Gmix said:

Autos are not beginner friendly I don’t know where you got that from but it’s a total myth & absolute rubbish… seriously some people grow about 2 runs then think they know everything & post the worst information between them & blogs its a minefield trying to figure what’s myth , bro bro science and what’s actually legit.

My battery is running out, so I won’t be able to go into much detail.

With autos you need to hit the ground running to get a nice harvest in other words you need to know what you’re doing to get a harvest worth your time. One fess up & you easy end up with less than a oz

Photo periods are much more forgiving, if you fess up you can get the time to sort it out before flowering.

If my eyes don’t deceive me I think you can fit up to 4 in that tent

Nvm if you already ordered the autos ask when you get stuck & am sure folks will help you out

It’s not like you brought hemp still should get you some nice thc coated flowers

Make sure you don’t overwater, all the best

Good luck & happy growing

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KushloverSlo said:

Damn ordered already. But the plus side is i got 5 Sour Diesel photos as a gift so i can give potos and autos a chance.
Well ive been reading and reading for the past week all about autoflowers what to and not to. So the basics seem okey not really sure what type of nutrients to give them. Do i need root boost for autos early or but im sure ill find the answers or someone here will help me. I planned on doing 3 plants at first to see how it goes. And im a little curious about the soil i need. I found alot of different opinions and im not really sure which one to belive.
Thanks anyway but im Sure ill start my Grow with "Sherbet queen"

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JIMKSI64 said:

Ok here is a suggestion
See those 3 horizontal bars upper left? Hit those and navigate to forums. From there look into categories and look for grow diaries.
Once in grow diaries you can use the spyglass feature and add terms like autoflower and the type of media you are going to grow in like soil, coco or straight hydro.
It will then populate diaries that cover what you want to do.
A lot of folks will say that autos are not forgiving and that is true but by setting up a grow tent proper can reduce miss steps.
You can go 2 ways with germinating and planting autos. I use damp paper towel until sprouted and right into final pots. Some have luck with solo cups and repotting.
Also wanna start a fight up in here mention topping autos. Lots of ways to grow pot just find the information before you start and lay out a plan.
And then do not drive the plan off the cliff. Make changes and acknowledge the f up and move on.

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cpurola said:

@JIMKSI64 is an experienced grower and you should check out his grows.

Autos are not hard, they just give signals that are too little too late, so you need to be proactive. That means, if you mess up your feeding schedule by trying to just wing it instead of following an autoflower feed chart your plants are toast. I did this. Check my indoor grow and you'll see. Cpurola's Indoor Grow

I have grown autos and photos outdoors with really no problem except for the ususal pests and disease. This is my first time indoor and it's turned into a 'shit show'. Advice I was given: Follow one person's style to achive a harvest. Didn't do it. I'm finding it's all about staying true to the schedule, while micro managing things like timing for watering.

For example: I fed the girls way too much fertz. and they push it to the leaf edges and fried them. So, I flushed the 5 gallon pots and they seemed better. Recently one of the pots felt light and I checked with a moisture meter and it was ready for watering, but the other three were not. Checked the next day and 2 of three were ready, but not the 4th.
PITA, but you are a slave to the plants if you want them to give you what you want.

Also, keep good notes, you will forget. Okay, enough for now and yes I've had my cookie about an hour and half ago. LOL

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KushloverSlo said:

Thanks! I did come across his grows and i was Amazed with some of the buds. Simply tasty wow.
I did read alot that Autos are not forgiving. Im from Slovenia in Europe and i do understand most things i read but when it comes to products or things like with 3 words i have no idea what some of it means. LOL but im being positive since my love for the plant and respect is big im sure i will do the most i can.
I will find a succesful auto grow and follow those steps first.
Thank you again and damn would i wish to have a cookie right now. Didn't have a proper one for years.

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JIMKSI64 said:

Gotta say loving the connection from Slovenia.
Totally amazing we can help out a new grower across the globe.
I am interested in what types of soil and nutrition you have available. What type of growing style. Do you know of any local growers that can help?

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grayoldnproud said:

Although already said I can't stress enough. Overwatering and overfeeding. It you can avoid those two hurdles the race is on. Good luck.

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JIMKSI64 said:

You would need to tell us what medium you are going to use like soil or coco or hydro and what nutrition if soil organic or chemical fertilizer. Different grow styles use different water strategies.
Even launching a seed has choices. You can throw it into dirt in a small cup and up pot it as it gets bigger or start it on a paper towel and move it right into dirt in its forever home pot.

A wise choice would be to read some diaries and copy what looks like a good method that you can follow an already successful grow. A well tended diaries thread will show you just about everything you need.

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JIMKSI64 said:

Ok the begining.
Set up your tents and lights and pots and get your tent going. Water your pot with no nutrients and allow to dry for a cycle. With lights on high and temps about 80 and low humidity this should take about 5 days to dry back if you slowly watered with one liter of water.
We are making sure you did not buy a bag of gnants.
Gnants can kill new plants and the treatment when young kills plants also.
It's like setting up an aquarium. You want it to be running when you put the fish in not adding chemicals to balance pH and such.

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KushloverSlo said:

Thanks for the heads up and nice infos.
So you mean to flush the soil first before i plant the sprout? I think i get what you mean.
So either monday or thuesday ill be posting my tent and setup.
Cant wait tbh

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JIMKSI64 said:

You are not flushing the soil. If you are doing autos I would recommend 3 gallon fabric pots. You will not get any runoff until you approach 2 plus liters of water.
Doing chemical ferts you will need to be able to check and adjust the fertilizer based on testing with an EC/PPM tool. You will also need to check pH to stay on top of problems.
Chemical ferts are more involved and can really ramp up growth but is subject to over shooting and damaging the grow.

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