First time running autoflowers...

[FATTSxDC]

I wanted to try autoflowers for the first time and see the pros and cons so I tried a single run in a 2x2x6 grow tent using the following,

• MARS HYDRO TS1000
• Bloom City Professional pH Up/Down
• Ph 6.5 +/- .2
• Bloom City Professional Cal-Mag
• MYCO+ Mycorrhizal Fungi Root Booster
• Bloom Booster and Yield Enhancer
• Pro Breeze Dehumidifier
• VIVOSUN 4" 190CFM inline fan w/ carbon filter for exhaust
• 2-6" clip fans
• 2x 5-gallon grow bags
• made my own soil builder using,
  • Dr. Verm's Prem. Worm Castings
  • Dr. Earth Prem. Gold (4-4-4)
  • Dr. Earth Organic Bud & Bloom Fertilizer (3-9-4)
  • Super Soil Autoflower concentrate
• topped off with (between 3-4 wks. and 7-8 wks., using dosage instructions given on the bags)
  • Dr. Earth Prem. Gold
  • Dr. Earth Prem. Gold
  • Dr. Verm's Prem. Worm Castings

I ran 2 5-gallon grow bags and two different autoflower strains,

1. ROYAL RUNTZ
2. PURPLE QUEEN

The Royal Runtz doesn't look quite right, not sure why? Purple Queen is on schedule and looks great. Both have been given the same fert. and topped the same times. I regularly us Dr. Earth products on my other grows and using the same dosage, and no problems til now. Check out the pics.... please let me know if you guys have any ideas. It might be too late to fix anything, but it will help me out in future grows.... any ideas would be helpful. Harvest date is 1/20/2024 based on the schedule info on the seed packaging.

First 5 pic are the Royal Runtz and the last 5 are the Purple Queens.

 

[BryanOconner]

are you 18 or 24 ? 18 is better in flower then 24 . Actually a lot of growers do 12/12 in flower with autos and get good yields.
24 in veg stage then less budding . Yeah i see a lot of too small buds on those plants . Loose looking .
that light is made for a 18 inch square area , So that is an issue small airy buds . No yield.

 

[FATTSxDC]

are you 18 or 24 ? 18 is better in flower then 24 . Actually a lot of growers do 12/12 in flower with autos and get good yields.
24 in veg stage then less budding . Yeah i see a lot of too small buds on those plants . Loose looking .
that light is made for a 18 inch square area , So that is an issue small airy buds . No yield.

I am doing 18/6 all the way to the end.

 

[FATTSxDC]

are you 18 or 24 ? 18 is better in flower then 24 . Actually a lot of growers do 12/12 in flower with autos and get good yields.
24 in veg stage then less budding . Yeah i see a lot of too small buds on those plants . Loose looking .
that light is made for a 18 inch square area , So that is an issue small airy buds . No yield.

but i've done a few grows with fem seeds and using the same equipment, veg'd for 2 months and flowered 12/12 and here are the results from those grow,

 

[HerbalEdu]

might just be some weaker phenotypes, you'll never know until you launch bigger amount of seeds from the same strain at time ... weirdo, or weaker plants are rather common.

 

[gromie440]

I have 2 150 watt xs1500 in my 28x28x60 in this I my fist run with autos and living soil.
There is 3 in there I got greedy will only do 2 next time and the same strain so I can keep both lights at the same height