All auto grow

[bboyfromwayback]

I kept my T5, ES300 and 2x4 tent. Have everything else in storage myself. I was amazed at how much crap I’ve accumulated just to grow weed over the years 😂

 

[bboyfromwayback]

The stretch is on for the two Northern Lights and they’re doing well. The other four plants only remind me why I hate autos. Many watts will be wasted on this grow

 

[SoOrbudgal]

I hear ya about those autos i gotta run six to make up for 1 photo in yields nearly.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Yep! Anymore I grow at least 2 autos of the same strain which helps but still isn’t worth the effort it takes to grow them usually

 

[BU2B]

Holy Moly they're fast! They were just babies yesterday.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I’m about out of patience with these plants. The last few days they’ve just looked unhappy every time I check on them and I have no idea why.

They look droopy as if overwatered but they aren’t. 3 of them were super light this morning so I just watered, the other 3 haven’t been watered in 2 days and pots still have some weight not much, they weigh about as expected 2 days after being watered yet they look just as droopy and unhappy as the plants I just watered.

Temps are good in mid 70’s, humidity 53%. I’m growing in coco but still verified no bugs. The light is well above the recommended hanging distance and I turned the dial down to 50% yesterday with no improvement.

At this point I’m about to scrap this grow and start a new one with some real plants. I f’ng hate autos 😭

 

[bboyfromwayback]

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[Ckbrew]

Were these pix taken just after the light came on for the day? Looks like they are still asleep. Does it change later in the day?

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I agree, if not underwatered they look as if the lights just came on. The first morning they looked like this i thought the same thing so I waited a few hours to check again with no change. Unfortunately they’ve looked like this all damn day for about 5 days now. They’re still growing and consuming water at a normal rate. The leaves aren’t discolored either, just droopy. They’re droopy when the soil is dry, when wet, when barely damp lol I’m at a loss here man

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Unless their roots are crowded i sure don't know what would cause this droop? It should not happen though? Do they want more heat, do they want to have more light nearer? Man i hate these issues when you know you've done it right an yet the whimps are problems. Yes autos are OK when you can get a full happy tent otherwise to me also pointless to grow 1-2 an waste electricity on meager yields.

 

[Puglover1]

I was thinking light too far away ... but WTH do I know about f'ing autos.

 

[Ckbrew]

What is the temp and humidity? Rule out low humidity would be my next step. Either way, grow them out to the end.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I know, it sucks! They’re in 2 gallon pots but only 6wks old and small but possible I guess. One of the GSC’s has always been pouty, now they all are 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[bboyfromwayback]

I’ll finish it. They’re 6wks old so close to 1/2 way probably. I’ll pop some photos in a couple weeks to veg while these finish up and I decide how I’m going to isolate my tent for 12hrs of darkness

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Finally figured out my issue, the damn dimmer switch on my light was fng up and they were getting the full 300w beating down on them for 20hrs a day.

I noticed it had some play yesterday morning when I turned it down to water the plants then once I set it back to 75% and started to zip the tent up I noticed it got brighter. Switched the dimmer out and they looked good by yesterday evening so I lowered the light back down to 24” and they’re still looking good 15hrs later 👍🏻

I did pop another GSC auto the other day because I wasn’t going to let these little mfrs beat me😂 she hasn’t sprouted yet, I’ll introduce her once she appears

 

[Ckbrew]

Murphy is always lurking somewhere, glad u figured it out

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Dang i'm so glad you got that figured out for your grow cause those look so good, it's the only way i'd do a tent of all autos lots of them.

 

[bboyfromwayback]

Thanks, I was getting discouraged on this one lol

Only success I have with autos is at least 2 of the same strain. Usually get 2-3oz that way. I prefer photos but need to isolate my tent for darkness first. I see light coming through in places when all zipped up so I’m not trying to get hermies after tending to a plant 3-4 months

 

[bboyfromwayback]

My recent dilemma made me think of a question to ask everyone following along….For those growing under strong led’s with a dimmer, what percentage do you typically run with autos? I can run 100% under the ES180’s but they’re only 180w and I have a mars hydro that I can run 100 but it’s 200w. 75% is the max I’ve been able to run for autos under the ES300 without them looking beat down

 

[BU2B]

Nice catch! They look great! 👍🏼