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New grower here. Trying to learn the ropes with the autoflowering

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New grower here. Trying to learn the ropes with the autoflowering

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New grower here trying to learn the ropes with the autoflowering
 

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My advice is, don't grow autos, unless you have the skills to grow. Autos have a set time limit. Screw up in veg, and that's it. That's what you have to work with.
With photoperiod, if you screw up in veg, you have time to make the adjustments, before flipping to flower. Jm2c.
 
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HughJass said:
My advice is, don't grow autos, unless you have the skills to grow. Autos have a set time limit. Screw up in veg, and that's it. That's what you have to work with.
With photoperiod, if you screw up in veg, you have time to make the adjustments, before flipping to flower. Jm2c.
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HughJass said:
My advice is, don't grow autos, unless you have the skills to grow. Autos have a set time limit. Screw up in veg, and that's it. That's what you have to work with.
With photoperiod, if you screw up in veg, you have time to make the adjustments, before flipping to flower. Jm2c.
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I grow for last 10 years now but this is my first try with autos because i couldn't get clones in time.
I did LST and some defoliation during veg.
Now they seem to have 10+ main buds but are too bushy for my liking.
You think i can defoliate at this stage? Or wait till few weeks before harvest?
 
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cannafarmer420 said:
My best advice is don't run autos. They are a gimmick IMO
If you are determined to then make sure you run a flawless grow cycle, especially in the first few weeks ✌️
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My first try with autos and yeah it's nothing compared to clones😆
These are into flowering now but way too bushy. Want to defoliate but afraid they will stress out and stun too much.
Think it's ok or should just leave them be until few weeks before harvest?
 
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CuriousGardener said:
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How big is that tent? Quite the karge
CuriousGardener said:
My first try with autos and yeah it's nothing compared to clones😆
These are into flowering now but way too bushy. Want to defoliate but afraid they will stress out and stun too much.
Think it's ok or should just leave them be until few weeks before harvest?
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I would leave them alone, with autos any stress slows things down too much. Occasionally you'll see a person that had freakish auto genetics and they can train it but very touchy plants ✌️
 
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cannafarmer420 said:
How big is that tent? Quite the karge

I would leave them alone, with autos any stress slows things down too much. Occasionally you'll see a person that had freakish auto genetics and they can train it but very touchy plants ✌️
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Ok. Thanks for the input bro! I'll leave them be. Will add some pics here close to harvest
The tent is 1.20m × 2.40m or almost 4×8 feet if you're from U.S.
 
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CuriousGardener said:
Ok. Thanks for the input bro! I'll leave them be. Will add some pics here close to harvest
The tent is 1.20m × 2.40m or almost 4×8 feet if you're from U.S.
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cannafarmer420 said:
How big is that tent? Quite the karge

I would leave them alone, with autos any stress slows things down too much. Occasionally you'll see a person that had freakish auto genetics and they can train it but very touchy plants ✌️
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So some of the plants look like they'll be ready in a week or so. Should i start flushing them till harvest. Is it the same process as photos, or autos need more/less time for clean water?
 

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CuriousGardener said:
So some of the plants look like they'll be ready in a week or so. Should i start flushing them till harvest. Is it the same process as photos, or autos need more/less time for clean water?
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Looks like they have more than a week to go, depending on how ripe you want the buds to be.
 
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Those plants do not look a week out to me. Still throwing white pistles and I have only seen a few that are red/brown. What are you basing harvest time on? The numbers from the breeder are a guide only the plant will be done when the plant is done.

Even autos.
Get a closeup pic of the bud you think is ready.
 
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HughJass said:
Looks like they have more than a week to go, depending on how ripe you want the buds to be.
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Well the riper the better
Just going by the time seeds company says it takes. 10weeks from seed according to them, now im on week 9 and 4 days and there are some that look like they just started flowering 🤦‍♂️
Have my holidays booked for 16th next month and it's getting tight with the timing 😆
 
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JIMKSI64 said:
Those plants do not look a week out to me. Still throwing white pistles and I have only seen a few that are red/brown. What are you basing harvest time on? The numbers from the breeder are a guide only the plant will be done when the plant is done.

Even autos.
Get a closeup pic of the bud you think is ready.
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Yeah was hoping 10 weeks from seed as company claims but some plants look like they just started flowering and few look like they're going toward the end.
I'm checking trichomes and the few that look more riped have them milky
 
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Show the frost! Show the frost! Hehe Love the grow. I have a tent with 6 autos running now.
Here is old frost
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Make sure it's right before lights on or right after lights out.
 
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