What to expect new grow

[MikeHunt000]

Hi, I have planted a critical X cheese auto and a Skunk auto in a lean too (which is kind between a green house and a conservatory, it quite small with 2 windows and a plastic corrugated roof)
It was more of an experiment to see if they would grow.

I planted them around mid May, one is about 8/9 inches tall and the other a bit smaller, they are both currently growing the set of leaves with 5 prongs. They both look healthy. So far I have only used water to feed them and the medium they're growing in is soil.

As the title says I want to know what to expect and also if they're growing as they should be. My concern is they don't get enough direct sunlight and what the consequence of that will be.

Also can I feed them just an all purpose plant feed or tomato feed and still get good results?

 

[mysticepipedon]

Expect slow growth, wispy, loose buds and low yield. Cannabis likes light.

 

[MikeHunt000]

Expect slow growth, wispy, loose buds and low yield. Cannabis likes light.

Thanks for the reply. They do get light, just not from first thing in the morning. The sun usually reaches them about noon-ish.

Do they look how they should after about a month of growing from seed?

 

[mysticepipedon]

They seem to be a little behind to me.

 

[SmokinJo421]

Thanks for the reply. They do get light, just not from first thing in the morning. The sun usually reaches them about noon-ish.

Do they look how they should after about a month of growing from seed?

These are "autos" ?
U want as much light as possible and no general nutes due to nitrogen content and starting complete blooming nutrients schedule

 

[MikeHunt000]

These are "autos" ?
U want as much light as possible and no general nutes due to nitrogen content and starting complete blooming nutrients schedule

Yeah, I'd only heard of them when I went to buy the seeds. They will flower on their own from age of the plant rather than having to change how much light they are getting. Since I posted this thread I have started putting them in my garden in the daytime and using a general feed and they've been growing faster.

What do you mean about nitrogen content? Too much or too little in general feed?

This is more of an experiment, far from a professional grow. My aim is to do as little as possible and spend as little as possible.

 

[Ponky]

Without a source of direct light it's basically a houseplant. It won't really need a lot of nutrients. I would expect a stunted plant. That will get yellow and sickly. And produce no joints. Might get stinky. Will usually attract pests. If it gets light. Might get 2 or 3 ounces

 

[NorthernOrganics]

+1 on the pests. Expect bugs in the shaded, cool, out of direct light, moist potted soil. Autos are all about direct light all day to maximize growth. They will probably start flowering soon.

 

[MikeHunt000]

+1 on the pests. Expect bugs in the shaded, cool, out of direct light, moist potted soil. Autos are all about direct light all day to maximize growth. They will probably start flowering soon.

As I said in the original post, the room they are in is almost a greenhouse, in the summer it is always warm, and only cool at night. They were getting some sunlight but they were not in the shade 24/7. Since I posted the original post I started putting them in the garden in the day and bringing them in at night. The sun now hits them for about 8 hours, which still might not be ideal but better than before.

So far they look very healthy, no pests to speak of and they are starting to grow leaves with 7 prongs. They are only about a month old and I don't see any signs of flowering

 

[NorthernOrganics]

New pics? 8 hours of direct light is half of what you need to effectively flower autos. The plants are on a schedule and yield is directly correlated with how much light they use in their lifetime.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

Some people grow autos with 20+ hours of direct light a day. That's the whole point of autos, not restricted to 12/12. You are providing light, but cannabis needs light like Chris Walken needs cowbell. More more more.

 

[MikeHunt000]

New pics? 8 hours of direct light is half of what you need to effectively flower autos. The plants are on a schedule and yield is directly correlated with how much light they use in their lifetime.

 

[MikeHunt000]

Some people grow autos with 20+ hours of direct light a day. That's the whole point of autos, not restricted to 12/12. You are providing light, but cannabis needs light like Chris Walken needs cowbell. More more more.

Yeah I didn't do much research on them before getting them. I can't really get them any more light, the sun hits my garden at 11am and is gone by around 7pm.

Thanks for the info and the laugh, from what you've said I would of been better off getting regular seeds. You live and learn

 

[Observationist]

Yeah I didn't do much research on them before getting them. I can't really get them any more light, the sun hits my garden at 11am and is gone by around 7pm.

Thanks for the info and the laugh, from what you've said I would of been better off getting regular seeds. You live and learn

Honestly, even with the photoperiods…..8 hours of light isn’t worth it.

 

[MikeHunt000]

Honestly, even with the photoperiods…..8 hours of light isn’t worth it.

The seeds cost £4 and the soil cost around the same, so in terms of being worth it I haven't lost much lol

At the moment I feed them once a week and water them in between if needed but it's purposely a low effort endeavour on my part

 

[Observationist]

The seeds cost £4 and the soil cost around the same, so in terms of being worth it I haven't lost much lol

At the moment I feed them once a week and water them in between if needed but it's purposely a low effort endeavour on my part

Carry on then

Just try to get it more daylight if possible.


Any photoperiod would just slowly grow to its maturity then flower.

 

[SmokinJo421]

Carry on then

Just try to get it more daylight if possible.


Any photoperiod would just slowly grow to its maturity then flower.

I strongly agree, and that's a topic that been up 4 discussion repeatedly.
Is the light just as important as the dark during flower?
I believe yes and once out of that rooted stage being seed or clone, that as much light as possible should be absorbed without causing heat stress that is.

 

[SmokinJo421]

Honestly, even with the photoperiods…..8 hours of light isn’t worth it.

I concur!!
I dnt think the bud would have any mass to it either

 

[Observationist]

I strongly agree, and that's a topic that been up 4 discussion repeatedly.
Is the light just as important as the dark during flower?
I believe yes and once out of that rooted stage being seed or clone, that as much light as possible should be absorbed without causing heat stress that is.

very.

ive briefly tried to flower with 2-2, didnt think it would work, so gave up half way through the experiment, i will probably try again but yes.

UNINTERRUPTED DARKNESS is NEEDED for PHOTOPERIOD PLANTS, its to do with Hormone Signaling.

now for autos, you can give them more hours of light, can keep them 24-0 seed to death, they will flower when they want, they just biologically don't give a fuck, besides that i do not the mechanisms behind Autos.

 

[SmokinJo421]

Yeah I didn't do much research on them before getting them. I can't really get them any more light, the sun hits my garden at 11am and is gone by around 7pm.

Thanks for the info and the laugh, from what you've said I would of been better off getting regular seeds. You live and learn

Do you have any spots in the yard that get more light for longer periods?