3 years, whoever said growing autos was easy and good for begineers should have their head checked. With autos one needs to realize everything speeds up veg cycle may last only 3 weeks so any amount of stress to your plant...

Exhaust fans and circulation fans need to run 24/7, the only time mine are off is between grows. I would not point your circulation fan towards the soil as this will quickly dry up tender root hairs and they will die, the ideal location for your circulation fan is between your light and canopy...

I'm noticing a couple of issues from you pics. Some of your leaf edges are curling up and some of your stems are purplish this is a classic early sign of a nutrient lockout. You want to get your soil ph between 6.0 and 6.8 anything above or below that range will cause a nutrient lockout. Do you...

Hey Tam, I've been growing autos in a tent for a little over 3 years now. Some easy forgiving strains to start with would be Nirvana short riders, bubblicious, or blue mystic. I always have 2 short riders in every grow, love the high! I run hps for the entire grow this gives me short internode...

I agree with Jimmy, topping creates stress that is unneeded. The key is to have short internode spacing, don't let your babies stretch and she will produce many side branches that will all have tops. It's a proven fact that topping will stunt growth for up to 2 weeks or more depending on your...

I reused soil once and will never do it again, had one issue after another. Are you checking your waters ph prior to adding? If your soil is reading 6.0 or 6.5 you want your water to have a ph level of 6.5. If your soils ph level gets below 6.0 or as high as 7.0 you are asking for lockout...

Usually when stems start to turn purplish its related to a P def regardless of the age of the plant. This is a early warning sign that your baby is sending you, usually a nutrient lockout and it should not be taken lightly, left untreated it may ruin your grow and nobody wants that. If you...

Sweet! At this point of your grow I would not worry, looks like a slight N def. even though your are flowering your plant still requires some N. I do notice quite a bit of stretch your internode spacing is quite far apart, if you want bigger fatter buds you need this spacing to be roughly 1/2"...

The reddish-purple stems and curled up leaves would suggest to me that you are having a nutrient lockout issue, this is caused by your soils ph level being either to high or to low. Ideally you want your soil ph to be between 6.0 and 6.8, I prefer my soil at 6.5 this way if it flucuates alittle...

Just wanted to let you know that I never remove fan leaves, your plant needs these for the entire grow. During the late flowering stage some may yellow and die on their own, this is normal.

I'm not a hydro grower but I do know the being on a 24/0 light schedule has no bearing with the issues you are having. Isn't a ph value of 6.0 kinda high for hydros? If it was me I would try lower ph value maybe 5.4 or 5.6 and wait to see if any improvement takes place, it may take 3-4 days...

My water has a ph value of 6.5 from germination to harvest. I also plant directly into my finishing pot, why put your babies through unneeded stress. My soil is an organic mix with a ph value between 6.0 to 6.8. I like keeping things simple and easy! good organic soil and a water ph of 6.5 will...