Hey guys as I went through the posts I saw some pretty bad grows and weird things so I will share some tips with you I hope they help. I followed seraphim's and sr8 tips i got 360g dry from 5 autos (first grow) + i had to throw like 20 g rot.
1.Start seeds in paper towel or glass then plant them.
2. Never transplant autos put them in the final pots directly.
3. Do NOT plant few seeds in one pot wtf..
4.Since you want to grow buy at least 400w MH for veg and 400w hps for bloom, that CFL thing is pathetic and real equipment is not that expensive come on..
5.USE 11 liters pots people say its like optimum for autos.(ofc you can go bigger if u have space but no less)
6.When you put soil put until you filled your entire Pot to the very top of it..
7.Humidity : At the beginning 60-70 % , middle 45-55 % , end 35-40 %(in order to avoid rot,root infections etc)
8. Temps: At the beginning 24-25 Celsius, middle 26-27, end 27-28. When lamps are off ,temps should drop like 5-9 degrees more then 10 is stress for the plants.
9.Nutrients: I used seraphim's schedule only bio bloom and bio grow plants did well but not perfect. Im planning to buy some more probably heaven and alg-a-mic and see how it works.
10: Harvest: when you start seeing grey hairs its time and better a bit yearly then a bit late. I left one plant for 2-3 days more and it over bloomed or whatever the term is, and kinda ruined the taste and looks of the bud.
I hope this helps. Happy growing xD
P.s Im growing fast and vast auto now they are 10 days old and they smell like heaven i hope they turn out to be good. I will share the results.