4 autos enough for 3x3?

[s62]

Oh wow! I wonder if the yield goes up proportionately with the size of the plant? Do you remember your yields? Those look big! I think I may end up with just 4. Thank you!

[s62]

Thank you for sharing! What are your thoughts on them so far?

[Obi-Wan]

I grew a few Fastbuds autos last year and I see a lot of growers that keep them short and squat but they can be grown bigger. The picture below is 2 Tangie-Matic and 2 Blackberry by FastBuds from last year. 3x3 Tent, 400w HPS.

[FlyingDutchPaddy]

Hi s62,

i've got 4 auto white widow xxl's in a 4x4 tent. day 60 from planting.
RDWC setup though.

[Canuck147]

Your gonna need a bigger tent.
Grow one of each.

[Spidermite]

I have grown MSNL and Nirvana auto white widows and they would have been a great size to run 6 but I've never grown Dinafems.

[Spidermite]

I just ran 2 fast buds six shooters and 2 girl scout cookies in a 4x4. I have not grown the other two that you mention. Four six shooters would have filled the whole 4x4 but can produce the numbers you are talking about. Six shooters will grow huge. One was very tall one was very wide. I do not think you can fit all those in a 3x3 but that depends on the size of the other strains.

[s62]

Ok, I’m now wondering about the following setup:
6 plants total:
2x FastBuds Crystal Meth auto
2x FastBuds Six Shooter auto
2x Dinafem White Widow XXL auto

I read a grow journal elsewhere where a guy grew 8 Crystal Meth autos in his 2x4 tent, which made me question size. I don’t want to do SoG (this time), I just want to grow 6 hefty plants that tip the scales at 10oz or more.

[SoOrbudgal]

You could do 4 autos in 3gal fabic pots easily. As stated above comments depending on strain. I've grown different strains together a few times now on indoor autos with low stress training and your lighting you could do it. I'm gonna push the limit this fall/winter with 5 photos in a 4x4 with 2 450R viperspectras. Not high end but they do the job for our needs. I've used them for 3yrs now. I did replace one it's new do to driver burnout.

[Weed Pharma]

I've had great results with FastBuds auto's - topping at node 5 and pulling away from center- nothing fancy
.
Tangie Matic would be a good starting place as it's as close to pure sativa you will get in an autoflower and has their second highest yield, giving a good harvest even when problems are encountered.
Mexican Airlines is my favorite.
GirlScoutCookies and Blue Dream for the more known starins do very well, too.

See grow Journal #4 in my signature for some idea of how easy it can be.
(I no longer transplant FastBuds seeds-as they do very well direct planting in final container)

[FatBoy40]

Here is my veg tent 315w LEC 8 plants currently due to I went to 7 gal. pots for all except one, its a 3 gal for one of the autos. Just to give you an idea.

[Spidermite]

I'd recommend Star Dawg, Girl Scout Cookies, and blue dream or Rhino Ryder if going with fast buds. Those stay smaller but produce alot of bud. 3 gallon pots with training and you could fit 3 or 4 in a 2x4 space. I've never grown in smaller pots but you can see tons of examples of setups and different strains in the Great Auto Showdown thread.

[s62]

Thanks all for the responses. I appreciate your input. FWIW, I've been mainly considering Fast Buds autos on Seedsman. Ideally I’d like to grow 2 strains (1 cerebral sativa and 1 relaxing indica). I’d love recommendations for strains. I want to maximize my space and light, so let me know suggested number of plants, pot size, etc., if you’re up for it! You folks are the best!

[Cronk]

4 autos will fill your tent. if you want to do more you should try keeping them trained and very compact. 4 plants in my tent can get out of control in flower

[Canuck147]

I have 3 autoflowers currently growing in my 3x3. All in 2 gallon fabric pots - 3 gallon pots or bigger I find to be harder to move around in the tent. 5 gallons or more takes autoflowers 10 days or longer just filling out their roots.
2 gallons are easier.
Not that they can't grow big so best pick your strain to accommodate you.
I have a 4 footer in a 1 gallon fabric pot right now.
Good luck growing.