Droppinplates84 said:

Good evening fellow growers. This is my first grow and Ive been a bit late at every step trying to blindly follow youtube growers, and trying to learn from my mistakes at the same time. Ive spent so much money on all equipment I need to grow some great batches proving how committed I am to learning and growing for many years to come. My girls are in week 7 and a bit smelly so far in my grow tent in my basement. Ive messed up to the point I had to flush a couple weeks ago and now I am at this stage. I know average autoflower is roughly 10 weeks life cycle, but since Im about to enter week 8 Im concerned. I keep RH at roughly 45-48 and temps for daytime: 74-76 Degrees Night: 64-68 Degrees. I have a little bit of trichomes it looks like, but nothing like ive seen here. Im giving them foxfarm trio in worm casting tea, being careful not to take my PPMs past 600-700 (trying not to force a flush til end again). I keep PH at 6.2 - 6.4 everytime. I plan on a straight watering with spring water next time with no nutes at all as sometimes I get antsy and want to forcefeed them. Can you guys give me some tips judging by the pics I post and info Ive given? Also, judging by the pics and the fact its at 7 weeks, how much more time do I have for these girls to fatten up their buds before harvesting? Thanks in advance guys and galsView attachment 2602345View attachment 2602346View attachment 2602347View attachment 2602348. Any and all advise welcomed.

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lawncare0313 said:

I've learned less is more.

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GasPlease said:

Everything looks fine. Leaves are looking a little droopy. Normally caused from watering issue or they know its bedtime. How do you water? More important how often?

I would say 11 weeks is closer to advertised avg timeframe 75-80 days. Forget the timeframe. Youre probably 4 weeks maybe 3 before worrying about harvest. Lots of time for big buds. Sounds like youre doing things right so just keep doing it. Small change would be that the temp and rh could be higher if you have control. At that stage Im looking at 78f and 60-65 rh%. 1.1-1.2 vpd. I keep my day and night close until later in flower also.

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Droppinplates84 said:

Thanks for the advice. I only keep those temperatures low because I read that during flowering you might want to keep it lower, but if you’ve had better results and think that I should raise that temperature for a little while I’ll kick it up a few notches and then see how it reacts and then kick it up a little bit more. I appreciate the advice. I think I’ll start that now. Another thing I might want to add as I keep my light at 100%, but it’s up pretty high in the tent to where the PPFD is between 800 and 900 on average

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Droppinplates84 said:

Thanks for the advice. I only keep those temperatures low because I read that during flowering you might want to keep it lower, but if you’ve had better results and think that I should raise that temperature for a little while I’ll kick it up a few notches and then see how it reacts and then kick it up a little bit more. I appreciate the advice. I think I’ll start that now. Another thing I might want to add as I keep my light at 100%, but it’s up pretty high in the tent to where the PPFD is between 800 and 900 on average

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lawncare0313 said:

I think these buds will fatten up quick. Some auto strains like to wait till the end to get really fat. As far as I can see it looks great but I only have like 7 grows under my belt. I've learned less is more. For instances I've ran 300 watt light at 80 percent and had poor results lowered light intensity and boom results flourished... I think Gasplease is right the only thing might be watering habits or the plants are just dropping because they are asleep. Either way thats easy fix. Keeps growing and keep going. Nice work

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GasPlease said:

lights 18/6? Watering? That temp and rh would be good in 2-3 weeks after you buds form. go ahead and raise for a couple weeks.

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Droppinplates84 said:

Yes, I am doing 18/6 light intensity at 100% 200 W lamp, but I have my light all the way to the top of my tent keeping the PPFD at about 800–900 ish…. When I water, I usually give them about a gallon when I stick my finger in the soil and it feels dry and I lift the pots and they’re pretty light.. I remember when it was still a week or too old. I let it go until I saw clearly that it was extremely thirsty than I watered it and it perked right up. Maybe I should start watching for signs in the leaves that it needs water, but I have just been lifting the pots and sticking my finger in the soil. I always remember to pH the water between six and 6.5.

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GasPlease said:

Everything looks fine. Leaves are looking a little droopy. Normally caused from watering issue or they know its bedtime. How do you water? More important how often?

I would say 11 weeks is closer to advertised avg timeframe 75-80 days. Forget the timeframe. Youre probably 4 weeks maybe 3 before worrying about harvest. Lots of time for big buds. Sounds like youre doing things right so just keep doing it. Small change would be that the temp and rh could be higher if you have control. At that stage Im looking at 78f and 60-65 rh%. 1.1-1.2 vpd. I keep my day and night close until later in flower also.

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Droppinplates84 said:

Yes, I am doing 18/6 light intensity at 100% 200 W lamp, but I have my light all the way to the top of my tent keeping the PPFD at about 800–900 ish…. When I water, I usually give them about a gallon when I stick my finger in the soil and it feels dry and I lift the pots and they’re pretty light.. I remember when it was still a week or too old. I let it go until I saw clearly that it was extremely thirsty than I watered it and it perked right up. Maybe I should start watching for signs in the leaves that it needs water, but I have just been lifting the pots and sticking my finger in the soil. I always remember to pH the water between six and 6.5.

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Droppinplates84 said:

I should probably add also that I only water them just before the lights come on that was something that I read as well correct me if you have a better time for watering

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Droppinplates84 said:

Yeah someone else mentioned I should maybe kick up the temp a little as well....my VDP fluctuates a bit too...between 1.2 - 1.6

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lawncare0313 said:

I think these buds will fatten up quick. Some auto strains like to wait till the end to get really fat. As far as I can see it looks great but I only have like 7 grows under my belt. I've learned less is more. For instances I've ran 300 watt light at 80 percent and had poor results lowered light intensity and boom results flourished... I think Gasplease is right the only thing might be watering habits or the plants are just dropping because they are asleep. Either way thats easy fix. Keeps growing and keep going. Nice work

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lawncare0313 said:

I water typically 6 hours before lost cut off but hell I have no reason behind it so i would listen to GasPlease because I dont have alot of experience but im learning just from this post lmao

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Droppinplates84 said:

Thanks man....Im only in my first grow and even with all the equipment Ive bought, Im already itching to buy another, bigger tent and equipment, LMAO Its so satisfying watching them grow and helping them along :)

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Droppinplates84 said:

Thanks man....Im only in my first grow and even with all the equipment Ive bought, Im already itching to buy another, bigger tent and equipment, LMAO Its so satisfying watching them grow and helping them along :)

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