Need some advice on scrawny Autos

[klassic1]

These special queen Autos are 30 days in..pretty small and probably getting ready to enter flowering. Should I abandon these? 30 gallons of soil and all the lighting costs, im not sure if I should just start over?
Thanks for any advice

 

[Galgrows]

Well it certainly would of helped for them to grown under the light like your photoperiods. Why bother if you can't grow them inside a tent and under a good light?

 

[Oldchucky]

These special queen Autos are 30 days in..pretty small and probably getting ready to enter flowering. Should I abandon these? 30 gallons of soil and all the lighting costs, im not sure if I should just start over?
Thanks for any advice

Maybe they won’t flower for another three weeks and will take off for you! Trying to be optimistic!

 

[klassic1]

Well it certainly would of helped for them to grown under the light like your photoperiods. Why bother if you can't grow them inside a tent and under a good light?

Well, the lights are quality grow lights, the photos in the tent spent their first 30 days under them. 200 watt full spectrum that came from a grow chamber on my local campus. And I've grown several Autos under them that did pretty well. But I do have another tent setup on the way.

 

[RGWD0202]

What soil are you in and what nutrients are you running?

 

[klassic1]

Coast of Maine stonington blend
No Nutes Yet.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

The wet areas of the soil seem to indicate that you aren't soaking the soil and allowing dry back. If you're splashing them a little here and there, they may not have developed a good root system, hence lackluster growth.

Just a guess, based off of a picture, though.

 

[OldSchoolest]

Coast of Maine stonington blend
No Nutes Yet.

Aaaaaand problem #3 ha ha just kidding

But those are HUGE pots for those little plants!

People that say you can’t up pot autos are dumb and haven’t tried it ha ha.

I start in solo cups, one gallon, three gallon, five gallon…and the roots FILL out this way!!

You need to get on a feed schedule or else run fully organic, but pick one and stick with it.

Also…200w leds aren’t created equal and for three plants out in the open without any reflective surfaces except that backdrop…not going to grow trees.

How can you manage RH and temps effectively?

These are just my opinions, but I promise if you start in cups, transplant a couple times, feed them, water them only when they’re dry ha ha, manage your environment and either get a bigger light or build an enclosure…

You’ll grow great autos

 

[ArtfulCodger]

How often and how much are you watering?

 

[klassic1]

Right now, 1/2 litre every 3 days.
Once they get size I increase to 1.5 then to 2. I overrated my first grow and stunted a couple, still trying to figure out the happy spot.

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

Right now, 1/2 litre every 3 days.
Once they get size I increase to 1.5 then to 2. I overrated my first grow and stunted a couple, still trying to figure out the happy spot.

Bingo. Saturate, dry back, saturate... on repeat.

 

[Southerngrow91]

Not trying 2 interrupt nothing but I also am kinda new 2 indoor and I have gorilla cookie auto from fastbuds that is around 7weeks does it look like it's close 2 flowering

 

[klassic1]

Aaaaaand problem #3 ha ha just kidding

But those are HUGE pots for those little plants!

People that say you can’t up pot autos are dumb and haven’t tried it ha ha.

I start in solo cups, one gallon, three gallon, five gallon…and the roots FILL out this way!!

You need to get on a feed schedule or else run fully organic, but pick one and stick with it.

Also…200w leds aren’t created equal and for three plants out in the open without any reflective surfaces except that backdrop…not going to grow trees.

How can you manage RH and temps effectively?

These are just my opinions, but I promise if you start in cups, transplant a couple times, feed them, water them only when they’re dry ha ha, manage your environment and either get a bigger light or build an enclosure…

You’ll grow great autos

Thank you! I did start them in small pots, but I do believe that I translated to early into that big dry pot. Ill keep learning. Thanks for your help.

 

[klassic1]

Thank you!

 

[ArtfulCodger]

Right now, 1/2 litre every 3 days.
Once they get size I increase to 1.5 then to 2. I overrated my first grow and stunted a couple, still trying to figure out the happy spot.

I've never run Stonington Blend, but it looks similar to Ocean Forest, which I've run many times. I suspect your main issue is over-watering, which is to say that you're watering too often, not too much. In Ocean Forest, I water slowly to runoff, only when the pots are very light in weight. For plants that small in pots that big, that would probably be at least 10 days between waterings, maybe more. Lots of ways to grow. That's just what's worked for me.

 

[klassic1]

Bingo. Saturate, dry back, saturate... on repeat.

The question is for me, are they worth salvaging? Or move on.?

 

[Bobcat.Branch]

The question is for me, are they worth salvaging? Or move on.?

Worth it if you got the space. They look healthy enough, just lagging in growth.

 

[hankinohio]

As a sidetrack what do those seeds cost that a person would consider just throwing them out?

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

The question is for me, are they worth salvaging? Or move on.?

It's worth it if you like to learn and have patience. Knowing how to nurture struggling plants is valuable. If it were me, I'd take the time to figure out how to get them healthy. Once they decide to grow, autos can grow at an amazing rate. You could harvest 2 or 3 ounces from those, if the problems were corrected.

 

[klassic1]

As a sidetrack what do those seeds cost that a person would consider just throwing them out?

It's not the seed cost..they were about 5 bucks apiece..I don't want to use up 30 gallons of soil and 2 months of lighting costs for 1/2 ounce of buds.