Auto grows?

[Potted]

I've just ordered AK-47 autos should be here in about a week.ive never done auto before and was wondering besides the time diff. What adjustments should be made ? I normally grow regular weed,W.W.,O.J.K.,G.S.C.,just to name a few, looking to grow the auto as a back up for now and want to do them as well as poss. Any help an advice or links would be met with much gradatude. Peace

[Canuck147]

AK-47 should be a fun grow. Biggest piece of advice is: after germination - put your seedling in the pot you plan to finish growing it in. They don't do well being transplanted. After that, well top and train all you want.

[OzBud]

Lights on 24/0 for whole grow or at least 20/4 if you are totally against running them for the whole grow.

[yamiacaveman]

Hi Potted,

I have 2 northern light auto's going now. My first, so I find it hard to recommend anything but I am glad to share what I did.

I started seed in Riot rooters + seed starting soil with a 1/3 vermiculite added, and 2 tablespoons of kind soil mixed in and I used Voodoo juice in my ph'd water, 6.3. It took about 3 days to sprout. At that time the soil around the rapid rooter was dry so I watered around the rapid rooter, and not the rapid rooter. I think after about a week in the cup the soil in the cup was drying out again, so I thought I would just transplant and water at the same time. They went into 3 gallon plastic pots and I used the Kind Soil method. Transplanted and watered with PH6.4 and a 1/2 dose of Voodoo juice and that was their final resting place.

Influenced by Green's posts, lights on 24/7, and I started to defoliate. I really only cut the big fan leafs when I saw the fan leaves starting to block out the light for the buds.

My temps ran from about 75 to 81 and rh 40 to 54%. It was slow for me to get this regulated, but at least for these Northern Lights, they really seemed to take off once the rh was around 50% and temp 79ish.

I believe they are now in their 2nd , 3rd day of flowering, I can see the buds just starting to form. I am now trying to get the temps a little lower, like 75 -77 and the rh 40-45. Lights still 24/7.

Watering with me kind of went like this: Soil on top started looking dry, waited another 2 days, then lifted the pot up for weight, stuck finger in soil, really waited for soil to get dry then soaked it and waited another 5 to 7 days before checking.

I'm guessing another 2 -3 weeks. Everything looks healthy, so far.

Last time I grew stuff was early 70's outside, last time I smoked was over 30 years. I will be happy to get anything, even if the died today, the leaves, stems, and partial buds are getting smoked tomorrow LOL

I hope any of this helps!

[dontknownuttin]

My auto just was harvested and ruff trimmed! Almost a pound wet.DWC grow

[Xaliuz]

Curious of how much water-weight that is?. A pound of one auto, just gotta love the sound of that !

[tyler_ hobbyist]

What strain? And that's awesome good job dontknownuttin

[OzBud]

Xaliuz, you lose about 75% of weight when drying. So somewhere around 4Oz when dried. Good job DKN.

[Potted]

All this great info, don't think I can loose,thanks !!!!

[tyler_ hobbyist]

Some good advise is start with half the nutes they are sensitive they need less. In my opion I wouldn't top them they seem to be stunted once u top them. Lights 24/0 are the best u probably know this but iv seen a lot of people ask when to flower. They will automaticly flower by them selfs even with the same light/ hours the best time to switch to flower nutes is when they a desent amount of hairs are present. P.s autos get nute burn real quick! If u use mollasas us organic non sulfar and use a very small amount in flower iron tox comes quick in my exsperince