1st Time Grow White Widow & Seedmakers Autoblue

[spring2012]

Forgot Soy!! Shit man you had a narrow escape!

 

[soysawce]

I am hoping they do a great sale for black friday or monday whatever it is haha. I might be picking up more seeds if the deal is great enough we shall see.

 

[soysawce]

Like i honestly must of came down just in time or idk like i think if it fell in middle of the night and i check it at around 1030pm and it wasnt onyl a little burnt i must of went to check it out at the right time. I would think if it fell in the middle of the night it would of caused a fire maybe? But the big light is strapped in nice i have 2 ihooks in beams handing down with alumimum wires its pretty heavy stuff i could barely cut through it with a brand new wire cutter lol

 

[iSmokes]

Even if you're going with a couple of regulars at 12/12, wouldn't hurt to add autos too just sad to see the precious space that's WELL LIT all over go to waste lol If you had a 400 I'd say yeh go with 3 big plants under it, but the lumens are available and shining

 

[soysawce]

Dont you think if i go 12/12 in flower though it will ruin the auto flower growth? Also i have the dp strains they say they grow best under 20/4 I have 5 autos i can start with that come in . But if you guys dont think it will stunt the bud growth on the autoflowers im totally down to just throw in some regs

 

[iSmokes]

It wouldn't really stunt them, they'll take the 12 hours of light but they won't be too happy with it. So your yield will definitely suffer, but you'll still get some good bud. If you're looking for a perpetual harvest, like 1 plant every week, then go with all autos. If you're looking to mix it up, I say veg regulars for 2 months (they veg at 20/4 or 18/6 really good) alongside the autos growing. That way your autos will finish in 2 months and you harvest them, then flip to 12/12 where you have regulars all vegged and ready for flowering. A 2 month vegged regular with some topping and LST will yield a lot of premium bud.
All in all you have a lot of options buddy Please share thoughts on what you're planning to do, there's nothing I love more than suggesting "grow plans" lol, especially if autos are involved. I'm sure spring agrees on how flexible autos are.

 

[soysawce]

I am kind liking the idea you have there but i would think my electric would be nuts if i had a 2nd spot growing things. Its prob going to be crazy enough with thsi 1000w but we will see when the bill comes in LOL.

 

[iSmokes]

My plan is all under that single 1000W soy 5 autos, 2 or 3 regs. 5 autos will finish in 2 months, then flip 12/12 on the vegged regs all under the same light.

 

[soysawce]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . Yeah im doing that

 

[soysawce]

I have a jar full of regs seeds. But when my new ones come in maybe ill use some of my photoperiod ones . Also dont you think if i go to hps for the autoflowers what will that light do to the normal ones?

 

[iSmokes]

This is so exciting!

Just let your autos grow out like usual and harvest in 2 months or so. During this period take good care of your 3 regulars. They will veg and grow really big in 9-10 weeks. During this time make sure you top and LST and form a nice big bush with even side branches. As soon as you harvest your autos you'll have 3 monsters dying to flower. Flip to 12/12, do a scrog over them maybe ? Then flower those bad boys.. I mean girls!! GIIRRLS! no boys allowed in the garden

 

[soysawce]

Im so much more exicted now too LOL. *tears*

 

[iSmokes]

Yes HPS will do excellent for both. MH is usually preferred for vegetative growth, but hps will still do a great job. You could always get a mixed spectrum 1000W and make all your plants happy . But yes an HPS will do a very nice job throughout.

 

[spring2012]

The auto's are completely flexible. I do 18/6 but 12/12 will work fine. Gets em a bit jumpy but you'll get nice bud. You can also do work with the lights off. Auto's could care less if you get light on them during dark periods. This makes it easier to mix them in with regulars.

 

[iSmokes]

LOL! Me too! This is awesome because it's very similar to what I'm doing. I'm vegging regulars next to autos, just started 3 days ago .

Im so much more exicted now too LOL. *tears*

 

[soysawce]

Okay so aparently on my MH bulb its not going to get here till nov 27 . And it seems that my seeds are in my state now so maybe i will get them sooner then i expected ? Could i use the hps to start the growth then switch to mh when it comes in the mail or should i use my cfls to start them till my mh comes in?

 

[iSmokes]

Use CFLs man. Even if you get the MH early don't use it right away. I usually keep them under CFL's for the first 2 weeks. Keeps them nice and short, and hey, 1 26W is enough for a plant up to 2 weeks so it's pretty efficient. Keeps the internodal space shorter. HID lights (mh/hps) are a bit too intense for young seedlings, especially a 1000W.

 

[soysawce]

Thanks for advice. Also on the reg ones i should start small container and then make it bigger right? On the autos i was thinking on going 3 gal? or keeping the 5 gals i have I know these dp strains are big so maybe the 5 galons

 

[iSmokes]

To be honest I have 8" plants growing in a 3Gal next to a 3 foot plant in a 2Gal. All autos, same soil, same nutes, only difference is genetics. So I found it really puzzling on finding the right size container. Each strain is different so do what's best for yours. You can be safe and go with all 5gallons if you have the soil.
On the regulars, I'm very inexperienced so I can't be much help. I think there's an advantage to transplanting but I don't do it. I just start them where they'll finish it's easier lol. + my grow is in my bedroom so I'd rather skip the mess of transplanting. I don't know what I'm talking about here, just telling what I do. All the regulars I have I put in 4 gallon pots that I'm planning to keep till they finish. I think that's plenty of root space to grow for a tent-grow.

 

[soysawce]

I still have not picked up a timer but im going to try getting one in a couple of days. My seeds should be in today. Also when i want to turn off my lights without timer should i just unplug it from the wall is that okay?