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Grow 4 .. First Auto Grow

Pretty sure I got a handle on the funk that was growing, hose filter was the culprit. Grow is doing ok I guess. Working out little issues here and there from my inexperience that I have created.
 
Hey everyone.

Just a bit of an update on the past week for this grow. Today the Gelato#41 and Chimp Glue are 21 days from breaking ground, and the Skywalker Kush are 19 days from breaking ground. I am still feeding the plants nutrients to around EC 0.8-0.9 and they seem to be liking it. I have also introduced Grow Fast to the feeding schedule at 2.5ml/L, and lowered A+B intake to compensate for the additive. The plants have been getting a feeding every second day, but will be upping that to everyday over the next week as they are starting to drink a lot more. I have moved the light down to 25" from canopy, and will move 1-2" more over the next few days. Temperatures have improved slightly over the last week, humidity is still up and down unfortunately .. HIGH 24.2°C humidity 59% LOW 18.7°C humidity 42%.

So I decided to do something today that I wasn't going to do this grow, I topped 3 of the Auto's. I know most people advise not to top for your first Auto grow, but I like living on the edge a little .. hahaha;). And you will never guess what song I started singing while sanitizing the scissors etc and while topping the plants .. Highway To The Danger Zone from Top Gun:hard-laugh:, sorry had to share that.. But I think it was successful, will let you know in a couple of days lol. The plants I topped were 2 x Gelato#41 and 1x Chimp Glue, plan on topping one or two of the Skywalker Kush in the next day or two also(they are younger). I have also done a little LST on a couple of them, which I probably should have done a bit earlier but thought I would give it a go anyway.

The pics below are taken first thing this morning just as the lights came on, before their feeding. I will upload more pics of the plants topped etc in the next couple of days. As always .. any feedback/advice/opinions and constructive criticism welcome. Cheers
 

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When autos look as healthy as yours topping only improves the outcome. Leaving rest period and observing the plants reactions. Just know these will snap very easily so use caution, it's gonna happen so don't worry when it does it will feel awful LOL but like i've said if they are healthy they'll grow onward and give you a harvest. Just go very easy till you got the feel of them. I've topped and LST most all my autos just use smaller tie downs. They look great :)
 
Thank you for the advice and compliment🙂 SoOrbudgal. After a bit of research on topping Auto's I thought I would at least give it a go, was a little nervous doing it though😉. I'm not planning to do much else to the plants after topping other than a little LST, taking your advice and going easy on them until I get the feel of them. They seem pretty healthy and seem to be enjoying the light more as I lower it, think I should have started lowering it a bit earlier than what I did.

I am a bit anxious about defoliation on Auto's, don't want to ruin the grow by taking the wrong leaf. Some of the bigger leaves are touching the rim of the pot before lights out, should I just trim the tips of the leaves back or snip the whole leaf off? This is really the only thing I'm unsure of at this present time with the grow, don't want to make a mistake at this stage. Don't think I have been so anxious before about a grow lol. I appreciate your help and advice once again, you have been a wealth of advice/help during all my grows. Cheers
 
No those leaves are needed at least i think so right now. In another week recheck those larger fans sometimes i pin down those leaf with the branch until they grow height then you could take it off readjust the tie down.
 
I didn't think it was a good idea to touch any leaves at this stage, thank you for clarifying that for me🙂. I will wait another week and see where i am at with the fan leaves, great idea pinning them with the branch. The fan leaves seem alright during the day, just seems at night and first thing in the morning that they are drooping a bit, sleepy time I guess. All plants seem to have taken to the topping ok, didn't seem to put them into shock or anything, but could be too soon to tell I guess. Thanks SoOrbudgal, truly appreciate your help and advice. Cheers
 
Thank you for the compliment Sir, appreciate it. Your Autoflower Training Tutorial post is one of the reasons I started really looking at growing Auto's, and has been a part of my research since. Thank you for taking the time to make it buddy.

I thought about the height distance between the non topped plants and the topped before topping the plants. I ended up topping the tallest and thought I could raise the topped if the canopy's aren't even. If things get to out of control in the tent, I'm looking at making a space in the Photo tent(6x6) just incase. The only problem with the Photo tent is I will be flipping the plants in the next two weeks (hopefully), so light schedule will be 12/12.

Thanks for stopping by mate, appreciate the comment and feedback. Cheers.
 
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