Some help for first time grower please

[Mooman]

Hello everyone, First timer here looking for some of your experienced advise.

I've Sweet Afgani delicious auto flower first grow went well however I'm now having trouble with my second grow I seem to have stunt the growth of the buds some how. They were coming along beautifully and the little white heads from the buds had just appeared and then nothing they've been there for 9 weeks now. Harvest is expected after 8 - 10 weeks.

I've flushed them out but may not have given them enough of a flush.

I use light mix Biobizz soil with some perlite in 18 Litre pots.
Led Lights
Nutrients I use Bio Heaven, Bio Grow, Bio Bloom and Bud Candy.

Here are some pics before flush. Any useful info or tips is greatly appreciated.

cheers

 

[Pennywise]

Welcome Mooman, you say those have been on 12/12 lighting for 9 weeks now?

 

[Mooman]

After Flush, Apologies if pics are not very clear. I hope someone can give me advise on where i went wrong.

 

[Mooman]

Welcome Mooman, you say those have been on 12/12 lighting for 9 weeks now?

Thank you, No 18/6 same as my last grow which seemed to work fine.

 

[Bucudinkydow]

Welcome to 420.

Plants look really healthy. i think your "autos" didn't get the message. Try reducing your light schedule to 12/12 and see what shakes loose.

Good luck

 

[TeddyTough]

So lighting schedule does effect Autos? @Bucudinkydow

 

[Pennywise]

There's a very good chance they are not autos, it happens more than you would think. Where did your auto seeds come from?

 

[TeddyTough]

There's a very good chance they are not autos, it happens more than you would think. Where did your auto seeds come from?

Mine came from the Dam from Amsterdam Genetic Seeds. Femonized Autos.

 

[TeddyTough]

 

[Pennywise]

It's always possible that you get something that's unexpected, 9 weeks is way too long for an auto to veg.

 

[TeddyTough]

I think My haze plants are Auto. It's my Girl Scout I'm not sure about. How exactly do you know they flowering? Is it when the white hairs start growing?

 

[TeddyTough]

It's always possible that you get something that's unexpected, 9 weeks is way too long for an auto to veg.

I think they are flowering I'm just not 100 percent sure.

 

[Pennywise]

Yes when you see pistils you know she's started flowering.

 

[TeddyTough]

They they are all flowering sorry @Pennywise and @Mooman I should have asked this on my Journal. Love these guys on here. Always willing to actually help and the advice is second to none.

 

[Pennywise]

Hopefully we can get Mooman rocking.

 

[TeddyTough]

Hopefully we can get Mooman rocking.

Exactly, hopefully we all have amazing harvest

 

[Bucudinkydow]

So lighting schedule does effect Autos? @Bucudinkydow

Sorry, my post was a bit vague. The answer to your question is no, lighting schedule shouldn't coax an auto into flower stage.

Judging from the OP's pix, however, after nine weeks I think we can safely abandon the thesis that these are actually autos. As Pennywise pointed out, it's more prevalent than we think; the plant may loose the ruderalis gene during multiple cross breeding or even a screw up in processing or packaging by the breeders. In my last grow, a supposed photosensitive strain from a very reputable seed bank was in full flower stage in less than three weeks under 18/6 light schedule. Just a crap shoot sometimes.

 

[Pennywise]

Yep, gotta listen to the plants.

 

[Mooman]

Welcome to 420.

Plants look really healthy. i think your "autos" didn't get the message. Try reducing your light schedule to 12/12 and see what shakes loose.

Good luck

Thanks, Do Auto flowers not need a minimum of 18 hours light?

 

[Mooman]

There's a very good chance they are not autos, it happens more than you would think. Where did your auto seeds come from?

Cheers for all the replies guys. I got them from sweet seeds same as the last ones.

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