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The Great Auto Showdown
- Thread starter Redwasp
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Canuck147
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Side note - Been waiting on a Buddha seed to germ to join the party. Had the fabric pot outside the tent beside one of the vent holes where light can escape, just keeping it warm. This is the pot I tried to plant a Bubba Kush in five days ago. Although I lost that seed.
Or so I thought I did.
Went to open the tent this morning and a wispy like looking piece of hair or something was stuck in the pot. Looked at it and Bubba wasn't lost at all - just playing hard to get. Poor little thing was stretching towards the light coming out of the vent hole. So I put her in the tent and watered her. Little stretchy looking but she'll live.
Buddha seed still hasn't popped - bye bye.
Or so I thought I did.
Went to open the tent this morning and a wispy like looking piece of hair or something was stuck in the pot. Looked at it and Bubba wasn't lost at all - just playing hard to get. Poor little thing was stretching towards the light coming out of the vent hole. So I put her in the tent and watered her. Little stretchy looking but she'll live.
Buddha seed still hasn't popped - bye bye.
Redwasp
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Yes my thing 1 so far is doing better than my thing 2. But so far thing 2 which is the ak47 auto from msnl, is the only ak47 to peak its head out. There are still 4 ak47 playing in the rapid rooters. I say playing because they all have tap roots. Go figure on that one. Lol But they still have time.
All of my Blue Tooth from MSNL have fully sprouted. Not sure what's up with the ak47s autos. Of my last orders from MSNL all White Widow, Carmelicious, white lsd, raspberry cough, ak47 photos, and Aurora Indica have sprouted quickly and easily. Maybe one or 2 took 7 days but they all made it to harvest. So that's alot of seeds that sprouted, (to be fair those were all seeds I paid for.)
Now saying that I've had multiple free seeds from msnl not sprout or even start a tail. The ak47 auto was a free reshipment for a product that I had paid for an order or 2 back. They sent photo ak47s instead of autos. They replaced them but im starting to think they sent out of the free seed pile (ie take that as old or overstocked seeds.) Anyways will keep you updated on those 4. But at least the one in the contest has sprouted it is very slow though.
All of my Blue Tooth from MSNL have fully sprouted. Not sure what's up with the ak47s autos. Of my last orders from MSNL all White Widow, Carmelicious, white lsd, raspberry cough, ak47 photos, and Aurora Indica have sprouted quickly and easily. Maybe one or 2 took 7 days but they all made it to harvest. So that's alot of seeds that sprouted, (to be fair those were all seeds I paid for.)
Now saying that I've had multiple free seeds from msnl not sprout or even start a tail. The ak47 auto was a free reshipment for a product that I had paid for an order or 2 back. They sent photo ak47s instead of autos. They replaced them but im starting to think they sent out of the free seed pile (ie take that as old or overstocked seeds.) Anyways will keep you updated on those 4. But at least the one in the contest has sprouted it is very slow though.
SmokyChambers
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18/6 eh? That's what it took to get my first-generation semi-autos to bud. Next gen is when I start selecting for autos.
Redwasp
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I run my autos either 20/4 or 24/0 depending on my whims and the time of year. In winter I run 24/0 to keep the plants in a better temperature range. I just adjust the temperature by changing the exhaust fan speed. Works really well and provides free heat. In the winter the carbon filtered exhaust exits into the far side of my basement. It keeps the basement nice and toasty and keeps the upstairs warmer because it heats the floors. So again free heat.
In the summer I rarely run 24 as it is a waste of energy I think.
In the summer I rarely run 24 as it is a waste of energy I think.
Juicyj89
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Yeah. I didn’t realize there was like a perfect circle to cut out of the bottom! I originally tried to just cut slits around the bottom but it was like a trap and couldn’t pull it back out! So then I noticed the circle and cut it the best I could with my butchered cups. They were my last 4. Haha. I’ll know better for next time.
LurkingInTheGrass
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LurkingInTheGrass
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Im still thinking about accidentally getting another seed wet ðŸ˜
Canuck147
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Redwasp I think we should have a weekly pic/checkin. You pick a day. You and Retodd did a good job getting this thread going - so thanks for that.
A few others seem to be posting regularly - keep it up we're all doing great.
I thought we were all going to share our tips and tricks with each other - Redwasp started with his great tip with the upside down solo cup. Everybody should post a tip or trick they are using on this grow - not some other grow
.
All you newbies - and all the rest of us - should be able to learn a lot real fast if you pay attention. Best way is to post a pic or fess up to your most recent mistake.
​​​​​​​I'll go with the next most obvious trick - which is the pot one is using - fabric Geopot here 3 gallon with handles. Plus a few additions I tell about later.
A few others seem to be posting regularly - keep it up we're all doing great.
I thought we were all going to share our tips and tricks with each other - Redwasp started with his great tip with the upside down solo cup. Everybody should post a tip or trick they are using on this grow - not some other grow
.
All you newbies - and all the rest of us - should be able to learn a lot real fast if you pay attention. Best way is to post a pic or fess up to your most recent mistake.
​​​​​​​I'll go with the next most obvious trick - which is the pot one is using - fabric Geopot here 3 gallon with handles. Plus a few additions I tell about later.
Redwasp
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Canuck147, Retodd, and everyone else who is participating how does showing a few pictures every satarday work for you guys. Satarday will have been 7 days since the first so it sounded good.
As far as another tip that works for me with autos: if using soil, everyone is mostly aware that some autos get severe transplant shock when taken out of a pot and putting them Into another pot (ie when repotting.) Well there is a super easy way to fix that. Plant them in rapid rooters to start, then when roots are growing out of the rapid rooter it's time to plant them again. Put them in a small peat pot or jiffy pot.
Water until runoff if you used the pot that's shorter and as wide as a solo cup. Let them dry out until light and dry to your knuckle. Always water to runoff unless using kind soil or super soil.
When the plants roots become visible from the bottom of the pot or have grown through the peat pot plant the pot and all in its final home. Until the plants have grown some, water the peat pot until you know it has had runoff into the soil around it. Then just water about an inch around the peat pot on all sides. Keep watering like this when it is dry slowly increasing the distance from the original peat pot. In a week or 2 you will most likely be watering the whole pot. Anyways how to not shock an auto and I guess an easy way not to overwater.
As far as another tip that works for me with autos: if using soil, everyone is mostly aware that some autos get severe transplant shock when taken out of a pot and putting them Into another pot (ie when repotting.) Well there is a super easy way to fix that. Plant them in rapid rooters to start, then when roots are growing out of the rapid rooter it's time to plant them again. Put them in a small peat pot or jiffy pot.
Water until runoff if you used the pot that's shorter and as wide as a solo cup. Let them dry out until light and dry to your knuckle. Always water to runoff unless using kind soil or super soil.
When the plants roots become visible from the bottom of the pot or have grown through the peat pot plant the pot and all in its final home. Until the plants have grown some, water the peat pot until you know it has had runoff into the soil around it. Then just water about an inch around the peat pot on all sides. Keep watering like this when it is dry slowly increasing the distance from the original peat pot. In a week or 2 you will most likely be watering the whole pot. Anyways how to not shock an auto and I guess an easy way not to overwater.
Canuck147
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Great tip Redwasp - that's what I mean - good stuff like that to know. And yeah Juicy89 I didn't mean anything bad about posting regularly - I thought people would be posting daily - so keep posting. And pay attention cuz I plan to have a lower grow - no room for anymore 4 foot plants.