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Hi first time grower I have two different strains and one is looking good I think filled out and is stretching and the other is a short plant really bushy and has already started to flower will this be a bad year or will it still be ok also looking for defoliation tips I've low stress trained but been to scared to defoliate is it too late ? Thanks in advance first 2 pictures are the short flowering plant and the others are the other strain ...last picture is a birds eye for comparison of size

 

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*also sorry these plants are 3.5 weeks old

 

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Hmmm i'm seeing some pretty big autos for being "3.5wks old" ya sure?

 

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Hi yea I was a bit off there 4 weeks 2 days exactly I only got the soil and light delivered on the 19 th last month and didn't set up for 3 days then I soaked for 24 hrs and planted straight into the " potts " I'm using shopping bags I'm completely winging it I can't believe I've made it this far ...my original set up was terrible as well

 

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You can most definitely defoliate the plants at the top of the post. It's not too late at all. The plants in the video are the autos you're wondering about? They look fine to me for their stage of growth. Nothing to worry about yet, I don't think. Enjoy 'em!

 

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Pierce.Bell said:

You can most definitely defoliate the plants at the top of the post. It's not too late at all. The plants in the video are the autos you're wondering about? They look fine to me for their stage of growth. Nothing to worry about yet, I don't think. Enjoy 'em!

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Ok cool thanks I'll do it today and upload a photo

 

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Hmmm i'm seeing some pretty big autos for being "3.5wks old" ya sure?

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Hi so I messed up I thought I got autos but the two big plants are not autos ...your suspicions were correct I don't know what to do now as I have a auto( (definitely a auto )that's beginning flower and two photos in the same tent any advice how to manage this best would be appreciated

 

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Run the Auto with whatever Photo light cycle you’re running. 18/6 or 12/12, the auto doesn’t care.

 

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Run the Auto with whatever Photo light cycle you’re running. 18/6 or 12/12, the auto doesn’t care.

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Ok thanks been running 24/0 but I'll switch to 18/6 till the auto is ready to harvest then flip the photos 12/12?
If that's the case no problems
Thank you

 

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Ok thanks been running 24/0 but I'll switch to 18/6 till the auto is ready to harvest then flip the photos 12/12?
If that's the case no problems
Thank you

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Good plan and yes defoiliate cause that space is crowded and those photos are gonna get 3x as big.

 

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2RILLA said:

Ok thanks been running 24/0 but I'll switch to 18/6 till the auto is ready to harvest then flip the photos 12/12?
If that's the case no problems
Thank you

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Solid.

 

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Take out some of the light blocking leaves and any yellowing & dying. You can always take those types off cept for the last couple of weeks. The plants look healthy & sometimes too much is way too much. This year is going to be GREAT !!

 

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TheGoldenRoad said:

Run the Auto with whatever Photo light cycle you’re running. 18/6 or 12/12, the auto doesn’t care.

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i have to disagree on that. i tried autos on 12/12 while photos were flowering and it was just a waste of seeds.
flowered but all popcorn buds.
and IMHO 24/7 is bad. everything needs some rest

 

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mpgreg said:

Take out some of the light blocking leaves and any yellowing & dying. You can always take those types off cept for the last couple of weeks. The plants look healthy & sometimes too much is way too much. This year is going to be GREAT !!

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Thanks I'll do some defoliation today and try make moor space by moving fans ect that are on the bottom of the tent

 

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There’s nothing wrong with 24/7
Case of bad growers blaming something for their mistakes
Nor is it that harmful to put a auto under 12/12 when the need arises
Everything needs a rest is bro science

I highly suggest you don’t defoliate autos the photo periods yes no problem doing them

You could stick with 24/0 up until you plan to flower the photo periods

 

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auto perform just fine under 12/12, i had some mixed with my photoperiod a few time

 

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Gmix said:

There’s nothing wrong with 24/7
Case of bad growers blaming something for their mistakes
Nor is it that harmful to put a auto under 12/12 when the need arises
Everything needs a rest is bro science

I highly suggest you don’t defoliate autos the photo periods yes no problem doing them

You could stick with 24/0 up until you plan to flower the photo periods

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"Case of bad growers blaming something for their mistakes"
i have plenty of good solid grows with autos and photos and i take full credit for any mistakes i make.
autos under 12/12 suck, period!
you stick to your method and i'll stick to my working one

 

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meant to say i'll stick to what works for me.

 

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You can leave things be if you want and when you are ready for those photos to bloom just move them somewhere completely dark for 12 hours a day. Autos aren't dependent on a light cycle for their growth cycle so cutting them down to 12 hours is just limiting their growth potential.