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I don't understand: why people grow in hydro, why people grow autos

I got these as a freebie somewhere and sprouted them to go in a friends backyard. The sprouts are pitiful. probably combo of weak genes, feminized and cloned too long. I don't grow this kind of plant because of the lack of vigor these plants display. Most are very difficult to grow outdoors. I prefer land race seeds and Ace seeds is my favorite breeder
 

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ACE is also mine. Couple years ago I felt I was burned by Royal Queen Seeds and wouldn't buy them again. But I have. I really wanted to try their Sour Diesel because there is no Sour Diesel anymore. It's on the way. EDIT: I'm growing out an RQS Fat Banana and it's my 2nd one. It's outstanding. I've had some RQS that have come through.
 
I choose indoors because where I live, by the time the light goes below 12 hours the weather has cooled off to the point that nights are in the low 50 high 40 range and everything gets soaked from dew during the night. Leading to mold and bud rot. I will try autos outside just to avoid this problem. Otherwise it is indoors and control all the way.
 
Reason why I tried hydro was because the potential for big yields. That and I hated having to test runoff from my soil pots which is what I started with. Then realized this weed taste like I went to the dispensary and almost all the same. Learned about living soil and is exactly what I was looking for in the beginning. I feel the yields are great and the taste and smell is night and day difference to me compared to hydro. Now I know exactly where my amendments come from no lore checking ph no runoff no none sense. All I do is top dress and herbal teas. Also set up my worm bin sink have all the nutrient rich castings my plants need for health. Just doesn’t get any easier. Indoors mostly but this year I will try outdoors actually have 3 autos outside doing great. The autos I got are beautiful, they smell strong taste good and hit hard. Just have to pick the eight genetics. I’ve had feninized seeds that end up looking like your autos, fluffy and taste like grass basically no good for me.
 
I don't understand why people have half full pots - the roots like to grow down first - give them room to. Happy roots = big buds

Can't grow outside - Cedars are too f ing tall in my south facing yard. Had a large branch get blown off one tree - insurance paid for a new roof.

I grow autoflowers only cuz I like the flowers - I have 3 growing and at a certain time I'll start 3 more so I can always always have buds to stare at. Perpetually have buds and terpenes filling the air. Smaller plants are easier to control - turn my light on 24/7 if I want to.
 
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I remember when you said that about your roof when it happened Canuck147. There's lots of questions i have about certain things people do that make me " WTF" you said one of them :)
 
When I first starting growing outdoor my reaction was "WTH are these autos?" because they were flowering in July. That's what they do because the sun comes up at one hour and 14 hours later it is descending into the horizon.
 
I'm forced to grow inside. Otherwise, I'd be doing it outdoors and organic. I started hydro in a tote and evolved to the RDWC setups I'm using now. I like the ability to control what goes on at the root level. I did just harvest my first all-coco grow when I cut down my retired mother plants after letting them flower out. I've also got four Purple Hazes in coco in flower in my newest tent. I tried coco out because keeping mothers in hydro is impossible unless you're taking cuttings every weekend! I like the coco grows because I can pull a plant out of the tent without a major disturbance to the others. I can also do LST much more easily in coco. I also like the fact that in coco, I can cycle plants through flower in the new tent and harvest only what's really ready without feeling like I'm losing time as I would waiting for a straggler or two to finish in hydro. Having a coco-only tent now makes it easier to just grow all the same type in each hydro tent and throw a mix of feminized seed in the coco tent.

I'm a bit new to regs but I can see that's where it's at. I discovered Ace seeds recently for myself. I have Malawi fems (regs were sold out) and Golden Tiger regs in the seedbank. I do have a few autos starting too. I have them mostly for CBD for my wife. I also did buy Dark Devil for giggles. The thing about regs I'm in love with is that you can sacrifice a grow to Jah, let nature take its course and get back over a thousand seeds for the eight you invested! I've also got a couple of accidental crosses but isn't that how umpteen famous strains were discovered?
 
LOL I won’t flame you because I don’t either. I barely allow for any runoff. Not bragging that this is better, I just really don’t feel like testing it after I water because by then I have usually just finished my mid-watering sample of the goods 🙂. To be really honest, I don’t think I have had any huge problems as a result. Could I have tweaked and tested and adjusted for a little bit more harvest? Probably, but... the audiobook is playing, my little camp chair is comfortable and I am busy pretending I am on a holiday in a sunny jungle. Pass the snacks.
 
I'm with you on that, I don't get much runoff. I have the fabric bag in my hands and rotate it after a watering and I can feel the water running down the sides. EDIT: if it's a 3 gal or less. I have a 5 gal going right now with LIT Farms Gatorade #25 and of course I can't lift that.
 
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It seems like a lot of work to just pour out 20% of the water. I get more harvest than I can use as it is. I water them daily with half strength nutrients instead of every few days to about 1% run off (not by plan it just works out that way) and I give them a double drink of plain water once a week. It is way less time and energy mixing and lugging water and it feels like I am wasting less, which has to be a good thing.
 
I can legally grow outdoors if I have a way to secure them, basically I'd need a locking dog kennel with top covering so sides can't be climbed over. Now for reasons I choose indoor growing as opposed to growing outside. First BUGS less chance of bug issues when growing indoors. Second chance of pollination I use a Merv 11 air filter to stop pollen from entering my room when bringing in outside air when temps permit it. Mainly tho the reason I chose to grow indoors is the ability to start seeds mid January with a harvest late May then dried cured and smoke-able by July 4th. I can then start seeds mid July with a late November harvest that's dried cured and smoke-able by Christmas. So for me it comes down to being able to do 2 grows a year as opposed to doing the one outside that is dependent on Mother Nature being cooperative through the summer months and Jack Frost staying away till it could be harvested.
 
It takes me a lot, tolerance? I bought a 35% pre roll and a 26+% pre roll to try the strains. I have the testing sticker results on the tubes. I didn't need to smoke a whole joint for the same effect as my own grown. Other stoners that I share a joint with get high on mine. Concentrate-wise, Everclear is expensive, equipment costs plus the time make the savings less vs dispensary sale runs. I'm not flush with the bucks.
 
PeterMatanzas said:
Humboldt says “where does your breeder get his auto base line”?

Well, as a breeder I prefer to just let one plant hermie my whole crop, save the seeds, then call it a whole new drop with art drawn up by my sister and names from a high school stoner friend
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Hi PeterMatanzas,
You are on to something with that quip, made me laugh. I follow a forum of the ProGrow crew in SoCal & Oregon and they are incensed at the continual entry of bogus new "Exotics" appearing on the scene complete with all attendant hype. Any breeder who actually creates anything valuable is afraid to let clones out of the house because they'll immediately be crossed, packed in non-transparent mylar and marketed with "Sister's Artwork" and a trendy name! Of course, they have a few tons of 2020 "Stinky Smoke Weed" that isn't moving so they are a crabby tribe at the moment.

Canna-Hype on parade:
https://www.laweekly.com/the-most-ex...-of-4-20-2021/

My little basement "Pharmacy" is a veritable haven of non-commercial peace and serenity: Pampered plants, thriving on living soil under a warm blanket of powerful LED "sunlight" interrupted only when necessary with a lite dose of "vitamins & minerals" and a little "parental guidance" training to help them achieve their full potential in the form of epicurean smoke that I couldn't buy at any dispensary.

The way of the Tao has many paths, that's mine.

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