Starting my first autoflower run

[Rookiegrower710]

This is my first time growing autoflower. I’ve startef my journery two runs ago with photoperiod flower.

Strains im germinatinh straight in the soil; by Royal Queen Seedsz
Purple Punch Auto (Purple Punch x Old School Skunk) with a harvest time of 10 weeks.
Northern Lights Auto (Northen Lights x Ruderalis) with a harvest time of 10-12 weeks.

For soil im using Fox Farm Ocean Forest Potting Soil. Currently keepinh soil moist but not water logged at a pH of 6.5
Lighting schedule is 20 hours of light and 4 hours of night.
Lights have been placed 24 inches above cannopy.
For nutrients imma start feeding her a week after the sprout during day 8 by General Hydroponics;
Silica gold, cal mag, floragro, florabloom, flora micro.

Using Vivo Sun 100 watt led light
Two oscillating fans, a exhaust vent, and a carbon filter with ac fan​

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Northern Lights auto just sprouted in under 3 days

 

[Allenpro]

Looks like a 2x2x4 tent and I think there is a tutorial on here for growing in short tents, that is a bit of an art by itself. In Ocean Forest I dont feed them until they start to flower, maybe some cal/mag if I see a deficiency. I dont feed them Silica until I am all done with LST, especially with Autos, if a branch breaks on an Auto Flower you cant extend the veg time for it to recover and they are not worth cloning unless you do it for educational reasons or just for fun. My experience with Autos is you can do anything with them you can with a photo period. My Bro science experiments lead be to believe you can extend veg time by topping at about 3 weeks, but with 2 plants in that small tent I am not sure extending veg is a good idea or not. Welcome to a greener world at a little higher plane. LOL

 

[User420111]

I did an auto once with an AK strain. It was alright. Nothing to write home about. But more importantly to me I don't like them because its unpredictable. What if it decided to start flowering right after a trimming? That's a bad time for a plant to try and recover. It's just not for me. Others seem to have great success with them. But I'll leave it to the experts and stick with photoperiods.

 

[Allenpro]

Same here, I am not a fan for the same reasons, but I will admit they have improved greatly in the last 10 years or so, I only grow autos outside because I dont want them in the house, lol.
Also I like to clone

 

[Bluey]

I'm on my 1st grow of autos and my 3rd indoor grow. I'm growing photos beside the autos. Autos appear to have their place but I am a photoperiod grower through & through. Not a big fan of autos at all but they are for some growers ideal I guess.

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Hyped! Day 3, and she was germinated in the soil without soaking it, or using wer towel method before I place them in soil

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Very siked to learn about autos

 

[Rookiegrower710]

day 1,70-83 days to go

 

[Rookiegrower710]

I will be looking for that tutorial. Do you remember the name of the thread?

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Both strains have succesfully sprouted! Purple Punch Auto sprouted today…

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Glad you successfully had seeds sprout. Do you place humidity domes on them? PP photoperiod is in my top 5 favorite strains, never grown the auto form.

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Thank you! I started over, did some research, ordered some auto seeds. Northen lights auto was born in 3 days, and PP was born in 4.

And to answer your question; no, I did not use a dome. But I was thinking a dome would of a help. I just keep the medium a bit moist but not waterlogged. I’m doing a pH of 6.5 of just tap water. When I soak the soil with water, I’m doing it very gently.
Each seedlint is taking about 400 ml of water. And im applying water as I see the soil dry up.

 

[Rookiegrower710]

PP auto has just sprouted. And NL auto day 2

 

[Bluey]

That sounds like a lot of water for a soil grow at that stage. I grow in coco and give more like 100ml once per day.

Is your soil drying out too fast because of the humidity and temps?

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Correct, shes drying fast… humidity is really low like 40%, and tem around 84*F

I cant dimm my lights so I raised them to 24 inches above cannopy. Let me see what I can do to lower heat, and increase humidity.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

I would not go overboard with feeding them so young. Isn't ocean forest pre loaded with nutes?

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Ocean forest has a npk ratio of 4-1-1. When do you suggest first feeding?

 

[Allenpro]

I wouldn't feed those at all

 

[Rookiegrower710]

Found this out… if its ocean forrest 1/4 strength week 5or 6 you need to only give her what she needs. You can work your way slowly increasing your nutes each week. Autos rarely need more than 1/2 strength nutes in mid bloom.

https://growdiaries.com/grow-questi.../4 strength nutes,strength nutes in mid bloom.